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Wedding Wise Wednesday: Your Wedding Is A Piece of Art

This post may contains affiliate links On Wednesday, I bring you the best wedding stories, deals and events in Los Angeles and from around the web. And we call it Wedding Wise Wednesday. Welcome! Cool Wedding Thing of the Week Janet-Howard Fatta – Live Event Painting. Howard-Fatta is an artist in New York State who…

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Asking Liz: No Fake Ceremony Times! (Video)

My Wedding Wise Tips this week have been focused on fake ceremony times – when your ceremony starts at 6:00, but you put 5:30 on your invite to “make sure” everyone gets there on time.  I’ve been showing you ways to fix  the problems it’s going to cause for you and your guests.  I’m definitely…

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All Weddings Are Destination Weddings

  I plan and officiate a fair number of destination weddings here in Los Angeles.   People from all over the country and the world want to get married a few steps from the beach, or a hop and a skip down the way from Disneyland. I’m helping a couple in Denmark plan their wedding here…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday: To The Other End of the Aisle!

On Wednesdays, I bring the best wedding stories, deals and events in Los Angeles and from around the web. And we call it Wedding Wise Wednesday. Welcome! Cool Wedding Thing of the Week I love this. Because of course you could do this, and why not? I dig the ideas you guys come up with….

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How to Find a Wedding Venue Without Wanting to Kill Yourself

The original version of this post appeared in The Broke Ass Bride.  Three weeks into the New Year, and the new car smell is still wafting from the shiny, shiny ring on your finger. Wow, it’s really shiny. The news has been spread far and wide. You’ve picked a date, you’re trolling through the wedding…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday: Fall, In Love

Every Wednesday, I bring you the best wedding stories, deals and events in Los Angeles and from around the web. And we call it Wedding Wise Wednesday. Welcome! Cool Wedding Thing of the Week: Silver Charm Events – Erica and Andy’s escort cards last weekend were  mini gourds, pumpkins and ears of corn, with their…

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Asking Liz: Wedding Timelines

I’m planning and officiating four weddings in the next six weeks, so I’m having a  lot of discussions about wedding timelines, and how to swing them. Here are some of my most popular past posts on the topic: Tuesday Tip: People Moving on Your Wedding Day Ask Liz: Reception Time = Money Five Ways to…

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Ask Liz: You vs. Your Venue Search

Dear Liz, My biggest challenge is finding an affordable venue. I keep going back to a local community center, but it’s not what I’d like. Help! Signed, Suffering and Settling For Less Dear Suffering, You know, as I get older, I’m finding that all cliches are true. It’s probably why they are so annoying, actually….

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– Happy Anniversary, Naushin and Moz!

January 3, 2016             Naushin and Moz held their ceremony and reception at the Renaissance Banquet Hall in Glendale. So fun, and touching and gorgeous. You can check out more pictures on my listing on Maharani Weddings. Happy First Anniversary, with the wish for many, many more to come. See…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday – CLICK! You're Invited!

Every Wednesday, I bring you the best wedding stories, events and deals in Los Angeles and from around the web. And we call it Wedding Wise Wednesday. Welcome! Cool Wedding Thing of the Week: Melangerie Design, Etsy – Viewmaster Invitations. You can customize your slides  to create a wonderful invite. A viewmaster is included, with the box…

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