The Wedding Blog

How to Plan a Bachelorette the Whole Group Agrees To

You meant well. You found the dates, picked the city, built the itinerary, and dropped the booking link in the group chat. Then the replies trickle...

Father of the Groom Speech: Say Who He Is, Not Just What He's Done

The father of the groom stands up, unfolds his notes, and starts listing. The grades. The first job. The promotion. The house he just bought. Every...

Wedding Plus-One Rules: Who Gets a Guest and Who Doesn't

Here's the short answer: set your plus-one rule before invitations go out, not after guests start asking. Decide who qualifies for a guest, put eve...

Why Your Wedding Seating Chart Keeps Stalling - and the Fix

You sat down to finish the seating chart in one afternoon. Three weeks later, it is still open in a tab, and you are no closer to done. Here's the ...

Eulogy for a Daughter at Any Age: Five Full Examples

A eulogy for a daughter works best when it is short and specific: three to five minutes, around 500 to 750 words, built from two or three real memo...

The Bachelorette Bar Tab Split: Shared vs Personal Costs

Who pays for the bar at a bachelorette, and how do you split it without someone feeling cheated? Here's the short answer: divide the trip into shar...

The Best Man Roast Test: Funny Without Bombing the Room

You stand up, you've got the one joke the whole table has been waiting for, and the room goes quiet in the wrong way. The best man speech is the on...

Mother of the Groom Speech: Skip the Childhood Timeline

The mother of the groom stands up, and the speech almost always starts in the same place: the beginning. His first steps, the scraped knees, the sc...

How to Price Your Wedding Bar Before You Pick a Package

You picked your bar the same way most couples do: by vibe. "Of course we'll have an open bar." It sounds generous, it sounds settled, and it goes o...

When Family Pays for the Wedding, Who Controls the Guest List?

Someone in the family just offered to help pay for the wedding. Before you feel only relief, ask the quieter question: what does that money expect ...

How to Collect Bachelorette Money Before You Book the Trip

Someone has to book the Airbnb. Someone has to put down the deposit. And the person who does it first - usually the maid of honor - quietly becomes...

Wedding No-Shows: Why You Pay Full Price for Empty Seats

Here's the short answer: most couples pay for their wedding dinner based on the wrong number. You do not pay the caterer for the guests who walk in...

A Father of the Bride Toast Isn't the Place for Advice

Here is a question most fathers of the bride never ask until the microphone is already in their hand: is this toast for her, or is it for me? Here'...