Wedding venue and catering secrets from a wedding industry insider
Okay, I admit it, I’m part of the Wedding Industrial Complex — I work at wedding venue. I’m also an Offbeat Bride. As an offbeat member of the wedding industry, I wanted to share a couple of insider tips for finding a venue and caterer.
How to beat the heat on your wedding day
We already gave you some great ideas on how to keep warm on your wedding day, but what if it looks like your date is smack dab in the midst of a summer scorcher? We’ve got ways to avoid the heat and ways to cope with the heat, including two unconventional uses for your gardening hose.
5 ways wedding expos are like zoos
I’ve only attended a few wedding showcases so far (there are a few more on my calendar, if I get to them) but I feel like I’ve already learned a few valuable lessons — most notably that wedding showcases are like zoos.
Do I really want to marry you? When doubts are a good thing.
I have doubts. I wanted to blame them on the stress of planning the wedding but I couldn’t lie to myself. I have always had them. So after one particularly long and emotionally draining day, I talked to my partner about my doubts and even created an action list of thing we should do to move forward. These are just a few of the things we’ve decided to work on together, and maybe they’ll inspire similar discussions for you and your partner, with equally positive results.