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Who Are You?
We want to hear from you! Recently we were having a conversation with a bride-to-be about her wedding invitations…specifically the monogram on her invitation. We hear of more and more couples using their new ‘married’ monogram on save the date’s or invitations… Technically and according to traditional etiquette, a new couple’s ‘married’ monogram is...
Reality TV, the internet and the $26K wedding
A week or so ago a dear friend, who is also a wedding planner {and who also appeared on the same reality TV show I did} posted about her frustration with brides coming in talking about the media blasting pieces about the average $26K wedding… Some of the frustration comes from brides who are...
Our Preferred Vendor List
We get calls all the time from Wedding Professionals asking if we have a preferred vendor list and if so how to get on it… First thing you’ll notice is that I referred to people calling as “Wedding Professionals” and they use the term ‘vendors” – potato, potato… We always use the term Wedding Professionals...
Can You Say Makhetonim?
{LOL, sorry, I just love the way that word sounds}.Doing lots of Jewish weddings, you pick up lots of new vocabulary - Makhetonim (mock – ha –tun-im) is a great Yiddish word, it actually has no direct English translation – it roughly means co-in-laws or co- parenting your child’s spouse. We love how this...
…and Getting Reviewed {part 3 of a series}
All brides are beautiful! And every wedding showcased on every wedding planner’s, caterers, florists or photographer’s website is beautiful. We make an effort to showcase a wide range of the types of wedding we assist in planning – we’ve done weddings of nearly every race, religion and ethnicity. And we enjoy helping every couple...
Our Blog, Being Social and Getting Reviewed {part 2}
Part 2: Being Social Weddings are social events – not just for the couple getting married or their families- but for the wedding professionals too… It takes a team to make a great wedding, we LOVE the wedding professionals we get to work we refer to and we like spending time with them at...
Our Blog, Being Social and Getting Reviewed
Engagement parties, bachelor / bachelorette parties, rehearsal dinners and weddings are Social Events – so it stands to reason that a HUGE part of what we do is social. Weddings, in general, are about relationships – obviously yours as bride and groom, but also your families coming together, our relationship with you and our...
The WORST Wedding Photos, Ever!
OK, this is NOT what you want to see on a wedding planner’s website… BREATHE; it’s not about any of our couple’s weddings or even any photographer we work with No doubt by now you’ve seen on the new or online about the couple in the UK who had their wedding ruined by...
It Never Rains In South Philly…
OK, ok, I’m only kidding…in the Philadelphia, South Jersey, Delaware region it often rains on someone’s wedding day….. Urban legend or superstition says that if you place a statue of the Virgin Mary in your front window the week of your wedding it won’t rain on your wedding day… If that were true, it...
The Lost Art of Thank You Notes
I admit it. we’ve become a society who has forgotten what a pen and paper are for…I’m somestimes guilty of it too… Sending off an email thanking someone for lunch or a referral or professional advice is the casual easy way out… Text messages THX, TNX or TU – just don’t cut it when...
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