How to Beat Wedding Planning Burn-Out

by | Dec 26, 2016 | Advice from Mike

How to beat Wedding Planning Burn-OutSet a wedding-free zone in your house.  Planning a wedding will start off with just a pile of invitations in the living room. Then there are bridal books everywhere, inspiration pictures take over your desktop home screen and...

Questions to Ask a Marriage Celebrant

by | Dec 21, 2016 | Advice from Mike

These days there are so many marriage celebrants to choose from that picking just one can seem like a daunting task. By asking the right questions and a doing a little research, you should have no trouble in finding the perfect marriage celebrant for you and your...

Grooms Look Good In Tuxedos with Tails

by | Nov 5, 2016 | Advice from Mike

 Grooms look great in tails, but most of them refuse. They say they don’t want to look like a penguin. Go to the tuxedo store with him to try on several different tuxedos. Have him try on a tail coat, just to make you happy. Explain to him that you aren’t...

WEDDING TOASTS-WHO GOES FIRST?

by | Aug 4, 2016 | Advice from Mike

Wedding Toasts-Who goes 1st?THE ENGAGEMENT PARTYAt this event, the first toast is made by the father of the bride in the form of an announcement of the engagement. This typically occurs midway through the party once all of the guests have arrived and have had a chance...

Wedding Rule Book? I Think Not!

by | Jul 25, 2016 | Advice from Mike

One of the most common phrases I hear while going through the planning process with a couple, “Is that the way it’s supposed to be?” Whether it’s for the wording on their invitations the timeline of the evening or the line-up for the processional during the ceremony,...