Category Archives: The Wedding Plan
The most important thing we can impart to our couples is to make it their own.
You are only going to do this once so your wedding day should tell your story and have relevance to your courtship, your lives, and all the things you are passionate about and enjoy doing together.
Consider what you and your fiancé love and what defines you as a couple (your favorite cocktail, the best meal you ever had, that one song you can't help but get down to, that one painting that you are both drawn to at the museum, the magazine tears you've saved featuring your dream home) and find ways of incorporating those things into your wedding day. Read more
When a couple first becomes engaged, and the waves of “Congratulations!” have begun to subside, some of the very first questions that their friends and family will inevitably begin to ask them is, “So what is your wedding theme?” or, god forbid, “What are your wedding colors?”. Although some might disagree with me, I strongly believe that the couple is, and should be, the theme of the wedding. Read more
When it comes to planning your honeymoon, the timing of your honeymoon can be a very tricky issue. Do you want a grand send-off from your wedding reception complete with sparklers, fireworks, and a vintage Bentley? Or do you want to spend more time with your friends and family, especially those who came into town for your wedding, the next day at your post-wedding brunch and depart from there? Or do you think you and your fiancé will need a couple of days (or even a couple of weeks) to decompress, pack for your honeymoon, and get your furry loved ones to the pet-hotel before leaving for your honeymoon? Read more
Gone are the days when couples are expected to be engaged for a year or more.
For the sake of you and your fiance's peace of mind, your engagement period should only be as long as necessary to successfully design and plan your wedding engagements.
That being said, longer engagements do obviously have their perks. Firstly, your guests have time to save up for your wedding, book their travel and accommodations, and get time off of work. Additionally, if you are not working with a wedding planner, this period will allow you and your fiancé enough time to find and book your vendors (who are likely still available), plan and enjoy all celebratory parties (i.e. engagement party, any showers, bachelor/bachelorette parties), and really enjoy and relish in the feeling of being engaged. Read more
