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3 Times to Trust Your Gut While Wedding Planning

Most of the time, all wedding planning advice boils down to the same thing: What has the most meaning for you and your partner? That reality can be one of the most frustrating parts of planning a wedding; it’s both highly individual and inherently cookie-cutter.

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4 Things To Do with Your Wedding Dress after Your Wedding Day

Perhaps this investment of both time and money is why I feel so strongly about what happens to my wedding dress after my wedding. I want to avoid what seems to be the inevitable fate of all wedding dresses: a long confinement at the back of a closet that ends with a pile of dress-shaped dust. After doing a bit of research, four options became clear.

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6 Books to Read While Planning Your Feminist Wedding

“I’ve read all of the books below in my work as a wedding coordinator and let me tell you, each offers something important to help you and your partner have the wedding you want, from why we do this thing called marriage to how to have the disco-inspired ceremony of your dreams. Happy reading!”

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Hiring a Wedding Planner? Here's What You Need to Know

Couples don’t hire a wedding planner because planners have some kind of superhuman ability to make a timeline. People hire a wedding planner because they prefer to spend their money rather than their time. Make the most of both by feeling confident in your vendor selection with these simple guidelines.

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Why You Need a Clean Up Plan for Your Wedding Day

Without fail, my clients always forget one very important detail as they plan their weddings: Who’s taking all of their sh*t at the end of the night? You’d think this would be an easy question to answer but, in my experience, it’s often one of the hardest.

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The Invisible Labor Women Endure While Wedding Planning

What are all the unacknowledged ways that a bride labors over her own wedding? A big part of it is emotional labor. More often than not, the bride is the wedding’s emotional referee. She fields dozens of requests, needs, and opinions (so many opinions!) from family, friends, and other guests. The stakes are high, too. If she messes up and shows any sign of frustration or anxiety or stress, there’s a nasty word to put her back in her place (it rhymes with “Godzilla”).

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