Contacting vendors

Ask Liz: Why Aren't Vendors Calling Me Back?

  Dear Liz: I got engaged last month, and I was so excited to start planning my wedding. But it’s taking so long to even get to see any venues, we aren’t going to visit the first one on my list until this Sunday. It’s also been really hard to get a hold of photographers…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday: All is Clear and Green

Every week 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 One Stylish Day – Ohh, I just like this so much. Ferns in a Balloon. So pretty and clean and clear and…

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Your Wedding Bar and How to Swing It

Ah, yes the bar at your wedding. The thought  alone, brings a smile to your face. It’s the place where the party gets pumped up, where the corks are popped and the glasses clinked. It’s where your groomsmen can be found at any time during your wedding, and where a chunk of your reception budget…

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Ask Liz: 10 Steps to A Fantastic Bare Venue Wedding

  Bare venues – wedding sites where you have to bring EVERYTHING in, never go out of style. But they do come with complications.  Here’s a partial transcript of the teleclass I held a while back about the subject. Okay, I think we’re ready to go. Welcome, Everyone. This is “10 Steps to a Fantastic…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday – Heyyy! Cute Bouts!

Every Week, I bring you the best wedding stories, events and deals that I find in Los Angeles, and from around the web. And we call it Wedding Wise Wednesday. Welcome! Cool Wedding Thing of the Week The current wedding love of my life @dehijauhejo. Bouts with dolls that look like the groomsmen. Seriously, you…

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Maggie's Rule – Saying NO to the Dress

True Story: One of my brides asked me to come with her to go shopping for her dress. This was a couple of years ago. She’d already been to two other salons without me, and we were set to visit two more that I had recommended. Maggie (not her real name) is built like a…

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#LoveWinsOut – January 11, 2017

Wondering where I was on Wednesday? The Los Angeles Wedding Vendors and Creative Collective hosted #LoveWinsOut, an LGBT elopement event at  The York Manor. I was in charge of the officiants team. It was so much FUN:                             Photobooth pictures by Queen…

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DIY Weddings Silver Charm Events

Ask Liz: The Myth of Wedding DIY?

The original version of this article appeared in Huffington Post Weddings I hear it all the time: “I really love this bouquet I found in a magazine, but I think I can save money by going down to the flower market the day before my wedding and making it myself.” “I don’t want to spend…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday: My Face or Yours?

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 Temporary tattoos with your faces on them? Love it. LOVE it. Talk about personalizing your wedding! I wasn’t able to find…

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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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