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Real Parties: Submission Guidelines***** If you’d like to submit a real party, wedding, or event for consideration, please send an email to submissions@hwtm.com and include the following: 1. Your Info: your full name & the URL of your blog/website (if applicable) 2. Party Details: a description of the theme, decorations, food/drinks, and any other details that may apply such as favors, activities, DIY projects, shopping resources, etc. 3. Images: HWTM is a highly visual site, so the more images the better! Please send images that are at least 700 pixels wide, without watermarks. Images can be sent via email, a link to a...
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Wedding Budget GuidelinesFiled under: Budget & Basics Cheryl Hoffman While the general breakdown (or "guidelines" as I like to call them) of how much you "should" spend on your wedding is helpful -- e.g., 10 percent on your dress, 10 percent on music, 30 percent on the menu -- you need to decide which elements are most important to you and your groom. Do you want a designer wedding gown? Are flower centerpieces more important than the wedding cake? Do you want a 10-piece band? Once you have a better idea of what your priorities are, you can break down how much you want -- and can afford -- to spend in each area. ...
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Tipping Guidelines for Events
As wedding season is upon us and I've been getting questions from clients about tipping, I thought I would re-post this handy little guild.All tipping is optional. Most event professionals include a service or gratuity charge in their bill. As tipping is always an extra consideration to express gratitude for exceptional service, the following list reflects a general industry standard. Who receives the tip? How much? Who pays the tip? Officiant (Minister, Rabbi, Priest, Pastor, etc.) Minimum of $10 - $100, maximum depends on size of wedding and relationship to offi...
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Guidelines for Buying a "Once Worn" GownI love receiving emails from the cafe readers....and yesterday I received the sweetest email from Amanda, who resides in FL....Amanda wrote in to say that she is getting married June 2010, (congrats to you Amanda) and she's contemplating on purchasing a "Once Worn" gown for her big day. Amanda, your email came at the perfect time....I went to the experts at Dream Bridal LA....one of the cafe's AMAZING sponsors, and asked owner Britta Barts, if she would stop by and share some guidelines to help Amanda out...let's check out all the wonderful "tips" from Britta!!...
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Guidelines for choosing the right wedding ring.
There are tons of wedding ring and bridal related blogs out there. I know – I run quite a few. And I do like to highlight other articles that are out there. Here’s one - 3 Guidelines To Chosen The Best Wedding Ring. First of all, it should be “choosing.” But that’s neither here nor there. The article discusses three factors to consider when choosing your wedding ring – budget, material and style. Here’s my take on all three, and then you can read 3 Guidelines To Chosen The Best Wedding Ring to compare. Budget – Stay within your means. You can always upgrade your wedding ring d...
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Cyber Bling: Guidelines to Online Diamond ShoppingGuest Blogger Profile: Whiteflash.com Online Diamond Shopping Advice from Debi Wexler, CEO of Whiteflash.com I’ll admit: I have an online shopping inclination. I have spent many an afternoon pouring over the pages of Amazon while also flipping through magazines. Then 4-5 business days later I end up with some really flashy and definitely impractical high heels delivered to my front door. My brother in law has the male version of my Internet shopping fetish, which drove him to impulse-buy a car on EBay. This is not that unusual (he will do anything for a bargain), but the thing that made thi...
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Truly Smitten: Guideline to the perfect wedding stationeryHi there! This is Sarah from Truly Smitten and I'm excited to be guest blogging for today's post!Today, I wanted to share with you on how to save a bit of money on printing your wedding stationery.I receive a lot of emails from brides asking me how they could cut cost and I feel it's very important to let my clients know what exactly they are paying for. With so many other wonderful stationers and printers out there to choose from, it's a lot easier to shop around to find someone within their budget. So brides, before you start shopping around for a stationer or printer, here's a little guidel...
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Step By Step Guidelines For How To Plan A WeddingWedding planning is challenging and stressful but yet can be lot of fun, since it is the most precious moment of your life. This is a step by step guide for wedding plans. Budget your wedding: Plan how much you want to spend on the wedding. Keep the expenditure according to that. Let the needs suit your budget. Keep a wedding diary planner and keep allocating the spending to the choices you make. Decide the venue: Keep a rough date in mind and then decide on the venue. Make sure the availability of the venue on that day. Choosing the perfect venue will take time. Browse through the net; con...
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Submission Guidelines: How to Get Published in Pacific WeddingsWhether you are a bride, a talented photographer or an event designer, we would love to hear from you! We receive hundreds of submissions each issue, so I have composed a few suggestions for getting published. What makes a submission stand out? We love a good story, gorgeous images and lots of detail shots. And the deadline to be considered for the Winter ‘12 edition is October 10th, 2011. (Spreads below appeared in the Summer ‘11 issue, photos by Joanna Tano and Stephen Ludwig.) Keep in mind: we do not accept previously published weddings (this includes blogs and printed matter) sen...
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The Wedding Guest List Preparation & GuidelinesWedding celebrations held prior to the wedding day are meant to heightened the engagement period, honor the couple, and allow you the time to spend quality time of joy with your close relatives and friends before the exuberance and “craziness” of the wedding weekend.Certain rules of decorum should be kept in mind for all wedding related functions. Note that the terminology has more bearing on the correct etiquette for each event. For instance, engagement party verses “a celebration in honor of” or a shower verses a luncheon, dinner or tea amidst extended friends.Here are the basic guid...
