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Meet the Wedding Planner!On Sunday, August 14, I’m going to be at the Gordon Biersch Restaurant, 145 South San Fernando Blvd.,Burbank,CA. 2pm. I’m just sitting around, taking questions from future brides about wedding planning. Come meet me! And them! I believe there will be food of some sort… |
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Get on board the email newsletter train!Oh, and if you’d like to receive my monthly newsletter, which will,for one thing,let you know when the new advice column is up, email me at liz@silvercharmevents.com. And a small planning tip for the day: If your celebration has to finish by a certain time, make the ending a smooth one. I’ve found that a… |
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Bridal Magazine ReviewLast time I gave you a list of the wedding books and magazines that I think are really good. I took another look at the magazines I recommmended – “Martha Stewart Weddings” and “In Style Weddings” – and thought I’d let you know some of the cool stuff that’s in them. This might be a… |
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Long time no see. Oh, and take a look at these books.Yes, it’s been awhile. I went to San Diego for my best friend’s birthday, I signed a couple more clients, I’m planning weddings for a few more, I’m managing interns, and I’ve neglected my poor blog. Poor, poor blog. I’ve been thinking about putting together a free seminar for future brides, kind of a forum… |
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Wednesday already?How the heck did that happen? Went to Palos Verdes for a site visit and brought the girls. I’ve been to a couple of hillside mansions in my time, but my lovely interns were awed. I was all, right, where are we putting the band, and they were all, wow, look at the view! Is… |
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Musings on Orange CountyI used to live there, actually, between the ages of 10 and 13, in Los Alamitos. The biggest draw at the time was that it was only a few miles down Katella from Disneyland. My wedding on Saturday was decidely far from there, in Mission Viejo. Everything went great, my interns were wonderful. Did what… |
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My precious puppy, the murdererHailey is the sweetest dog in the world. She doesn’t have a mean bone in her body…unless you’re a bird. She caught a sparrow in mid-fly this afternoon, while she and The Boy were playing in the front yard. MID. FLY. And then just kinda looked at it, which is better than what happened the… |
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Holiday weekendTip of the, uh, week: If you’re having an outdoor wedding or reception, decide if you’re going to transport the chairs from the ceremony site to the reception site, or get twice as many chairs. It’s that old fight between frugality and convenience. |
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Here Comes Bridezilla!Okay, so you can download the theme song to “Bridezilla” on the Women’s Entertainment network here. Which I’ve done, because I’m highly amused by the thought of listening to it on my ipod. Yeah, I watch the show, because I sort of feel a professional obligation to. And it’s also kind of cool to see… |
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Busy, busy, busyYup, wedding season is definitely here. I just signed two new clients in the past couple of weeks, so that makes a total of six weddings I’m actively working on. Which sounds like a lot. Well, it kind of is a lot, but it sounds like a lot less once you realize that three of… |
