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You’re newly engaged, the excitement is brewing, and you can finally start planning the wedding of your dreams! You quickly go online to start researching your perfect wedding and realize with a sudden jolt, that the details can quickly add up! No need to fret! There is a wonderful vendor who is by far my […]

7 Must-Know Reasons Why You Need to Hire a Wedding Planner

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Check out these tips below that will help dictate the time you should allow for each event and activity throughout your wedding. These tips and tricks have been devised from seven years of photographing weddings, and tracking the general time it takes most weddings to accomplish each part. Of course each day is different and […]

How to Create a Successful Wedding Timeline

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De-stressing and relaxing before your wedding is THE most important thing you can do. If you are like most brides, once you start getting down to the wire, you become frantic in your detail and plans that are suddenly coming up fast! These vital steps below and so unbelievably important to know only being stress […]

8 Ways to De-Stress Before Your Wedding!

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I know, I am committing a cardinal sin by placing the thoughts of rain and weddings in the same sentence, by alas ladies, if you are having any portion of your day outside, it will resolve a lot of stress in the immediate week before your wedding, if you take some time to create a […]

How To Create a Plan B For Rain on Your Wedding Day

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We are all addicted to facebook in certain ways, admit it, you are! But beware, facebook can actually ruin your wedding, in more than a few surprising ways. Check out these keys reason why facebook can ruin your wedding, and decide for yourself, if you want to avoid the facebook craze on your big day! […]

4 Surprising Ways Facebook Can Ruin Your Wedding

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There is nothing better than a guest telling you that your wedding is the best they have ever been to. Following these 10 easy steps will help ensure your wedding guests have an amazing time at your wedding, and ensure that it is as stress-free and budget friendly for you as well! 1. Ask for […]

How To Guanrantee Your Guests Have Fun At Your Destination Wedding

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How can you plan the perfect wedding day? Sorry, but I’m here to be a little bit of a butt buster and say, you’re not. Your wedding won’t be perfect, simply because there are so many details and timeless moments that can never be recreated or “fixed,” simply because weddings are authentic. They are spontaneous! […]

10 Most Common Wedding Mistakes & How to Avoid Them

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Picking your bridesmaids and groomsmen can sometimes be a stressful deal! You don’t want anyone to feel left out, sad, etc and of course, you have those timeless questions like “Does my future sister-in-law have to be a bridesmaid?” This can always be a delicate process when choosing your wedding party, but if you are […]

How To Manage A Large Wedding Party

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One of the hardest decisions a couple has to make when planning their wedding is whether or not to do a First Look.  A First Look, is where the couple makes the decision to break with wedding tradition, and see each other before the ceremony. This is usually done in a private setting, with yourselves […]

The Pros & Cons of a First Look (And Why Most Brides Recommend It!)

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DIY weddings are SO in right now! But with pinterest and no lack of wedding blogs out there for inspiration, where do you even start? Check out the items from Real Weddings that are the most popular, and have the cutest result, for your northern Michigan wedding! 1. Hand Made Cupcakes The secret is out […]

11 Cute Ideas for DIY Wedding Decor

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One of the questions I always get asked is, “What am I forgetting to ask you?” or “Do you have any advice for us?” Well! Now that you are asking, let me unleash upon you 8 years worth of advice that I always want to say, but perhaps hold my little tongue out of fear for […]

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