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

One of my friends is getting married in about six months, though she just got engaged. She hasn’t booked anything yet but she keeps talking about how she wants the perfect dress, amazing flowers, and a ton of food and alcohol. And she wants to have… Read more

A lot of wedding planning stress stems from finding the “right” foods and drinks — among everything else. All of it relates to budgeting, passions, and tastebuds. In honor of Thanksgiving, I thought this would be a great time to roundup all the… Read more

We just received this question from a reader: I am in the process of figuring out the food and drinks for my wedding. I’m not (yet) over budget, but I’m having a hard time figuring out where I should bother to put in the extra money and where it… Read more

Despite all of the blog posts on gift giving and gift etiquette that I have written, I just received word that I never explained the best way to ask for these gifts! So here’s the scoop. The old tradition is not to put the registry information in… Read more

In honor of the 4th of July weekend (and just passing our first anniversary as a blog!), here’s the top Blogs Posts on TheWeddingsLens Blog — as rated by YOU! Well, okay, I’ll create a list of our favorites too. Since you asked. How to Choose the… Read more

As you may know, The Wedding Lens blog always accepts questions from our readers! Today’s blog addresses one of those questions: How do you politely ask your guests to give you gift cards or money instead of gifts? I’d like to note that this may be… Read more

Most couples are registered somewhere, some couples request money, and other couples say that your presence at the wedding is a present.  I’ve looked at registries and thought: 1) Wow, all the good stuff is taken! 2) I know the couple WAY too well… Read more

Are you a fan of Martha Stewart?  If the answer to this question is yes, then you may want to consider the DIY method of wedding favors. Wedding favors can be very expensive; especially, if you have a very full guest list. What about… Read more