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From Client Chaos to Capable Confidence: What Happens Behind the Scenes
You’ve seen the gorgeous photos. The joyful tears, the swoon-worthy food, the seamless transitions from ceremony to party. What you don’t...
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Systems Are Sexy: What Creatives Get Wrong About Structure
There’s a myth in creative industries that structure kills inspiration.
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Why I Built Three Brands And How They Work Together
When I first launched The Capable Bride, it wasn’t with the intention of creating a whole ecosystem of businesses.
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Wedding Industry Terms 101
There’s a lot of acronyms and terminology floating around the wedding industry. As a wedding planner, we also have quite a few. You may...
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How to Choose a Wedding Venue
How do most people decide on a location for their wedding? There are multiple factors to consider including the location of each person,...
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What’s the Difference in Planning an Online or In-Person Wedding?
Many people have chosen to postpone their larger receptions or to host smaller, elopement-style weddings because of the pandemic.
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New: Online Only Planning Available!
What scares you about wedding planning, especially now? I can tell you what I’ve heard and seen from various clients, and I wanted to...
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Wedding Stationery: What is it and Why it Matters
There's a lot more wedding paper involved than just your invitation suite. Wedding stationery sets the tone for the day.
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Change is Going to Come
We know the world is a very different place now than it was even a month ago. There are those who have had to move or cancel their weddings;
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Are Wedding Videos A Good Idea?
Yes. Yes and YES!! Hiring a videographer is definitely recommended. So much time and money is spent on this one special day, and then...
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The Dress You Choose
From the moment a little girl first walks across the living room with a pillowcase on her head while holding a bouquet of paper flowers,...
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Choosing the Right Photographer
Your wedding day will be one of the fastest days of your life. No matter how much you will want to step back and soak it all in, your...
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The Importance of Contracts
Planning a wedding can be a lot of fun, but it’s more than just picking the coolest-looking things or even just the stuff that fits in...
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How to Pick a Wedding Date
Picking a date for your wedding is an essential part of the process. Perhaps you're deciding based on an anniversary date. I've had some...
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The Size of Your Guest List: Part 2
We talked about the advantages of having a small wedding. This week, we’ll be delving into large weddings. What’s not to love about a...
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The Size of Your Guest List: Part 1
Should you have a small wedding or large wedding? When it comes to wedding planning, this is one of the very first items on your to-do...
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Staying Organized for Your Wedding
One of the most important things that you can do when wedding planning is stay organized. There will be a lot of detail and paperwork to...
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Meet Your Wedding Doctor
We did something big! Yesterday, we officially launched Wedding M.D. If you’re looking for a wedding planner, go check us out at...
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With a Little Help From Your Friends
Let’s face it: wedding planning is work. It’s the reason there are so many memes, blog posts, and content about the subject. There are...
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Five Reasons to Hire a Wedding Planner
In a time where we can type anything on a search engine, and a thousand results come up, shouldn’t everyone be capable of planning a...
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