NOTES:Booking a venue is a big milestone in the wedding planning process. Have a general month or season and expected guest count, as well as a budget range in mind when visiting potential properties. It's best not to get your heart set on a specific...

NOTES:Be prepared to book your wedding venue a year out or more if you want a prime date or it's a highly coveted location. Can you book a wedding venue 6 months out? Sure! Will you have your pick of dates or venues? Probably not. So give yourself time...

NOTES:Once you come down from the high of getting engaged, what do you do? 1) Pop some bubbly and get your ring insured, right? No seriously, get that ring ensure. 2) Before you begin any wedding planning, make sure you talk to all the parties involved...

NOTES:I'm not going to list all the myriad of things that you should have in your emergency kit that you can find with a 2 second search on Google. That wouldn't be helpful or novel. But I am going to tell you my 5 go-to items that I always make sure...

NOTES:Have you ever been to an event and felt incredibly self-conscious because you ate something and you could never get that taste out of your mouth? It's the worst! Don't do this to your wedding guests. Avoid strong smelling or tasting ingredients in...

NOTES:A lot of couples know they want to have engagement photos taken, but they need help deciding where to have them. Your photographer is a great resource for this. Also, try to pick a place that has a mixture of interesting architecture and natural...

NOTES:When putting together your floor plan, remember that a 5-foot or 60" round can seat a maximum of 8-10 guests and a 6-foot or 72" round can seat 10-12 guests. Rectangular tables, which I love, should be 8'x'42 and seat 8 on each side with maybe 1...

NOTES:One of my favorite ways to add some depth to your table layout or dinner floorplan is to arrange different shapes of tables, like rectangles, squares, and rounds in a symmetrical pattern. You can also have multiple looks for your tables, for...

NOTES:Now that we're getting into summer, my next couple of tips are going to be about having food trucks at a wedding. Tip #43 is about budgeting the cost of a food truck to serve dinner. If you're planning on having food trucks serve the main meal, be...

NOTES:For the next couple of tips, I'm going to be focusing on tips that you would implement on the day of your wedding. Today's tip is about assembling your day-of details for photography. Tip #35. You know all those pretty photos you see with the...