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Wedding Planning: Hiring One Company to Handle Multiple Tasks

Wedding planning can be an exhilarating yet overwhelming experience. With countless details to manage, from selecting the perfect venue to coordinating with various vendors, it’s easy to feel stressed and stretched thin. One way to simplify this process and ensure a seamless experience is by hiring a single company to handle multiple tasks. By consolidating

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Wedding Reception Lighting: Do\’s and Don\’ts

The ambiance of a wedding reception is greatly influenced by the lighting design. From creating a romantic atmosphere to highlighting key elements of your decor, wedding reception lighting plays a very important role in setting the mood for your special day. To ensure that your wedding venue is aglow with enchantment, it\’s essential to understand

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How to Get the BEST Wedding DJ Playlist

Crafting the perfect wedding DJ playlist for your big day is about more than just choosing your favorites from the 100 Most Requested Songs of All Time. While this wedding planning task isn’t the most complicated, it’s still a major undertaking that can get even better (and more fun!) with these tips. Start browsing and

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Wedding Reception Schedule and Planning Tips (For a Night of Fun!)

Couples planning a wedding reception, beware: the one commonality among every wedding reception schedule is that they are all different. However, there is a general outline (and a few tips) that can make planning a wedding reception easier—and a lot more fun! Typical Wedding Reception Schedule Cocktail Hour Dinner Toasts Cake Cutting Wedding Dances (Wedding

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How long is a wedding reception?

“How long is a wedding reception?” is one of the most common wedding planning questions couples ask. Typically, a wedding reception (with meal included) lasts between 4-6 hours. The length of your wedding reception is an important part of setting a wedding reception timeline and coordinating key wedding vendors. This guide to planning a wedding

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Tips from the Pros: Planning the Ultimate Wedding Reception

We’ve been to a lot of wedding receptions (6,000+). Needless to say, we’ve been part of some fantastic wedding receptions over the years. Our experience is your gain; we’ve compiled a list of some wedding planning tips that you can use to plan a wonderful wedding reception. Be picky (and be careful!). There are (literally)

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