Throwback Thursday: Kelly and Josh 10/12/14 (Los Angeles Wedding Planner)

Visit www.silvercharmevents.com to grab my free tip sheet, Ten Things You Need to Know About Your Wedding, and discover 10 useful wedding planning hacks you can start using today. Kelly + Josh, Orcutt RanchPhoto: Honey Honey PhotographyKelly and Josh are such a special couple. I’ve been so lucky in my career to not only work with people who love…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday (Los Angeles Wedding Planner)

Visit www.silvercharmevents.com to grab my free tip sheet, Ten Things You Need to Know About Your Los Angeles Wedding. Ten useful hacks to help you create the wedding of your dreams… Every week  I bring you the best wedding stories, deals and events in Los Angeles and around the web. And we call it Wedding…

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Nicole and John 10/10: Day 18 – NOW we're getting somewhere. (Los Angeles Wedding Planner)

From Nicole and John’s Inspiration BoardPhoto: Tux and Tales Photography Nicole is coming back to L.A. on Thursday, which is when the mad dash towards the aisle is going to start. Pretty much everyone she would have already met, if she lived here, needs an appointment to see her in the next week. Including me!…

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Nicole and John, 10/10: 19 Days Out, Pretty Much a Bye Day

From Nicole and John’s Pinterest Inspiration BoardPhoto: Quynh Wagoner Photography It’s Monday, so all is dead.I have an email into JC Rentals about (more) rental changes. I have an email into About Thyme Catering about meetings and tastings once Nicole and then John get into town. email to Heritage about overnight parking was answered with…

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Nicole and John: Day 20/21: Meet You At the Bar (Los Angeles Wedding Planner)

Nicloe and John’s wedding inspirationFrom Every Last Detail, Photo:Nyk + Cali @nykandcali Ice is ordered, $151.95 for 400 pounds. Payment upon delivery, cash, check or charge. Yes, that is a lot of ice, and you should see it in person.  Nicole also asked how much alcohol and ice she needs to get. I have a list that’s…

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Five Ways to Fix Your Fake Ceremony Time (Los Angeles Wedding Planner)

Ohhkay, but they’re still going to be waiting when you get there. Photo: B&G Photography Fake ceremony times are my very least favorite wedding thing. Putting 5:00pm on your wedding invitation when you’re planning to start the ceremony at 5:30pm, or worse, 6:00pm. You lose prep time, you lose photography time, so if you’re not…

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Nicole and John 22 Days Out: Getting from Point A to Point B (Los Angeles Wedding Planner)

Wonderland Wedding Inspiration Photo: All the Beautiful Things by Loreta My Husband: “22 days.” Me: “Huh?” Husband:” October 10 is 22 days away.” Me: (Counting quickly in my head) “Damn it!” So, there’s that. But we’re moving along. Talked to Nicole this afternoon. We are going to shoot for a 3pm ceremony start time, which…

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Nicole and John 26 Days Out: The Photographer's Site Visit (Los Angeles Wedding Planner)

Please control your bleeding on your way out. Today I met Julie Patterson, Nicole and John’s photographer, at Heritage Square. A crew was shooting a student film when we showed up, which seemed to be some sort of  horror sci-fi thingy? If we were in their way, they didn’t say anything. Heritage Square requires that any…

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Nicole and John: 27 Days Out – Rentals and Answers (Los Angeles Wedding Planner)

The Last Wedding I coordinated atHeritage Square Museum, on Style Me Pretty.Photo: Honey Honey Photography Heritage Square is what I call a “Bare Venue” – Nicole and John have to bring pretty much  EVERYTHING in, except the restrooms. If your wedding at one of these places is the forest, and your timeline is the individual…

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Nicole and John 28 Days Out: Hair & Makeup (Los Angeles Wedding Planner)

Nicole’s hair and makeup inspirationStyle Me Pretty – Styling by Thorne ArtistryPhoto: Carmen Santorelli Studio About an hour ago, I spoke with Heather Roach, Nicole’s hair and makeup stylist. Turns out there are four people getting both hair and makeup done, which is scheduled to take about four and a half hours, from 8am – 12:45pm. I always feel…

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