Tag: tips for wedding planning
Questions to Ask the DJ Before Booking
March 10, 2014
This weekend we met with a DJ. The week leading up to this meeting we kept hearing horror stories of DJs that didn’t show up on time, dressed like Tenacious D, or failed to play songs while looking like Jack Black from the 70s. The DJ we met with was really nice, organized, and has […]
Should I Hire A Wedding Planner?
December 21, 2013
8 months until show time and already some people are stressing about the wedding. It’s not so bad that I’m stressing out or worrying about them, but I am thinking proactively. Plus, I love that people care so much about our wedding that they want it to be beautiful and ‘perfect’ – whatever that means. […]
How to Start Creating Your Wedding Guest List
December 7, 2013
Although the wedding is supposed to be all about the couple in practical terms, I think it is largely about the guests. These people are your closest friends. The family you stay in touch with, but wish you saw more often. The neighbors that have walked you across the street and provided after-school snacks for […]
Wedding Savings Plan
September 29, 2013
If the bride and groom are paying for any part of their wedding, they need to set up a wedding savings plan as soon as they are engaged. In our case, we started saving before he proposed! We set up a wedding savings account at the bank a few months before Tyler bought the […]
First Step to Planning a Wedding
September 23, 2013
My first step to planning our wedding is to create an Excel spreadsheet. I use spreadsheets to organize almost everything. Each tab is a different category, which allows me to add as much information/ideas as I can. Another tip is to use Google DriveĀ if you have a gmail account. This let me add information from […]