Planning tools 101: hotel block comparison chart
We launched a comprehensive and totally customizable document of wedding planning spreadsheets if you’re the type to get down with spreadsheets like I am. Now we’re sharing a chart that will help you compare hotel blocks if you’re planning to provide that option to your guests. Hotel blocks allow you to block out some rooms and room rates to help guests grab a good deal on a hotel room.
Avoiding wedding fights: how to plan your wedding planning
Your engagement should be a joyful time. You have a lifetime ahead of you with the person you love. What could be better than to celebrate that love surrounded by friends and family? And yet, somehow things go awry. Conflicts flare. And the time that should be so happy — the build-up to your wedding — is fraught with possibilities for strife.
The good news is you can avoid most of the problems by planning your wedding planning. That’s right. Plan how you’re going to plan.
How I used Google Sheets to lay out my wedding floorplan
I readily admit that the hardest thing about my wedding day will be letting go of control of the entire thing. I wanted to have a hand in the layout of the rooms, even if I can’t physically be there for the set up. I harnessed Google Sheets wedding planning: I made an approximate map of our venue and placed every table, chair, and decoration where I want it to be, setting the boxes up as squares and using a legend of 1 foot squared = 1 box. See how it was done!
Reclaiming traditions: you CAN love a taffeta wedding dress
“I’m going through the traumatic process that is wedding dress shopping, and I’m really open-minded about what I’ll consider (you have to be when white isn’t in the plans). But I didn’t expect to fall in love with a taffeta dress online… Taffeta?!”
If taffeta (or any other traditional fabric) sounds too traditional for you, think again. We’ve come a long way since our rebel “fuck taffeta” days. Let’s take a look…