http://factoidz.com/experts-in/wedding-preparation/ wedding preparation articles on Factoidz en-us http://factoidz.com/wedding-invitation-etiquette-for-military-guests/ http://factoidz.com/wedding-invitation-etiquette-for-military-guests/ Military weddings have such rich traditions of pageantry, with a myriad of details distinct to each branch of service, and within that set of details, specific to the rank of the parties involved, that it’s best to g... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST wedding-preparation http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/wedding-invitation-etiquette-for-military-guests.jpg http://factoidz.com/walk-through-checklist-for-wedding-venue-upon-arrival/ http://factoidz.com/walk-through-checklist-for-wedding-venue-upon-arrival/ Naturally, when you (and by “you” I’m talking about your circle of wedding helpers) arrive at your venue for set-up on The Big Day, you will have hundreds of jobs from the obvious to the tiny details you’ve planned to m... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST wedding-preparation http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/walk-through-checklist-for-wedding-venue-upon-arrival.jpg http://factoidz.com/wedding-guest-list-limitations/ http://factoidz.com/wedding-guest-list-limitations/ There are so many things to do when you’re at the beginning point of planning a wedding, it’s hard to know where to begin. One of the topics you need to bring up early on, is the number of people you’re thin... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST wedding-preparation http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/wedding-guest-list-limitations.jpg http://factoidz.com/how-to-find-a-wedding-dress-on-a-budget/ http://factoidz.com/how-to-find-a-wedding-dress-on-a-budget/ Congratulations on your engagement--and your practicality!  And this is a good time to ask this question:  due to the economy, there is a visible upsurge in brides recycling their wedding dresses. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST wedding-preparation http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/how-to-find-a-wedding-dress-on-a-budget.jpg http://factoidz.com/how-much-do-wedding-photographers-cost-and-what-should-you-expect/ http://factoidz.com/how-much-do-wedding-photographers-cost-and-what-should-you-expect/ Having given this some thought, I’m not sure that looking for an “average” price for wedding photography is a useful means of deciding anything, because of the huge range in pricing and services offered. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST wedding-preparation http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/how-much-do-wedding-photographers-cost-and-what-should-you-expect.jpg http://factoidz.com/weddings-your-best-dance-style-for-your-first-dance/ http://factoidz.com/weddings-your-best-dance-style-for-your-first-dance/ Most couples choose a slow (but not dirge-like), romantic song for their First Dance. It’s appropriate to the occasion, you’re not moving too fast for the photographer to get a good picture, and if you’re ever going... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST wedding-preparation http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/weddings-your-best-dance-style-for-your-first-dance.jpg http://factoidz.com/weddings-the-maid-of-honors-duties/ http://factoidz.com/weddings-the-maid-of-honors-duties/ The strictly traditional duties of the Maid or Matron of Honor in a wedding party, are to: • help bride with shopping and wedding planning as necessary Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST wedding-preparation http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/weddings-the-maid-of-honors-duties.jpg http://factoidz.com/wedding-officiants-for-a-non-religious-ceremony/ http://factoidz.com/wedding-officiants-for-a-non-religious-ceremony/ If you don’t plan on making your trip down the aisle in your family church, you still have plenty of options for Officiants. A quick call to your county’s Department of Li... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST wedding-preparation http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/wedding-officiants-for-a-non-religious-ceremony.jpg http://factoidz.com/how-to-finance-a-wedding-in-the-current-recession/ http://factoidz.com/how-to-finance-a-wedding-in-the-current-recession/ This is a good question right now, and for more reasons than just the question on the surface. As our economy sinks further into recession, as it’s predicted to do before any kind of recovery is seen, the whole  q... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST wedding-preparation http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/how-to-finance-a-wedding-in-the-current-recession.jpg http://factoidz.com/choosing-bridesmaids-101-5-basics-to-consider/ http://factoidz.com/choosing-bridesmaids-101-5-basics-to-consider/ Your wedding date has been decided. Among the multitude of tasks facing you is the prospect of choosing your bridesmaids. This can be a daunting task, so help yourself by first making a few decisions before you ask anyone to walk with... