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A wedding planning blog for those preparing for their big day. Read our blog to get a light-hearted perspective that's full of advice, tips, and tricks from the professionals. Hear what we have to say about inviting children, guestbook options, wedding party drama, and more to help the two of you navigate through logistics you never realized you'd have to think about!

The Wedding Guests You Never Knew You Didn't Want

Laura LoCicero

Mar 26
6 min

The Wedding Guests You Never Knew You Didn't Want

When it comes to weddings, we invite three tiers of guests. Tier I: your lovely friends and family. Tier II: the people your bank rollers force you to invite, like your mom’s BFF, or your mom’s nemesis, or your mom’s hair dresser. Tier III: the people who pop back into your life out of nowhere and ask for an invitation; or the people that your friends and family somehow guilt you into inviting. You may, for example, wake up one day and realize you have given your step-cousin-

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Several Million Apologies to the Queer Community - A Pledge to Do Better.

Laura LoCicero

Mar 5
5 min

Several Million Apologies to the Queer Community - A Pledge to Do Better.

Love is love. We hear it all over the place, don’t we? “Love is love” is to now, as “eat pray love” is to 2006, but what does it mean? Do we follow it, uphold it, and honor it? Do predominantly heterosexually run wedding companies, conducting business with predominantly heterosexual clients, truly know how to make the LGBTQIAP+ community feel seen, heard, and valued? The answer ranges anywhere from a hard “no'' to an insecure “yes, and…” This industry, in its bones, was creat

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The Results Are In! There’s a New Way to Wedding in 2022

Laura LoCicero

Jan 23
3 min

The Results Are In! There’s a New Way to Wedding in 2022

Our beloved wedding bible, The Knot, has released its prophecy for 2022, and we are PUMPED. With champagne in tow, we took a deep dive into

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Laura LoCicero

Dec 18, 2021
6 min

Beauty Is (A) Pain....In The Ass

The old adage “pain is beauty and beauty is pain” has not aged well. #Feminism! Sure, there are women that may still tolerate the painful aspects of the beautifying process, but those aspects are no longer a requirement for beauty (phew!). Even better news, we're not expected to suffer for beauty on our big day either (double phew!). In fact, everyone - family, friends, the future spouse, and stylists - would encourage you not to suffer for your wedding day. But, even if we d

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Desserts are Edible Love: Myths and Facts About Sweets on Your Special Day

Laura LoCicero

Oct 19, 2021
4 min

Desserts are Edible Love: Myths and Facts About Sweets on Your Special Day

In honor of Halloween, we would like to tackle the endless possibilities of sweet treats. Like everything wedding-related, traditional cakes are moving over to make way for more trendy treats that more closely represent the couple’s taste. Many couples are now either adding more treats to their traditional cake, nixing the cake entirely, or saving the treats as favors. My wedding, for example, had a variety of traditional cakes with a personalized cookie at each place setting

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Where to Start and What to Include: A Guide to Creating Your Wedding Ceremony

Samantha Bousquet

Apr 17, 2021
3 min

Where to Start and What to Include: A Guide to Creating Your Wedding Ceremony

As we approach the busy season of weddings once again (YAY! Gooooooodbye 2020!), we thought it would be the perfect time to share how we help guide our couples in creating the perfect ceremony. If you've hired a pro, they’ll already know all the deets; but for those of you out there checking out this blog post so you can know what to expect, I hope you enjoy it! First things first, decide WHO will marry you. We love when our couples’ suggest having a loved one involved, but

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Samantha Bousquet

Nov 30, 2020
5 min

Creating Your Wedding Soundtrack

Like the great Athenian philosopher Plato once said, “music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything”. Create a personalized atmosphere for your special day by choosing the perfect mix. (Above guitarist is from Silver Arrow Band) Song selection is an important part of your wedding planning process, as it sets the tone for the moments you and your guests will enjoy throughout your event. With so many options at your disp

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Groom 101: What to Know BEFORE Saying 'I Do'!

Elias Tapley

Sep 19, 2020
4 min

Groom 101: What to Know BEFORE Saying 'I Do'!

Groom 101 Checklist: I’m no expert. While I’ve been to more than a dozen weddings, I’ve only had one of my own. After dating for

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Laura LoCicero

Aug 1, 2020
4 min

Finding Your Food Groove

This post will discuss the various dining options for your wedding. Before getting into it, you should know that I have a very passionate relationship with food, and this is not a matter we take lightly. Only a total asshole would deprioritize food when planning an event of any kind, especially a wedding. I would never forgive anyone for keeping me from appropriate amounts of food - even at a funeral. Now, in my personal opinion, the funnest weddings in the universe consist

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(Lack of) Invitation Etiquette during COVID

Laura LoCicero

Jul 18, 2020
3 min

(Lack of) Invitation Etiquette during COVID

When it comes to wedding stationary etiquette, it has taken decades to create a commonly understood, yet mostly unspoken, set of rules. The logistics and formalities of save-the-dates (STD), invitations, and thank you cards haunt our dreams. To make matters worse, just when a majority of couples started getting it right, we got a pandemic. Not to say wedding stationary has a place in even the top 1 million pandemic concerns, but it is a pain in the ass. Besides, this is a wed

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Laura LoCicero

Jul 6, 2020
3 min

Honoring Those Who Aren't Present

When most people think about honoring those who aren’t present at their wedding, they think of those who have passed away. Though this is the most common reason for a special mention, there are other reasons to give a shout out to someone. Especially now, in the midst of COVID-19, a lot of VIP guests are making the insanely difficult decision of RSVPing with regrets. Luckily, there are a number of ways to honor those loved ones without overdoing it, or bringing down the vibe.

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Laura LoCicero

May 23, 2020
6 min

"Have a Wedding Party", they said.

"As someone experienced in both wedding parties and puppies, I'm going to hit you with some hard truths..."

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Laura LoCicero

May 9, 2020
4 min

Handmade Flower Power 👊🏻

Wedding flowers is as follows: they are, by far, one of the most expensive elements of your wedding; yet, they are also something that...

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The Unimaginable Matrimony Effects of COVID-19

Laura LoCicero

Apr 25, 2020
4 min

The Unimaginable Matrimony Effects of COVID-19

A few months ago, someone, somewhere, did or experienced a thing, and now you have to consider canceling your lavish wedding events for the next year. That, in a nutshell, is what COVID-19 means for the couples planning to get married in 2020. Naturally, you are now riddled with all-consuming anxiety because all the whos/whats/wheres/whens/whys/hows/ifs of your wedding that, until recently had been answered, are now plaguing your entire existence. Dealing with wedding changes

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They're Cute, Aren't They? (A Guide to Children)

Laura LoCicero

Apr 4, 2020
5 min

They're Cute, Aren't They? (A Guide to Children)

There is nothing worse, or better, for that matter, than children. That is a universal fact. Children steal the show, for better or worse, everywhere they go – not only demanding attention from their parents and relatives, but from every human, plant, animal, and inanimate object in their path. Sometimes they get that attention sweetly and photogenically, other times they get it by throwing a tantrum over a fallen cheerio in the middle of the vows. For the couple without chil

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