Wedding Ideas Blog
Hiring a wedding day makeup artist
Hiring a wedding day makeup artist means one less thing to think about. The following tips will help ensure that you get the results you want. When it comes to weddings, makeup artists are among the most sought-after professionals. Your wedding day will be immortalized in photos for a lifetime, and it’s important to look…
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Advice for honeymoon planning
It seems ironic that many couples will spend $25,000 – $50,000 or more for a half day wedding ceremony, yet they have difficulty justifying $6,000 for 7 days of an equally important part of that ceremony, the fantasy getaway known as a honeymoon. Every honeymoon traveler desires to experience the “Wow” factor, be it elegant…
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How to Remember Your Wedding Day
Your beautiful wedding day is something to behold for a lifetime of cherished memories. Reviewing your fabulous photographs and videos in the years and decades that follow will help to recapture that day. Many brides and grooms may only recall a few segments of the ceremony or reception or blurs of the day if no…
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Something That Most DJs Won’t Tell You
I am going to tell you something that no other DJ will probably tell you. After 20 years in the biz, a lot has changed in the DJ market. From heavy crates of records and multiple cases of cassette tapes to CDs and now mp3. From when you had to buy an album for one…
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Catering Tips for the DIY Bride
In tough times, I have seen brides take on more do-it-yourself projects and cuts costs where they typically would not. I was recently involved in coordinating a “wedding-day” only event for a couple who were students and trying to plan a wedding on less than $8,000. As we all know, catering and alcohol are probably…
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How to Choose What Style Wedding Dress Will Look Best on You.
Looking for your wedding gown can be an overwhelming experience, especially if you’re new to the whole process. Making a decision will be much easier after you become familiar with the four silhouettes of wedding dresses and which silhouette will look the most flattering on your figure. Wearing the right silhouette for your body type can draw attention to…
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10 Best Ways to Include a Horse Carriage in Your Wedding
There is simply something magical about a horse and carriage. It might be because it’s something that you don’t see everyday. It might be that is how relatives in your family got married and you’d like to continue the tradition. Maybe you love animals and horses as much as we do. Whatever your reason, adding…
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4 Reasons NOT to Hire a Professional Wedding Photographer
1) Your Uncle Jack has offered to do it and it doesn’t matter to you if his camera is still film and if his style is way outdated, because you’re just hoping he stays so busy documenting your day that he has no time to make a fool of himself on the dance floor or…
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Ways to honor deceased relatives in a wedding
Tips: Be creative and do what feels right to you. There is no one right way to honor deceased relatives. Accompany what you do with a few brief lines written in the program or stated aloud that explain why you are doing it. For example, “We are each carrying photos of our grandmother and father…
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DJ (canned) Vs. Band (live!) for your Wedding Reception
Navigating through all the inherent details of planning a wedding reception event is a major undertaking. But even after all the meticulous effort, no matter how beautifully-adorned the Bride, or how lovely and fragrant the flower arrangements, ot how elegantly-decorated the hall, etc. – when all is said and done – your family members and…
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