The Firmly Rooted Events Blog
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How to Add Unique Touches to your Wedding and Personalize it to Fit You
Personalizing your wedding is a great way to make it your own. Here are some things to consider when trying to find ways to personalize your wedding to fit more of you and your future spouse.
13 Ways I Personalized at my Wedding to Make it Extra Special and Unique to Us
If you’re looking for some ways to personalize your wedding, here is a list of things that we did at my wedding for some ideas.
Why you Need to Feed your Wedding Vendors
Many couples don’t understand the importance of feeding your wedding vendors, but here is something to consider about how it will affect your wedding day.
How to Prepare Your “Getting Ready Room” for Your Wedding Day
The space you’re getting ready in the morning has a larger impact on your wedding day than you think. Here are some things to consider to best prepare for the wedding morning.
Beating the Heat for your Summer Wedding
When planning your summer wedding, the weather is a huge factor you’re going to need to consider. Here are some things that you can adjust to make you and your guests the most comfortable.
10 Ways to Keep your Guests Entertained at your Wedding
While planning your wedding, you might be worried about your guests getting bored. Here are some ways to make sure they stay entertained all night.
The Challenges I Faced for My Own Wedding
My wedding in Chicago wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows. Here are some of the challenges I faced while wedding planning all the way to wedding day.
Everything your Wedding Party Needs to Know when you Ask Them
When asking your wedding party members, there are some things that you may need to consider on their behalf. Here are some things that you should talk with them about before they make a decision.
How to Prepare for your Wedding Rehearsal
The last big piece you need to stay organized for is your wedding rehearsal. Here are some ways that you can prepare for it.
Top 10 Items Couples Forget to Pack for their Wedding Day
When there are a million things to think about leading up to your wedding, there are many things that may get left behind. Here are some common items you’ll want to make sure you don’t forget.
Including your Lost Loved Ones at your Wedding
Dealing with loss while planning your wedding is such a hard thing to do. If you’re thinking you would like to honor your loved ones at your wedding, here are some ways that you can do that.
Dealing with Wedding Dress Regret
Dress regret can be really common. Here are some things you can do to try and combat it and really know you made the right decision.
Pros and Cons Lists to Decide what Day of the Week to Have your Wedding
There are quite a few factors to consider what day of the week to have your wedding, so here are some pros and cons to each day to have your wedding day.
5 Things to Change about Your Wedding and Blame on COVID
COVID was a horrible time for everyone. However, you can use it as a really good excuse to have the wedding of your dreams. Here are some ways you can use the pandemic as your “get out of jail free” card.
What to Pack with your Invitation Suite for your Details Shots
To make sure you have photographed all of your important details, here is a list of things you should pack together and have set out for your photographers to start your wedding photos.
Sustainable Elements to Make Your Wedding Eco-Friendly
When planning your wedding, you may notice there are so many elements that end up thrown away or not very friendly to the environment. Here are some ways to create a more eco-friendly wedding.
10 Unique and Trendy Grand Exit Ideas
Here are some ideas for how to pull off a fun grand exit. With each idea, we look at the information you may need to make sure that this will work for you.
How to Plan your Wedding During a Pandemic
You can rest assured that your wedding during the COVID pandemic will be safe and your guests will be comfortable.