March 12th, 2010
Hey guys - Boring your guests, insulting your inlaws, and pronouncing your love for your best friend’s wife are all pretty much faux pas in the game of life. So why the temptation when making a speech at a friend or family member’s wedding? Well, here are a few pitfalls to avoid, and a few [...]
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February 26th, 2010
Planning a Chicago wedding can be stressful. Likely you’ve never done this before.
How can you prevent the arguments and stay in love during this time?
A couple told me their secret for keeping their relationship happy during the sometimes stressful time of planning a Chicago wedding.
What they do is set aside one night a week for [...]
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February 12th, 2010
First let’s define what dancing between courses is. It is used for all weddings on the east coast and amazingly enough called East Coast style. It has become very popular for weddings throughout the country because of the many benefits. The biggest difference is that the dance orchestra starts at the beginning of dinner instead of after.
Here’s [...]
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January 29th, 2010
One of the unforeseen wedding costs is the alteration of the wedding dress or bridesmaid dress…
• Wedding dress alterations can range from $300 to $700 depending on the style, design and size of the dress and take a minimum of 8 weeks to complete. Bridesmaid’s dresses take an average of 2 weeks to complete and [...]
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January 15th, 2010
You’ve had friends to your home for dinner. Maybe you’ve hosted a Super Bowl party or two. But have you ever planned and coordinated an event for 50-300 guests?
If you haven’t, then welcome to the world of wedding planning.
Caterers, florists, and other wedding-related companies will be banging down your door to get your business. Friends [...]
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January 1st, 2010
When it comes to wedding receptions, this is your special event and a way of thanking guests for participating in your special day. For this reason, most bride and grooms want to look at all their options to choose the one that will best match the wedding, the budget, and the guests. Once you know the [...]
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December 18th, 2009
Remember back in junior high, what did we do when we had a substitute teacher? We knew they didn’t know what they were doing, so we didn’t really listen to them or take them seriously, right? Why did this happen? There wasn’t a strong leader.
The same applies to your Chicago wedding. Things don’t just happen [...]
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December 4th, 2009
Think of the last great movie you saw. Each scene had its own feel to it. A chase scene uses fast exciting music to add to the drama. A romantic scene uses beautiful sweeping love songs to enhance the mood. What if you used the same music for both? What would that romantic scene be [...]
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November 20th, 2009
First let’s define what dancing between courses is. It is used for all weddings on the east coast and amazingly enough called East Coast style. It has become very popular for weddings throughout the country because of the many benefits. The biggest difference is that the dance orchestra starts at the beginning of dinner instead of after.
Here’s [...]
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November 6th, 2009
Think about the best meal you’ve had recently. Now imagine it without one of the key ingredients. How does it taste now? Remember in College making Macaroni and Cheese with water instead of milk?
Those same cheap substitutes can ruin your wedding. I’m not saying you need to get the very best of everything for each [...]
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