Monthly Archives: November 2008

Smart Ideas for Wedding Planning = Substantial Savings

I was asked to write an article about how couples can save money while planning their wedding. This advice applies to couples with substantial budgets as well as those with limited budgets. Good advice is universal, so here are my … Continue reading

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Smart Ideas for Wedding Planning = Substantial Savings

I was asked to write an article about how couples can save money while planning their wedding.  This advice applies to couples with substantial budgets as well as those with limited budgets.  Good advice is universal, so here are my … Continue reading

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Did they pay for this???

   One of my destination couples are big scuba divers – in fact they were engaged while scuba diving in Jelly Fish Lake in Micronesia.  I was hired to coordinate their destination wedding somewhere with great scuba.  After searching high … Continue reading

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The Ultimate Recycling

During my recent visit to Puerto Vallarta I was invited to dine at the family owned restaurant, El Palomar de los Gonzales. Although this is not a restaurant review, I have to give the entire experience a 5 star rating. … Continue reading

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Advice from the “Lazy Bride’s Guide”

The business of weddings is serious business with hundreds of millions spent annually for what is one day in a lifetime – while I take my business seriously, I also enjoy following dozens of blogs from brides, planners and those … Continue reading

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If I can’t live in the tropics, why not visit them…OFTEN!

I'm landlocked here in Minnesota – where even we natives joke about our states "other" name, Minne-snow-ta.  I start sinking into a deep-freeze-funk right about now, after our first snowfall and although there hasn't been a lot of stick-to-the-ground snow, … Continue reading

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Make A Wish Foundation

The Make a Wish Foundation is near and dear to my heart. In case you haven’t heard, they grant wishes to children living with debilitating or life-threatening diseases. It all started in 1980 with one little boy’s wish – Christopher … Continue reading

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Ethical Weddings

I came across Ethical Weddings, a planner in West Sussex, England who helps couples with all aspects of “ethical wedding planning”. In other words, their commitment to fair trade, green, organic, local, eco-friendly, cruelty-free and recycled…the same commitment as I … Continue reading

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World’s Best Photographer

Biff Ulm of VADA Photography is my all time favorite photographer on this planet. That might sound like an exaggeration but its not – he keeps pushing all photographic boundaries and just when I think he can’t possibly go further, … Continue reading

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Woo Hoo…Colin Cowie

I had the thrill of attending a wedding luncheon hosted by Colin Cowie this week at the ABC Conference in Newport Beach, CA and what a thrill it was.  We were mesmerized by his presentation and down-to-earth approachability.  He has … Continue reading

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