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Wedding Wise Wednesday – Rack 'Em Up

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 I LOOOOVE this. Any time I see something really awesome, I pin it on my Cool Wedding Tricks board. Such a…

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#AskLizWeek – Guest Lists And How to Swing Them

I wasn’t able to get an Ask Liz video in last Friday, so as penance – and practice, honestly – I’m doing an #AskLiz video every day this week. We’ll see how that goes… Ready for more wedding planning advice and tips? Click here to get my 10 favorite wedding tricks, plus the first chapter…

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Guest Post: Five Tips For Blocking Hotel Rooms for Your Wedding

A couple of months ago, I wrote about hotel room blocks, and shared some thoughts from Amy Green from  Where Will They Stay. If you’re getting married this summer or fall, you’re probably knee-deep in that task…or trying to avoid it, so I asked Amy to go more into the details . It’s not as…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday – CLICK! You're Invited!

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: Melangerie Design, Etsy – Viewmaster Invitations. You can customize your slides  to create a wonderful invite. A viewmaster is included, with the box…

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Tuesday Tips: Booking Hotel Blocks

  Where will they stay? I’m knee deep in  locking down room blocks for one of my couples right now, and it can get a little hinky. There are two different types of blocks you can make. Courtesy blocks, where you reserve rooms for your guests with a hotel, at a discounted rate. Your guests…

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(Video) Ask Liz: Do I Have To Serve Alcohol At My Wedding?

No, you don’t, and you don’t have to apologize for it, either. But you do have to figure out how to  make it work. Here’s a few tips: Do you have any questions about your wedding? Email me  at liz@silvercharmevents.com or call 323-592-9318 and let me know what you need. Have a great weekend and I’ll…

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Tuesday Tip: Buffet Time vs. Party Time

Photo: Joy Thigpen Environments (click for the whole wedding) Buffets do take a minute. Feeding a 100+ plus takes some time, if you want to do it in orderly manner, and not open it up to a free fall. I usually go to each table and tell them that they can go, and then stand by…

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5 Ways to Manage Your Divorced Parents at Your Wedding

  I have a few (!) couples who are dealing with this, uh…challenge, right now. This article  originally appeared in Huffington Post Weddings a while back.  I’ve pointed out before that weddings make families do the wacky. But the wacky factor can rise astronomically when your parents are divorced. Your wedding involves the same things their…

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Top 5 Most-Read Blog Posts of 2015

  On Tuesday, I posted my 5th – 10th most readblog posts. Here’s #5-1: 5. Ask Liz: 200 guests may as well be a million – October 23. More people than you’ve ever been in the same room with are coming to your wedding. How do you manage that crowd? First step: Breathe. Second step? 4….

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My Top Ten Blog Posts of 2015 – #6 – 10

I love my job. I love all the Pretty, I love helping couples create a great day and a great party, and showing them how Wedding World works. I’m kind of a sap (kind of) when it comes to weddings, but seriously? I don’t even know how much love is going to be in that…

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