Many couples are asking this question: "Why would I need a wedding planner?" A lot of people underestimate how time-consuming it is to plan a wedding. Many people think they can just do it easily on top of everything else they have going on. Let me tell you, it's like another full-time job (actually it is since I and many others have that job). You're having to communicate with vendors, go on walk-throughs and tastings, find perfect fabrics and decor, create timelines, budget

I've been traveling in Italy for the last two weeks and there's places that I think, "Wow this would be an amazing wedding location". This has got me thinking about how couples could plan a stress-free destination wedding. A perfect destination wedding is a dream for a lot of couples, but due to the expense or the amount of planning that needs to be done it is a turn-off for most couples. With these ways you could could cut down on the stress of planning a destination wedding

Have you ever been to a wedding where there's that one guest that didn't seem to get the no kids memo? Or while trying to give your caterer a final number Aunt Sue, Uncle Bob, and the cousins still haven't RSVP’d? Don't you wish there was a wedding etiquette checklist that guests could look at so they know what to do or what not to do? Well that's what I'm trying to provide. If you're going to a wedding soon, you will definitely want to read this so you know what the couple i

When I first tell people that I'm a wedding planner one of the most common questions I get asked is, "What does a wedding actually cost nowadays?" This a complicated question to answer as a budget depends on many aspects. Things like venue location, guest count, priorities, and the level of customization all matter, so it can be really hard to give an exact budget. According to Zola, the nationwide average cost of a wedding is $36,000. In the Northern Virginia area the typica

Choosing a color scheme for your wedding is one of the most important, yet difficult decisions. There are so many different things to consider when choosing one. Do the colors match the season that my wedding is in? How can I elevate my wedding by the colors I'm choosing? Has this color scheme been too overdone? Will my bridesmaids get mad at me for putting them in this color? All these questions run through your head when trying to choose a color scheme. I'm going to walk yo

Trying to decide if a day-of coordinator is needed for your wedding? Your venue offers a venue coordinator so what's the difference between that and a day-of coordinator? What exactly would a day-of coordinator actually do? Many couples ask themselves these questions (and more) while planning their wedding. Before I joined the industry, I never would've thought that I would need to hire a day-of coordinator. I just thought I would handle it all myself on the day or have my m