Q&A
Ask the Expert: We’re Not Doing a First Look. What’s the Best Way to Fit Our Photos In?
Question: Because my fiancé and I aren’t doing a first look, we won’t be shooting any of our portraits before the ceremony. We’d still like to make […]
Ask the Expert: For Gifts That Arrive Before the Wedding, When Should I Send a Thank-You Note?
Question: My wedding is not for a couple of weeks but I’ve already received a handful of early wedding gifts. Should I sent thank-you notes […]
Ask the Expert: How Do I Avoid Waking Up With Puffy Eyes on My Wedding Day?
Question: When I don’t sleep, I wake up with crazy puffy and creased eyes, and I just know I’m barely going to sleep the night before […]
Ask the Expert: What’s the Best Way to Collect Our Guests’ Mailing Addresses?
Question: I’ll soon have to provide our calligrapher with a list of our guests’ mailing addresses, but I only have a handful of them. What’s the best […]
Ask the Expert: I Bought My Veil Before My Dress—From a Different Shop. How Can I See the Look Altogether?
Question: I saw a veil I absolutely loved and ended up buying at the shop where we got my bridesmaids’ dresses … and then I […]
Ask the Expert: How Can I Throw an Affordable After-Party?
Question: We like the idea of having an after-party but it’s not in our budget to have guests frequenting the open bar for several hours after […]
Ask the Expert: How Can I Make Sure My Groom’s Surprise Dance Isn’t a Disaster?
Question: My groom and his groomsmen are gung-ho about performing some sort of choreographed dance at our reception, like the ones you see in all of the viral videos. […]
Ask the Expert: How Do I Deal With an Unresponsive Vendor?
Question: Our wedding is getting closer and one of our vendors seems to have fallen off the face of the Earth. What’s the best way for […]
Ask the Expert: Do I Have to Use My Venue’s ‘Preferred’ Vendors?
Question: I just got engaged and am in the very beginning stages of planning, starting with looking at venues online. I know that if a place […]
Here’s What to Tell Your Wedding Guests If You’re Getting Married in Philly On Pope Weekend
Back in January, we started talking about the various headaches that the pontiff’s visit to Philadelphia was going to cause local couples getting married that last weekend […]
Ask the Expert: How Do We Get Our Guests to Use a Photo-Sharing App?
Question: We are going to use a wedding photo-sharing app so that we can gather all of our guests’ fun pictures from our reception—but what’s the […]
Ask the Expert: Do We Need to Include Plus-Ones on Our Save-the-Dates?
Question: Our save-the-dates are ready to be mailed, but my fiancé and I haven’t decided which of our guests will be invited with plus-ones. Is it okay to wait to […]
Ask the Expert: What’s the Best Way to Let Our Guests Know That Our Wedding Date Has Changed?
Q: We had to change the date of our wedding from a Saturday to the very next day, that Sunday—but we’ve already sent out our […]
Jimmy Fallon’s Horrifying Ring Avulsion Injury Is Another Reason to Make Sure Your Wedding Ring Fits
I was one of the many people in recent weeks who were fascinated to know what kind of finger injury Jimmy Fallon could have possibly […]
Ask the Expert: How Much Can I Expect to Get Back When Reselling My Wedding Dress?
Q: In figuring out my dress budget, I’m trying to calculate how much I’ll be able to make back on it by consigning it at […]