Eden Photos One thing I tell my brides to splurge on is photography.  Rightfully so: this is the actual tangible piece of the past that tells how the love story unfolded.  Photography is your window to the past, don’t skimp on it. Being the highly opinionated, yet always fashionable wedding planner that I am (shameless, gratuitous plug LOL), [...]

Planning your honeymoon can be almost as hectic and trying as planning your wedding.  Wait, you didn’t know that?  Ok, well forget I said that.  Instead, let’s focus on your honeymoon being a relaxing reprieve to the planning madness you have both endured.  But again, enter the tough choices:  Where to go? What to see?  CNN Money [...]

Invitations set the stage for your event.  They give the basic info, but you choice in invite could be the difference between “Oh my gosh, honey, come here! Look at this!” to “Ugh, great. Another wedding”.  Pick the invite that is expressive of who you are as a couple as well as what you want your [...]

Wedding websites are the perfect way to spread the news about your wedding.  Having a destination wedding?  Get a website.  Have an extensive activity filled weekend?  Get a website.  In love with the idea of your wedding period?  Get a website.  It really helps guests pinpoint the important informatin such as the Who, What, When, [...]

If you are one to take on the personalization of your wedding beyond monogrammed invites, cakes with logos, and picture invitations, you have to see this. Wonderful Graffiti Wedding offers the most innovatite addition to wedding design that I have seen in a really long time.  Specializing in monogramed/personalized murals (see right), easel signs, coasters, lollipop invitations [...]

We are proud to announce that Once Upon Your Wedding will now carry Carlson Craft’s lines of invitations.  We’ve got it all:  Something Different, Exclusive Collection, Seventeen Fifty, Save the Date!, Occasions, Pockets, and The Bridal Collection.  In addition to these lines, we also carry menu cards, seal n’ sends, thank you cards, and more.   You [...]

Think not of my current pregnant status when I write this, but you really should provide a meal for your vendors.  Yes, even the wedding planner!  Your vendors– especially your photographer and your wedding planner could easily put in a 14 hour day on your event, with minimal breaks.  Obviously the only time that we do [...]

We have talked about diva-fying your flowers.  Yes, darling, you’re welcome.  Let’s not stop there, shall we!?  What about the cake?  While you are typically the focal point of the ceremony (and rightfully so!), the cake is the focal point (at times) of the reception.  This is definitely true when there is a cocktail hour [...]

It has been the year of the Bling with weddings!  Everything has been “flossed” (are you writing down all of this lingo?)– flowers are no exception.   As you can see, these stephanotis receive the royal treatment (Jessica Simpson’s floral designer started this trend).  These are the Her Royal Highness Collection from Bouquet Jewels, on sale now at [...]

As the resident Pregosaurus Rex here at The O, I feel it is my duty to speak up for all pregnant bridesmaids.  As the wedding planner, I have literally struggled with finding something to wear at events that is professional– and does not scream ”Hi, I’m harboring aliens under this mumu”. No comments from the peanut gallery.  I [...]