Okay. so you've listed your priorities, resolved yourself to the amount of time it takes to plan a wedding, and you've created a realistic budget. At this point, you're ready for the next step: vendor selection. If you’ve already created a solid plan for your wedding, your next stop will be identifying and selecting your vendors. This is typically a daunting task for most people because there are so many options, it’s hard to know where to start. As these vendors will be a pa

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

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

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

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

If you’ve already created a solid plan for your wedding, your next stop will be identifying and selecting your vendors. This is typically a daunting task for most people because there are so many options, it’s hard to know where to start. As these vendors will be a part of the most important day of your life, it’s a good idea to know what to look for, how to find vendors you want to be a part of your day, and the key to getting them locked in for your date. Defining Vendors:

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

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