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5 Tips To Help You Tackle Your Guest List

Establishing a guest list is one of the first things that you have to do when you start planning your wedding, since you have to know how many people to budget for and what size venue you need, among many other things. And as we’ve discussed before, the BIGGEST budget determinant when it comes to a wedding is […]

Why You Shouldn’t Negotiate With Wedding Vendors: Part Two

Hi friends! So a little while ago (okay, who am I kidding- a year and a half ago), I wrote a post about why you shouldn’t negotiate with wedding vendors. Over a year later, I’m still getting comments on this post, and I realized that I really should go into a bit more explanation about […]

How To Choose The Right Wedding Planning Service

Hi there lovelies! For those of you who might have missed it from past posts, I’m a wedding planner- and today I want to talk about the different services that planners offer, and how to choose what will suit you. I know that not all of you will choose to hire a wedding planner, but I […]

Seven Traits of a Great Wedding Planner

Hiring a wedding planner is often the best investment that a bride and groom make. There are a lot of wedding planners out there, each with his or her own set of experiences, ideas and personality. But I’ve heard it asked many times- how do you know who is going to be right for you? These […]

6 Things Your Wedding Guests Will Hate

Hi everyone! So today, let’s talk about something that will make up a large portion of your wedding- wedding guests! Ultimately, yes, the day is about you and your honey getting married. But if you’re including guests in your celebration, you will also want to consider things that will make their experience memorable. So if […]

How To Have A Personal Wedding

[Editor’s note: I think we’ve all established that the best, most unique weddings are the ones that are *personal* to a couple. Well I have a confession to make- I found it really difficult to personalize my own wedding (mind you, I was planning my wedding before I knew anything about weddings). I’m excited that […]

25 Stunning Non-Strapless Wedding Dresses

Happy Tuesday friends! Some of you might recall that I recently returned from Bridal Fashion Week in NYC, where I was lucky enough to be able to attend some fabulous fashion shows and see some of the most gorgeous new wedding dresses for 2014. I have a few features planned that will showcase the dresses […]

How You Can Help Your Wedding Photographer

Hello again! I hope you enjoyed my first post on Overcoming the Overwhelming of Planning a Wedding and that it was helpful for you all! Being a photographer myself, and a recent bride, I thought I would share some tips for something close to my heart- how you as a bride can help your wedding photographer […]

5 Tips For Choosing Your Wedding Vendors

Hey all you wonderful ELD brides out there! My name is Erica Sarell, and I couldn’t be more excited to share my experiences with you all! A quick little background on me: I’m a wedding planner based in Breckenridge, Colorado, and I was recently married this past summer. Surprisingly, even though I’m in the industry, […]

Trust The Wedding Vendors You Hire!

[Editor’s note: Happy Tuesday friends! I’m excited to welcome back Joelle of A Charming Occasion to ELD as a Tips Contributor! Joelle has some amazing insight to share with us, and I can’t wait for you all to learn more from her!] There are so many posts out there on how to find your wedding […]