Ask the Wedding Maven: Should Co-Workers Be on My Wedding Guest List

September 23rd, 2010, by Azure

In this week's Ask the Wedding Maven column a bride has trouble deciding if she should invite her co-workers to her wedding. Can the Wedding Maven help her keep her guest list small without inciting office gossip? Do you need wedding advice? Do you have a question about wedding etiquette, traditions or relationships? Write weddingmaven@onewed.com Helpful Links Should I Invite My Co-Workers More Wedding Advice

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Question of the Week: Do You Care Where Your Wedding Guests Stay?

June 15th, 2010, by Azure

One of the nicest things a couple can do for their wedding guests is arrange for the guests to get a discounted price on a hotel room. It's even better if you can get a discount at hotels at various price points. Are you doing this for your guests? Do you care if they use the "wedding hotel" or book some place else on their own? Are you planning any special treats for your guests' hotel rooms or a hospitality suite? Helpful Links Find a Great Wedding Venue (and hotel) Set up Your...

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Ask the Experts: Help with Wedding Dress Codes

May 27th, 2010, by Azure

Ask the Experts is your chance to get all of your wedding questions answered by a panel of wedding professionals. If you have a question for the panel write asktheexperts@onewed.com. This week a bride writes: Dear Experts I’m having an early evening wedding. I’d like people to dress up a little, but not feel like they need to wear suits and ties or long dresses. Basically, I don’t want jeans and sundresses. What should I put on the website, or what should I tell people the...

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Ask the Wedding Maven: A Wedding Guest List Dilemma

May 13th, 2010, by Azure

In this week's Ask the Wedding Maven column a bride writes in with an unusual dilemma. She's trying to have a small wedding, and doesn't want anyone but her closest friends. But there's one very important guest who may not make the cut. Curious? Find out what the problem is and what The Wedding Maven has to say! If you need wedding advice or have a question about wedding etiquette, traditions, or relationships write The Wedding Maven at weddingmaven@onewed.com. Helpful Links This...

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The Plunge: Top Ten Rules for Taming Your Guest List

March 25th, 2010, by Azure

A couple of times a month we like to let our good friends at The Plunge give you some advice for your grooms. This time, they tackle the difficult subject of how to reduce your guest list in order to save your wedding budget. Now, I don't want to discount the advice of my esteemed colleagues, but I would like to point out that simply reducing your guest list is not a magic bullet for your wedding budget woes. Over 50% of your budget has NOTHING to do with how many guests you have. So,...

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Ask the Wedding Maven: More Questions about What to Wear

June 04th, 2009, by Azure

In this week's Wedding Maven column, I answer another question about what guests should, and shouldn't, wear to a wedding. Do you have a question about wedding etiquette, traditions, or issues? Write the Wedding Maven at onewedmaven@gmail.com.

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Wedding Attire: What to Wear When You’re the Guest

May 21st, 2009, by Azure

If you think choosing a wedding dress is hard, try figuring out what to wear when you're the guest! In this week's column The Wedding Maven gives some guidance on decoding dress codes. If you have a question about wedding planning, traditions, or etiquette? Ask the Wedding Maven at onewedmaven@gmail.com

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