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Ask Liz: A Four Hour Wedding?Dear Liz, We’re getting married next Spring. We found your venue, and we really love it, but the rules are a problem. With our contract, the earliest we can have our ceremony is 5:00pm, but the venue is in a residential area, so we have to shut the music off by 9:30pm. That only gives us… |
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Ask Liz: What Are The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Wedding Planning?I’ve read a lot of business and life management books – it comes with working for yourself. How to be more efficient, how to be more effective, how to be happier (there is no way to happiness, happiness IS the way. Think about that), how to be better, faster, stronger, and keep forging ahead. YES! I’ve… |
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Ask Liz: Guest Wrangling And How to Swing ItDear 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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Liz's Wedding Quote of the Day: You, First.Micah and Megan Photography “If you’re not having fun, no one else is going to have fun. Hit the dance floor, hit the photo booth, hit the candy buffet, hit the bar. Where you lead, your guests will follow. Go for it.”- Liz Coopersmith, From Five Things You Need To Do At Your Wedding,The Broke-Ass Bride,… |
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Ask Liz: Mommy IssuesDear Liz, My fiancé’s mother and I aren’t getting along so well. She hasn’t been involved in any of the planning, so far. She only communicates with him, and won’t talk to me. When we first got engaged, she said that she couldn’t afford to help us with the wedding financially. We completely understood and… |
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Ask Liz: The (Gift) Envelopes, Please?Dear Liz: My wedding is next week, and My mom is convinced that a lot of our guests, or at least our side of the family, will be giving us cash as gifts, in envelopes, I guess? How does that usually go, would they hand those to us? I don’t think I want to carry… |
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Ask Liz: Food Trucks and How to Swing ThemDear Liz, I love the one that comes to my work, so we’re having a food truck at our wedding. There’s going be over 100 guests, and I’m worried that it’s going to get crowded. How do I make sure it doesn’t get too crazy? Signed, Feeding Frenzy Dear Frenzy, I wish a food truck… |
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18 Things That Surprise People About WeddingsI love being a wedding planner. It’s a great gig – it’s fun, it’s prettier than anything, and at the end of each night, I’m surrounded by love, joy and a really great party. But I am always surprised by what surprises people about weddings, theirs and everyone else’s. Consider yourself forewarned and thus,… |
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Ask Liz: No, Seriously, Rentals Suck.Yup, still in new project hell. Forgive the punt via Broke Ass Bride. Dear Liz: We’re getting married in October, and we have to bring everything into our venue – chairs, tables, spoons, everything. I’ve started talking to rental companies, and I’m shocked at some of the numbers they’re giving me. Not with the… |
Ask Liz: Wedding Day Bases That NEED to Be CoveredDear Liz, My wedding day is in a few weeks, and I’m starting to stress out about my prep time and getting everything organized and running smoothly on that day. Our time at the church and where we’re having the reception is pretty tight. Do you have any tips about how to make the most… |