You’ve been selected to act as an attendant at a friend’s wedding. Congratulations! Whether you are an honor attendant such as a Best Man or Maid of Honor, or are playing a different role, it is definitely an honor to have been asked! Once the initial flattery has worn off, you might start thinking about all of the things that …
Wedding Trends We Love: Illuminated Monograms
Maybe it’s the kid in this wedding planner, but I have a guilty love of one of today’s rather unique, and maybe a little over-the-top, wedding lighting trends: giant illuminated letters. The very retro-feel letters and symbols are 3-dimensional casings holding classic light bulbs and they come in a rainbow of wedding-perfect shades. There are smaller, table-appropriate letters, of course, …
Advice from the Wedding Planner: How to Tie a Bow Tie
If you’ve been involved at all in even a few weddings, you have probably discovered that knowing how to tie a proper bow tie is equivalent to solving one of the great mysteries of life (pinning a boutonniere is pretty close too). It’s no surprise that rental tuxes often come with a pre-tied version that adjusts pretty easily. If they …
What’s Hot in Wedding Cakes?
There is nothing more delicious than closely examining current wedding cake trends. True, it involves a bit of drooling, and a lot of Pinterest and Instagram surfing, but there are much worse jobs! It has been a really strange year in cakes. In the same season we have seen the most simple, return-to-tradition white detail on white frosting cakes while being …