Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget - How to Cut Costs on Your Wedding

It would be fun to live in a world where to every couple, money is no object and the sky is the limit when it comes to their wedding budget. Unfortunately that is not reality but it doesn’t mean that couples can’t have the wedding of their dreams. With more and more couples paying for their own wedding and wanting to enter marital bliss without significant debt, here are a few ways to save on your big day without losing sight of your dream wedding. Refer back to my post on budget . Once you have an idea of who is paying for what and how much you have to work with, you can better plan. Give...

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Trendy or Traditional?

Are you a trendy or a traditional bride? Although the question is straightforward, the answer is not. To make matters more complicated, “Granny Chic” is very trendy right now. “Granny Chic” or “Nana Chic,” as I like to call it, is all of the old fashioned elements that your grandmother will approve of that are popping up in wedding fashion and décor. Think of ladies luncheons, high tea, china patterns, doilies, lace and pearls. Now, there is nothing wrong with any of the traditional and you can see pieces of all of these things have been carried through bridal fashion over decades. Often,...

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Impressed and Inspired at the Jasper Park Lodge

Whisking off to the mountains for a few days away can be magical; now imagine those magnificent Rocky Mountains being the backdrop for your wedding… Spectacular! A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of exploring the possibilities for a Jasper, Alberta wedding with the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge. As many of you may already know, when you book a stay at a Fairmont property you will receive a certain level of customer service that exceeds the everyday hotel and the Jasper Park Lodge is no exception. When my assistant, Louise and I checked into our rooms, we were welcomed with a selection of...

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A Cake to Cut and Sweets to Serve

It is tradition at a wedding for bride and groom to cut the cake and serve it to their guests. Lately we are seeing a spin on this tradition, yes, there is a cake to cut but you no longer have a cake and eat it too. Many couples are opting for a more personalized dessert bar for their guests to enjoy. Not only does a dessert bar allow the personalities of both the bride and groom to shine through, it gives your guests an interactive and customizable experience. So you’ve decided to have a dessert bar at your wedding, where do you start? Think back to your childhood, do you have a favorite...

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