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Asking Liz: No Fake Ceremony Times! (Video)

My Wedding Wise Tips this week have been focused on fake ceremony times – when your ceremony starts at 6:00, but you put 5:30 on your invite to “make sure” everyone gets there on time.  I’ve been showing you ways to fix  the problems it’s going to cause for you and your guests.  I’m definitely…

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Three Assumptions THEY’RE Making About Your Wedding

  “My God,” I can hear you thinking, “Only three??  Yeah, three is about all we can deal with here. I’ve been doing this a while, so I hear by couples being told the same thing over and over. And over. Friends and family, man. They mean well? You could, but they’re still going to…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday: How To Be a Groom

On Wednesdays, 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 Imanscape – The Grooms Guide to Weddings. I LOVE this article. From how to be the perfect wedding planning partner, to how…

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How to Have Kids at Your Wedding

There are many, many articles online about how to not have children at your wedding.  How to  tell your guests they can’t bring children, what to do when they write their children’s names into their RSVP regardless, and what to do when they show up at your wedding with their children anyway. But if you…

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All Weddings Are Destination Weddings

  I plan and officiate a fair number of destination weddings here in Los Angeles.   People from all over the country and the world want to get married a few steps from the beach, or a hop and a skip down the way from Disneyland. I’m helping a couple in Denmark plan their wedding here…

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#coolweddingthingtoo Instagram Giveaway

I got over 100 new instagram followers in the last month, and to celebrate I’m giving away this Pinch Provisions miniemergency kit I found in J.Crew last week. I bought one for Saturday’s bride (the glitter, you guys), and another one just for you! You will also receive a free copy of my new guide,…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday – They Cape the Cake

On Wednesdays, 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! And a note: This post does contain affiliate links, so thanks for clicking! Cool Wedding Thing of the Week I’ve heard of changing clothes after the ceremony,…

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How to Find a Wedding Venue Without Wanting to Kill Yourself

The original version of this post appeared in The Broke Ass Bride.  Three weeks into the New Year, and the new car smell is still wafting from the shiny, shiny ring on your finger. Wow, it’s really shiny. The news has been spread far and wide. You’ve picked a date, you’re trolling through the wedding…

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The Silver Charm Guide to Bare Wedding Venues

Creating your dream wedding in a bare venue is all about the details. You have more control, more creative options, but there’s more work, too! In  my new guide, I break down the three biggest challenges of bare wedding venues, and show you how to understand and overcome them with less stress and worry. When…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday: Candyland!

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 Love this. Currently trying to find it somewhere other than Australia. Hopefully before my anniversary in February? The Deals Bouqs &…

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