12+ Months Before: Getting Your Life Together So you just got engaged and everyone’s asking about dates and venues and you’re like “we literally got engaged yesterday” but here’s the thing – if you want certain venues or photographers, you gotta start NOW. I had this couple in spring 2023 who waited six months to […]
Okay So First Things First – Timeline Matters More Than You Think The biggest mistake I see couples make is not having a realistic timeline and honestly it drives me absolutely crazy because then everyone’s stressed and vendors are booked and suddenly you’re crying over napkin colors at 2am. Start with your wedding date and […]
Okay So Table Plans Are Basically The Worst Part Of Wedding Planning Listen, I’ve done over 300 weddings at this point and the seating chart is always—ALWAYS—the thing that makes brides cry at 2am. Not the flowers, not the dress alterations, but figuring out where to put Aunt Linda who hasn’t spoken to Uncle Mark […]
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. […]