Okay so venue contracts are literally the most important piece of paper in your entire wedding planning process I cannot stress this enough and honestly it drives me crazy when couples just skim through and sign without reading because back in spring 2023 I had a bride call me sobbing—literally sobbing—because her venue double-booked her […]
Wedding Planning Templates You Actually Need Look, I’ve been doing this for over fifteen years and the number of brides who show up to our first meeting with random notes on their phone and Pinterest boards but zero actual organization is… honestly it’s most of them. And that’s fine! That’s literally why you hire someone […]
Okay so here’s the thing about guest list spreadsheets You absolutely need one and it needs to be way more detailed than you think. I learned this the hard way back in spring 2023 when I had a bride who swore she could keep everything in her head because her wedding was “only” 120 people. […]
Okay so vendor contracts are literally the thing that will save your sanity I cannot stress this enough – you need everything in writing. Like, everything. I had this couple back in spring 2023 who didn’t get a proper contract with their florist because she was a “friend of the family” and guess what happened? […]
Okay So Free Wedding Invitation Templates Are Actually Pretty Good Now Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – free wedding invitation templates have come a ridiculously long way since I started in this industry. Back in like 2015, the free options were honestly embarrassing. Clipart disaster zones. But now? You can legitimately get professional-looking […]
Getting Free Wedding Invitation Samples By Mail So the biggest thing you gotta know about requesting free wedding invitation samples is that most companies actually WANT to send them to you. Like, this isn’t some sneaky hack or loophole – it’s literally part of their business model because they know once you feel the paper […]
Okay so videography contracts are basically non-negotiable Look, I learned this the hard way back in summer 2021 when one of my couples had their videographer just… not show up? Like completely ghosted them on the wedding day and there was NOTHING in writing we could use to hold them accountable. It was a nightmare […]
Getting Your Wedding Planner Contract Actually Right Okay so the contract thing is honestly something I wish someone had just laid out for me when I started because I spent like three months in 2021 going back and forth with a lawyer and it was expensive and confusing and I basically just needed someone to […]
Why You Actually Need a Weekend Wedding Itinerary Okay so weekend weddings are having a MOMENT right now and honestly I’m here for it but also—people completely underestimate how much coordination goes into keeping 50+ guests informed about what’s happening when. Like I had this couple back in spring 2023 who thought they could just […]
Finding Free Printable Wedding Invitation Templates That Don’t Look Cheap Okay so printable wedding invitations are honestly one of those things that can save you like hundreds of dollars if you do them right, but they can also look absolutely terrible if you just grab the first free template you find on Google. I learned […]