The couples I marry contact me with all different lead times for their wedding. Sometimes I get the inquiry for my services months in advance — in fact I have already booked a wedding for 2013! And other times I get a phone call from a couple who exclaims, “We want to get married as…
Tag Archive: Last Minute Wedding
Food Truck For Your Wedding Caterer? You Bet!
I was strolling through the grocery store the other day when a magazine cover of Seattle Met (May issue) caught my eye. The cover’s title said in big blocky letters: FOOD TRUCKS. Being the foodie that I am (I know we are all sick of that term but I don’t know what else to call…
Ballard Locks for your Summer Wedding!
Do you want to get married in a park? Do you want it to be lovely with blooming roses and boats going by? How about the Ballard Locks and Carl S. English Botanical Gardens in Ballard, North Seattle? As you can see above, the trees start blooming in the spring and fill the rose garden…
Book Your Officiant Early!
One of the things that baffles me when talking to brides this time of year is how many of them wait to hire their officiant. The venue, DJ, caterer and even the menu has been chosen, but the last person on the list to get hired is often the officiant. I don’t understand why…
The Show Must Go On
I recently experienced the death of my mother and was inspired to write a little bit about how to “do life” when you are grieving. Picture yourself in the middle of your wedding planning. You have your heart set on that special person in your life — whether it’s your father, your mother or an…
Customs, Rituals & Traditions: Let Them Eat Cake!
The Wedding Cake History: In ancient Rome, marriages were sealed when the groom smashed a barley cake over the bride’s head. (Luckily, tiaras were not fashionable then.) In medieval England, newlyweds smooched over a pile of buns, supposedly ensuring a prosperous future. Unmarried guests sometimes took home a little piece of cake to tuck under…
Who Should Officiate Your Wedding: Family Member or Professional Officiant?
One of my colleagues recently asked me this question: “Many of my couples ask me how can a wedding officiant who has only met them once make their wedding personal vs. having a family member do the ceremony who has known them their whole lives? What would you say are the pros and cons?” Let…
The Wedding Ceremony
I blog about everything wedding: venues, style, vendors, traditions and more! What I haven’t blogged about, however, is the actual wedding ceremony. One of the first things I always tell my couples is, “There is no right way or wrong way to craft your ceremony. Only your way.” Having said that, there are some basic…
Get Married – Give Back!
For many years now I have been searching for a good volunteering gig that satisfied my desire to give back to the community but was also a good fit for me. I finally found it! Yesterday, Christmas Eve, I had the pleasure of volunteering my time in the FareStart kitchen. “FareStart is a culinary job…
Happy New Year!
Now that 2011 is almost over, I want to take the opportunity to say, “I had the time of my life”. I met and married over 100 couples. I got to meet the loving families behind the lovely couples. I learned more about how to provide the best experience possible for the bride and groom. …
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