Tuesday Tip + My Wedding Weekend and Calculating Venue Time

Right now, I’m working with a couple that’s getting married in six (!) weeks in front of 25 guests. And they need everything. Venue, catering, photographer, EVERYTHING. We looked at four venues in DTLA on Monday, and it looks like they made their choice. But every venue had a restriction on the number of hours…

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Wedding Photography: The Unknown Unknowns

My weekly column on The Broke Ass Bride is up! Photo: Chasing Glimpses Weddings are complicated creatures. There are a  there a lot of things about your wedding  that you can extrapolate from real life, and a lot of that you can find out by asking obvious questions. But there are also the unknown unknowns, the…

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Tuesday Tip Day: What Two Questions Should You ALWAYS Ask?

How many guests will this cake serve? Dunno. Ask.Photo: Weddings with Zsa Zsa Let’s face it: Everyone is afraid of looking stupid. Not knowing what to do, doing the wrong thing. But you should never let the fear of looking stupid over something you think you’re supposed to know interfere with finding out what you need to…

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Ask Liz Archives: Bring the Pretty, Hide the Ugly

Photo: Vic bon Vicini photograpy From one of my advice column on the The Broke Ass Bride: Dear Liz, My problem is that I found a great venue (and affordable!) But there’s a propane tank surrounded by chain link fence riiight next to the entrance to the ceremony site. I’m trying to come up with ideas…

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Wedding Wise Weekly – February 6

Every week I give you the best wedding stories, events and deals in Los Angeles and from around the web. And we call it Wedding Wise Weekly. Welcome! Cool Wedding Thing of the Week: Photos: Caca Santoro Photography Green Weddings: Jennifer and Joshua’s Showstopping Star Wars Wedding. Geek Girl Squeeee! The Stormtroopers! The Flower Girls…

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Your Fun and Fabulous Elopement and How to Make It Happen

Yes. Have the Wedding You Want. The average cost of a wedding in the U.S. is $28,000, whereas grabbing your Sig-O (does anyone use that term anymore?) and driving to the courthouse, or if you’d rather, hiring an officiant to marry you on the hilltop of your choice? Even if you tack a fancy dinner…

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Wedding Truth #1

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Wedding Wise Weekly – January 22

Every week I bring you the coolest wedding stories, deals and events in Los Angeles and from around the web. And we call it Wedding Wise Weekly. Welcome! Cool Wedding Thing of the Week: https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/lRxpywlax2Q&source=uds I went to the Wedding Salon in Beverly Hills on Monday, and this was so cool! Is it a dress,…

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Three Things To Remember When You're Throwing a "Backyard" Wedding

Welcome to our very first Blog Hop for 2015! This month we want to help you start the year off by getting organized as you’re planning your wedding or event. Get ready for some great ideas to help you reduce stress and enjoy the planning process as you move along through the blog hop. You…

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Ask Liz: Let Your Wedding Crew Choose. Follow and Get Out of the Way.

Credit: Powell Pictures So, I’ve been checking in with my 2015 couples a lot this week. March’s backyard wedding was relocated to another backyard. May wants a photo booth.  I’m looking at venues with July #2 this weekend. June #1 is in way better shape than she thinks she is. And, actually, so are you. Remember…

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