wedding ceremony

MY final word on iPod weddings. Okay? Okay.

  So, earlier this week, my friend Mindy over at This Fairy Tale Life, reposted an article about an incident that happened to Jessica, who blogs as The Budget-Savvy Bride.  One of her tips was, “Be Your Own DJ! Or appoint a friend to the job.”  Several DJs descended on her like the wrath of…

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Meet Me in Pasadena tomorrow Saturday, 3/12!

  Saturday, March 12 10am – 1:00pm Brookside Golf Club Bridal Show 1133 North Rosemont Avenue Pasadena, California 91103 866/586-0067 www.weddingshowweekend.com – check out the other Golf Club shows that are happening on Saturday, too.  Free admission – Drop by and find me at the Great Officiants booth! See you at the end of the aisle –…

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#ThrowbackThursday – Eswari + Vishal 7/4/14

  So pretty, so fun, with an ELEPHANT. Maharani Weddings did a big feature on their wedding, and I just loved it. Photographer Erin Shimazu even got them up to the roof of the Intercontinental Hotel for pictures under the fireworks. Seriously, I lurve my job! Check out the rest of their gallery at Maharani…

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Read My Wedding Planning Books on Amazon!

The 2016 editions of my two books, The Mad Dash Down The Aisle, and DIY Your DOC, are now available on Amazon Kindle and in paperback. Learn how to create a wedding you’ll love with the time – and budget – you have. And if you’ve like a little more fantastic wedding advice, from me and…

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#DTLAWedSearch – The Recap

On Saturday, I went with one of my couples downtown to look at four wedding venues. Venue search is included in my full-service coordination package. During the tour, I also posted pictures on Instagram. Here are some highlights : Venue #1 –Skyspace LA, at the top of the U.S. Bank building. My couple wanted a view,…

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Ask Liz: How Do You Include a Bride's Best Friend?

Dear Liz, We are thinking about having our dog as the ring bearer for our wedding,  but I have concerns about the logistics of such an undertaking. Have you coordinated a wedding with a dog? If so, how have you seen it work out? How should he get down the aisle? Who will watch him…

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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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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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