Does the thought of walking down the aisle in a winter wonderland sound like your ideal wedding?  When you’re a winter bride there are many issues that you must anticipate that a summer bride would not have to worry about.  Here are some tips and tricks to make sure when you are planning a winter wedding it goes off without a hitch!

First of all when planning a winter wedding we need to address the special obstacles that winter brides must overcome.  Of course the biggest worry has to do with the weather.  Snowy days may mean unexpected delays in traffic and unexpected vendor cancellations.  To avoid these mishaps make sure the area that you are hosting your wedding has excellent winter road control.  Having your wedding in an urban location would be ideal since roads are typically cleared very quickly.  For more rural areas, consider having guests stay in hotels close by and see if you can find a venue that offers services such as catering to minimize the risk of vendor cancellation. (more…)

Last summer I was fortunate enough to marry the man of my dreams, however the wedding planning almost got the best of me!  I was living in Minnesota at the time and the wedding was in California so planning everything from afar presented quite a challenge.  When the stress having a wedding to plan started to mount, I gave in and hired a wedding planner – BIG mistake!  Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure those with larger budgets will find having a wedding planner to be invaluable.  However, I was not willing to pay $4,000 just for the wedding planner fees.  So I opted for a partial wedding planner, which cost me $1,500 to email me a couple vendors and show up for only half the wedding while I still did all the work.  Therefore, I offer you these tips to avoid this little disaster. 

First of all you need to get organized!  The very first thing you need to do is get your tentative guest as every vendor will ask for this and you cannot book anything without it.  Once you have an idea of how large your wedding is going to be, make a list of venues and start visiting.  Once you lock down your guest list and venue you can start to book everything else.  (more…)