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Part 2: How Real Simple's Wedding Budget Advice Went Really WrongYou can tie the knot without knotting up your stomach!Part 1 is here. I’ve been trying to figure out it out. These are real tips, anyone could do them, obviously. But, the advice Real Simple offers is so full of caveats, stress and just all out pressure for anyone and everyone involved! Like you don’t have… |
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Wedding Wise Wednesday: Real Simple Wedding's Budget Tips Aren't Really Simple, At All.Every Wednesday I bring you the best stories, tips and deals in Los Angeles and from around the web. And we call it Wedding Wise Wednesday. Welcome! Wanna find out how to save money without driving yourself nuts? Not in this article, unfortunately. Real Simple Magazine is definitely one of my 100 favorite things. I’ve… |
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The Last Word On Kids and Weddings (Orange County Wedding Planner)Yes, or No, How Do You Make it Work?(Pic courtesy of Flory Photo) Tomorrow is Isabel and Ryan’s wedding day! At one of our meetings at their reception venue, Turnip Rose, we were talking with Chrissy Sherbanee, the venue’s Special Events Consultant, about Izzy and Ryan’s final guest count, and specifically the number of kids that… |
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Wedding Wise Wednesday – October 9 (Los Angeles Wedding Planner)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 Things of the Week: Claire Pettibone ‘Sparrow’ wedding dress, photographed by Elizabeth Messina. The style is somewhat…unforgiving, but I REALLY like it. …as we say… |
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Ask Liz: Normal Wedding NumbersCourtesy of Fab Mood Weddings Dear Liz, We’re getting married in December at a “bare” venue, and we have to bring all of our plates and silverware in ourselves. The rental companies we’ve talked to told us we need to get at least three of everything, since we’re having 100 guests and a buffet. Is that… |
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Ask Liz: Fake Flowers and Furious Moms (Los Angeles Wedding Planner)My column on The Broke-Ass Bride is UP: Dear Liz, Fake flowers or real? Signed, Full-Floral Freakout ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Liz, My mother is not coming to my wedding, because she doesn’t like my fiance. How do I try and enjoy my wedding, and how do I deal with this situation? Signed, Parental Peril Find out how to break it down…and… |
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Seven Reasons to Believe in Weddings (Los Angeles Wedding Planner)This article I wrote also appeared last year on The Broke-Ass Bride and on the Huffington Post: There is a great debate in Wedding World these days, as to why we all do this. Weddings are down, cohabitation is up. Why, why, why? My life as a wedding coordinator and as an officiant — ground zero, as… |
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Ask Liz: Wedding Cancellations and FMILs (Los Angeles Wedding Planner)My advice column on The Broke-Ass Bride is up. Dear Liz, Yesterday, I sort of had a wedding freak out. There’s no way we’re going to be able to afford our wedding next April, even with all of the major stuff being gifted to us. The venue, including the ceremony and dinner, is going to be… |
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Ask Liz: Bare vs. Ballroom VenuesDear Liz, My Fiancé and I want to have our wedding and reception at his fathers house outside along the river. I’m getting into pricing with rental companies and I’m thinking it may be cheaper for us to rent a barn venue. What do you think? Signed, Dear Door, You know, I love this question,… |
