Booking a block of rooms: 5 helpful tips from the hotel front desk
There can be so. many. things to worry about when planning and executing a wedding/commitment ceremony. If yours happens to include setting up a block of rooms at a hotel, then I have some tips for you! I work at the front desk of a big hotel in a major city, and have seen a lot of frantic brides come blazing through our doors. Here are some of my TOP TIPS for making your important day run just a little smoother.
Have your guests sign postcards as your guest book
One detail I loved from Lisa and Kevin’s garden party comfort food wedding (outside of their amazing menu!) was their postcard guest book.
9 tips for a disability-friendly wedding (…especially when you’re not visibly disabled)
Unless I’m moving around none of my disabilities are particularly visible. However amongst our guests we had lots of friends and relatives with health issues of varying degrees and severity. We chose our venue and all the details of the day based on what would make everything as comfortable as possible for everyone invited. Unfortunately I pretty much forgot to take into account my own health. In hindsight, these are the things I learned or wish I’d have done at my own wedding…
Wedding dresses you can breastfeed in: nursing mothers rejoice, we have a gigantic round-up just for YOU
All kinds of tops and dresses can are breastfeeding-friendly, especially once you get the hang of it. While I didn’t don a wedding or bridesmaid gown during my stint as a nursing mother, I did experiment with a variety of necklines to find out what was the easiest to maneuver my son around. You also want to wear something that can be folded back/pushed to the side pretty quickly — hungry babies are demanding!