She Finds: 10 Wedding Traditions You Should Totally Break

sheFinds.comLike, totally.I was asked to contribute to this article on sheFinds a couple of weeks ago (I’m #7!), and I love how it turned out. As I always say (all together, now: ) Have the Wedding You Want.1. Seeing each other before “I Do.” First looks–the time where the bride and groom see each other…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday – April 30

Every Wednesday, I bring you the best wedding stories, events and deals in Los Angeles and from around the web. And we call it Wedding  Wednesday. Welcome! Cool Wedding Thing of the Week: Disney Princess Photo Booth props! On Etsy! Severely tempted to buy a set and bring them to all my weddings that are having…

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Seven Reasons to Believe in Weddings

This is an article I wrote for the Huffington Post a while back. Don’t worry, I’ll get another one in there next week, so stay tuned: There is a great debate in the wedding world these days, as to why we all do this. Weddings are down, cohabitation is up. Why, why, why? My life as…

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Wedding Wise Weekly – April 23

Every Wednesday, 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: I really can’t get over string heart mural that Raewyn made for her wedding on Saturday, so I tracked down the…

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My Wedding Weekends, Part 2 – Raewyn and Iman, April 19

I cannot WAIT to see the professional pictures of Raewyn and Iman’s wedding. They’ve been putting together all these wonderful DIY elements, just a few of which are pictured here. There was so much love that day, too. Their family, their wedding party, them. At one point, guests took the sashes off the chair covers…

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My Wedding Weekend(s) – Part 1

It got a lee-tle busy over here this month – a wedding last weekend, a wedding this past weekend, and a wedding this weekend. Not much time for blogging, and absolutely no reason to complain. But, I did get some really cool pictures of two of the coolest couples on the planetI really do work…

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Ask Liz: But Maybe I Don't WANT Bridesmaids! (Los Angeles Wedding Planner)

New Advice Column on The Happy Bride Project: Or not.Photo by Up Imagery Dear Liz,  My fiancé and I are planning a wedding for next year and, and right now I am still unsure if I want to have bridesmaids.  We are planning a very small wedding and bridesmaids seem like such an unnecessary thing…

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My Wedding Weekend: Congratulations Tracy and Bobby!

Every wedding is unique. Every hotel wedding, every backyard wedding, every outdoor venue wedding is unique. But they all have this great energy of love and joy and anticipation – and your will, too. Tracy and Bobby found me through Great Officiants, and I started talking to them about a month ago about their ceremony.Every…

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"Ask Liz" is Back (Los Angeles Wedding Planner)

…on my newish Blog, The Happy Bride Project. Courtesy of Lauren Conrad Dear Liz: My wedding is in September, and I know I’ve got to get my invitations out by June. My big problem with that right now are my in-laws.  I’m really starting to look at ordering invitations, and I need their list!! I…

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Sponsored Post: Wedding Hair and Makeup to Cut and Dye For

Note: This is a sponsored post – I was compensated financially or with something else of value for this article. I only recommend products or services that my wedding clients or I have used in the past, or that I would eagerly recommend to them and my readers.  www.tocutanddyefor.com Karen L. Smith started styling hair…

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