How To Avoid Unexpected Wedding Guests

How To Avoid Unexpected Wedding Guests

After you’ve selected your wedding invitations, you start to stress about who will show up. Will guests RSVP? Will they bring extra people with them? Will I end up with enough tables and chairs?

No bride wants to have THAT wedding. You know…the one where people talk about you like a dog and how you didn’t have enough seating and you ran out of food, etc.

There’s an easy way to avoid

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Take Your Wedding To The Next Level: Save Money AND Host An After-Party

Take Your Wedding To The Next Level: Save Money AND Host An After-Party

A few years ago, I did an AMAZING wedding for a couple. They were very creative and open-minded…one of my favorite types of couples. They didn’t want to spend tens of thousands of dollars on their wedding, so they were open to some unique ideas.
Suggestion 1:
Get married in the morning. This is where the open-minded part comes in. Most people want afternoon weddings. However, there was a

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What Start Time Do I Put On My Wedding Invitation?

What Start Time Do I Put On My Wedding Invitation?

One of the questions I get all the time is this: If my wedding invitation says 4pm, doesn’t that mean that I actually walk down the aisle at 4pm?

The answer is simple: no.

If your wedding invitation says 4pm, that’s the time the actual ceremony begins. That doesn’t mean you start the ceremony 10 or 15 minutes early so that you can actually walk down the aisle at 4. As

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5 Things You Probably Didn’t Factor Into Your Wedding Budget

5 Things You Probably Didn’t Factor Into Your Wedding Budget

When you’re planning a wedding, you are probably always updating your budget and altering figures on your wedding budget spreadsheet. You’ve probably factored in all of the basics like your dress, the cost of the photographer and the cost of your wedding venue. But there are a few elements of the wedding budget that often get overlooked. Here they are:

Minister–While many ministers

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Fall Into Black Love! Meet Alethea & Terry

Fall Into Black Love! Meet Alethea & Terry

We’re a HUGE fan of wedding films…especially the same day edit. Your wedding film vendor will record you preparing for your big day and they will film the ceremony.

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Put A Ring On It! Nicci & BJ

Put A Ring On It! Nicci & BJ

The ladies here at HelloBeautiful just love celebrating Black love. Every Wednesday we profile newly engaged couples as they describe the moment he decided to “Put A Ring On It”.

His Story:
Nicci and I had been seriously dating for some time and though she expected a proposal, I decided surprising her was the best way to make it memorable.

For Labor Day, Nicci was headed to her parents house in Denver.  She wanted

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Put A Ring On It: Le’Angela & Fernando

Put A Ring On It: Le’Angela & Fernando

The ladies here at HelloBeautiful just love celebrating Black love. Each week we profile newly engaged couples as they describe the moment he decided to “Put A Ring On It”.

Her Story:
For my birthday I planned a trip to Las Vegas with my boyfriend (soon to be fiancé) Fernando. On our first day in Vegas we ate, walked the strip, gambled and saw

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Put A Ring On It: Valerie & Larry

Put A Ring On It: Valerie & Larry

Here at HelloBeautiful we just love celebrating Black love. Each week we’ll profile newly engaged couples as they describe the moment he decided to “Put A Ring On It”.

Larry’s side of the story:

After I had the open-heart surgery last year, I knew Valerie was going to be my wife. While in recovery, I proposed to her in the hospital because her support was overwhelming. However, I don’t think

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Put A Ring On It: Nicole & Brandon’s Story

Put A Ring On It: Nicole & Brandon’s Story

Here at HelloBeautiful we just love celebrating Black love. Each week we profile newly engaged couples as they describe the moment he decided to “Put A Ring On It”.

Nicole’s Story:
I knew that Brandon wanted to get engaged this year but I had no clue when the engagement would come.  In fact, I’d asked him numerous times before: “Can you just tell me if it

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Is A Wedding Photographer Worth The Cost?

Is A Wedding Photographer Worth The Cost?

Photography can be a BIG line-item cost for your budget. So, the question is this: Is it worth it?

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