Wedding Planning Advice on My Virginia Wedding
Resources for Couples and Partner Vendors Planning a Wedding During a Pandemic
2021 was gearing up to be the year of weddings, but with the COVID pandemic lingering and the Delta variant on the rise, some couples have postponed or are considering postponing to 2022.
How Compromising Can Save Your Wedding Plans
Contributed by Mona Freund of Siege Media Original post from Kitchen Cabinet Kings We all know that planning a wedding can be one of the most overwhelming and stressful experiences of your relationship to date. If you and your partner have different ideas of what...
Creative Ideas for the Ultimate Backyard Wedding
If your original wedding plans were cancelled during the pandemic last year, you may be looking for a budget-friendly alternative venue. Imagine the perfect, intimate area where you can have your wedding exactly how you want it, no booking deposit required? Take a...
How to Choose the Perfect Wedding Wine
Contributed by Sarah Breckon of Firstleaf Wines A comprehensive guide to choosing wedding wines is just what busy couples need. The wine subscription service Firstleaf shares the most important tips, so you can choose the right wine for your Virginia wedding. How to...
6 Wedding Professionals Thinking Outside the Box
The Covid-19 pandemic has hit the wedding industry hard. Weddings have been postponed or cancelled and there is great uncertainty when life will return to "normal" and we can get back to business. But there hasn't been any sitting around for these hard-working folks!...
What is the Alternative? A Tiny Wedding, of Course!
There has never been a better time to consider a tiny wedding or elopement. Smaller weddings help reduce cost and stress.
8 Tips on Choosing Your Wedding Dress
Or How to Choose a Wedding Dress - Without the Stress Deciding on your wedding dress is arguably the most important decision you’ll make as you plan your wedding. The features of the wedding dress are dependent on many things, including the religion and...
Flower Farms & Do-it-Yourself Wedding Flowers
In the age of Pinterest and YouTube, DIY inspiration is everywhere. But should you take on your wedding flowers as a DIY project? Well...maybe. Flower arranging isn't easy. Realize that florists are highly trained creative professionals and they may make flower...
10 Unique Luxury Honeymoon Destinations
Picturesque villages and mountains, exotic islands, crystal-clear waters, dramatic scenery, and ultra-romantic paradise are just a few words that describe the most sought after honeymoon destinations by couples documented by our partners at Honeymoon Islands. Founder...
20 Seasonal Wedding Cake Ideas for Every Bride
After narrowing down your wedding date and venue, the wedding planning fun really begins! When selecting colors and themes, many brides turn to the season of their wedding for some inspiration. Since each season brings new fruits, flavors, and colors in nature, it can...
Destination Wedding: Orange Virginia
Orange County Virginia is located in the Central Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its history is rich: two US Presidents have called it home; there are ruins of a Thomas Jefferson designed Governor’s mansion; there are two Civil War battlefields; and...
Printable Wedding Binder
Planning Planning is the key to success in most areas of our lives, and your wedding is no exception. You need to decide on budget, venue, style, colors, flowers, menu and a myriad of other details. Some of you may hire a full time wedding planner and some...
Destination Wedding: Loudoun County Virginia
Loudoun is a beautiful county located just 25 miles outside of the nation’s capital in the Northern Region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Dulles International Airport is located in Loudoun, making it an easy destination from anywhere. It is Virginia’s third most...
Honeymoon Planning Advice
It seems ironic that many couples will spend $25,000 – $70,000 or more for a half day wedding ceremony, yet they have difficulty justifying $6,000 for 7 days of an equally important part of that ceremony, the fantasy getaway known as a honeymoon. Sadly, when planning...
Destination Wedding: Madison, Virginia
Madison is a beautiful pastoral county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Located about halfway between Culpeper and Charlottesville and bordered by the Shenandoah National Park, the county is home to some of the most beautiful mountain views in the state....
A Wedding Reception Uniquely Your Own
After your wedding, it’s time to celebrate! There are just as many ideas about what a wedding reception looks like as there are brides. You can be elegant, you can be intimate, you can be fun, it’s entirely your choice. Keep in mind your guest list as you...
Wedding Bar Service: From Non-Alcoholic to a DIY Bar
Should You Even Serve Alcohol? As you begin planning your reception a valid question to ask is if you should serve alcohol or not. There are many valid reasons not to serve alcohol: you have someone recovering from addiction among the guest list, you may...
Economical Virginia Wedding Venues
Consider a Virginia State Park if you are planning a smaller wedding or want to have your ceremony in a beautiful natural setting. Going this route can help you save even more money since you can bring in your own vendors in most cases.
A How-To for Thank You Notes
The Thank You note is an extremely important part of the gift giving process. It’s a very classy way to acknowledge the time and effort your friends, family and acquaintances have spent to buy you a gift.Hopefully you registered early, and you’ve given...
5 Wedding Registry Questions Answered
What is a wedding registry? It is simply a way for an engaged couple to pick out gifts that they would like to receive on their wedding day. It’s a wish list ya’ll! The first wedding registry was promoted by Marshall Fields Department Stores in 1924. (You...
Finding and Reserving the Perfect Reception Venue
Now that you know your criteria and have done your research on reception site (if you haven’t read Part One, be sure to go back and read that article first!) you can find and reserve your dream reception site! Finding Sites: Gather name of local reception...
2 Wedding Venues: From Elegant to Rustic
Virginia is so beautiful and with so many wonderful venues from which to choose. I had the opportunity to visit two Wineries recently where I went from very elegant and chic to rustic and relaxed within a half hour’s drive of each other. I started out at...
How to Choose the Perfect Reception Venue for You
Before your run out to every venue in Virginia, save yourself some time and decide what your ultimate reception site criteria is first!
Do You Need Help Budgeting Your Wedding?
Even if you are not paying for all or any of the wedding, preparing a budget from the beginning will keep surprises, and quite possibly bad feelings, from emerging during the planning and booking of your dream wedding.
A Simple Guide to Who Pays for Your Wedding
Does the Father of the Bride Still Foot the Bill? It’s no secret that weddings are expensive, and many couples end up putting themselves in debt to pay for the wedding day of their dreams. You should not plan a wedding that you cannot afford, and that’s...
You’re Engaged, Let’s Throw an Engagement Party!
Congratulations! So you’re engaged, now let the celebration begin! The engagement party is the first step in celebrating your wedding and kickstarting your wedding planning process. Ideally, you should allow a year or so for planning your wedding, and...
5 Happy Marriage Tips
I’ve been married for 35 years. There, I said it. When I say it out loud, it sometimes just feels bizarre, unreal, and very cool, all at one time. We were married on a beautiful afternoon in October. We were young. So young and full of hopes and dreams and ambitions....
Eat, Drink and Be Married! How Do You Pull Off a Potluck Reception?
Many years ago, one of my friends had her wedding reception in her mother's back yard. The food was potluck-and I thought it was the best wedding food I ever had. I'll have to admit, I love potluck dinners. The food is usually delicious and the variety is...
