Posted on March 5, 2010 by nlcf28
The last blog post I wrote was all about how to plan your wedding — from moment of engagement until the final steps. What I didn’t include were things to know for the day of and miscellaneous things that come up whilst planning your wedding. That’s what I’m going to do here!
For the Day
Put other [...]
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Posted on October 16, 2009 by nlcf28
Save the Dates are more casual than the formal invitation — and this, my friends, is always true. STDs (as they’re known) are not traditional, so there’s no formal etiquette for how to go about saving said date. The idea is just that you want to give people a heads up about the upcoming wedding [...]
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Posted on September 7, 2009 by nlcf28
Long long ago, I wrote a blog post about whether or not to have children at a wedding. There are lots of pros and cons, but if you’ve already decided you dont want kids in attendance, how should you tell your guests?
There are a few steps to take along the way to make sure that [...]
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Posted on September 3, 2009 by nlcf28
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 the invitation. But it IS okay to put it [...]
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Posted on July 11, 2009 by nlcf28
You’re getting married and you have your list of things to do — and you are totally, ridiculously, without a doubt, overwhelmed!!! How do you ask for help?
First, talk with your partner. You know, your future spouse? Usually you’re marrying that person because you work well as a team. And, my guess, is one of [...]
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Posted on July 3, 2009 by nlcf28
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 Right Wedding Gown (which is actually right up there with [...]
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Posted on March 28, 2009 by nlcf28
You have decided you want to hire a wedding planner, but you aren’t sure how to do it. There are a few things you should think about…
What they do
Wedding planners can do as much, or as little, as you want. For example, there are the full planners and the day-of planners. The full planners take [...]
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Posted on March 12, 2009 by nlcf28
Are you considering a destination wedding?
In case you didn’t know, getting married abroad can require a lot of planning and added expense to meet the legal requirements of that country and the country where you reside. This blog will focus on the requirements for a U.S. citizen to get married abroad. But if you are [...]
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Posted on March 8, 2009 by nlcf28
After being a Maid of Honor, I was a little surprised to learn how much easier it is to be a Best Man. Being a best man is MUCH more simple. The three key things are:
Wear what the groom tells you to wear. This means that you rent whatever the groom tells you to rent! [...]
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