LATEST WEDDING TIPS

Poorly Trained Catering Employees
We asked the caterer to provide tray-passed hors d’oeuvres during the cocktail hour, assuming that anyone in the catering industry knows how to serve hors d’oeuvres in that manner. Wrong!! Imagine our horror when the servers walked into the room (at an upscale performing arts center) carrying large plastic trays used to clear tables. On each tray [...]

Economy Affects Wedding Planning
The recent downturn in the economy will have an affect on wedding planning andon the business of merchants who depend on brides and grooms for their livlihood. People still get married, no matter what the economy, but they scale back on the size of the wedding and on spending in general. As we have seen in past [...]

Challenges When Planning a Wedding in a Rural Community
I just returned from a wedding reception held in a small rural community in Oregon. The town is located 4 hours from the nearest rental center and 3 hours from the nearest caterer. Therefore, the couple, and others before them, used what was locally available to create their reception. The party was held at a retreat center [...]

Etiquette for Wedding Guests
We hear a lot about etiquette issues the bride and groom should consider when planning their wedding, but what about the wedding guests? The best planned wedding can be diminished or ruined by insensitive guests. At one time or another most of us have seen or experienced bad behavior by guests (we would never do it ourselves, would [...]

Wildlife and Weddings
One of the benefits of holding weddings in outdoor locations is that you never know who or what might show up. In my area we are fortunate to have numerous outdoor locations for weddings as well as having proximity to mountains and lakes for those who want to have a less structured wedding. Many of [...]