Jan 26, 2015
Once the novelty of being engaged subsides (or even if doesn’t!), you can’t ignore the growing reality that you need to begin to plan your wedding. If your life is already scheduled to the max, how do you make the time for this?
How to plan your own wedding, much less where to begin, can seem very daunting. From glossy wedding magazines to e-newsletters, from blog-sites to wedding website collectives, from social media to bridal fairs….
You get the idea, the amount of available information is staggering. Besides not knowing exactly where to start, how do you know which available information is actually useful rather than a gimmick?
Most couples begin planning their wedding with little or no experience, yet have the pressure to get it ‘right’ from the first to last important decisions. Not much else in life comes with these expectations! When planning your own wedding, you cannot afford to waste time, money or your peace of mind.
So, if you are a newly engaged bride and wondering how to plan your own wedding, your options might look something like this:
1) Depend on your best friend, second cousin or a friend of a friend from work who was just married for her experience or advice that she received from the catering manager at the hotel where she was married. Maybe the printed info is still legible since she can’t seem to find the originals on her computer. Let’s hope your plans for the weddings are identical!
2) Quit your job so you will have time to surf through the millions of posts on wedding advice online and determine which posts are the best and most useful (hopefully). Load the advice to your phone, tablet and whatever else you may have so you can have it whenever you need it (if you remember). But which blog advice post do you start with? Then don’t forget the time to interview and hire the vendors for your wedding and, finally, decide upon all the fun details of the wedding! But who has the energy or time now for these?!? Whew!
3) Or you can enroll in the Merrily Wed® Academy and be coached on how to plan your wedding! This one-of-a-kind wedding planning coaching program takes a modern approach to DIY wedding planning consisting of daily lessons, a wedding coach and useful wedding tools and strategies.
Whichever option is ultimately best for you, make sure it is one that sets you up for success from the start, is convenient for your schedule, taps into professional planning experience and can deliver the results you desire!
Happy Wedding Planning!
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Jan 7, 2015
When Catering Magazine came calling last fall to find out what new innovative and emerging trends we are seeing in the wedding industry for their current issue, we were more than happy to divulge one of our favorites of the year at Merrily Wed®.
The wedding reception, whether a destination wedding or in your hometown, offers many opportunities to really personalize this portion of your wedding day. There are many different styles of receptions to choose from – plated, buffet, family style and action stations are the most common.
Our favorite new innovation actually solves a problem we have seen with the increasingly popular Family Style reception – where to put the food platters without disrupting the gorgeous tablescape? Read on as our wedding design solution is not only functional but stylish!
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Dec 22, 2014
Due to numerous requests, we bring you this charming blog post again! It’s one of our personal favorites too for its sweet holiday tune – Happy Holidays from us to you!
‘Tis the season to be merry and bright… And what a better way to celebrate the holidays then with our very own rendition of “The Twelve Days of Christmas”?!
You guessed it – The Twelve Days of Weddings! We know you know the song! We couldn’t resist embellishing this timeless tune and just had to share.
So grab your hot chocolate, cozy up to the fire and let the wedding inspiration begin.
On the twelfth day of weddings, my true love sent to me:
12 Strands of Romantic String Lights,
11 Giddy Groomsmen,
10 Mouth-Watering Menu Items,
9 Inviting Chiavari Chairs,
8 Delicate Cupcakes,
7 Flowing Floral Centerpieces,
6 Oh-So Brilliant Colors,
5 Champagne Signature Drinks,
4 Elegant Bridesmaids,
3 Candled Lanterns,
2 Young Lovers,
and a Stunning Diamond Ring…
From all of us to you and yours, we are Wishing You the Happiest of Holidays!
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Oct 22, 2014
What if you were planning a Halloween wedding? So for fun here at Merrily Wed® (since I probably will never plan a wedding actually on Halloween or face my kiddos disowning me for missing trick-or-treating), we thought What If?
The wedding inspiration challenge here is to create an elegant event, and dare we say romantic, without it feeling like a kid’s Halloween party… but at the same time not to completely lose the obvious inspiration of the hallowed holiday.
What if… we used velvet topped coffins for benches to sit on during the ceremony? What if…. lighted pumpkins lined your aisle?
What if… your flower girl used a beautifully carved pumpkin to toss her petals from?
What if… we used cleverly marked tombstones to direct guests to various vignettes?
What if… we used a smokey black cauldron to serve your signature drink?
What if… you dyed the crinoline under your wedding dress a fall orange? What if… you dressed your bridesmaids in black and white?
What if… we garnished passed appetizers with mini-tombstones monogrammed with your initials?
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What if… for your grand departure your guests released glowing wish lanterns into the Halloween night sky?
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Happy Halloween!
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Oct 13, 2014
Destination Weddings & Honeymoons has a crush, a HUGE crush actually, on all things California in their 2014 November/December magazine. They take an in depth look at the myriad of different locations in California for your destination wedding (thank goodness it is the third largest state in land space so there is plenty of options for everyone).
From deserts to beaches to big cities to mountains and from vineyards to lakes, they scout the best spots that will have the just right venue for your dream wedding. An added bonus is that your guests don’t need a passport for this vacation!
Here at Merrily Wed® we are thrilled to offer the insight expert advice for their close-up on Lake Tahoe weddings from tips on how to make your wedding really maximize what our charming Lake Tahoe area offers as well as the scoop on some great one-of-a-kind venues.
Ready to buy your tickets for Destination Lake Tahoe?!
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