Los Angeles Day of Coordination

Ask Liz: Guest List Deadlines vs. Mom

Dear Liz: My wedding is in September, and I know I’ve got to get my invitations out by June. My big problem with that right now are my in-laws.  I’m really starting to look at ordering invitations, and I need their list!! I had another conversation with his Mom last week, and she was pretty…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday: Good Powder

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 And I quote, from Photographer Clane Gessel’s instagram page, “When your couple comes to you and says “something different” and I…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday – Heyyy! Cute Bouts!

Every Week, I bring you the best wedding stories, events and deals that I find in Los Angeles, and from around the web. And we call it Wedding Wise Wednesday. Welcome! Cool Wedding Thing of the Week The current wedding love of my life @dehijauhejo. Bouts with dolls that look like the groomsmen. Seriously, you…

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Maggie's Rule – Saying NO to the Dress

True Story: One of my brides asked me to come with her to go shopping for her dress. This was a couple of years ago. She’d already been to two other salons without me, and we were set to visit two more that I had recommended. Maggie (not her real name) is built like a…

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#LoveWinsOut – January 11, 2017

Wondering where I was on Wednesday? The Los Angeles Wedding Vendors and Creative Collective hosted #LoveWinsOut, an LGBT elopement event at  The York Manor. I was in charge of the officiants team. It was so much FUN:                             Photobooth pictures by Queen…

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Ask Liz: Guest Wrangling And How to Swing It

Dear Liz: We’re getting married in April, 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 to make…

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Wedding Quote of the Week: The Perils of The Spotlight

“There are three things no one wants to be at a wedding: first, last, or wrong.” – Bill Wade, Photographer for Mary + David, 4/5/12, on the Queen Mary. (Yup that’s his shot of me taking a shot of them) The funny thing of it is, even though you’re stressing about this, and how to…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday: On Target

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 Callie Lindsey – To celebrate their first anniversary, Lauren and Corey decided to recreate their wedding photos in one of their…

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Ask Liz: Self-Catering Rules

Knee-deep in new project hell over here, so here’s a popular – column I wrote for The Broke-Ass Bride a while back. Click through for my answer and some VERY useful follow up tips in the comments.  Dear Liz, How to do your own food (with a bit of help from willing friends/family) for your reception???…

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Brides Magazine: A Wedding Day Survival Guide for Introverts

  I’m a little bit of an extroverted introvert myself (introverted extrovert? Uh, maybe just leave it at “Virgo”), so I know it can be difficult to be up on stage, all eyes on you. That’s why my job is almost completely “backstage” and why I write a lot. A while back, I contributed to…

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