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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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Is a Friday or Sunday Wedding Right for You?
Trends & Tips
If you’re considering hosting your wedding on a Friday or Sunday, here are a few factors to discuss.
How to Include Your Children in Your Wedding
Etiquette
Check out our tips on how to include your kids in your wedding day.
How to Prep to Party All Night at Your Wedding
Trends & Tips
Here are some pre-wedding words of wisdom to help you avoid completely crashing on your wedding night.
7 Things Not to Do If You're in the Wedding Party
Etiquette
Here are a few things you probably shouldn’t do if you want to be considered for wedding party member of the year.
Which Celebrity Should Crash Your Wedding?
Trends & Tips
Take the quiz and find out which famous celeb should make a surprise visit on your big day!
8 Ways to Involve Stepparents in Your Wedding
Etiquette
While you might think including everyone in your wedding will make things more complicated, it doesn’t have to be. Here are some ways to involve stepparents in your day
11 Wedding Rules You Can Totally Break
Etiquette
We've rounded up a few longstanding wedding customs you can put a personal twist on. After all, rules were made to be broken right?
11 Questions Every Newly-Engaged Couple Has
Marriage Proposals
We're here to help answer the questions spinning around in your head so you can actually enjoy your engagement.
Who Should Your Celebrity MOB or MOG Actually Be?
Trends & Tips
Take our quiz and find out who your superstar MOB or MOG should be!
How Much Do You REALLY Know About Wedding Planning?
Trends & Tips
Test your wedding knowledge with this quiz. Some of the correct answers may surprise you!
The Pre-Posal: How to Have
Marriage Proposals
Here are a few of our tips on how to “pre-propose” to your partner.
Wedding Planning: The First 5 Things You Need to Do
Trends & Tips
With the help of the WeddingWire checklist, we’ve outlined the first five things you need to do to start planning your wedding.
The Engagement Edit: Q&A with Kari of Sophisticated Whimsy
Trends & Tips
With her wedding around the corner, Kari gave us the inside scoop on her wedding planning process from her Napa engagement to her day-of details.
The Engagement Edit: Q&A with Cortney of Cort in Session
Trends & Tips
If you’re planning a wedding with lots of color and personality, this next bride-to-be in the Engagement Edit series is for you! Meet Cortney Dryden of Cort in Session!
How to Save Money on Your Wedding Decor
Budget
We all know that all of the little wedding decor details can add up when it comes to your budget. Here are some ideas to help you cut costs.
Trends & Tips
For right now here are the three things I would change if I could plan my wedding again!