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Ask Liz: Reception Time = MoneyCourtesy of Real Simple Dear Liz: I started my wedding planning business this summer, and I’m excited because I’ve already booked four weddings this year! Two have already happened, and I had the same problem with both – we ran out of time with the photographer. Every part of the receptions ran late – it… |
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Throwback Thursday – August 21, 2014Michelle + Jonathan, September 4, 2011 So, here’s the deal: A traditional Jewish wedding ceremony is capped off by the groom smashing a glass under his foot. This does not always go as planned, on the first try. Some people gasp in horror, some couples end up embarrassed. When Jonathan tried, the glass shot out… |
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Wedding Wise Wednesday – August 20Every Wednesday, I bring you the coolest 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: Photo: Sarah Bray Photography Fall is coming up, and this gold-sprayed bouquet would be perfect, wouldn’t it? Thanks to Lover.ly for… |
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The Three Lies You're Telling Yourself About Your Wedding1. I’m not going to do this right.It can be a paralyzing thought, but it’s not true. First of all, there really is no “right” when it comes to planning your wedding. “Right” is whatever you want your wedding look and feel like. That’s the goal, and that’s what you should focus on. You can… |
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Ask Liz: Who Should Walk Me Down the Aisle?Photo: Nataly Lemus Photography Dear Liz:I’m getting married next June, and I have a little bit of a dilemma. My mother remarried when I was four, so I grew up with my Step- Dad. I’m close with my real father, too. I would like both of them to walk me down the aisle, but is that weird?… |
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Throwback Thursday – Monique and David, Union Station, 7/14/13One thing I can say about my couples is that all they all come to party. Monique and David gathered all their friends and family at Harvey Restaurant in Union Station, added some great food from Catering by Ashley, and it was all perfectly captured by Lesly Hall Photography. Click here for more pictures. See… |
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Wedding Wise Wednesday – August 13Every week I bring you the best stories, deals and events from around Los Angeles and around the web. And we call it Wedding Wise Weekly. Welcome! Cool Wedding Thing of the Week: Ah, Disney fever. There is no cure, especially in the face of such adorableness. Check out this cake topper, and the wedding… |
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The Wedding Planner's Holiday. Or Not.I had this big idea on Saturday, to grab Zane (my husband, I think I’ve mentioned him before), jump into the car, and drive up the coast until we got tired, and then take a walk on the beach. We got as far as Oxnard. The Embassy Suites in Oxnard, which is beautiful, but still,… |
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Ask Liz: The (Wedding) Envelopes, Please.From My Wedding Reception Ideas Dear Liz:My wedding is next week, and I have a question. My mom is convinced that a lot of our guests, or at least our side of the family, will be giving us cash as gifts, in envelopes, I guess? How does that usually go, would they hand those to… |
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#ThrowbackThursday: Wedding Concept vs. Wedding RealityB & G Photography I just finished a one hour phone session solving a wedding limo glitch, and I thought about this part of my book, DIY Your D.O.C., that talks about the logistics on your wedding day. Stay flexible. There is a solution to every “challenge,” even if the solution is to say “screw… |
