I’ve heard it SO many times- “Oh the venue coordinator will handle everything, I don’t need a wedding planner/coordinator.” What most couples don’t quite understand is this: a venue coordinator works for the VENUE, not you. So the answer is yes, it does matter! (Nothing against venue coordinators- I love them and they’ve helped me […]
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We talk about wedding budgets a lot here on ELD. Anywhere from what to expect to pay for things, to creating your wedding budget. But one thing that we haven’t touched on lately is something that is REALLY important when it comes to wedding budget and working with wedding professionals- defining what “on a budget” […]
Read MoreA big part of my objective with ELD is to educate brides throughout the wedding planning process. I myself had no clue about anything when I was planning my wedding. Working in weddings after my wedding opened my eyes to lots of things- many of which would have resulted in a *much* better wedding, if […]
Read MoreRecently here on ELD, we talked about the truth of what weddings really cost. Since then, I’ve also spoken to quite a few brides who weren’t sure about how to create their wedding budgets. So to continue our discussion about what wedding costs and budgets, I thought we could chat more about wedding budgets in general- because […]
Read MoreIt IS Thursday after all, so I felt like being extra educating today with a second Thursday Tips post! When I started writing this particular “5 Things To Know About…” post, I realized that each of these tidbits should really be their own giant involved posts. So I tried to keep them short and sweet […]
Read MoreSo you want a great wedding, right? Just about everyone wants their wedding to be “great” (or good or nice or awesome). But what defines “great”? It’s different for everyone. Some brides and grooms may want amazing food, some want their guests to dance the night away. Some want it to feel like a nightclub […]
Read MoreSo you’re looking for wedding inspiration- as just about everyone who reads blogs is doing. And about 90% of what you see is vintage in some shape or form. We all love the vintage weddings that are outside next to a lake that have awesome DIY details. They’re fun and pretty. But you just don’t […]
Read MoreWith all of the new engagements happening this time of year, that means new brides, new questions, and new experiences for everyone involved! Recently, one of my new bride’s (who is also my friend, yay!) parents admittedly said that they have no clue about weddings. And it’s true- if you’re a parent and you’re starting […]
Read MoreAh, vendor meetings. You have to go to them when planning a wedding, there’s just no way around it (unless you’re from out of town and can get away with phone and Skype meetings). Here are a few tips to help you out for when you go to vendor meetings… – Bring stuff. Stuff? […]
Read MoreSomething that lots of brides do early on in their engagement is buy things. A million favor tins at Michael’s, hundreds of cheap vases on EBay, candles at Walmart- the list goes on and on. Well I’m here to tell you that you don’t need to buy those things! Note: Magazines on the other hand? […]
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