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Ten Wedding Day Tips

by Armen Elliott on 01-29-2013 08:00AM in Q & A

Some weddings go exactly as planned but most end up slightly off-schedule. Here are some tips to avoid needless stress so that you can fully enjoy your day:

1-Have your hair and makeup done as early as possible. Make sure to get dressed ahead of time because it often takes longer than anticipated to pin veils and tie sashes. Groomsmen should start getting ready an hour before they think they should. Cuff links, boutonnières, bow ties and shirt studs always take extra time.

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Tips + Advice | When should we cut the cake?

by Danielle Pasternak on 05-27-2012 08:48AM in Q & A

I love, love, love building timelines for my clients. One of the questions we go over is “when are you cutting the cake?” Essentially, there are three basic answers to this questions: 1] Following dinner, 2] Towards the end of the night, and 3] Before dinner.

So let’s talk about them…

01. Following dinner. Logically, this answer makes the most sense. When do you normally eat dessert? After dinner. Cutting your cake when most-to-all of your guests have finished their meals is a great way to get the night going. From there, you can either go into your first dance or parent’s dances (if you haven’t already), or just jump right into “a most awesome dance party” (as one of my client’s calls it). As long as this option works for your caterer, this is my favorite and recommended choice.

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12 Steps to a Smooth and Efficient Wedding Rehearsal

by Danielle Pasternak on 05-11-2012 03:32PM in Q & A

The wedding rehearsal is ultimately a practice of your wedding ceremony. Typically, it’s held the day (or two) before the wedding day followed by a rehearsal dinner in which the bridal party, their dates, and immediate family is invited. Essentially, you want your rehearsal to be quick (an hour or less in most cases) and efficient, because – let’s face it – there’s dinner and drinks in the near future!

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Terri and Drew’s Plattner’s Wonderful Wedding! Check out this Bridal Party!

by Jennifer DeFiore-Roberts on 02-21-2012 05:53AM in Local Weddings

On Saturday, February 18, 2012 Terri Sproul and Andrew Plattner were married at Valley Forge Military Academy.  What a beautiful day for the middle of winter!  I met up with Terri at the Double Tree in King of Prussia where they were preparing for the wedding.  From the [...]

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4 ways to do traditions your own way

by Danielle Pasternak on 02-03-2012 09:25AM in Q & A

For a wedding, I think having a nice blend of traditions and trends are a must. But walking the line of what tradition to keep and what tradition to ditch is a difficult stroll – especially when 17 different family members tell you 23 different things on how you should or shouldn’t do this or [...]

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