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Sharing a Space – A Guide To The Modern Wedding Registry
Many changes happen in your life when you and your significant other become engaged. On top of wedding planning, you will have engagement parties and showers to plan, friends and family will seemingly come out of the woodwork to invite you both to every upcoming party, holiday, graduation, birthday and every other event under the…
Read More5 Quick Tips To Look (& Feel) Your Best On Your Wedding Day
by: Christie A. Brogan {1.29.18} New Year. Newly engaged! Let the preparations begin… You don’t have to be engaged to know that there’s a lot of prep and planning that goes into your wedding day. It’s not all about menus, flowers, the guest list, and all of the other items on your Post-Engagement Checklist. It’s…
Read MoreHow to Plan Your Wedding (In 1 Day)
by: Christie A. Brogan {1.2.18} The new year is here and we know there’s a few newly engaged couples out there wondering the same question….where to begin? The wedding planning process can be daunting to say the least, but we’ve got your solution. The beauty of your perfectly timed engagement is the annual wedding planning…
Read More(Re) Defining the Destination Wedding
by: Christie A. Brogan {11.10.17} Wilmington NC Destination Wedding What comes to mind when you think of a “destination wedding”? Most people think sandy beaches and palm trees…or some exotic foreign country serving the dual purpose of wedding locale and honeymoon. What if you’re looking for a destination that doesn’t require a passport? Of the…
Read MoreCan you plan your wedding in 6 months?
by: Christie A. Brogan {11.2.17} If you pick up any bridal magazine or peruse any wedding planning website, you will find a dozen or more wedding planning timelines…each based on a 12 month (sometimes 18 month) planning cycle. And, where there’s nothing wrong with taking a year or longer to plan your wedding, I am…
Read MoreDon’t Forget The Groom – Fall Color Trends
by: Christie A. Brogan {10.25.17} As it often goes in the wedding industry, most of the attention and conversation is geared towards the bride. It’s “her day” after all…right? Not so fast. The other half of the happy union (or in some cases, both halves) is not a “she”, but a “he”. And, deservedly, “he”…
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