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How to Elevate Your Wedding: The Magic of Wedding Bathroom Baskets
Having spent more than a decade as a wedding planner in Alaska, there’s one detail that never loses its charm for me – the wedding bathroom baskets. These little enhancements add a thoughtful touch for your wedding guests, making their experience even more enjoyable. What’s more, they’re incredibly easy to assemble, and they become a lifesaver when your wedding venue is nestled in a remote location, where the nearest grocery store might be a 20- or 30-minute drive away – a common scenario in Alaska. One of the most memorable examples that comes to mind is from Ragen and Cole’s wedding back in April. They opted for adorable little tubs…
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Sealed with a Kiss!
In the world of invitations, there is so much to know that it kind of makes my head spin. So today I decided to breakdown some of the most common questions that my clients ask me when it comes to wedding invitations. When should I send out my save the dates? Save the dates should go out six to twelve months before your wedding date. I lean more towards the ten to twelve months to give people enough time to prepare. 2. When should I send out my invitations? You want to mail your invitations six to eight weeks before the wedding. If it’s a destination, aim for 10 to…
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The Name Game
Now that your wedding is over, what will you do with all the time on your hands?? Well, how about changing your name, that’s if you are going to. So before I get into the what and the where you need to go to change your name, I want to share a little story with you on why it’s important to make sure you change EVERYTHING! Back when I lived in San Diego, I was married. After my divorce, I went through and changed most of my information, but there was one that I forgot to change, or maybe I was just too lazy to do it, it was my…
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Spread love, not germs!
Wow, it’s been a minute since I did my last diary entry. I think this COVID-19 time as given me more time to procrastinate and say, “Oh, I can do that tomorrow!” As I am writing this I am having a pity party for one! See, July 24, 2020, is my 10th wedding anniversary. I had all these plans, from retaking my pictures, trashing my dress, upgrading my wedding ring, spending a week in Cabo San Lucas, and having a small, family dinner at O’Malley’s on the Green, the venue we got married at. And then enter the COVID-19 bus, crashing into my plans and almost destroying it all! So,…
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Let’s talk Elopements and Petite Weddings!
Well, I am sorry to say, but this 2020 summer wedding season is turning out to be a bust! However, there is hope you if still want to get married. Yes, you may not get to have 100 of your closest friends and family there, and yes you will have to downsize to an elopement or a petite wedding (also known as a micro wedding but it sounds like a science project so I’m calling it petite 😉 ). And don’t worry, it will still be beautiful, I guarantee it! Let’s start by talking about the difference between an elopement and a petite wedding: An elopement is often used to…
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Real Talk: To postpone, elope or cancel
I wasn’t sure if I wanted to bring up COVID – 19, but with Health Mandate 011 – Social Distancing now implemented in Anchorage and to be reevaluated on April 11th, and the nationwide Coronavirus guidelines extended to the end of April, I felt a conversation was needed for those getting married in the next couple of months. I guess we can classify this under “the ugly” with so many of my vendor friends having their events canceled, and my catering and restaurant friends having to close down, or limit their business to doing just to-go orders…it’s just heartbreaking any way you look at it. Luckily for me, I haven’t…
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Alaska Marriage License Update
For those of you that have decided to move forward with tying the knot in the next month or so (while practicing #socialdistancing of course), I thought I would go ahead and update you on how to proceed with applying for an Alaska marriage license during this #hunkerdown time in Anchorage. Since the Health Analytics & Vital Records office is closed to the public for walk-ins everything will be done by mail/fax. If you already have applied for your marriage license through the Anchorage office, paid the $60 fee, and both parties have signed the application. You will need to send an email to ANCHBVS@alaska.gov and they can send your…
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“Hey D.J. Just play that song…”
Ahhhhhhhh, the wedding song list! Out of all the tasks in preparing for a wedding, I find that this is the one couples have the most trouble with (insert the “I don’t know” emoji here)! Either there are just so many choices and they can’t make a decision, or for others, they are just not into music (which I find to be a crying shame, lol)! So, if you are one or the other, don’t worry Boo Boo, I got you! I’ve reached out to some of my DJ friends to compile a list of their 5 all-time top/most popular songs for each category to help you out, and I…
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Buyer Beware!
I figured with the Alaska Wedding Fair coming up this Sunday and everyone getting engaged this was a good story to share with you all since I know you will be looking for vendors for your wedding soon! You know how they say, “You get what you pay for.” Well here’s a story about a wedding planner, and her nightmare wedding photographer that she hired for her wedding! Yep, it was me! If I was granted a “do-over” from my wedding day, do you know what it would be? Well, besides the horrible, and boring first dance song that my husband chose (which was Feel My Love by Adele in…
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You’re Engaged! Now what?
Did you know the most popular time to get engaged is during the Holidays? Yep! So, are you one of these people? Well if you are, then what do you do now, besides show off that ring (wink wink)? Now, you plan and you enter the world of wedding planning! It may be a bit overwhelming but hey, I got you Boo Boo! And I’ll even point you in the right direction to get started! Budget – Have the budget talk. Find out who will be contributing to your wedding budget. You, your fiance, and any family members. You need to know what you have to work with when it…
