Alternatives To Wedding Cake  What can we say? Some people just do not like cake! Or at least the traditional wedding cake. While some people just don’t want to spend the money on a large cake that they know won’t get finished. So here are some great alternatives to a Wedding Cake! Pies Pumpkin Pie Pumpkin pie is the perfect alternative when it comes to a fall wedding! Assorted Pies Apple pies, raspberry pies, strawberry pipes, cherry pies, all the pies you can think of!  Pie Pops A cute alternative for pies that are yummy and convenient! Cake New Orleans King Cake King cake is perfect for any Mardi Gras themed wedding, or for anyone who lives in Louisiana and loves Mardi Gras Cake.  White Meringue Cake A unique alternative compared to the traditional wedding cake. You can also have it personalized with beautiful sugar flowers. Chocolate Croquembouche Cake Is [...]

The Average Cost of A Wedding (Broken Down) Recent surveys have determined that the average amount of money that is spent on a wedding ranges from about $12,000 to $14,000. General Venue Prices The cost depends largely on which venue you choose and what comes included with the packages. Usually basic event centers will cost around $2,000. However, for a high class place such as a luxurious hotel or resort charges can rack up to $73,000. Some venues include meal planes with their prices, which helps you save money on catering. However, costs can vary depending on which season you are getting married in. Now lets get down to specifics. Food For a wedding cake, it is usually priced per slice and each slice can cost around from $0.12 to $2.00. Yet these prices dont invoice design costs, delivery fees or cake-cutting costs. If your venue does not include meals, [...]

9 Top Wedding Planner Tech Tools Cvent It is an event management app that automates and simplifies the whole planning process. It makes your job as a planner easier by sourcing out your venue and has custom dashboards and reports after the event. Tripleseat It is one of the best planning software for the unique event venues as well as serves as a web app for sales and event management. It is mainly built for places such as hotels, restaurants and other unique venues. With the help of tripleseat, it has the capability to increase event sales and make the planning process streamlined. It also converts leads to bookings, helps create contracts and so much more.  Aisle Planner Aisle planner is a favorite for wedding planners, everyone was using different programs such as Dropbox and Gmail Folders, but now it has everything in one place. It ranges from color palettes [...]

18 Unique End Of Night Exit Ideas 1. Wedding Sparklers Wedding Sparklers are an exciting way to be sent off at the end of the night! 2. Bubbles A cute and inexpensive way to send off the bride and groom, and will make for dreamy pictures. 3. Balloons Balloons are one of the cheapest and easiest way to send off the newlywed couple. You can also attach na note of good wishes for the bride and groom. However, it may not be the most environmentally safe option. 4. Sky Lanterns They have become a new trend in the US, they are historically used during festivals in Asian cultures and countries. Not only are they beautiful and make a beautiful scene in the night sky. Guests can also attach good wishes to the lanterns. 5. Flower Petals Flower petals are a delicate and a beautiful option to be sent off to. [...]

12 Wedding Trends In Other Countries Japan In Japan during a traditional ceremony, the couples share sake. It is a ritual known as “san-san-kudo”. There are three cups of sake stacked on top of each other, the bride and groom both will take three sips from each cup. Then the parents will follow in their steps, taking three sips as well. This represents a formal bond between the families. Guatemala In Guatemalan wedding receptions, the mother of the groom has the job of breaking a white bell that is filled with flour, rice and other grains. The shattering of the bell signifies good luck and prosperity for the newlyweds. India In an Indian wedding, henna is painted on the bride’s hands and feet the night before the wedding. It is a ceremony called Mehndi, and it is between the bride and her family. The designs represent joy, beauty and a [...]

5 Ways You Can Involve Children In A Wedding These options that are inclusive to your children or soon-to-be stepchildren are great ways to show them how excited you are to have them be a part of your new life together. Planning The Wedding When it comes to planning and getting ready for your wedding, children are naturally curious and want to help out any way they can. This can be especially helpful when you choose to go to the DIY route, get them to help out. Have them write the guests name placement cards or you can even have them put together the guest welcome bags. You could also bring them along to the cake tasting. Kids love cake, and they will love to be a part of the experience. You don’t necessarily have to agree with what their preference of cake is, but having them there will brighten [...]

What A Wedding Planner DOESN’T Do Wedding planners are nothing short of miracle workers, however, their powers do have limits. Despite their all-powerful influence there are just some things that wedding planners don’t have control over.  Guest lists and Addresses Creating a guest list and getting addresses is the bride and grooms job so they can get a good estimate on how many people will be attending. Only about 80% of people who are invited actually RSVP and attend. This information will be vital so you can base your budget off of the amount of people coming. Creating The Budget When setting the budget, it is a good idea to have a meeting with all the people who are contributing to help pay for the wedding. Try to have a set budget before hiring your wedding planner Contracts and Vendors Wedding planners can suggest vendors and caterers as well as [...]

Rehearsal Dinner Ideas The Theme When planning your rehearsal dinner you can make the theme and decor with your own personal style. It should be a similar vibe to your weddings theme, but make sure you don’t make it exactly alike. You want to leave some surprise for the big day your you and your wedding party. Formal vs Informal: You can choose to have a formal rehearsal dinner, with everyone dressed up. Or you can have a relaxed rehearsal so everyone can be in comfortable clothes and have a more enjoyable night Make it a light hearted evening, try to enjoy yourself and don’t stress out about last minute details. Also try to keep it drama free so your guests can enjoy it too. The party doesn’t need to be crazy.  The theme for your rehearsal dinner doesn’t need to coordinate with your actual wedding. You can do different [...]

A lot brides and grooms want to include their pets in the wedding, but don’t know how they should. Here are some examples of what you can do to include your fur-babies on your big day as well as some tips you should take into consideration! Location How far away is your ceremony/ reception? You need to take this into account when transporting your fur-baby, how long is the drive and will they be comfortable taking a road trip?   Can the venue you are having your ceremony/ reception accommodate your pet? Make sure that the venue allows pets and has the space for them.   How does your fur-baby do in new environments? Sometimes animals have a difficult time when entering a new environment and suffer from anxiety. This can cause your pet to feel extremely uncomfortable and act out aggressively.   How does your pet do around large [...]

With the new day and age, wedding websites are becoming very popular. Some may want to keep to the original traditions, but we will share some insight on how valuable wedding websites actually are. Setting The Tone For The Wedding Having a personalized wedding website is like showing a sneak peak into your big day. You can show your guests what they can expect on the big day (make sure not to give away everything, you still want to have a few surprises!) You can coordinate your website's color scheme along with your wedding colors. You can also give a small backstory on yourself and your soon-to-be spouse. Then do a backstory on how you and the groom/bride had met. Keep You Organized Having to plan a wedding can be incredibly stressful, and a website can help you stay organized. Some features include the ability to send out save-the dates [...]