Wanting our wedding to be more of an experience than simply an event, my fiancé and I agree that the wedding décor can help set the tone.  If you’re aiming for a vintage wedding or a modern wedding, a theme-based wedding or simply a garden… Read more

The Wedding Lens welcomes our new guest contributor, Anne.  Having been a bridesmaid 8 times, Anne has plenty of experience throwing bridal showers, bachelorette parties, and assisting the brides-to-be with their wedding planning. To read more… Read more

To continue from two weeks ago, my fiance and I are currently deciding on our officiant.  As an officiant himself, he is putting together his tips for other first-time officiants… Preparation. In the last installment of “Who officiates… Read more

Two weeks ago, we discussed the pros and cons of hiring a videographer.  If you have decided that a videographer is an important part of capturing your wedding memories, there’s a few things different when talking about videography versus… Read more

Regardless of who officiates your wedding, you may want to write your own vows. “Writing vows” has taken on several different meanings. You can write everything the officiant says, you can write part of what the officiant says, or you and your… Read more

While we continue to tackle the larger elements of wedding planning like finding our caterer and DJ, the most common question asked of us is “who’s going to marry you?”  That is because Chris, my fiancé, has officiated seven weddings… Read more

I recently wrote a blog post on how to find your wedding venue. I discussed a number of questions about the costs of the venue — which I think are important enough to reiterate! I also am adding questions to this list that you should keep in mind… Read more

I just received a beautiful wedding invitation. But, of course, it doesn’t just include an invitation telling me where and when the wedding is. So what DOES go in a wedding invitation? First, the envelope addressing: Make sure you address it to… Read more

We just received this question from a reader…. My husband’s nephew is getting married this October. Only 20 people are invited to the ceremony (we are NOT being invited). We were advised they will, however, be holding a large reception two… Read more

A lot of couples want to personalize their wedding vows, but it’s hard to come up with things to write or what to say. So here’s some help.  Some couples want to write the vows for the officiant together and then they want to have vows that they… Read more