An essential part of any successful wedding are the vendors. Not only are they working 10-15 hours, but they are constantly on their feet making sure your event goes as smoothly as possible. It is important to feed your wedding vendors a hot meal during your wedding day so that they have enough energy to work hard long into the night.
Read morePros And Cons Of Doing A First Look
One of today's non-traditional wedding trends are first looks, where the wedding couple share a private moment together before all of their guests show up for the wedding celebration. When captured on camera, this intentional time together results in intimate, heart-warming photos filled with exorbitant amounts of love and happiness. It is quite common for couples to choose to go against the traditional notion that the groom can't see the bride before she comes down the aisle. However, there are still many couples who prefer to save seeing each other for the first time for the ceremony, as it's been the moment that has been playing over and over in their heads ever since they were little.
If you're engaged and have been debating back and forth for weeks now asking yourself if a first look is worth it, or if you would rather follow tradition and save the surprise of seeing your fiancé for the altar, I have provided some pros and cons to doing a first look below to help you get closer to making the decision that’s right for you and your fiancé.
Read moreThe Essential Guide To Hosting Your Wedding At Home
Our essential guide to hosting your wedding at home walks you through how to organically elevate your household property into the perfect setting for a sentimental wedding ceremony and reception space.
Read moreWhy You Should Hire A Wedding Photographer
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Read moreWedding Bar Setups You'll Fall In Love With
Keep scrolling to see the bar setups that made my top favorites, and if you want to see more that caught my eye, check out my Pinterest board for cute beverage bars for weddings.
Read moreUnity Ceremony Ideas For Weddings
Unity ceremonies are great to incorporate into your wedding day as a way to even more strongly symbolize your marriage union. While many wedding unity ceremonies come from ancient customs, there have been many new types introduced due to families of different ethnic and religious backgrounds coming together.
Brides and grooms often want to blend heritages and traditions to celebrate the merging of their two families. By addressing both family’s customs, blended unity ceremonies are a great way to pay homage and respect to important family members. There is no incorrect way to have a unity ceremony, and oftentimes, brides and grooms will ask family to join in on the rituals as a way of further encouraging both families to become one.
Read moreAXIS Pioneer Square
Sarah and Marc’s February wedding in Seattle has us swooning over all of the intimate, darling moments of their wedding day.
Read moreGrecian Wedding Inspiration
Back in 2013, I met the talent behind Bailey Michelle Photography. I remember our first real conversation, which took place on two bar stools in the middle of an overcrowded Starbucks right outside the University of Washington. She had just started...
Read more5 Reasons Hiring A Wedding Planner Is Worth It
Not sure whether hiring a wedding planner is worth it? Read on to learn reasons why investing in one is a good idea!
Read moreHow to Create a Wedding Timeline
The key to a smooth wedding day is planning ahead. Figuring out the timing and order of events beforehand helps all vendors to stay on-track and on-time during your wedding. The more detailed you can get, the better. There are going to be so many things going on that day, so where do you even begin with creating a timeline for your wedding? Especially if you have never created one before?
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