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST wedding-preparation http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/choosing-bridesmaids-101-5-basics-to-consider.jpg http://factoidz.com/weddings-when-to-fire-your-bridesmaids/ http://factoidz.com/weddings-when-to-fire-your-bridesmaids/ Thankfully, some of your endless list of wedding-related tasks are no-brainers. Probably one of the first things you’ll do after deciding on your type and size of wedding, is to select your ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST wedding-preparation http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/weddings-when-to-fire-your-bridesmaids.jpg http://factoidz.com/how-to-choose-your-bridesmaids/ http://factoidz.com/how-to-choose-your-bridesmaids/ Congratulations! You're taking one of the biggest steps of your life: getting married. There's so much to do, so much to plan for and decide on in the next few months. Choosing who will be in your bridal party is one of those decisions. Bridesmaids can either be a pleasure or a pain, or both. These ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST wedding-preparation http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/how-to-choose-your-bridesmaids.jpg http://factoidz.com/weddings-best-man-and-groomsmens-responsibilities/ http://factoidz.com/weddings-best-man-and-groomsmens-responsibilities/ Congratulations! You’ve been chosen as the Best Man--well, obviously because you are  the best man--or perhaps as a groomsman, an acknowledgement that you’re one of the groom’s inner circle of trusted ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST wedding-preparation http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/weddings-best-man-and-groomsmens-responsibilities.jpg http://factoidz.com/weddings-bridesmaids-responsibilities/ http://factoidz.com/weddings-bridesmaids-responsibilities/ When you honor a friend or relative by asking them to be a bridesmaid, you’re not just giving them that honor--you’re also handing them a bundle of responsibilities. They shouldn’t accept one without acknowledging t... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST wedding-preparation http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/weddings-bridesmaids-responsibilities.jpg http://factoidz.com/weddings-how-to-make-the-other-mother-feel-more-included/ http://factoidz.com/weddings-how-to-make-the-other-mother-feel-more-included/ The world has changed a lot in the past 50 years, and certainly on the subject of weddings, there are all kinds of traditions that have been abandoned, changed or simply no longer apply. Despite the changes, one common fact remains: Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST wedding-preparation http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/weddings-how-to-make-the-other-mother-feel-more-included.jpg http://factoidz.com/weddings-how-to-correctly-pin-on-corsages-and-boutonnieres/ http://factoidz.com/weddings-how-to-correctly-pin-on-corsages-and-boutonnieres/ Yes, it’s true: there IS a right way and a wrong way for such a simple task as pinning on a posie. Unlike its female counterpart, the corsage, the boutonniere’s pin... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST wedding-preparation http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/weddings-how-to-correctly-pin-on-corsages-and-boutonnieres.jpg http://factoidz.com/instructions-for-addressing-and-preparing-wedding-invitations-to-mail/ http://factoidz.com/instructions-for-addressing-and-preparing-wedding-invitations-to-mail/ This subject may seem like a complete no-brainer, but unfortunately, judging from the invitations I’ve received over the years, not only do many brides no longer KNOW the social conventions for addressing invitations, they can’t even be bother... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST wedding-preparation http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/instructions-for-addressing-and-preparing-wedding-invitations-to-mail.jpg http://factoidz.com/event-insurance-a-wedding-nightmare-and-how-to-cut-your-losses/ http://factoidz.com/event-insurance-a-wedding-nightmare-and-how-to-cut-your-losses/ So, the planning is behind you, the countless decisions on what to have, what to omit, how to stretch that dollar until it screams.  Today, it’s all coming together, and it’s perfect.&nb... