Archive of ‘ Planning Basics ’
How to Help Out of Town Guests
How to Help Out of Town Guests
1 response - Posted 10.13.10

A friend is getting married next year and she already knows she has a TON of out of town guests. So it got me thinking about how many things there are to do when you’re traveling for a wedding. So – When you have a lot of out of town guests,… Read more

The Oblivious Bride: New Traditions
The Oblivious Bride: New Traditions
1 response - Posted 08.09.10

Last week, I discussed a few wedding traditions that my fiancé and I are considering to include in our wedding festivities.  Besides those time-honored traditions, we are also thinking of a few ways to express who we are as a couple.  The hope is… Read more

The Oblivious Bride – Dumb Questions and Answers
The Oblivious Bride – Dumb Questions and Answers
no responses - Posted 06.14.10

As a quick recap, this blog series is called “The Oblivious Bride” because I am one of those girls who really doesn’t know anything about weddings.  I do browse a lot of popular wedding idea sites and I bought the bridal magazines, but a lot of… Read more

How to Select Your Wedding Colors!
1 response - Posted 06.02.10

Do you look hideous in yellow? Jenny does! I’m not just saying that, she said it herself the other day when she was talking about finding her wedding colors. How will you find your wedding colors? Here are the top ways that people find their wedding… Read more

The Oblivious Bride – She Looks Awful in Yellow
The Oblivious Bride – She Looks Awful in Yellow
3 responses - Posted 06.01.10

I’ve now entered the tedious phase of wedding planning.  With our venue selected, I am now going through the process of calling and interviewing caterers.  It’s a tiresome and humbling experience where some caterers will just come out and say,… Read more

How to Find a Wedding Venue!
no responses - Posted 05.19.10

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

The Oblivious Bride – The Venue Search Begins
The Oblivious Bride – The Venue Search Begins
3 responses - Posted 05.17.10

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

Starting with. . . Selecting the Season for your Wedding
Starting with. . . Selecting the Season for your Wedding
1 response - Posted 05.12.10

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

The Oblivious Bride: Where to Start?
The Oblivious Bride: Where to Start?
3 responses - Posted 05.10.10

“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

How To Pick a DJ
1 response - Posted 03.30.10

So let’s say that you’ve read my blog on “all about wedding music” and decided that you really do want a DJ at your wedding reception. That’s great! A DJ can provide a variety of music and usually is a bit less expensive than hiring a band…. Read more

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