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What to pack for baby's first holiday day trip

11/4/2022

 

From wedding vows to celebrating a growing family we love to support, cheer and watch our couple's milestones.

Holidays with a little one is SO exciting - especially for baby’s first holidays. What most new parents don’t realize though is the list of items that you have to pack up and take with you when visiting family for holidays. If you grabbed our FREE holiday guide then we shared more details on that for you and in this blog are going to give you the list we promised. As a mom of three I understand so well how each time you pack can be tedious trying to not forget any items - and it always seems like one thing gets left behind. I could tell you so many stories about forgotten pacifiers, running out of wipes and being stuck in dirty shirts. If this lists helps you skip any one of those situations then you my friend are winning!

What should you not forget to load before hitting the family holidays?


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Hosting the Holidays - Menu Idea(s)

11/3/2022

 

You know we're all about celebrations and that definitely include the Holidays!

Ooh! Is there a meal any better than a holiday meal? I’m not so sure there is… If you read our holiday hosting blog then you got a glimpse on some of our tips to hosting. If you downloaded our FREE GUIDE for holidays with family then you even saw our recommendations on what your menu should look like and include.
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Finding Wedding Ideas on Social Media: Instagram, Tik Tok, and Pinterest

11/2/2022

 
One thing about the wedding industry is that trends and popular styles change quickly and frequently. From our experience, it's always a constant collaboration of what has been happening in home décor, personality, and custom touches. It is those last two that make it special - but the big question is where do you even start with finding inspiration?

Wedding Planning and Hashtags

Hashtags - Using hashtags for the wedding day has been a helpful tool for years now. In the show, we chat about the pros and cons and how often they are actually used. Key takeaway?
If you want to do hashtags, make sure your guests see the value - most people don't like to spam their own Instagram feeds with 50 photos a day so it makes it hard to get a good collection wihle using your hashtag. UNLESS - you do something really cool as Jenna talked about from her own wedding where guests could see their posts in live time during the event (so cool right?!).
Other great alternatives are out there to guarantee you have some beautiful photos from your guests like a shared drive, RFID buttons, live stream of people posting pictures.
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Instagram: Wedding Inspiration and Trends ​


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Say Goodbye to Worrying About Venue Hidden Costs

10/12/2022

 

Hidden Costs from Venues: Everyone's Worry

Trust us - we completely understand but here's the thing... Our team, our owners and our hearts are to keep all our cards on the table. What it really comes down to most of the time is not that the venues you are looking at are "hiding" costs but that you just don't know what to ask to get all the information. How would you know though? This planning world is a whole new ball game, so we're here and prepped both this blog post and our podcast episode (you can listen in over here) to help you navigate this new world of planning and skip those pesky little surprises from the start. 
Most often, couples become “Facebook official” with their venues first.
We have had countless tours with couples saying they are canceling their contract with another venue because of the additional fees, misunderstandings, and tricky wording. Listen in for tips to not get screwed over by wedding venues!

Grab our free guide that has 17 Questions of what we wish more people asked venues and worksheets.
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​When you are planning your wedding day, it is no surprise that the majority of MOST couples’ wedding budget goes toward a venue. It’s ALSO normally the first or second vendor that couples hire, so (most often) this is their first step into wedding planning.

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Untraditional Wedding Trends

8/10/2022

 

Weddings are personal, and so should be the decorations and small touches!

If you’ve been following along with us then you know we are on the final part of our tea on trends. We could not wrap it up without talking about some unique and untraditional touches couples do.
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We are all about incorporating something that is special and not what most would think of as traditional wedding touches.
I get it though - planning a wedding takes a lot of creativity, a bunch of time, and a bit of thinking outside of the box. Simply put, it’s exhausting to even try to think of unique and fun touches after you’ve planned and covered all the basics.

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Questions We Wished More Couples Asked

7/5/2022

 

What to Ask Wedding Venues

Wedding venue planning tips from Denton venue in north texas
Hello again!
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Today we’re diving into the point of view of the venue and what we wish more people would ask during tours. 

We want everyone to feel comfortable and confident in their booking process and know what their getting into.

The venue guide is also going to help with process because we have included all the good questions to ask. SO go get that venue guide (BELOW).
Part 3 is what we’re going to cover here and it includes 17 questions we wished more people would ask us as a venue.

Haven’t listened in to the first part?
Maybe even start with episode / blog post #01 “Engaged, Now What?” To get the most of the guide.

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What to Ask When Touring a Venue

6/28/2022

 

What to Ask When Touring a Wedding Venue

​​It’s tour time! Just when you started to figure out this whole narrowing down the sea of options and asking questions now it’s time to be nervous about touring. 

Grab the FREE guide here - Part 2 will have all the questions to ask while you tour
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Podcast: LISTEN HERE


Personally, I think it’s super exciting and hopefully after you listen in to episode #02 (haven’t yet? jump to listen in HERE) and read over the 2nd part of the venue guide you will be able to kick those nerves to the curb too and be ready to soak in the moment.​

​Now that you have the top choices of venues that check your basic needs (guest count, style, within budget), next you’ve asked those additional questions to see if they can meet your needs and are left with your favorites.​
Wedding planning podcast, wedding planning tips on how to find your venue

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Engaged, Now What?

6/22/2022

 
WELCOME to our little corner of the internet friends!
We are so excited you are here and jumping into our first ever recorded podcast series with Behind the Party. Now this series goes hand in hand with our free venue guide that helps you skip the stress of not knowing what to ask, or why it’s even important. 
You can grab that free guide here, and in this blog we’ll dive into a little more behind the scenes and cover all the help. 

So you’ve changed that facebook status to engaged (cue the confetti) but - now what? 
Here’s what we noticed our friends and family saying to us… they felt overwhelmed, and stressed when they thought about planning. By the time they got home from work, fed the dogs/cats and made dinner they were ready to relax watching their favorite show and they would much rather save inspiration videos or photos on Pinterest, Instagram or TikTok than take the time to scroll through hundreds of venue and vendor options with no idea how to narrow it down. ​
Behind the party wedding planning podcast

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What do you even ask venues?

1/19/2022

 

Things to ask a venue before touring…  

So you said yes “let’s do this!” but now that means a long list of things to do and odds are you probably don’t have much experience when it comes to planning your own wedding.
What do you ask a wedding venue?
How do you find your perfect venue?
Where should you look for a venue?
What information should you give a venue?
And our personal favorite… What should you look for in a wedding venue?

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​SKIP TO THE BOTTOM TO GET THE FREE 9 PAGE GUIDE: WHAT TO ASK VENUES

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5 Tips to Conquering Your Floorplan

9/20/2020

 
One of the BEST things we get to do with our couples is help draft a floor plan. It’s sort of like one of our favorite things when it comes to details and prepping… is that weird? Well, if you didn’t know we are wedding nerds now you do! Floorplans should get way more hype and credit than they do when it comes to planning. It is the BIGGEST way to bring your vision to life and will outline your entire reception. 
A lot of times what we see though are couples who are burnt out by the time they need to sit down and draft a floor plan. It’s not the most exciting thing, and it doesn’t always look the best - compared to floral arrangements or that cute custom sign you had made that is. It can also be very overwhelming once you start thinking of all the little details and things that go into a floor plan. Which brings us to this blog post - 5 steps to setting up your perfect floorplan.

As always - resources, links and more at the bottom!

April Sapp Photography elegant wedding
Reception hall in North Texas by April Sapp Photography

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