Planning Basics
While your engagement is sure to be a fun and exciting time, there’s some work involved, too. We’re here to help make the wedding planning process as stress-free as possible, and provide loads of helpful advice. Whether you’re setting your budget, choosing a venue, or learning about the latest wedding trends, you’ll find everything you need to know about wedding planning right here.
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Trends & Tips
Back in the day, wedding planning meant cutting images from magazines, lugging giant binders from appointment to appointment, and handwriting guest lists.
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Trends & Tips
By developing and maintaining a positive relationship with your vendors, your wedding planning process will be stress-free and fun
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Marriage Proposals
A dream proposal that took place in a scenic winery in Centerville, Virginia
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Etiquette
Make sure mom feels appreciated on your wedding day — it's a big deal for her, too! — by finding ways to include and honor her throughout the day.
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Trends & Tips
Check out our list of the biggest surprises you’ll learn while planning your big day.
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Marriage Proposals
Check out this dream proposal that took place in New York City!
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Trends & Tips
Take the quiz and see how you should kick back and relax during your wedding planning journey!
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Marriage Proposals
Shawn talked to us about planning her wedding, and her #justsaidyes moment!
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Trends & Tips
From removing deodorant stains to keeping the bugs away at an outdoor ceremony, these wedding planner-approved tips and tricks are essential for your big day.
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Trends & Tips
Once you’ve found and hired your dream team of wedding vendors, the rest of the planning process is typically pretty smooth. Sometimes, however, a vendor might cancel.
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Trends & Tips
Planning a wedding and going to school to earn your degree are two totally different things, but they each require a good amount of time and focus.
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Trends & Tips
Our closest friends and family members will be first on the list when the time comes to choose our *actual* wedding party, but we can still dream, right?
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Marriage Proposals
Take the quiz to see how you will react to your S.O. popping the question!
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Etiquette
Your wedding day is the perfect time to make your mom feel loved and remembered for everything she’s done to this point
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Etiquette
There are moments at every wedding when selfies are not okay. Read on for our guide to when to put the camera phone down—and when you should feel free to snap away
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Trends & Tips
While it’s perfectly reasonable to desire a Facebook and Twitter-free environment for just a few hours, we believe your wedding is not the time for such an idea.