Long Distance Wedding Planning

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My niece, Jennifer Nalus, is getting married in January, 2010.  I was so excited when she asked me to help her plan her wedding.  The wedding is in the Philippines and I am in California, so that is a bit of a challenge.  All my wedding vendors are in the US and I am not familiar with wedding vendors in the Philippines.  However, with my talented sister-in-law and my other nieces helping their sister, everything is working fine.  Jenny’s wedding planning is coming together.

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Honeymoon Registry

With more and more couples waiting longer to get married, they typically already have the usual wedding gifts such as pots, pans, linens and household items.  Thus, many engaged couples are skipping the traditional wedding gift registries and are opting for the modern “honeymoon registries”.

Honeymoon registries allow your wedding guests who would normally buy you sheets and pillow cases to instead purchase part of your honeymoon experience.  This is not the same as asking your guests for [Read more]

Four Great Ideas for Your Bachelorette Party

A popular way to celebrate a friend’s last days as a single girl is to honor her with a bachelorette party, otherwise also known as a “hen party”.  This event is usually hosted by one or more members of the wedding party, or any friend in honor of the bride-to-be.  Although the bachelorette party is never hosted by the bride-to-be, you can participate in its planning.

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