The Wedding Blog

6 Timeline Gaps That Make Weddings Run Late

You made a wedding day timeline. You sent it to your vendors. You feel like the hard part is done. Here's the short answer: the timeline isn't the ...

Booking Your Wedding Vendors Is Only Half the Job

Most couples treat the moment they book their last vendor as the finish line. The venue is locked in. The photographer is signed. The caterer, the ...

Why Most Mother of the Groom Speeches Fall Flat

Your son is getting married. You've been thinking about this speech for months — maybe years. You have memories stacked on memories, a dozen things...

5 Things Your Photographer Needs Before the Wedding

You've spent months choosing your photographer. You love their portfolio. You've signed the contract. And then, a few weeks before the wedding, you...

What Every Memorable Father of the Bride Speech Gets Right

If you've been putting off writing your father of the bride speech, you're not alone. Most dads describe the same experience: a blank document, a f...

6 Wedding Transportation Details Couples Forget to Track

The venue is booked. The vendors are confirmed. The car is arranged. For most couples, transportation feels like the easiest box to check - you fou...

How to Write a Bride Speech That Isn't a Thank-You List

Most bride speeches turn into a list of names. Here is the short answer: thank people in groups, not one by one, lead with a real story instead of ...

How to Budget for Wedding Tips and Gratuities

You built a budget for the venue, the catering, the flowers, the dress. Then someone asks who's handing out the tips on the day, and you realize yo...

5 Hotel Block Mistakes That Cost Couples Money

Most couples book a hotel room block as soon as they pick a venue, and then they forget about it. The assumption is that guests will figure it out....

The Mother of the Bride Speech Mistake (And How to Fix It)

You have thirty years of memories to choose from. The day she was born. Her first day of school. The call she made from a parking lot to tell you a...

What Your DJ Doesn't Know (And How to Fix It Before the Wedding)

There's a conversation most couples have with their DJ that goes something like this: a 45-minute call, lots of nodding, a vague agreement on "vibe...

The Wedding Seating Chart Mistake Most Couples Make (And How to Fix It)

Every couple dreads the seating chart. It shows up late in the planning process, it refuses to cooperate, and it somehow involves every family grie...

The Getting-Ready Mistake That Makes Weddings Run Late

The ceremony is at 5pm. Hair and makeup starts at 7am. There are six people who need to be styled. That sounds like enough time — until you are two...