Eight Wedding Don’ts: Tips for Stress-Free Planning

Eight wedding planning tips to help relieve stress when planning your wedding.
Photo: Mackenzie Reiter Photography | Venue: Corinthian Houston | Cake: Susie’s Cakes | Registry: Bering’s

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By: Denise Schipani

You do want to have a fabulous wedding. You do want to be smart and thrifty as well as a stylish and generous host. What don’t you want to do? A couple of biggies: You don’t want to go into debt. You don’t want to lose sight of the fact that you’re getting married first and throwing a party second. Here are eight helpful wedding planning tips to help ensure a winning wedding. 

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This Broadway-Styled Reception Was A Fantasy of Earth-Toned Hues

The bride and groom celebrate their wedding with a Broadway-styled reception.
Photo: RaeTay Photography | Venue: The Astorian | Cake: Susie’s Cakes

Fate united theater lovers Mindy and Nico in their undergraduate years, and their friendship deepened to love. After an eager anticipated Renaissance Faire date, the couple wasted no time embracing their love story.  Click here to read the rest of this post »

Bridal Bliss: Perfect After-Party Attire for the Bride

The bride dances in her after-party attire at her wedding reception in Houston.
Photo: Morgan Brooks Photography | Jewelry: Shaftel Diamonds

Get inspired by an exclusive style guide curated especially for the sophisticated bride seeking the perfect after-party attire. Click here to read the rest of this post »

A Luxurious & Monochromatic Wedding at The Astorian

The bride and groom stand under a white floral instillation at their wedding venue, The Astorian.
Photo: Ama by Aisha – Claudia Diaz | Venue: The Astorian

Dental school is where Vien and Vincent’s love blossomed, meeting at a crawfish boil in 2014. Vincent won Vien over by charmingly recounting the first time he saw her.

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Classic Floral-Filled Wedding by Plants N’ Petals at The Astorian

The bride and groom pose for their dusty rose and a white wedding day at the Houston wedding venue, The Astorian.
Photo: RaeTay Photography | Venue: The Astorian | Florals + Decor: Plants N’ Petals | Wedding Entertainment: Intensity Bands

Fate brought Sahar and Jacob together at a boxing class in 2017. Newly single, Sahar came across Jacob’s dating profile and messaged him asking if he attended the same boxing class as her. Impressed by her memory, the two met up at a class and have been inseparable ever since.

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