Red veil on cream and white strapless gown?

I need help with my wedding look. My husband is wearing cream coloured suit with cherry red shirt. To complement this look, my wedding planner advised me to put on cherry red veil on my cream and white coloured strapless gown. The top is beaded with ivory beads. No red trimming on the gown. I am.... [Read more]

How much to pay a wedding planner?

Hello - I'm newly engaged and just beginning the wedding planning process. Since my schedule is extremely busy, I am contemplating hiring a wedding planner. My budget is not enormous. Is there a minimum budget that wedding planners expect to work with (apart from their fee, i mean). I don't want to.... [Read more]

Guests standing at a beach ceremony

Hello! Thank you for being here! I'll be getting married in Costa Rica in 10 days, aghhh! It's so exciting! Anyway, I'm pretty bummed because my wedding planner in CR emailed me yesterday writing that the chairs we originally were going to use for my 20 guests are "out of commision." She now.... [Read more]

Thank you etiquette

I have a very good friend that acted as our informal wedding coordinator, helping with logistics of the wedding weekend. I did not get a chance to thank her verbally for all of her help, even though I've seen her once since we've been back from honeymoon. I am planning on meeting with her later.... [Read more]

Appropriate tip for wedding planner with fixed sum contract

I am marrying abroad and having a relatively elegant event, possibly equivalent to a mid-sized wedding in Manhattan. The wedding coordinator was hired on a fixed sum contract. The wedding is taking place in a European country where tipping a fixed percentage of a bill such as 15% is not customary.... [Read more]