Should we hire a DJ for our wedding? A professional wedding planner offers her advice on how to make this choice and tips to use if you skip a DJ.
Read moreI’ve Been a Professional Wedding Planner for Seven Years. Here’s What I Make of The Knot’s 2022 Real Weddings Study
A professional wedding planner offers context to The Knot’s 2022 Real Wedding Study including on how much a wedding costs.
Read moreWedding Venue Review: Mildred Hall in Portland, Oregon
A wedding planner shares her professional take on Mildred Hall, a historic and scenic wedding venue in northeast Portland, Oregon.
Read moreThe Easiest Way to Figure Out When to Send Wedding Save-the-Dates or Invites, According to a Wedding Planner
When do you send save-the-dates and/or invites for a wedding? A professional wedding planner shares a trick to help.
Read moreA Free Template for What to Say When You're Inviting One Person But Not Their Partner(s)
Use this free template to limit which guests have a plus-one at your wedding.
Read moreA Free Template for What to Say When People Offer to Help With Your Wedding
Use this free template to acknowledge a wedding guest’s offer to help and then take concrete next steps on how they can help as you plan your wedding.
Read moreA Free Template for How to Decline Money or Help for a Wedding
Use this free template to politely but clearly decline an offer of help or money when planning a wedding.
Read moreWedding Venue Review: The Den in Portland, Oregon
A wedding planner shares her thoughts on The Den, a new wedding venue in Portland, Oregon.
Read moreGoing to a Wedding Show? 10 Ways to Make It Work for You, According to a Wedding Planner
If you’re going to a wedding show, consider this advice from a professional wedding planner.
Read moreSomeone Test Positive for COVID After Your Wedding? What to Say
This is a tough but necessary conversation.
Read more10 Changes I Made to My Wedding Business to Make It Through 2022
Here’s what I changed about my wedding business to make it through 2022.
Read more18 Actually Unique Services You Can Use for Your Wedding, According to a Wedding Planner
A wedding planner shares her go-to recommendations for actually cool, unique, and unconventional services you can buy for and use at your wedding.
Read moreCan I Legally Have a Wedding in Oregon Right Now?
The latest on what’s legal for Oregon weddings during COVID-19.
Read moreThis Is the Most Important Question in Wedding Planning
The most important question in wedding planning isn’t how much or when or where. It’s why.
Read moreFree Pandemic Wedding Planning Resources to Help During COVID-19
Use these free wedding planning resources as you plan a wedding during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read moreCOVID Wedding Planning: What Do I Say to My Wedding Vendors?
Here’s language you can use to talk to your wedding vendors about COVID and your wedding plans.
Read moreCOVID Wedding Planning: What Do I Say to My Wedding Guests?
Here’s language you can use to talk to your wedding guests about COVID and your wedding plans.
Read moreHere's What a COVID-19 Safety Policy for Your Wedding Looks Like
Use this template to communicate the health and safety boundaries of your wedding.
Read moreCan You Hire Someone to Do On-Site COVID Testing at a Wedding?
I asked nine COVID testing companies if they offer on-site COVID testing for weddings. This is what I learned.
Read moreCOVID Vaccine: Should I Ask My Wedding Guests and Vendors If They Got It?
I address the popular question of how to ask wedding guests and vendors if they have received the COVID-19 vaccine before attending a wedding in-person.
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