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Wedding Stationery: What is it and Why it Matters

Mar 24, 2020
2 min

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 it’s over in a flash. It almost seems like a waste. But when the entire day is captured including those special moments you don’t get to see, it’s all worth it. There’s so much that goes on behind the scenes: You get to see your spouse’s jitters as they get ready hours before the ceremony; your wedding party strolling down the aisle; brides

The Dress You Choose

Mar 17, 2020
2 min

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, to the day that she breathlessly slips into the dress of her dreams for the real event, the wedding dress is the fantasy that becomes reality. The most important dress that a woman ever wears in her life is a pretty high-stakes choice. Most of us spend at least 20 years pondering our ultimate selection. How do you ensure that picking your we

The Importance of Contracts

Feb 11, 2020
3 min

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 your budget. While this may be common sense to most folks, there’s a lot of money involved in planning an event of this size, and it’s important to know that the vendors you’re dealing with are reliable and will deliver what they’ve promised. Not all vendors are created equal, so it’s important to get a contract for each vendor so that all par

How to Pick a Wedding Date

Feb 4, 2020
3 min

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 clients pick a date because it will be easy to remember. Before you can pick a venue, you should have at least some idea of when you'd like to have your wedding. If you don't really care, you may be open to deciding based on when your ideal venue is available. Even if you have a particular date in mind, it's good to keep in mind the advantag

The Size of Your Guest List: Part 2

Jan 28, 2020
2 min

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 large wedding? Aside from the planning, the expense, and the desire to make everyone happy, there really are no cons, right? Okay, that may not be true, but there are a many reasons why a big wedding would make sense. This is YOUR BIG DAY! The Biggest! The day you have been dreaming about and thinking about since you first imaging being m

Where the Money Goes: Part 2

Dec 3, 2019
3 min

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 the bulk of the costs are going to go is important to creating a budget that you can stick to. Here are a few of my suggestions for creating something that doesn’t start your marriage off with serious drama: Know how you’re financing your wedding. Ideally, you shouldn’t be going in to debt for your wedding. You can want what you want but re

Where the Money Goes: Part 1

Nov 26, 2019
3 min

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 and services are expensive. While prices vary widely in each category, the range is a factor of the quality, experience, and location of the vendors. You’re also paying for more time than may readily be apparent. A professional vendor will have completed a lot of prep work before the event, and in many cases will have even more work after t

Why Wedding Planning Take So Long

Nov 19, 2019
2 min

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 suck that takes a way all your free time for about a year. If you’ve never had the opportunity to plan a large event, you may be asking yourself what can possibly take so much time. After all, it is just one day, right? The truth is, there’s a reason that planning takes so long, and the key to preserving sanity is preparing yourself and get

The Realities of Wedding Planning

Nov 12, 2019
3 min

The Realities of Wedding Planning

First, let me reassure you: the reality of your wedding will still be beautiful, memorable, and uniquely yours. You don’t have to justify what you want for your wedding. You and your fiance should decide what your day will be about, and your friends and family should be happy to support. However, it is possible (and even likely) that you may have to adjust your expectations in order to enjoy it to the fullest. To do that, you will need to get in to the right mindset for weddi

The Heart Wants What the Heart Wants

Nov 5, 2019
3 min

The Heart Wants What the Heart Wants

One of the many reasons that I love weddings is the abundance of love that is typically a huge motivating factor for the entire event. You’ve met the love of your life; you’ve made the decision to make a commitment to each other; and you want to share that moment with your closest friends and family. That by itself is an amazing vision for your wedding, but of course, there’s more to it than that. You may or may not have heard the stories about the pains of wedding planning,

Small vs. Large Weddings Part II: Large Weddings

Aug 7, 2019
2 min

Small vs. Large Weddings Part II: Large Weddings

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 large wedding? Aside from the planning, the expense, and the desire to make everyone happy, there really are no cons, right? Okay, that may not be true, but there are a many reasons why a big wedding would make sense. This is YOUR BIG DAY! The Biggest! The day you have been dreaming about and thinking about since you first imaging being m

Is a Wedding Planner Really Necessary?

Apr 9, 2019
3 min

Is a Wedding Planner Really Necessary?

In a time where we can type anything on a search engine, and a thousand results show up, do you really need a wedding planner? It really all depends on whether you have the time and the desire it takes to plan the wedding of your dreams. Here you will find examples to make it easier to decide: from busy schedules to your budget and of course the destination. Now, let’s go down the list: first, your schedule. Do you have a demanding, full-time job or does it require traveling

Wedding Stationery: The Suite Life

Mar 12, 2019
4 min

Wedding Stationery: The Suite Life

Marriage is one is of the biggest events in a person’s life. Regardless of whether you want a quiet low-key affair or a huge wedding with all the traditional bell and whistles, you’re going to want to let others know. Selecting wedding stationary is an exciting and fun part of wedding planning and it sets the tone for the events of your special day. Pre-Wedding Stationary Engagement Announcement – He popped the question! You said yes! Capture the moment and broadcast it to y

Choosing Your Wedding Dress

Mar 5, 2019
2 min

Choosing Your Wedding Dress

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, to the day that she breathlessly slips into the dress of her dreams for the real event, the wedding dress is the fantasy that becomes reality. The most important dress that a woman ever wears in her life is a pretty high-stakes choice. Most of us spend at least 20 years pondering our ultimate selection. How do you ensure that picking your we

Empowering The Capable Bride

Jun 27, 2018
2 min

Empowering The Capable Bride

It was such a pleasure working with so many talented vendors on Empowering The Capable Bride. What started as an easy way to help clients get to know potential vendors also turned out to be a way for other vendors to get to know each other as well. The event, which was held on Thursday, June 26, 2018 at Glen Island Park in New Rochelle turned out lovely, with stunning pictures to show for it. We played to our outdoor venue and set up a beautiful in the park. Our vendor team o

Meet the Vendors Part 4: Getting Married

Jun 19, 2018
3 min

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. Sometimes you can try to find a friend who is willing to do it (although they have to go through some paperwork), but if that’s not the case, you will want to find someone who can really provide a ceremony that is suited to your personality. This is where Daniela VillaRamos comes in. Ms. VillaRamos is a Love Storyteller and Wedding Officiant

Meet the Vendors Part 3: A Way to Include Your Whole Family

Jun 12, 2018
4 min

Meet the Vendors Part 3: A Way to Include Your Whole Family

Pets are not just fun-loving, furry creatures, they are also a part of the family. For many, that means that they’d love to have their pet be a part of their wedding day! Meet Veronica Silva, the President of Pawfect for You, a wedding day pet care company. Ms. Silva had a dream of having her baby be a part of her wedding pictures and figured out a way to make it happen. “Oh gosh – he’s my baby! My baby had to be there!!! It honestly just started as wanting him to be a part o

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

Jun 5, 2018
2 min

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 around, you will have hopefully had the opportunity to make some good friends from the vendors that you selected. For me, that’s one of the best parts of wedding planning: finding new friends that I can help support on their wedding day. Vendor selection is often the most time-consuming part of wedding planning and it can often be challenging to

Where Does All the Money Go?

May 22, 2018
2 min

Where Does All the Money Go?

By far the largest complaint on wedding planning is the amount of money that it costs to plan one. Weddings can be expensive, for sure, but is it really that they cost “too much” or is it possible that you’re approaching it from the wrong mindset? No matter the case, it’s a good idea to know where the money is going to go for your wedding. How to Decide on a Budget: Many times, people fix on a number that may be reasonable for the day, whether based on actual finances where y