Planning to Get Married in Vegas?

AS I mentioned last week, a friend of The Wedding Lens is planning to get married AND in Las Vegas! Not because they’re getting married quickly, but because the couple has family the Vegas and wants to be close to the family. So the question is — if you’re not trying to get in to a quick Elvis [...]

How to Plan Your Wedding: When To Do What (Part II)

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 [...]

How to Create a Wedding Budget

A friend recently told me that she wasn’t sure how to start planning her budget. She didn’t really want to start by saying she had X thousand dollars to spend & then figure out how to spend it; she wanted to work her way up and figure out what she would need. So, how do [...]

What Wedding Trend Did You Give Up?

In light of the struggling economy, many couples are getting rid of some of the traditions and trends in wedding planning. There are some things that people give up more readily than others — for example, I’m guessing the bride would rather give up favors than a wedding dress! So, with that in mind, what [...]

Which Wedding Planning Magazine Do You Use?

As we know, there are about a million wedding magazines out there, along with a billion blogs and websites. It’s all rather overwhelming. I know a lot of people prefer to have a magazine in hand than to use the internet (though I recommend using The Wedding Lens blog, of course!). In this economy, people can’t afford [...]

Summer of Wedding Blog Posts

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 [...]

Top Five Things Most People Forget On Their Wedding Day

You think you’ve remembered everything… you’ve even consulted my previous list of things to do when planning your own wedding. But you’re still going to forget some things. Here are the top 5 things you might forget (until now!)

Things to remember: Safety pins, hair pins, tissues, matches (for a candle lighting, if you have one), [...]

Dividing the Tasks: Who Does What for the Wedding Planning

During the wedding planning, my friend’s coworker said to her, “your fiance is helping with the planning?!” He was aghast. He figured that the woman took care of everything. Ohhhh my.
What stuns me even more is that most of the articles and blogs I can find seem to say the same thing — or a [...]

Best of The Wedding Lens Blog

In honor of Valentine’s Day, I decided that it would be nice to review some of the “Best of” blogs.  This is based on your comments, number of views, and the feedback that I have received. So without further ado….

How to Choose the Right Wedding Gown
Picking a Bridesmaids Dress
Five Gift Ideas for the Maid of [...]

Picking a Venue

There are a million different places and types of weddings that you can have these days. With that in mind, how do you pick your venue?
First, you have to create your budget.  Without a budget, there is no venue.
Think about what’s most important to you about your venue.  For example, if you want an outdoor [...]