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When planning your wedding design, “guestimates” can result in table linen that’s too short or an overcrowded ballroom. Still trying to figure out what I mean? Think about how bad it looks when celebrities are “shimmying” between the banquet tables at the Golden Globes. (That ballroom is painfully too small for such an important event!)

5 Valuable Measurement Tools to Use When Planning Your Wedding Design and Decor

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Kawania Wooten at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi

Same Traditions Around the World Earlier this month, I had the privilege of visiting the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. When I covered my head with my pashmina, I felt transformed. My heart and head transported back in time to being a second grader at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic School in […]

We Are More Alike, My Friends, Than We Are Unalike

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It’s November 1. Do you know what that means?  Engagement season will be here in a few weeks!  So, if you have a friend or a family member who is about to get engaged or if you are planning to walk down the aisle yourself, here are 5 helpful books I believe newly engaged couples […]

5 Helpful Books Newly Engaged Couples Should Read

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Do you intend to incorporate religious or cultural traditions into your wedding ceremony or reception? If you do, here are some points to remember — Check with both families first. Communicate with your family (and your fiance’s family) early on to discuss which traditions everyone would like to incorporate. Use those discussions to better understand […]

Will You Have Religious or Cultural Traditions at Your Wedding?

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On this Good Friday, I cannot help but think about the pomp and circumstance surrounding the Catholic religion. As a lifelong Catholic, our religious traditions and ceremonies are second nature to me. To my Southern Baptist husband, it feels like a foreign world. This is something to think about as you plan your wedding: If […]

Don’t Leave Your Wedding Guests in the Dark

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