The Inside Scoop on Tipping your Wedding Vendors and Why it isn’t Factored into our Cost
Tipping your vendors can seem like a weird thing to do for your wedding day. Here are some of the things to know about tipping your vendors and why it is a standard practice, or what you can do instead.
What to do about an Uneven Wedding Party for your Wedding Day
Having a wedding party that isn’t equal on both sides may be thought of as an eyesore, but it isn’t as big of a problem as you think. Here are some things that you can do about having an uneven wedding party that will make it less noticeable.
All the Details your Wedding Party Members Should Know Before your Wedding
When having a group of your family and friends support you, it’s important to try and make things as easy as possible for them. Here are some of the things you should let your wedding party members know before the wedding day.
Eloquent Impressions - Chicago Custom Wedding Stationer - Vendor Spotlight
Getting wedding stationery for your wedding day is a wonderful day to customize your wedding day with the first experience for your guests and keeping your wedding day cohesive. Read more about Amanda at Eloquent Impressions for more information about her wedding stationery business in the Chicago area.
Top 3 Factors to Consider with Having Kids Attend your Wedding
One of the things you’ll have to consider while wedding planning is if you want children to be in attendance for your wedding day. Here are the top 3 things to think about if you’re thinking about having or not having kids at your wedding.
6 Ways to Prepare Yourself for Wedding Dress Shopping Appointments
Wedding dress shopping can be incredibly fun or incredibly daunting. Hopefully after reading this blog post, you will be prepared enough to have a lovely experience while wedding dress shopping.
Union, Illinois Backyard Fall Wedding Feature: Megan and Kenny
This moody, fall wedding in Union was so lovely to be a part of. Read more about this backyard wedding here.
The Best Way to Plan your Wedding Budget
Setting a wedding budget is one of the most stressful, difficult parts of wedding planning. If you follow these steps, you’ll likely have a more accurate wedding budget you don’t blow.
CampBride - Chicago Hair and Makeup Wedding Services - Vendor Spotlight
If you’re looking for a joint hair and makeup team for your wedding in Chicago or the Chicago area, here is a great vendor to work with. Read more about Kasha and her business CampBride here.
A Quick Guide to Wearing your Veil
A few things to consider in your mountain of details is when you want to put on and take off your wedding veil. Here is a guide on how to put it on, when people put it on, and when people take it off.
The 3 Main Ways to Seat your Guests at your Wedding
Making the guests’ seating arrangements can be such a hassle. Here is a breakdown of how you can make your seating arrangements with a seating chart, escort cards, or place cards and how that looks for your wedding.
5 Questions to Ask When Booking a Wedding Planner or Coordinator
Meeting your planner or coordinator may feel overwhelming because you don’t know what to ask them. Here are 5 good questions to ask when booking your planner or coordinator.
Majo Muñoz Photography - Fine Art Wedding Photographer in Chicago - Vendor Spotlight
Fine art, documentary-style photography is gaining more popularity by the minute. Here is a photographer that I recommend! Read more about Maria here.
Planning for Rain on your Wedding Day
They always say that rain on your wedding day is lucky, but not many people actually plan for it. Here are some things to do when you may end up with a rainy wedding day.
The Battle of Priorities for your Wedding Day: Time vs. Money
Knowing exactly how much money or how much time you should be devoting to your wedding can be difficult to figure out. Here are some of the things to consider with figuring out where you want to put your money and time for your wedding.
New Year’s Eve Wedding Feature at Bolingbrook Golf Club: Allyson and Matthew
See more photos from this New Years Eve wedding that was such a joyous, fun occasion for the whole wedding day.
What does a Wedding Coordinator do? Here’s your Answer:
Sometimes it may seem like your coordinator isn’t physically doing a lot of work, but here is all that goes into being a wedding coordinator.
Impulse Entertainment - Chicago Wedding DJ - Vendor Spotlight
If you’re looking for a rad DJ that will make your dance floor packed the whole night, you’ve come to the right place. Read more here about Impulse Entertainment, a Chicagoland wedding DJ company.
Photo credit: Allison Vollink Photography
How to Plan your Wedding without the Stress
Wedding planning and being stressed can sometimes be hand in hand. Here are some of the things that stress couples out and how to manage them.
Thunderhawk Golf Club in Beach Park Wedding Feature: Ashley and Johnny
This fall wedding was an amazingly sweet day to be a part of! See more photos and read about the wedding day in this blog post.