Wedding Planning

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?…

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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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Wedding Wise Wednesday – November 18

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:   The Knot: Fantastic! “That’s when it dawned on me, we should get married while on a dogsledding tour.” And they did,…

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Marriage Monday – Liz's Quote of the Day

This is taken from my article on Huffington Post Weddings, What I Know About Marriage: When I ask myself that question, why am I married to Zane, the only thing I can come with is, “I don’t know why I wouldn’t be.” Which, I guess, is the right answer? Being married to him is at…

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Five Ways to Fix Your Fake Ceremony Time (Los Angeles Wedding Planner)

Ohhkay, but they’re still going to be waiting when you get there. Photo: B&G Photography Fake ceremony times are my very least favorite wedding thing. Putting 5:00pm on your wedding invitation when you’re planning to start the ceremony at 5:30pm, or worse, 6:00pm. You lose prep time, you lose photography time, so if you’re not…

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Wedding Time, Part One: The Big To-Do

My weekly column on The Broke-Ass Bride is up: Photo: Persimmon Images  It’s not always the first meeting. Sometimes it’s the second meeting where it comes up: “The wedding timeline I found online says that I should have started planning this seven months ago. I’m supposed to have my engagement photos and my lingerie by now!” Or…

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A Love Letter to The 2014 Newbie Bride : Happy Valentine's Day!

This is the 2014 version of an article I run around this time every year. Welcome! This? Is going to be FUN. Photo: Elizabeth Messina, Kiss the Groom Dear Newbie Bride: Happy Valentine’s Day! And, let me be the 50th person to congratulate you on your engagement. Welcome to Wedding World! You’re going to love…

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What You Don't Know About Your Wedding: Venues (Los Angeles Wedding Coordinator)

This is an edited transcript of the teleclass I did two years ago, with Erin Baagason of Calamigos Ranch. Specific info about days, packages and rates may have changed. I am always coordinating weddings there, so contact me for updated information:  Liz: Excellent! So, as I said, we’re recording this, thank you all very much for…

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