Okay So Here’s The Deal With Save The Dates You need to send save the dates like 6-8 months before your wedding. That’s the standard timeline everyone tells you, but honestly? I had this couple in spring 2023 who sent theirs out 10 months early because half their guests were traveling from overseas and it […]

12+ Months Before So the first thing you gotta do is actually sit down and have that money talk. I know, nobody wants to do this part, but like… I had this couple in spring 2023 who skipped this step and then three months in they realized they’d been planning a $60K wedding when they […]

Start With Your Venue Layout Because Everything Else Is Pointless Without It Okay so the first thing you gotta do is get the actual floor plan from your venue. I mean the REAL one, not just some vague “we have space for 150 people” promise. In spring 2023 I had this couple who started their […]

What Beach Wedding Packages Actually Include (And What They Don’t) So here’s the thing about beach wedding packages – they sound amazing until you actually start reading the fine print and realize half of what you need isn’t included. I learned this the hard way in summer 2021 when a couple booked what they thought […]

Starting With The Basics Because Tables Are More Complicated Than You Think Okay so the biggest mistake I see couples make is waiting until like three weeks before the wedding to tackle the seating chart and then they’re panicking because Aunt Margaret can’t sit near Uncle Tom after the Christmas incident and honestly I’ve been […]

Okay so first things first – figure out what you actually HAVE Before you start pinning gorgeous centerpieces or falling in love with that vineyard venue, you gotta sit down and have the money talk. I mean really have it. Not the “oh we’ll figure it out” conversation but the actual numbers conversation. In spring […]

Wedding Toast Basics You Actually Need Okay so you’ve been asked to give a toast and you’re freaking out a little because standing in front of 150 people with a microphone is basically everyone‘s nightmare. I get it. I’ve sat through like hundreds of wedding toasts at this point and honestly? Most people overthink it. […]

Okay so wedding thank you speeches are honestly one of those things that seem easy until you’re actually standing there with a microphone So here’s the deal with thank you speeches at weddings – they’re kinda mandatory but also super personal and there’s no one perfect way to do them. I’ve been to literally hundreds […]

So You Need an MC Script Okay so wedding MC scripts are one of those things that can totally make or break the flow of a reception and I’ve seen both extremes. The MC is basically the glue holding everything together between the cake cutting and the awkward uncle speeches, and having a solid script […]

Okay So Wedding Invitation Wording Is Actually Harder Than People Think Look I’ve been doing this for like 15 years and the number of panicked emails I get about invitation wording is honestly kinda ridiculous. People think it’s just “you’re invited to our wedding” and done but there’s actually this whole thing with who’s hosting […]