#charmedwedding Instagram Challenge: Week 2 Prompts

The rules are simple: 1. Follow the prompts and post a picture on instagram with the hashtag #charmedwedding 2. It can be a picture you’ve taken, or a picture from a pro. BUT if it’s a professional picture, tag the photographer or vendor and mention them in your post! 3. I’m going to be posting…

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Asking Liz: The Bar, The Rentals, And Where to Park

I’ve got a run of weddings coming up in the next six weeks, so I get questions… Liz, we’re bringing in all the alcohol for our bar, how do I find out how much alcohol we need? The first rule of the DIY bar: give the bartender what they’re comfortable with. Decide what you want…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday: A Good Reason To Go To The Gym

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 Cosmopolitan – The Planet Fitness Wedding. Stephanie and Joseph met at their local Planet Fitness in Cincinnati, so they decided to…

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Ask Liz Manners Roundup: Saying it NICELY

Welcome to September! First of all are you doing our #charmedweddinginstagram challenge this month? Click here to get the first 10 prompts, and then check out my entry today @lizcharm. He’s so cute, you guys!  What you want and what you’re worried about vs. what they want and what they’re worried about. And you know…

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September Instagram Challenge Starts Tomorrow: #charmedwedding

I love the wedding stuff you guys come up with, so here’s your chance to show me what you got! The rules are simple: 1. Follow the prompts and post a picture on instagram with the hashtag #charmedwedding 2. It can be a picture you’ve taken, or a picture from a pro. BUT if it’s…

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Wedding Wise Wedding: Viva Frida!

Every Wednesday, I bring you the coolest 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: Other Pies Home Bakery – I love this, it feels like a great transition into Fall, which I’m definitely looking forward…

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First Things First: This Week's Questions

Questions, I get questions… We want to have our marriage license delivered to us on our wedding day, but there isn’t time to get it done before the ceremony. Can we have it delivered and take care of the paperwork after the ceremony? In order to legally get married in California, you have to have…

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Asking Liz: Venue Questions This Week

Questions, I get questions from my couples every week. Some of them might help you out, so here we go: My venue manager says that I need to buy insurance. Why do they need insurance if I already gave them a deposit? Will it cover cancellation or postponement of my wedding? This is standard with…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday: Flying High

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: Martha Stewart Weddings – I LOVE great escort displays. A pilot marries a pilot, and this is the awesomeness that happens….

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Asking Liz: Wedding Timelines

I’m planning and officiating four weddings in the next six weeks, so I’m having a  lot of discussions about wedding timelines, and how to swing them. Here are some of my most popular past posts on the topic: Tuesday Tip: People Moving on Your Wedding Day Ask Liz: Reception Time = Money Five Ways to…

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