Does anyone else have little lies they hear throughout the day about themselves? These pesky little thoughts that enter into your mind as you go about your day that start off as soft whispers that we swat away like flies turn into shouts that drown out any positive thing we try to meditate on.
10 Wedding Guest Etiquette Rules Everyone Should Follow
As a wedding planner, I see many wedding mistakes that are made time and time again by guests. No one wants to be the person who sits in the wrong pew or the wrong table. From making sure you’re dressed appropriately to knowing when to call the open bar drinks quits, we want to prepare you to be the #1 guest at each and every wedding you go to, so here are 10 common rules that all wedding guests should follow.
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The Importance of Rest
Let me just start by saying that I am the worst at resting. No matter what I do, or how much I get done I am always thinking about the next thing that needs to be ticked off of my to-do list. My brain believes this crazy idea that if I don’t go to bed exhausted, then I didn’t do enough to allow me to rest fully.
How Do I Choose My Bridesmaids?
Gal Pals, Girlfriends, Besties, BFF’s, Soul Mates, Your “Person” - we have so many names for the women who just get us. No matter how you met, whether it was in the second grade, high school theatre class, college, in line for camp, or the little league basketball team, we have our people, our friends, some might even say our tribe.
11 REAL Questions For You And Your Boo
While preparing for a new life with someone we should want to lean on them, practice what life will be like when we’re officially married, support one another, and learn how to manage conflict. However, I see time and time again brides and grooms waiting until after they’re married to discuss the tough stuff, the hard stuff, the REAL stuff, that will impact their marriage.
3 Rules To Write A Kick@ss Toast
If there were ever any doubt that Hugh Grant’s charm is indestructible, his character’s best man speech in “Four Weddings and a Funeral” should serve as the final proof. There are only a few rules to follow when giving a wedding speech, like to avoid the word divorce and to withhold family secrets, and Grant breaks them all. Though he does so while wearing dopey glasses and sweetly stuttering, so we forgive him. Similarly, in the movie “Old School,” a drunk Luke Wilson gives a successful speech only because Vince Vaughn swoops in and saves him with Shakespeare. So, what can we, mere mortals of the real wedding world, take from all these outlandish, unrealistic Hollywood examples? Here are five tips from on-screen weddings to make your own speech Oscar-worthy:
So I Quit My Job
Growing up, I always wanted to run my own business, from selling homemade dog treats when I was 8, to running the pool concession stand in the summer, to launching my solo career as a singer/songwriter in high school, I was always itching to do my own thing. After college and two years in the corporate-world, I knew it was time to take the big step and focus full-time on my company, Weddings By Weaver.
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What I Wish I Knew Before My Wedding Day
I walked into my closet, unzipped the dress covering and stared at it. “Maybe… I can just try it on once” I thought to myself, giddy with excitement. I shimmied down to my skivvies and wiggled my way into the layered dress. Working the dress down I looked in the mirror and thought “Dang, I look good.”
The Difference Between an On-Site Coordinator and Day Of Coordinator
Many brides, including myself when I was planning my wedding, feel overjoyed when they book with a venue that comes with an onsite coordinator. They think “oh good! Now I don’t have to worry about who will set up my tables, tell me when to walk down the aisle and talk to my vendors.” The problem is - that isn’t what the onsite coordinator’s job is.
What One Year of Marriage Looks Like
It’s amazing to think this was only 365 days ago. While Jacob and I have been together for over four years now, I have learned far more in our first year of marriage than I did in three years of dating him. Everyone told us we would grow more than we thought we would during this first year, but as naive as we were, we didn’t think much about it until reflecting back on the year.
5 Common Myths About Wedding Planners
When I was engaged and heard the words “wedding planner”, my mind conjured up an image of a woman in a pastel pantsuit with a clipboard, a checklist of things I didn’t care about, and big price tag above her head. Because of that, I decided to forgo the wedding planner or day of coordinator while I planned my wedding, and while I thought my wedding was awesome, I know for a fact I would have saved sooooo much time, money, stress and arguments with my mom if I had invited someone to help us plan.
10 Ways To Save On Your Big Day
But let's be real. Budgeting is hard. Especially when you want every aspect of your big day to be nothing but perfect. Normally brides feel that they must forgo their "perfect" day for a slightly sub-par version of it in order to stay in their budget. Well, have no fear! Here are 10 easy ways to save thousands of dollars (just going with #1 could save you upwards of $3,000) on your wedding day and still create your perfect Pinterest wedding.