Ask Liz: Your Guest List vs. Your FMIL's Guest List. GO! (Los Angeles Wedding Planner)

Aww, she’s not going to be so tough! (Photo by Ryan Price Photography)Dear Liz, Hi! My problem starts with the fact that my future hubs has a lot of guy friends from high school. All of the moms (including his) get together every month to catch up, which is super sweet. Apparently they also throw/host…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday – December 19 (Los Angeles Wedding Coordinator)

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!Christmas is almost here! Time to put down the wedding planner and pick up the egg nog. But not quite yet… Cool Wedding Thing of the Week: This…

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18 Things That Always Surprise People About Weddings (Los Angeles Wedding Coordinator)

I love being a wedding planner. It’s a great gig – it’s fun, it’s prettier than anything, and at the end of each night, I’m surrounded by love, joy and I’m in the middle of a really great party. But I am always surprised by what surprises people about weddings, theirs and everyone else’s. Consider…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday – December 12 (Los Angeles Wedding Planner)

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:It’s a trip in the wayback machine, but it’s definitely new to me – The Original Wedding Runner Company’s beach wedding runner: The…

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The Myth of Wedding DIY (Los Angeles Wedding Planner)

She did these herself. But she’d done it before. I ran into this issue a little bit this weekend, so I thought it was a good time to re-run the article I wrote for the Huffington Post Weddings section a few months ago: I hear it all the time: “I really love this bouquet I…

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"My Favorite" Monday – Wedding Ring Shot

I love what photographers can do with wedding ring shots. This is my favorite from the past couple of years: This picture is the home screen on my ipad. I love this because it is completely describes Shari, the bride. She is the DIY bride. She made her centerpieces, she made her favors, and their…

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Ask Liz: Chairs and Buggy SILs (Los Angeles Wedding Planner)

Every Friday, I write an advice column for The Broke-Ass Bride, one of the best places on line for wedding planning, spend splurge or save: If you don’t want her here, let her know. (Photo by Beth Herzhaft) Dear Liz,My fiance and I just got engaged at Thanksgiving, and although we’re probably looking at a…

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The Moxie Bride, Part 2: How to – and How Not To – Plan Your Long-distance Wedding

 Part 1 is here. My chat with Renee, The Moxie Bride, continues: Big this up here Liz:  I’m working with three brides right now that are also doing the “reverse commute”. They live in another state, but are planning their weddings here in Los Angeles, where they’re from. What’s been the biggest challenge in trying…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday – December 5 (Los Angeles Wedding Planner)

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: Awesomeness via Style Me Pretty. Easy Craft Store Magic. Love it! The Deals: Original Runner Company – Their annual sale –…

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The Moxie Bride and the Fine Art of Guest Maintenance

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