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Lindsay Tigar, MarthaStewartWeddings.com
- Jul 11, 2018
- 3 min
Why the Concept of a Weekend-Long Wedding Became So Popular
While a Saturday afternoon celebration in the bride's parents' backyard might have been a normal wedding in your parents' era, getting hi...
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Bridechilla, Paulette Alkire & Sammi Shea
- Jul 1, 2018
- 2 min
All-Inclusive Wedding Packages – Are They for Me?
Our wedding planning team was recently featured on the podcast Bridechilla. We talked all about inclusive wedding packages. You may never...
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Paulette Alkire, Lead Wedding Planner
- Jun 5, 2018
- 3 min
Creative Bridal Party Gifts for the Gals...
Struggling a bit with what to gift your special gals to thank them for their friendship and inclusion in your wedding celebration? At Cha...
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Sammi Shea, Wedding Planner
- May 21, 2018
- 2 min
Getting the Kids Involved...
Your wedding day can be a confusing and weird day if you have kids of your own. They are surrounded by a bunch of people they don’t know ...
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Paulette Alkire, Lead Wedding Planner
- Apr 24, 2018
- 3 min
Giving Your Guests a Great Getaway...
Your destination wedding is coming up fast, and it’s everything you want it to be. What about your guests? For invitees who are traveling...
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Paulette Alkire, Lead Wedding Planner
- Apr 17, 2018
- 2 min
Incorporating Family Heirlooms Into Your Wedding...
“Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue”— you hear it all the time, it is perhaps the most well known rhyme (se...
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Paulette Alkire, Lead Wedding Planner
- Apr 9, 2018
- 1 min
How to handle family members who don't want to sit next to one another (or converse, or really a
Photo by Kay Kroshus There are two schools of thought on what to do when people within your circle (family, friend or otherwise) don’t ge...
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Paulette Alkire, Lead Wedding Planner
- Apr 6, 2018
- 2 min
What to Wear to a Destination Wedding...
You jut got invited to a wedding, woohoo! Cue feelings of excitement, quickly followed by perhaps by anxious uncertainty. What to wear? I...
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Sammi Shea, Wedding Planner
- Mar 31, 2018
- 2 min
5 of our Favorite Ceremony Arches...
What’s the most important part of any wedding? Getting married of course! Under your ceremony arch is where all the magic happens, the sp...
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Paulette Alkire & Sammi Shea
- Mar 23, 2018
- 2 min
Why You Should Consider An Unplugged Wedding...
Today’s society is fueled by technology that is constantly at our fingertips.While this social connection that finds it’s basis in techno...
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Paulette Alkire, Wedding Planner
- Mar 20, 2018
- 3 min
5 Tips for Your Save-The-Dates...
You've booked your dream destination wedding! What’s next? Many tasks are already on your checklist in the early stages of planning your w...
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Paulette Alkire & Sammi Shea
- Mar 18, 2018
- 3 min
Wine, Beer and Bubbly: Our Favorite Beverage Bars...
Beer Bar If you’re a beer lover like us, a craft beer bar would be perfect for your reception. Whether you like dark, hoppy, or fruity be...
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Paulette Alkire, Lead Wedding Planner
- Mar 15, 2018
- 1 min
Adorable ways to include your furry friend in your wedding...
At Chalet View Lodge, your pet could pawsibly have a better vacation than you— with ten acres to roll around and roam on, pets have an en...
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Sammi Shea, Wedding Planner
- Mar 8, 2018
- 3 min
Our Favorite Food Bar Ideas
One major aspect of a wedding that everyone looks forward to is, well, the food! Whether your guests are coming for only a few hours to h...
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