Real Weddings

Ask Liz Manners Roundup: Saying it NICELY

Welcome to September! First of all are you doing our #charmedweddinginstagram challenge this month? Click here to get the first 10 prompts, and then check out my entry today @lizcharm. He’s so cute, you guys!  What you want and what you’re worried about vs. what they want and what they’re worried about. And you know…

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Asking Liz: Wedding Timelines

I’m planning and officiating four weddings in the next six weeks, so I’m having a  lot of discussions about wedding timelines, and how to swing them. Here are some of my most popular past posts on the topic: Tuesday Tip: People Moving on Your Wedding Day Ask Liz: Reception Time = Money Five Ways to…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday: Puppy >Flowers

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 @Bridal_Vogue – Puppies as bridesmaid bouquets. This speaks for it’s own wonderfulness. You can see the entire blog post by Caroline…

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Three Worries About Your Guests That You Can Definitely Get Over Now

Wedding Season is in full swing – let the panic about what could go wrong begin! By this time, friends, family, and the internet have full vetted you on the perils of guest management. Guests must be coddled, or treated like adults, or manipulated, or entertained constantly, and they definitely, DEFINITELY need to be fed…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday: When the Dinosaurs Partied!

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: This wedding by Sterling Weddings and Events in Arizona is a stunner, not the least of which are the dinosaur place…

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Asking Liz: Questions From My Couples This Week

I have been BUSY this week, man. Of course, it was a short week, so once Tuesday hit, everything just kind of hit. And I’m going out of town for a week, starting Friday – follow me on instagram @lizcharm for pictures this weekend. And, I got hired for some new weddings this week, and…

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Five Ways to Be The Adult In Any Wedding Conflict

There’s so many moving pieces, with so many people, and so many moving places. And then there’s the money. Wedding conflicts, big or small, family or vendor related, are inevitable. Sorry.  But As Marie Forleo says, everything is figureoutable. Here’s some steps for getting there: 1. Breathe. I know, it’s a cliche, but after you…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday: Where the Boys Are

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! First of all, Congratulations to Ashley and Jonathan! I’m so excited to perform their wedding ceremony on Saturday, through Great Officiants. Follow me on Instagram @lizcharm for pictures….

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3 Assumptions You Should Stop Making About Your Wedding

  A while back, I wrote Three Assumptions They’re Making About Your Wedding, a list of what people really won’t stop bugging you about, ever. But after talking to a lot of couples in the past few weeks, I’m starting to realize that you’re making a lot of assumptions about your wedding too: 1. That…

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Ask Liz: Giving the Groom His Thing.

Dear Liz: My daughter is getting married next month. I’ve been helping her plan the wedding for almost a year now, and it’s going to be a beautiful, elegant celebration. Her father and I very close with her fiance, he’s quiet and reserved and a wonderful person, but he also likes superhero movies and video…

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