Wedding Weekend! (Los Angeles Wedding Planner)

Good morning!Chelsea and Joren are getting married tomorrow! Chelsea and Joren are getting married tomorrow! Which means I’m going to be a very busy girl today, checking in with vendors, checking in with my team, and running over to run the wedding rehearsal later on this afternoon.Chelsea and Joren put together some great DIY projects…

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Need a Bridal Budget Bandage? Register this Week and Save! (Los Angeles Wedding Planner)

This little piggy bank can still be saved!  Like any smart bride on a budget, you came up with one, first. But then you saw all the pretty possibilities- A extra hour at the bar for only $8 more a person. Rose petals down the aisle are only $100. And, you can upgrade your linens…

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Wedding Wise Weekly – October 17 (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 Thing of the Week: Yeah, just looking at this makes me nervous! But I kind of love it. Thanks to Weddingish for the find on Pinterest….

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Bridal Budget Bandaging – Sunday, October 28

This little piggy bank can still be saved!  Like any smart bride on a budget, you came up with one, first. But then you saw all the pretty possibilities- A extra hour at the bar for only $8 more a person. Rose petals down the aisle are only $100. And, you can upgrade your linens…

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The Sofitel's New Menu is a True De-Light

I am not a foodie. I don’t know my spices vs. my sear marks vs. my baking pans, I just know what tastes good, and what, well, doesn’t. And don’t even get me started on wine. It’s just sad. But, I’m working on it. So, luckily, last Wednesday, the Sofitiel Los Angeles invited me to…

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Ask Liz: Honeymoon vs. Your Wedding vs. Your Budget (Los Angeles Wedding Planner)

This week’s advice column is up on The Broke-Ass Bride, take a look: Dear Liz, My fiancee and I have six kids – I have four and he has two. None of the children live in our home but their visits often mix with each others.  Our oldest two children  have explicitly asked to be…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday – October 3 (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: Ooh. Doesn’t it just make you feel pretty and serene just looking at it? Martha Stewart Weddings pinned this Peony based…

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Divorced Parents and How to Swing Them

I’m getting a lot of divorced parent management questions this week. I tackled it in an article last year on the Broke-Ass Bride, and the post got, well, a LOT of emotional responses. What do you think? Divorced Parents and How to Swing ThemAugust 12, 2011, by Liz You’ve been dreading it since you got…

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Empanadas – Reason #1818 to Love This Gig

So, yesterday morning I got a frantic call from Juliana. She’d been planning a low key-civil ceremony in front of friends and family at their house in Glendale – but she lost her officiant. Was I available?Not only that, but since I had a first consultation earlier, I was already all dressed up for it.While…

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Ask Liz:

September 28th, 2012 by liz  Every Friday, I write a wedding advice column for The Broke Ass Bride. Got a wedding question of your own? Go to the contact page and let us know what’s up! Dear Liz: What do you do when you don’t want certain members of the immediate family at the wedding,…

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