Q&A
Sell Your Wedding Gown, Make Back Your Cash
There’s an article on HuffPo today discussing the advantages of selling your wedding gown after you’ve said your “I Do’s,” complete with some great tips […]
ASK THE EXPERT: How Do I Figure Out How Many Hotel Rooms to Block for Our Guests?
Q: How do I figure out how many rooms to block for my guests the night of the wedding? Our guest list is set, but […]
ASK THE EXPERT: What If I Don’t Like My Vendor’s Custom Work For My Wedding?
Q: What do I do if I’ve hired a vendor to do custom work for my wedding, they have my deposit—but then I don’t like […]
ASK THE EXPERT: How Can I Include Some People In Wedding Planning Without Offending Others?
Q: I’m getting remarried, and my daughter is very involved in the planning. I’d also like to involve my soon-to-be stepdaughter in a way that […]
ASK THE EXPERT: How Do I Control An Out-of-Control Guest?
Q: My soon-to-be brother-in-law gets a little out of control at weddings (or at any open bar), and I really don’t want him making a […]
ASK THE EXPERT: How Should I Tip My Wedding Vendors?
Q: I’ve heard conflicting things about this—what are the general practices for tipping my various vendors?
A Wedding Planner’s Top 12 Pet Peeves
You know, talking to as many wedding professionals as we do on a regular basis, you start to get an idea of what certain vendors […]
ASK THE EXPERT: How Do I Handle A Bridesmaid-Groomsman Breakup?
Q: One of my bridesmaids and one of my fiance’s groomsmen just ended their longterm, live-in relationship, and our wedding is in two weeks. Is […]
ASK THE EXPERT: How Prepared For Guests’ Food Allergies Should We Be?
Q: I know it’s customary to have meat-free dishes on hand at our reception for vegetarian guests, but what about food allergies? Should we be […]
ASK THE EXPERT: Can Our Friends Be Our Videographers?
Q: We’re not going to hire a videographer for our wedding because it’s not in the budget, and we don’t feel like we need a […]
ASK THE EXPERT: Should I Warn People If They’re Not Invited?
Q: Because of various restrictions, our guest list is rather small, and there are some people we just couldn’t invite. Should I proactively reach out […]
ASK THE EXPERT: Is It Bad To Put Expensive Things On My Registry?
Q: I recently heard a friend griping about expensive items on another friend’s registry, and I thought, I have nice, pricey pots and pans and […]
ASK THE EXPERT: How Do I Make My DIY Makeup Stay Put?
Question: My budget is tight, and I’m pretty good at doing makeup, so I’m going to do my own the day of my wedding. But […]
Ask the Expert: Do We Have To Pay For Our Guests’ Parking?
Question: We’re having our reception at a big, fancy hotel in Center City, and we were wondering: Are we obligated to pay for our guests’ […]
The Women She’s Kissed
She won a Golden Globe for The Iron Lady last night, but she also recently played a kissing game on the Ellen show. Meryl Streep […]