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I thought it might be fun to share some snapshots of my new Look Book with you all. If you’re clients of mine, then you’ve already seen this (sorry, old news!) but if you’re future clients, then this is what you have to look forward to.
As I work to [...]
Wedding planning is stressful. We all know that. There are so many details to think of, so many tasks to accomplish. But the main reason couples get overwhelmed is because they try to tackle the tasks and think about the details all at once. I meet with brides for consultations, a year before their wedding, [...]
I don’t often talk about my second, full-time, job (you know, on the side) but I just couldn’t resist today. In addition to Kristine Aletha Weddings, I also work at BHLDN Chicago, and actually helped open the store a year ago. With the celebration of our year anniversary coming up and a [...]
There is nothing like the moment you receive your first wedding gift in the mail. It’s like Christmas morning, just for you and your fiance. Christmas for two. And I’m about to share even better news: Etiquette says it’s OK to open it right away. In fact, it’s preferable. Open the [...]
This is typically the time all you newly engaged couples are starting to look for your vendors and I admit, from someone who’s both a planner and a former bride, the process can be overwhelming. Especially when you haven’t the faintest clue where to begin. Full disclosure: There are times when I have the task [...]
One of the more tedious tasks of wedding planning is gathering all of your invited guests’ mailing addresses. Sure, you can send out emails, Facebook messages, text messages. But then you have to enter each. and. every. one into your Excel document. But with Postable your guests can enter their own information directly [...]
We all know there is a formal way to set a table. Dinner fork, salad fork, dessert spoon, soup spoon, bread knife, dinner knife. Who knew there were so many utensils?! While the formal table setting still serves as a helpful guide, it doesn’t (like everything else in your wedding) have [...]
Chatting with a photographer friend of mine last week, she brought up a very good point about the importance of hiring a wedding planner (or at least coordinator). She said that, from her end of things, the couples who went without a planner often ran late or didn’t plan enough time in the day (specifically [...]
I know how overwhelming it is when you first start hiring vendors for your wedding. There are just SO MANY. Caterer, photographer, videographer, florist, DJ, rentals, planner…the list goes on. And I know how overwhelming it is to make sure you’re sticking to your budget as you’re hiring these people. But hear me when I [...]
Let’s start off Wednesday with a little tutorial, shall we?
A seating chart is a list of all guests’ names along with their table assignments. (Hint: It’s best to do this alphabetically unless you have a very small guest list.)
via Oh So [...]
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