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Ask Liz: Okay, What's Next?Dear Liz: We’re getting married in April, and I think we are doing good so far. We’ve booked all of our vendors (I think!!). Right now I am worried about all of the ‘little details’ that need to get done. I’m worried we will forget something?! Is there anything we probably should be working on now?… |
Sunday, December 6 – Meet Me At UCLA!I’M SO EXCITED. The UCLA Alumni Association has asked me to speak at their first ever Wedding Event this Sunday. Panels and and and a vendor fair, and tickets are only $5. Come by and say Hi! Sunday, Dec. 6 | 12:30 – 5 p.m. | James West Alumni Center Are you engaged, single or… |
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Ask Liz: Wedding STD. It's Not Going Away.Dear Liz, Our wedding is next June. I’m trying to get a lot of logistics and payments out of the way before the holidays, and I asked all of our vendors for updated invoices. Now I’m kind of in shock – just about every invoice is costing hundreds more than I estimated, including our rentals,… |
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Ask Liz: Musical Guest Chairs?One of my couples is worrying over guest seating right now, so I decided to pull out this question I got a while ago, and expand a little on my answer. Dear Liz: If we have enough tables and chairs for everyone, why can’t they just sit wherever they want? It seems like a hassle to figure out… |
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Ask Liz: 200 guests might as well be a million (Los Angeles Wedding Planner)Click here to get my guide, “The Ten Things You Have to Know About Your Wedding,” for wedding planning tricks that you can start using today. Whoa.Photo: EMP Photography Dear Liz, We’re planning our wedding next April. My fiancee has a way bigger family than I do, and her parents are kind of social. Her mom… |
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Ask Liz Archives: Wedding Time – The Big To-Do Part 2Photo: EP Love Last week I said that while you’re planning your wedding — like, the actual planning and choosing and deciding — you shouldn’t focus on when you’re making those decisions or feel pressured to stay on track and not fall behind, whatever that means. You have a list of checkboxes, take… |
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Ask Liz: MOHs Gone Wild and Gift Gathering VesselsCourtesy of BHLDN Never had a question from a wedding guest before… Dear Liz: One of my college friends is getting married in a few weeks, and I’m having some issues with a mutual friend of hers, the Maid of Honor. The MOH has been helping her a lot with the wedding planning over the… |
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Ask Liz: The Fine Art of Guest ManagementCourtesy of sdkphoto.com Dear Liz:We’re getting married in November, and more than half of our guests, and most of the wedding party are from out of town. I want to be accommodating, but how much is too much? I definitely want to provide a shuttle service from the hotel, but what else can I do… |
Ask Liz: Reception Time = MoneyCourtesy of Real Simple Dear Liz: I started my wedding planning business this summer, and I’m excited because I’ve already booked four weddings this year! Two have already happened, and I had the same problem with both – we ran out of time with the photographer. Every part of the receptions ran late – it… |
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#ThrowbackThursday: Wedding Concept vs. Wedding RealityB & G Photography I just finished a one hour phone session solving a wedding limo glitch, and I thought about this part of my book, DIY Your D.O.C., that talks about the logistics on your wedding day. Stay flexible. There is a solution to every “challenge,” even if the solution is to say “screw… |