LGBTQ+ Wedding Planning Advice and Guides
LGBTQ+ wedding planning that meets you where you are, not where tradition told you to be. Checklists, timelines, vendor advice, family dynamics navigation, and the unfiltered tips queer couples actually need. The planning content the heteronormative bridal mainstream still doesn’t write.
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21 Change-the-Date Cards for Postponing Your Wedding
Read Article: 21 Change-the-Date Cards for Postponing Your WeddingWith so much uncertainty in the world, more and more couples are postponing their wedding dates due to COVID-19.
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10 Instagram Walls Around the Country That Set the Scene for Engagement Photos
Read Article: 10 Instagram Walls Around the Country That Set the Scene for Engagement PhotosChoosing a setting for your engagement photos can be a fun, yet challenging, task.
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The Perks This Wedding Website Builder Offers Will Rock Your Wedding Planning World
Read Article: The Perks This Wedding Website Builder Offers Will Rock Your Wedding Planning WorldYou guys, we are so lucky to live in a modern world that gives us technology to help us stay organized through the wedding planning process. Can you imagine having to use an old-school pen and paper to do things, like, your wedding guest list?
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A Comprehensive Guide to Hiring Your Wedding Band or DJ
Read Article: A Comprehensive Guide to Hiring Your Wedding Band or DJChoosing the entertainer for your wedding reception can be a huge make or break decision when it comes to how your reception is going to go.
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COVID Couples: Have to Postpone? 6 Special Things You Can Do to Celebrate Your Original Wedding Date
Read Article: COVID Couples: Have to Postpone? 6 Special Things You Can Do to Celebrate Your Original Wedding DateMy heart truly aches for all of our readers who are having to postpone their weddings due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Your Top COVID-19 Wedding Planning Questions Answered
Read Article: Your Top COVID-19 Wedding Planning Questions AnsweredWritten by Emily Rochotte In an unprecedented time for the wedding and event industry, numerous weddings are being postponed each and every day as quarantine regulations continue to change due to COVID-19.
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Inclusively Yours Podcast: Wedding Venue Budget-Saving Tips
Read Article: Inclusively Yours Podcast: Wedding Venue Budget-Saving TipsChoosing a wedding venue is perhaps one of the biggest — if not the biggest decision that you’re going to make for your wedding day.
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5 Mimosa Recipes for Your Brunch Wedding
Read Article: 5 Mimosa Recipes for Your Brunch WeddingBrunch weddings and post-wedding brunches are on the rise, and because Champagne turns any activity into a celebration, it only makes sense to pop the bubbly to toast your newlywed status. And while the classic will always be a favorite, thanks to a recently released book called Bubbly by Colleen Jeffers, we’re bringing you a few more options that take your mimosa to the next level. THE CLASSIC Before we dive into the twists, it’s important to understand the foundation.
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Breaking News on Plantation Weddings and What That Means for Venue Owners
Read Article: Breaking News on Plantation Weddings and What That Means for Venue OwnersEditor’s Note: I would love to include more African-American voices and opinions in this article.
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9 Wedding Bathroom Amenity Baskets Guests Will Love
Read Article: 9 Wedding Bathroom Amenity Baskets Guests Will LoveA guest detail that is often overlooked, but can really impress is the amenities basket in the bathroom.
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10 Same-Sex Glassware for Your First Toast as Newlyweds
Read Article: 10 Same-Sex Glassware for Your First Toast as NewlywedsWhether you’re having formal toasts at the wedding reception, or plan on going straight to the party, I love the idea of having designated drink glasses that show off your just-married status (and it makes for super cute photo opps!). And when you’re at home, relaxing on the couch binge-watching Netflix over a bottle of wine (because, #marriedlife), how special is it to be sipping from the same glass you used at your wedding?!
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10 Wedding Decor Items You Can Get Prime’d
Read Article: 10 Wedding Decor Items You Can Get Prime’dAmazon … what ever would we do without you?
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Easy 7-Step Succulent Wall DIY for a Big-Impact Design (with Little Effort!)
Read Article: Easy 7-Step Succulent Wall DIY for a Big-Impact Design (with Little Effort!)I am all about creating those big-impact-little-effort moments, and succulent walls are the perfect example.
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12 Heteronormative Wedding Terms We Need to Stop Using
Read Article: 12 Heteronormative Wedding Terms We Need to Stop UsingIf you haven’t noticed, the wedding industry is ripe with heteronormative terminology and traditions.
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Modernizing the Pre-Wedding Party Traditions to Make Them LGBTQ-Inclusive
Read Article: Modernizing the Pre-Wedding Party Traditions to Make Them LGBTQ-InclusiveThe traditional “bridal shower” and “bachelor/bachelorette parties” are, by definition, very gender binary-driven.
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International LGBTQ Wedding Trend Predictions for 2019
Read Article: International LGBTQ Wedding Trend Predictions for 2019The Wedding Academy‘s much-anticipated annual trend report has been released, and flipping through it makes me so excited for what we’ll be seeing for 2019 weddings.
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Wedding Registry Tips for Picking Items That Will One Day be Heirlooms
Read Article: Wedding Registry Tips for Picking Items That Will One Day be HeirloomsIt’s easy to think in the present and immediate future when it comes to making your picks for your wedding registry.
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7 Sneaky Ways to Confirm if a Wedding Vendor Is LGBTQ-Friendly
Read Article: 7 Sneaky Ways to Confirm if a Wedding Vendor Is LGBTQ-FriendlyFor LGBTQ+ couples and those who want to work exclusively with equality-minded™ wedding pros, the search for your dream team of vendors can be challenging, and if you are LGBTQ+, it can often feel like you’re having to come out all over again, unsure of what the response will be.
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Our “Just Engaged” Checklist: What to Do Immediately After Getting Engaged
Read Article: Our “Just Engaged” Checklist: What to Do Immediately After Getting EngagedDid you know that the weeks between Thanksgiving and Valentine’s Day are known as Engagement Season?
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DIY Galactic Wedding Ring Dish Using Paint Pouring
Read Article: DIY Galactic Wedding Ring Dish Using Paint PouringIf you’re a fan of the celestial wedding trend or the marble look, you’re going to love our latest DIY.
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Best of 2018: Wedding Cakes
Read Article: Best of 2018: Wedding CakesThe sweetest part of any wedding — after the emotional vows and first kiss, of course — is the dessert!
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Best of 2018: Bouts & Bouquets
Read Article: Best of 2018: Bouts & BouquetsWhether fastened to a lapel, held in your hands or used as decoration, flowers add color, texture, whimsy and personality — to name a few!
