After 35 years of planning weddings, the seating chart conversation is the one that produces the most genuine anxiety in couples — not the budget, not the vendor negotiations, but the question of how to seat people who do not belong in the same room together at a celebration that is supposed to be joyful. […]
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In thirty-five years of planning weddings, I have pulled off far more three-month weddings than most people would guess. A short engagement, a venue that suddenly opened up, a family reason to move the date forward, a couple who simply do not want to wait a year to get married. None of it means your
In my 35 years of planning weddings, one question arises more frequently than almost any other: Do I really need a day-of wedding coordinator? Or the follow-up: What do they actually DO all day? If you are following my 12 Wedding Planning Steps or working through How to Plan a Wedding Without a Wedding Planner:
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Spring is one of the most popular wedding seasons, and it’s easy to see why. Blooming flowers, mild temperatures, fresh greenery, and longer days provide the perfect backdrop for a beautiful celebration. These are the 12 beautiful spring wedding color trends for 2028. After more than 35 years working in wedding planning, hospitality, and event
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Of all the decisions you make while planning your wedding, curating the guest list is often the most emotionally charged. And right at the center of that tension is a question hundreds of couples ask me every single year: “How do we politely tell our guests that we want a ‘no kids’ wedding in your
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