One of my very favorite New York Times articles was published in 2006 and is called “Questions Couples Should Ask (Or Wish They Had) Before Marrying.” It’s such great advice that I think you, dear readers, will benefit from it as well. I won’t… Read more

One of the most difficult aspects of wedding planning involves the budget. It’s not easy to plan a wedding budget — as Jenny just told us on Monday! Photography is one area where money plays a big role in what you get…. Or does it? Paying… Read more

Weddings are expensive. It’s like buying a brand new car that you’ll drive for one day.  I like the car analogy because every couple is different.  Some like to splurge on a one-of-a-kind Aston Martin while others are happy with a Chevy… Read more

In another life, I worked at a translation/localization company with some amazing people who were scattered around the planet. One of my favorites was in Sweden — where wedding traditions are nothing like those in the United States! After picking… Read more

For the past couple weeks, our Jenny has been posting about her wedding planning process. I decided that her process might be a good guide for wedding planning that takes us through her process step by step. On Monday, Jenny told us about trying… Read more

Q:  What do you get when you have two MBA’s planning a wedding? A:  A wedding plan with a mission statement. The Mission-Driven Wedding I’ve never pictured my perfect wedding.  I now know it will be a larger wedding, but beyond that I have… Read more

We are mature adults blending familes. We are having a small wedding in the Smokey Mountains. We want to limit the number of guest. However we work for a large company. My future husband has been there 4 years and I have been… Read more

The other day, Jenny shared the story of how she and her fiance have started out their wedding planning process. She brought up two really great topics: selecting the season for your wedding (as opposed to a specific wedding date) and formulating a… Read more

“Will you marry me?” Ahhh, the bliss of getting engaged.  You’re in this great place where you’re so excited that you’ve met “the one” and that he is ready to take the next step!  And not more than 3 hours later, the first person asks….”so… Read more

A friend of mine is getting married later this year. He has a beard. These two things might seem unrelated, but when it comes to the wedding planning process, suddenly the one and the other are completely intertwined. How’s that? Well, some of the… Read more