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The Vows We Make - Practical Wedding Advice
One, five, ten and twenty years after the day you walked down the aisle clothed in white your memories of that most special day fade more and more. While our vivid memories start to slip away, the promises we made to each other only continue to permeate and guide more of the decisions we make as a couple.
Do These 5 Things to Make Sure You Have an Inclusive Wedding Business
If you take a close look at your wedding coordination business, are you doing your best to cater to everyone. Language has the power to create connection and build relationships. Still, it also has the power to put up barriers & generate disconnection. Using inclusive language in your businesses is the most effective way to build connection and create a sense of belonging with all clients. It allows all audiences to be heard, seen, and recognized.
This is EXACTLY What You Need to Train Your Wedding Coordination Assistants.
If you're like us, the wedding boom of 2022 has your schedule bursting at the seams… and the inquiries just keep coming. One of the worst feelings is turning away new business because you're simply too busy.
But what if you could expand your team? What if you could train trustworthy coordinators so you could finally take on more weddings without worrying?
JUST LAUNCHED! Zero to Wedding Coordinator in One Day Course
From Bronwyn E. Spain and Cecily Hunter of internationally-recognized Spain Ranch, there's FINALLY a comprehensive day-of wedding coordination course available. Together, with our 12 years of wedding coordination (and venue experience), we’ve trained countless day-of wedding coordinators to work at our home venue—something we have never taken lightly as those coordinators are always an extension of our venue and of us. Some of the coordinator’s we’ve trained have even gone on to launch their own successful wedding planning businesses. Today, we’re sharing it ALL with you.
Four Tips for Working with Wedding Caterers
Want to know one of the key ingredients to a successful wedding day? That one area that truly has the power to make or break a wedding reception? It’s the wedding catering team. Here’s how to work with them, not against them, and ensure the day runs smooth.
The 5 Things You Need to Do to Set Boundaries as a Wedding Coordinator/Planner
Picture this: it's 9pm, and you're settling in for the night. You check your phone and see a text from a wedding coordination client who wants something super simple from you; you know you could do it before you go to bed.
Why You Should Do Whatever You Want for Your Wedding
I still vividly recall three weddings I coordinated that solidified my thinking on tradition. The first was an old friend who dressed up to get married at the courthouse, and hired a professional photographer to capture it. I wept at the photos of she and her new husband because their love was unmistakable. They had no guests. They had no reception. Just the two of them dressed in formalwear at the courthouse. In that instant, it clicked.
Need a Simple Wedding Planning Checklist or an Elopement Planning Checklist? We've Got You Covered.
Having a simple wedding or an elopement and tired of only being able to find overkill traditional wedding to do checklists? Look no further. We’ve got your printable elopement checklist PDF and simple wedding checklist printable PDF right here.
LGBTQ Wedding Inspiration at Turkey Mountain
The gorgeous photos of Kayla and Adrienne below were a part of a Turkey Mountain wedding shoot featuring the recently-married couple, Mary Fencl Events, Ever Something, and Jordan Taylor Photography.
You Have to See this Enchanting Italian Wedding Inspiration
"We were inspired by the amazing mediaeval city San Gimignano located in Tuscany region, Italy. The second name of the city - 'City of a hundred towers.' The historic city center of San Gimignano, in 1990, was included in the UNESCO. Old stone streets, majestic towers, all immersed in the atmosphere of the Middle Ages.”
This English Countryside Wedding Inspiration Will Make Your Jaw Drop
Your wedding day will be filled with moments you hope to be captured as if they were a painting. This inspiration piece was inspired by just that, the slowness and meaningful moments that take place throughout your wedding day and in particular the intimacy between yourself and your family.
Huma & Arfan’s Anniversary at Philbrook Museum of Art
From B.E Wed Oklahoma Issue 3: Our Anniversary Couple Huma and Arfan on planning a Pakistani wedding in Oklahoma.
A Sparkly New Year's Eve Wedding at Spain Ranch
A wedding with two madly-in-love humans and the most KILLER NYE party in the Black Barn at Spain Ranch.
A Love Story at the Ballet
From moving to a new country and becoming professional dancers, to finding love and buying a home together, Rupert Edwards and Karina Gonzalez Edwards’s relationship spans eleven years.
Jaden and Trace: A COVID Wedding in the Woods
Jaden and Trace had an intimate and meaningful wedding ceremony in the woods on April 18th. This was definitely not their original plan though; their wedding was set to take place at her grandparents California vineyard. Everything was set, then it quickly became clear that plans would have to change due to COVID-19.
Eloping in New York City in 2020
Ready to forgo a wedding and elope in NYC? These five spots are romantic, quirky, and ideal for social distancing.
What is the Traditional Wedding Ceremony Order?
Brought to you by B.E Driven’s Comprehensive Coordination Course, this is your short and simple guide to a traditional wedding processional. This is written for both planners/coordinators and couples.