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Destination: Due Diligence

Homework. I know, the word evokes bad memories of middle school book reports, that 20-page paper you struggled to write in French, or the all-nighters you suffered through during college finals. But forget to do it when planning your destination wedding and you could have way bigger problems than a ding to your GPA. Depending on…

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Destination: Subsidization

I recently read a piece in The New York Times in which a Mother of the Bride wrote in to Emily Post about her concern that travel expenses for a destination wedding would prevent guests from attending her daughter’s wedding. The couple was generously offering to subsidize the cost, but was unsure how to politely…

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In Other News…

I was interviewed recently by Brooke Neuman of Moffly Media for an article on destination weddings. As an addendum to the article – and as I’m about to embark on two destination weddings in April – I thought I’d post some helpful advice and tips for couples looking to plan a destination wedding or event….

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En Vogue

Last November saw the release of the coffee table book of all coffee table books… Vogue Weddings. My copy just arrived in the mail and I cannot wait to spends hours looking through photos of some of my favorite society brides. Pure bliss.

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Planning Ahead

I came across a news story the other day about a woman who booked her wedding band 10 years ago. Really. She had her whole wedding planned – in a binder labeled “Life” hidden in plain site on her bookshelf – and just had to find her groom. Luckily she found a guy who was,…

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