Category Archives: Planning Guides

Unique Wedding Websites: Creative Event Site Ideas

Okay so wedding websites don’t have to be boring Look, I’ve been planning weddings since like 2008 and the number of couples who just pick a random template and call it done is… actually most of them. But here’s the thing – your wedding website is literally the first thing guests interact with about your […]

Wedding Speech Examples: Toast Writing Samples

Wedding Speech Examples That Won’t Make People Cringe Okay so you need to write a wedding toast and you’re panicking because every example you’ve found online sounds like it was written by a robot or makes you want to crawl under the table. I get it. Last spring I had this best man at a […]

Sample Wedding Budget: Cost Breakdown Examples

Okay so wedding budgets are literally the thing everyone gets wrong The biggest mistake I see is people googling “average wedding cost” and then just… panicking? Like that number means nothing for YOUR wedding. I had this bride in spring 2023 who came to me with a printout from some wedding website saying the average […]

Wedding Registry Examples: Gift List Ideas & Samples

okay so wedding registries are kinda overwhelming at first Look I’m gonna be straight with you – creating a wedding registry is one of those things that sounds super fun until you’re standing in the middle of a department store with a scanner gun wondering if you really need four different sizes of mixing bowls. […]

Marriage Card Design: Creative Layout Ideas & Inspiration

Layout Basics That Actually Matter Okay so the biggest mistake I see is people thinking they need to cram everything onto the front of the card and honestly it drives me nuts because you have multiple panels to work with. Like why are you squishing your names, date, venue, and a giant photo all into […]

Wedding Ceremony Program Examples: Order of Service Samples

Okay so wedding ceremony programs are one of those things couples either obsess over or completely forget about until two weeks before the wedding and honestly both approaches kinda stress me out. The program is basically your guests’ roadmap to what’s happening during the ceremony, and I’ve seen so many variations over the years that […]

Sample Bridal Shower Invitations: Party Design Examples

Garden Party Invitations That Don’t Look Like Your Grandma’s Tea Party Okay so garden party invites are having this whole moment right now and honestly I get why. They’re elegant but not stuffy, which is exactly what most brides want. The key here is botanical illustrations without going full-on jungle explosion. I did this bridal […]

Sample Wedding Invitation Wording: Text Examples & Etiquette

The Basics That Nobody Tells You Until You’ve Already Ordered 150 Wrong Invitations Okay so wedding invitation wording is one of those things that seems super straightforward until you actually sit down to write it and then suddenly you’re googling “do I need to spell out street” at 11pm on a Tuesday. I had this […]

Examples of Wedding Websites: Event Site Design Inspiration

Wedding Website Design Examples That Actually Work Okay so wedding websites have completely changed since I started doing this back in the early 2000s and honestly some couples still don’t realize how important they are. Like last spring 2023 I had this couple who wanted to skip the website entirely because they thought Facebook invites […]

Wedding Thank You Card Examples: Gratitude Wording Samples

Okay so thank you cards are where people panic the most honestly Like I had this bride in spring 2023 who literally texted me at 11pm asking if she could just write “thanks for the blender” on every card and I was like nooo that’s not gonna work. The formula is actually pretty simple once […]