There’s no universal method to plan a wedding, and the same goes for budgeting it. We’ve crunched the numbers and laid out a foundational framework for distributing your wedding funds across various categories. However, it’s essential to remember: your wedding, your decisions. We’re not here to dictate your choices. Prefer to invest in a live band over a DJ or opt for a food truck feast instead of a formal dinner? That’s your prerogative. This guide is designed to serve as a starting point, providing direction without constraints. Take what you need from this guide and adjust as necessary. It ..read more

After a three-year engagement, Amber and Bridget tied the knot in Hobart, Australia. Tell Us About Finding The Perfect Wedding Day Outfit. A & B: We both had arranged to get our outfits custom made. Although Amber found something else three months before the wedding date as hers was not coming together, piecing her look together with plenty of time. Bridget persevered with getting hers made, but we got to ten days out, and it was still not getting to where she wanted it. In fact, it was getting worse with every alteration. So, with about nine days to go, after we scoured the minimal ..read more

They were still in their teens when they met one another, but as soulmates, they’ve shared so many firsts together as they grow into adults. They share a proposal and their perfect wedding day. Words by Sarah, Ro, and their wedding celebrant, Roxy Hotten, and shared during the couple’s wedding ceremony. We met nine years ago when we walked into our very first psychology lecture at University. We started as acquaintances and then grew into friends.  Almost a year after we met, I began wondering if maybe our friendship was something more and began channeling my energy into our increa ..read more

Inspired by a Met Gala theme of ‘camp,’ Alex (she/her) & Cassi (she/her) threw the biggest, queerest party to celebrate that they’d actually, secretly, been married for an entire year before the big – gay- day.  Falling in love, eventually.  We started as friends back in 2013. We had your typical, early queer little fling. We had a falling out because when you’re 21, you’re sometimes young and stupid and need to grow up.  After both experiencing long-term relationships that eventually ended, we found our way back to each other on social media, where Cassi told me she’d love ..read more

Surrounded by 30 loved ones, these two brides chose Moana Hall for their modern luxe wedding. An intimate long table dinner and all the romantic details. Why did you choose to plan your wedding before you were engaged? We planned the wedding on a 12-hour long road trip together. We wanted to enjoy the “newly engaged” feeling and the excitement of planning a wedding without outside influence and pressures that can occur, so we did it back to front.  Everything was booked, and nine months later, we had the official proposal.  Sometimes, the proposal doesn’t go quite right; what hap ..read more

Gabbi planned the perfect proposal at the World War I monument in downtown Kansas City, and had a photographer there to capture the pure surprise of the moment – Lauren had no idea that her closest loved ones had flown out to be there to watch nearby and celebrate.  Tell us about falling in love over champagne.  We met on Bumble, but it took Gabbi two months of texting to finally get Lauren to commit to meeting for dinner and drinks.  The first date ended rapping Nicki Minaj in a car, and the second date happened the very next night. Over movies and champagne, we got caught up ..read more

After finding a perfect Tulum wedding venue online, they knew the second they stepped into Kima Tulum, it was the one. They planned their wedding from the states, with the help of a wedding planner in Mexico, and their boho, jungle wedding (with a side of tequila) was brought to life. So, you U-Haul’d. Tell us about falling in love.  We’d only been dating for three months, a long distance between Montana and Colorado when Covid meant we needed to move quickly. At 31, Jenna found herself living in her new girlfriend’s Mom’s house – so when we say we U-Haul, we mean it.  It turned out ..read more

Manuela and Madeleine married after planning their Hannersberg wedding for little more than 18 months. They chose the venue for its style and the stunning views of the surrounding nature. The entire location was beautifully decorated in the white Boho style, and the overall concept of the wedding blended perfectly with the beautiful landscape of Southern Burgenland. They chose to get ready together, and following their civil ceremony, the two cut the cake in the presence of all their wedding guests.  And, after photos at sunset, celebrations continued well into the early hours of the morn ..read more

Amy and I met in 2010 while studying abroad in Japan. We were both twenty and to green to understand what was happening with headlines everywhere pointed to the country’s struggling deflation and what would happen between us on a micro-level. At first, we avoided one another, not on purpose but because we seemed to have very little in common. I was a reluctant yet consistent people pleaser, accepting every social invitation that came my way while she had no problem shutting down the very same ones. Our interactions were limited to small talk in the communal areas. In the kitchen, I let her cut ..read more

The idea of including an inclusivity statement, particularly as wedding professionals, involves crafting a short and concise statement that not only welcomes diversity, but also reflects a genuine commitment to serving all lovers with respect, dignity and understanding.  It’s a statement that shares with your potential clients that you’ll work in a way that is… The post How to Write an Inclusivity Statement appeared first on Dancing With Her ..read more