July 14, 2019
Officiant Guide: Non-Religious Ceremony Script
Being asked to officiate a wedding is the greatest honor. By accepting, you become the orchestrator for the entire ceremony and the person who carries the new couple into the next chapter of their lives. Now, before you panic as the brevity......
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May 21, 2019
Maid of Honor Speech Tips & a Sample
I was just the maid of honor in my best friends wedding. And while I sincerely enjoy public speaking, I still felt nervous about my speech. I wanted it to perfectly depict our friendship and...
May 02, 2019
Best Bachelorette Itinerary for California Wine Country!
No joke, it was easier to plan a retreat to Marrakech & the Sahara then it was to figure out a bachelorette party to Napa (well, Healdsburg to be exact, but more on that later)....
April 24, 2019
Bachelorette Party in Palm Springs Itinerary!
As a current maid of honor struggling to put together the perfect weekend for my bride-to-be bestie, I get it. Mapping out an itinerary for a group of chicks is painstaking, especially when you’re unfamiliar...
February 08, 2019
My Fav Invitation Site: Basic Invite!
TravelingFig welcomes a collaboration with guest blogger, Sierra Hansen, for this special article on tips for creating your dream invitations! Here at TF, our motto is ‘Eat Clean, Travel Dirty’. We are a community of...
May 14, 2018
6 Questions to ask Potential Wedding Photographers
Picking a wedding photographer definitely isn’t easy. I scoured weddingwire.com, stalked past weddings at my venue, and asked every single other vendor if they had a recommendation. I narrowed this giant list down by looking...
April 29, 2017
The Perfect Bachelorette Party in Cape Cod
To finally be a bride at your own bachelorette party is euphoric. It is such a sensational wave of emotions to feel so loved and celebrated by all your dearest friends from every stage of...
April 22, 2017
Short & Sweet Wedding Ceremony Script!
We ended up asking a family friend to be our officiant kind of last minute and I was a wee bit worried that it wasn’t going to feel weighted, or official, enough without a seasoned...
November 05, 2016
10 (Must) Tips for Wedding Dress Shopping Success!!
Wedding dress shopping gave me cold feet. Sure it all started out fun, but I made a few (bunch) of grave mistakes in the beginning that haunted the rest of my experience. I never even...
October 16, 2016
Why Every Bride needs the Lace Atelier (& a Promo Code!)
Can you recall a recent wedding album that didn’t have the bride with her girls getting ready in matching robes? The bridesmaid robes are quite the phenomenon; an expense that is rarely even questioned by the brides-to-be....
September 29, 2016
Wedding Flowers: How to Get What you Want for the Price you Want
Wedding florals scared me to death in the planning process. I was warned and warned again that the flowers would be one of the bigger expenses and that I should ‘be careful’ when getting quotes...