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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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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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Wedding Wise Wednesday: Happy New Year!

On Wednesdays I bring you the best wedding stories, deals and event in Los Angeles and from around the web. And we call it Wedding Wise Wednesday. Welcome! Cool Wedding Thing of the Week Clifton’s Cafeteria – These fantastic New Year’s Eve cake pops! Another reason to hang out Downtown more often, you know? Definitely…

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Wedding Venues

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 World Black Friday Weekend Deals

Go to the Silver Charm Events page on Facebook and/or follow me on Instagram @ lizcharm all weekend – I’m posting the best wedding related deals I’m finding in Los Angeles and  online!                   There are more online  – DJs, invites, stationery lighting, and even more to…

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Wedding Flowers

From the Archives: What You Don’t Know About Your Wedding Flowers

I was at The Enchanted Florist yesterday with my January Bride, and that reminded me of this entry in a series I did with them a while back, “What You Don’t Know About Your Wedding.” Enjoy! Kim Williams owns Enchanted Florist in Burbank, and she’s one of my favorite florists.  he’s always so enthusiastic and passionate…

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The Fine Wedding Art of Herding Cats

What I mean is that at various times during your wedding, you will be moving multiple groups of people around, all of whom have their own priorities, own goals and own destinations. Not only do you feel pressure to get it all right, but your guests will, too. Give them the time and direction they…

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