Wedding Wise Wednesday – A Gem of a Cake

Every Wednesday I bring you the best wedding stories, events and deals in Los Angeles and from around the web. And we call it Wedding Wise Wednesday. Welcome!   Cool Wedding Thing of the Week: Intricate Icings Amethyst Geode Cake – It amazes me what people can create! The geode stones are made of edible sugar and…

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Brides Magazine: A Wedding Day Survival Guide for Introverts

  I’m a little bit of an extroverted introvert myself (introverted extrovert? Uh, maybe just leave it at “Virgo”), so I know it can be difficult to be up on stage, all eyes on you. That’s why my job is almost completely “backstage” and why I write a lot. A while back, I contributed to…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday – Cinderella WISHES

Every Wednesday,  I bring you the coolest wedding stories, events and deals in Los Angeles and from around the web. And we call it Wedding Wise Wednesday. Welcome!   Cool Wedding Thing of the Week Cinderella’s Nikes– “The perfect shoes for the Runner bride”. But, sadly, they’re not real! Behance is a design company, and…

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Video: Not Wedding Related, Just Fun. And TRUE.

This is in no way an endorsement for Axe, but it is an endorsement of YOU, and all of us. One of my ex-grooms posted this on Facebook, and I keep playing it over and over.  Watch it and have your day made. We tend to focus on what we don’t have, instead of celebrating what…

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Ask Liz: Why Aren't Vendors Calling Me Back?

  I just got off a plane and I have a cold, so I’m cheating again.  A version of this originally appeared as my column in The Broke Ass Bride. I updated my answer… Dear Liz: I got engaged last month, and I was so excited to start planning my wedding. But it’s taking so…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday – Out of the Box Bouquets

Every Wednesday, I bring you the best wedding deals, stories and events in Los Angeles and from around the web. And we call it Wedding Wise Wednesday. Welcome!   100 Layer Cake: DIY Knob Bouquet tutorial. Okay, so this tutorial is based on a style shoot by Simply Bloom Photography, and that I found in…

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5 Ways to Manage Your Divorced Parents at Your Wedding

  I have a few (!) couples who are dealing with this, uh…challenge, right now. This article  originally appeared in Huffington Post Weddings a while back.  I’ve pointed out before that weddings make families do the wacky. But the wacky factor can rise astronomically when your parents are divorced. Your wedding involves the same things their…

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Ask Liz: The Game of the Name Change

  Dear Liz: After the ceremony, how does changing your last name work? I’m also trying to figure out if I want to at all. I’ve been a lawyer for five years, and I think it might get confusing professionally, so I’m not sure.  Signed,  The Name is the Game Dear Game, So, my maiden name…

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3 Things to Remember When You're Throwing A Backyard Wedding

#Throwback Thursday – This was my submission for a blog hop I participated in last year with Natalie Bradley Events.  Engagement season is gearing up now, and outdoor summer weddings are being planned, so I thought this would be a good primer. If you’d like to receive more tips on creating a fantastic wedding day in Los…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday – Cake is Boring. Say "CHEESE"!

On Wednesdays, I bring you the best wedding stories, events and deals in Los Angeles and from around the web. And we call it Wedding Wise Wednesday. Welcome! Cool Wedding Thing of the Thing   The Knot – The Wedding Cheese Cake. Megan and Rich had a glamourous wedding in New York City. Megan and…

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