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Category archives: Wedding Lifestyle

What We Wish We'd Known For Our Wedding!

New York Magazine recently polled newlyweds about what they wish they had known before starting to plan for their big day and our hands-down personal favorite is #2: Get references for their venue. You never have to worry about this with Ever After – we only work with the best wedding venues. Not only have we checked each location’s references through the[...]

10 years ago

Choosing the Perfect Dress for Your Beach Wedding

Perhaps you have known all along what your dream wedding gown would look like. Growing up you imagined a storybook wedding day to include a taffeta ball gown with a glimmering jeweled bodice and a cathedral length train. Now you have just decided, with the help of your Wedding Venue Expert, that your picture perfect backdrop will include the beach. The only [...]

10 years ago

8 Rules of Etiquette For Your Destination Wedding

Unlike your traditional wedding, Destination Weddings have their own set of rules and guidelines that are important to follow when planning for your big day! Make sure to mind your P's & Q's with our list of the top 8 essential rules of etiquette for your Destination 'I Do's', and your wedding day is sure to be smooth sailing. 1. What Should The Coup[...]

10 years ago

How To Successfully Plan Your Wedding At Work

When you get engaged you don't just change your relationship title, you also take on a new job title: Wedding Planner. For many brides-to-be, this means having to find a balance between a real, full-time job and planning for the biggest day of their life- whew! To say this can be a stressful dynamic might be the understatement of the century, but its nothing[...]

10 years ago

2014 Summer Wedding Trends

Summer Wedding Season is upon us! As Experts in the wedding industry, we've seen it all and the response is unanimous: We are absolutely in LOVE with the summer wedding trends for 2014! A fairytale romance for wedding planners & brides alike, traditional meets modern this season for a marriage of beauty only comparable to that of Brad Pitt and Ange[...]

10 years ago

Choosing a Location for Your Destination Wedding: Turks and Caicos

With eight main islands and numerous smaller uninhabited islands and cays, Turks and Caicos is a resplendent chain of islands that offers more than 100 square miles of sugar-white sandy beachfront. Amid the mangroves and the turquoise blue waters, this could be the perfect place for your destination wedding, and a host of others would agree with you. Readers[...]

10 years ago

Here Comes the Bride...And Her Four-Legged Best Friend!

Remember when you spent your Friday nights wearing your favorite sweatpants, catching up on Big Bang Theory episodes, enjoying a bowl of pasta and drinking a glass - or two - of your favorite wine? And those endless phone calls with your best friend complaining about work or your love life (or lack thereof)? Who faithfully sat by your side, day after day, an[...]

10 years ago

Wedding Day Fashion: The Bridal Veil

How many weddings have you attended in recent years where the bride walks down the aisle, holding her father's arm, radiant in a traditional wedding gown, her face slightly-hidden by an ivory veil? If most of your friends opt for non-church wedding venues, our guess is that the last veil you've seen was donned by the future Queen of England, Kate Middleton. [...]

10 years ago

Top 5 First Dances

Do you remember the wedding reception that used to be oh-so-traditional? Bridal Party is introduced. Bride and Groom enter and are introduced as Mr. and Mrs. for the first time. Bride and Groom slow dance to "their" song. Well, thanks to camera phones and websites like YouTube - and maybe even their predecessor, America's Funniest Home Videos - couples are g[...]

10 years ago

Top 5 Celebrity Wedding Venues

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel had the right idea with their destination wedding in Italy, but at $6.5 million this type of extravagant affair is a bit of a stretch for most brides-to-be. Here are five celebrity destinations our Ever After Venue Experts use as inspiration when helping brides plan the wedding of their dreams: 1. The rich and famous are[...]