Wedding Planning Tips for Busy Couples (From a Professional Wedding Planner Who's Seen It All)
Planning a wedding while juggling your career, social life, and relationship? Here are the insider strategies that will keep you sane, present, and actually enjoying your engagement—from someone who's coordinated hundreds of weddings for couples just like you.
Medora, North Dakota Weddings: Top Planning Tips & Venue Guide
Plan your dream Medora, North Dakota wedding with tips on venues, photographers, and things to do in the stunning Badlands.
How to Plan a Wedding from a State Away: Tips from a North and South Dakota Wedding Planner
Planning a wedding from out of state? See how Kendra and Tresten pulled off a stunning destination-style wedding in Spearfish, South Dakota — complete with personal touches and seamless coordination.
8 Wedding Planning Mistakes Couples Make (And How to Actually Enjoy Your Engagement)
Discover common wedding planning mistakes and ‘wish I had known’ moments from experienced coordinators. Learn tips to create a seamless, stress-free, and joy-filled wedding day.
The Complete Backyard Wedding Planning Guide
Thinking about a backyard wedding? Our ultimate guide walks you through everything you need—from permits and rentals to lighting, decor, and contingency plans. Discover expert tips for creating a beautiful, unique, and stress-free outdoor wedding, and learn why hiring a professional planner can make all the difference.
Wedding Day Emergency Kit
Discover how our wedding emergency kits keep brides and grooms stress-free on their big day. From veil mishaps to spilled juice, see what essentials every kit should include to ensure a flawless celebration.
Bismarck Winter Wedding | Tori & Jaden
You’ve never seen the Bismarck Event Center like this! As their full-service wedding planner in Bismarck, I helped transform the space with romantic winter florals from top to bottom.
Wedding Day Checklist: 14 Things Couples Always Forget
After coordinating hundreds of weddings, we've seen couples forget the same essential items over and over. From vendor tip envelopes to emergency kits, here are the 15 most commonly forgotten wedding day items—and how to make sure nothing slips through the cracks on your big day
How to Plan the Perfect Honeymoon: A Complete Guide for Newlyweds
Discover how Onyx & Evergreen Travel creates luxury honeymoon experiences that let couples fully savor every moment. Expert guidance, stress-free planning, and flawless execution ensure your dream honeymoon becomes reality.
You’re Married - Now What?!
This one’s for my 2022 brides.
Wedding withdrawals are real. Planning a wedding may have become your passion project, your inspiration or muse for the year, your hobby, and it’s likely that you formed a connection to it. So what now?
Kaitlin & Preston’s Stunning October Wedding
You’ve never seen an Event Center look as sexy as it did on 10.22.22
2024 Wedding Trends
From unique seating arrangements, to color, color and more color - we’re so excited to see what this year brings! Here are some trends that we’re keeping our eyes on.
9 Questions to ask your wedding officiant
Your wedding officiant is SUCH a special vendor. Without them, your marriage would not legally begin. It’s important to consider who you’d like to have this honor. Is there a special family member that would make your wedding that much more memorable? A pastor you look up to?
4 Unexpected Wedding Ideas
Discover fresh ideas to elevate your wedding day with fun games, secret bars, foodie experiences, and relaxed timelines — because your wedding should feel uniquely you.
How To Make Your Wedding Intimate (Even With a Large Guest Count!)
As a wedding planner, I've coordinated everything from 20-person elopements to 300-guest celebrations. Here's what I've learned: intimacy isn't about the number of people present—it's about the intentional moments you create to connect with your guests and make everyone feel like they're part of something special, not just spectators at a big event.
Ash & Dave’s Cozy, Authentically Vintage, Backyard Wedding
From making a custom self-emcee guide for her friend Amber, to lighted pathways leading to the self-made parking lot, to bringing in vendors for tables, chairs, garbages, security, the tent, lighting, power, flooring, walls, bar staff, and more, this was a wedding for the ages.
Rhosabelle & Chris’ Beautiful, Summer Filipino Wedding
From homemade custom fans on every seat, to incorporating Star Wars elements, to a fashionable wardrobe change, to a head table/sweetheart table revamp allowing bridal party members to sit with their S/Os - this wedding screamed Rhos & Chris
7 Things Wedding Planners Wish You Knew (Honest Industry Secrets)
Do I need a wedding planner? What does a wedding planner do? How much does it cost? Get honest answers to your biggest questions, plus insider tips on wedding vendor etiquette and planning advice from a professional planner.
Wedding Traditions That You Can Ignore
It can be so hard to stay true to what you want in your wedding, when parents & grandparents insist on doing what they did. Read about some wedding traditions you shouldn’t feel obliged to have. Our goal? To inspire you to make your wedding YOURS.
10 Skippable Items in Wedding Planning
Planning a wedding is a constant “pros and cons'' weighing session. Is it worth it to book X vendor for Y price and cut Z vendor from the list?
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