A few of my friends took this option last year, and I can’t say that I blame them. As a matter of fact, it seemed like such a good idea that I offer an “elopement” package myself – make the appointments, reservations for dinner afterwards or whatever. There’s something refreshing about a “simple wedding”, you…

One of my brides is looking into sending plantable invitations to her guests – after you’re done with the invite, you rip it up, put it in the ground and it blooms into flowers in a few weeks. Never heard of such a thing, she mentioned it, and now they’re everywhere. Green Wedding Shoes has…

So, I’m prepping for the Recession Bride’s Workshop I’m having on May 9th, and it IS hard to believe, a little, that you could spend $28,000 on a wedding. It’s a lot of money. Where does it all go? Well, based on the past few weddings that I’ve done, here’s what about what it looks…

Press Release for my Recession Bride’s Workshop, coming up: You Can Have a Recession-Proof Wedding. Even in Los Angeles.The Recession Bride’s Workshop, Saturday, May 9th $28,000. It’s a down payment on a house, half the median U.S. annual income, and…the average cost of a wedding in Los Angeles. It’s a lot of money. Your 401k…

So it was five years ago this month that Silver Charm Events was born. I got laid off, came home very upset, and my husband – in his way – shrugged, asked, “Why don’t you start your own business?”. Easy for him to say, since he already had his own business. And then I thought,…

That is to say, planning your wedding in oh, six months or less. Honestly, I’m a big fan. Less time to worry, less time to stress, less time needed to focus on all the little details that make up the day. I could be a little biased – I planned mine in five months, and…

TheFrisky.com posted this great article on changing your name after you get married, which I just had to share. My last name when I got married was “McNamee”, which no one can pronounce and no one can spell. Ever. My husband’s last name is “Coopersmith” and I thought, Yes!, finally, an easy last name. Plus,…

Most of which should be universal rules, I think: 10. Poconos offers newlyweds free room with champagne-glass jacuzzi9. If I’m going to catch Larry King, I’d better get going8. Still drunk from St. Patty’s, dude!7. She needed a green card6. When you’re my age and look like I do, if someone says they’ll marry you,…

This is from a comment that I posted on the blog Cheap and Easy Wedding, written by a woman who, well, wants to throw a wedding for 100+ guests on 10k. It was late, which accounts for the ranty-like quality of my comment post, not to mention it’s length: Don’t know if you’ve had a…

Because I’ve decided that my career as a minister should always involve a really, REALLY good story: Kendra Can’t Find Minister for Playboy Mansion Nuptials One big problem for Kendra Wilkinson’s Playboy Mansion wedding: finding a man of the cloth to come to the land of no clothes. The former Girls Next Door star tells…