wedding planning

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...

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,...

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.

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...

Where the Money Goes: Part 2

Now that we’ve gotten the biggest piece out of the way, you are much more equipped to create a more realistic budget. Understanding where...

Where the Money Goes: Part 1

There’s this myth out there that wedding vendors are only charging so much because they are wedding vendors. The reality is that products...

Why Wedding Planning Take So Long

In my last post, I mentioned that wedding planning takes a good deal of time. You’ve heard the horror stories: wedding planning is a time...

Meet the Vendors Part 4: Getting Married

If you’re not having a religious ceremony as part of your wedding, one of the many challenges can be finding an officiant to marry you....

Meet the Vendors: Part 2: An Interview with a Florist

Most people spend a year planning their wedding, and they meet hundreds of people along the way. By the time your wedding day rolls...

Why Does Wedding Planning Take So Long?

If you’ve never had the opportunity to plan a large event, you may be asking yourself what can possibly take so much time. The truth is, the

“I Do” Party – Plan Your Wedding Reception like the The Capable Bride

Once the ceremony is over, it’s party time! The reception is the part of the wedding day where your personality can truly shine through....

The Capable Bride FAQs

Do I really need a wedding planner? That depends on how you define need. If you’d like for you and your guests to enjoy such an important...

Meet The Capable Planner: A one-on-one with Martine

So, tell us about yourself? I would define myself as a practical romantic. I realize life’s not always a pretty story, but when it is, I lov

You Don't Want to Miss it

This is the moment that you’ve dreamed of your whole life. The man of your dreams is on bended knee before you holding a tiny velvet box.