#Weddingplanning

Ask Liz: Nice Day for A…Dry Wedding?

Taken from one of my columns for The Broke Ass Bride Dear Liz, For a couple of reasons, not just because of the money, we’re not serving alcohol at our wedding. A lot of people think it’s weird, and I’m worried that they’re not going to have a good time on our day. I’ve been…

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Eat Chocolate for Wedding Stress. Seriously.

  Watching Katie Bressack’s latest free webinar last week, and I thought, you know,Chocolate isn’t just for wedding related stress. News-wise and life-wise, now is a good time for her guest post from awhile back. I mean, it even comes with a recipe. You’re welcome! ——— I was at a networking event a couple of weeks ago,…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday: Candy Land!

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 This amazeballs. The English have upgraded the dessert table and made it  into a candy trailer. With CANDY.  Your guests walk…

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Free LGBTQ Weddings 1/11/17 – Engaged Couples Wanted!

  As a proud member of the LA Wedding Vendors and Creatives Collective, I would like to announce a very special event: On Wednesday, January 11th, at York Manor in Highland Park, we are hosting free back to back elopements for LGBTQ couples who want to get legally married before Inauguration Day. Over 40 wedding professionals…

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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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Megan and Jin November 11, 2016 – Ebell of Long Beach

  Last Friday, I got to do double-duty as a Wedding Coordinator AND officiant. Megan and Jin first hired me through Great Officiants as their minister. Their venue required a coordinator, and they thought, “isn’t Liz…? Yup. They had a beautiful vision for their wedding day, and it was honored to help them bring it to…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday: Leave You Wanting S'mores

  Cool Wedding Thing of the Week:  This simple, but drool-inducing ring shot by Magnolia Ridge Photography in North Carolina. I’m eyeing my fireplace, over here. The Deals The Paper Stash: Beautiful handmade and custom made paper products for weddings, birthdays and events. 10% off your order of $10 or more when you use the…

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18 Things That Surprise People About Weddings

  I 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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#MyFavoriteWeddingStories – Laurie and Luke's Star Trek Cake

    For more highlights from Laurie and Luke’s wedding, read my original blog post here.  See you at the end of the aisle, Liz Coopersmith What do you want your wedding day to look like? Contact me to schedule a complimentary consultation.

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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…

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