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST wedding-preparation http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/event-insurance-a-wedding-nightmare-and-how-to-cut-your-losses.jpg http://factoidz.com/pros-and-cons-of-fresh-versus-silk-flowers-for-budget-weddings/ http://factoidz.com/pros-and-cons-of-fresh-versus-silk-flowers-for-budget-weddings/ After months of planning, the moment of my wedding day that brought it home to me that it was really here and happening now, was opening the box containing my bouquets, corsages and boutonnieres.  The com... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST wedding-preparation http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/pros-and-cons-of-fresh-versus-silk-flowers-for-budget-weddings.jpg http://factoidz.com/how-to-get-the-music-for-your-wedding-for-next-to-nothing/ http://factoidz.com/how-to-get-the-music-for-your-wedding-for-next-to-nothing/ While you’re pinching pennies by comparison-shopping to save $2.39 on your printed cocktail napkins to keep your wedding budget in line--as well you should, because every little bit helps, be aware that there’s at least one bigger-tic... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST wedding-preparation http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/how-to-get-the-music-for-your-wedding-for-next-to-nothing.jpg http://factoidz.com/complete-guide-to-hiring-staff-and-help-for-your-wedding/ http://factoidz.com/complete-guide-to-hiring-staff-and-help-for-your-wedding/ Everybody loves weddings. The romance, the beauty, the bringing-it-all-together. Who wouldn’t want to pitch in and help? As soon as you announce your engagement, excited friends and r... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST wedding-preparation http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/complete-guide-to-hiring-staff-and-help-for-your-wedding.jpg http://factoidz.com/add-fun-to-your-wedding-with-a-candy-buffet/ http://factoidz.com/add-fun-to-your-wedding-with-a-candy-buffet/ A fun alternative to sending guests home with a traditional favor is to provide them with a Candy Buffet instead.  By “fun,” I mean surprisingly fun:  the ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST wedding-preparation http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/add-fun-to-your-wedding-with-a-candy-buffet.jpg http://factoidz.com/how-to-store-wedding-cake-until-your-first-anniversary/ http://factoidz.com/how-to-store-wedding-cake-until-your-first-anniversary/ Now, this is a question that not too many people think about.  Someone at the reception will slip the small cake into a box, and someone’s mother will take it home and pop it into their freezer.  Howeve... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST wedding-preparation http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/how-to-store-wedding-cake-until-your-first-anniversary.jpg http://factoidz.com/how-to-politely-request-no-children-at-your-wedding/ http://factoidz.com/how-to-politely-request-no-children-at-your-wedding/ There are any number of websites where you can find answers or double-check your instincts regarding questions of wedding etiquette. Sometimes, however, you run into a particularly thorny subject that’s emotionally-charged and ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST wedding-preparation http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/how-to-politely-request-no-children-at-your-wedding.jpg http://factoidz.com/ethnic-rituals-to-make-your-wedding-distinctive/ http://factoidz.com/ethnic-rituals-to-make-your-wedding-distinctive/ Whether you’re planning a budget wedding or a full-blown extravaganza, there remains the matter of the ceremony itself: how to make it distinctively yours, and interesting for those who sit through it? Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST wedding-preparation http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/enchanting-wedding-traditions-the-wedding-garter.jpg http://factoidz.com/tips-on-how-to-find-a-budget-wedding-venue/ http://factoidz.com/tips-on-how-to-find-a-budget-wedding-venue/ You’re planning a wedding, and you want to spend less money than it took your grandparents to buy their house, which took them 30 years to pay off:  you’re on the right track.  Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST wedding-preparation http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/walk-through-checklist-for-wedding-venue-upon-arrival.jpg http://factoidz.com/as-wedding-funds-shrink-2009s-budget-conscious-brides-can-replace-lavish-with-fab-ish/ http://factoidz.com/as-wedding-funds-shrink-2009s-budget-conscious-brides-can-replace-lavish-with-fab-ish/ There’s no getting around it: the new economic challenges facing our country are going to impact the fresh crop of brides-to-be that will be experiencing the thrill of opening that once-in-a-lifetime tiny giftbox this holiday season of 2008. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST wedding-preparation http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/as-wedding-funds-shrink-2009s-budget-conscious-brides-can-replace-lavish-with-fab-ish.jpg