Exceptional Reception Flowers
By the time you reach the reception on your wedding day, youll be a freshly minted newlywed. What better way to celebrate than amid gorgeous flowers? To give your flowers the most power, youll want to take several things into consideration:
Your site: This is elementary, my dear couple, since a June garden buffet [...]

Move On Down the Road
Fabulous transportation to and from the wedding site is the emphatic punctuation of your special day. It’s also a good way to keep a nervous groom or giddy bride from behind the wheel of a large automobile.
Your particular mode of transportation will depend on your budget, your taste, and your [...]

Fabulous Food
Food is the fuel for your reception. It’ll get guests mingling and marveling, and it’ll be remembered long after the event. It’s also a complicated little feature to plan. Read on for the basic scoop on dining formats, food extras, and things to think of.
When planning reception food, your first consideration is timing. Short [...]

Where, Oh Where
As a power-planning wedding team, one of the first things you’ll choose is the location of the reception. Whether you’ll say your vows under the same roof you’ll cut your cake, or the two sites will be across town from each other, there are a few critical qualities to look for in any [...]

First, You Must Rehearse
Practice makes perfect, right? That’s why we rehearse before the wedding. And what fun is practice without a little party afterward?
A relaxed run-through for the ceremony itself, the rehearsal is when everyone walks through their parts and calms their nerves. Usually, it takes place an evening or two before the wedding at [...]

The Aisle, the Altar, and the Alternatives
Fancying flowers for the ceremony? Think: location, location, location. We hate to put your personal style on the back burner for a moment, but the primary consideration here is the ceremony site. Many chapels and temples, for example, neither need nor allow extra adornment, while others are open to [...]

The Nuts and Bolts of Flowers
Flowers are so delicious that you might want to fling yourself headlong into the nearest florist’s fridge as soon as you start thinking about your wedding.
Before you become completely intoxicated, though, you’ll need to lay some groundwork. Start your flower decision by picking a ceremony and reception site, choosing [...]

DIY Reception to Die For
If you can’t afford or simply don’t like the typical reception extravaganza, there’s no reason you can’t still have a great party in honor of your nuptials. The do-it-yourself reception has two distinct advantages over the more conventional hired-out affair: (1) It costs much less, and (2) it reflects your unique [...]

Meeting All Needs
Because weddings are a time for inclusive celebrating, the last thing you’d want is for a friend or relative with special needs to be inconvenienced, or for children you adore to be left at home. Keep the following tips in mind, and your guests should be able to participate fully.
Setting. When vetting ceremony [...]

Seating for All Seasons
Why bother with a reception seating chart? you might ask. It’s a little controlling, isn’t it? Well, perhaps. And if your affair is ultracasual, very small, or champagne-and-dessert only, you probably don’t need one. But this is your party, after all, and it’s up to you to make sure everyone has a [...]