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I am trying to plan a destination wedding. I am thinking all-inclusive for our immediate families. It will be adults and children. We are thinnking long weekend and I want to keep it to about $500/person (including flight). Do you have suggestions on how to best research a US or island wedding?
Answer From Sharon:
I love Destination I Do Magazine, and also the wonderful articles at TravelandLeisure.com. Check there first! Question:
Hello Sharon,
My daughter is getting married in CA in a few weeks. It is a casual, but sophisticated wedding and is outdoors. Her bridesmaids are wearing baby blue, that's all I know. I don't know what to purchase. My daughter says she purchased a high dollar "cotton" gown.
Do you have ...
Answer From Sharon:
With such a short time til the wedding, invite the bride to help you go through the dress selections on department store websites, or even at a department store [you can have lunch afterward!!] to choose the perfect color and style that makes *you* look and feel terrific. Do some pre-research onl... Question:
My daughter and her fiance would like to get married in about a year. They are on a tight budget. I'm looking for suggestions for a fun, tasteful reception that will not break the bank. Would a cocktail party be more economical? They expect about 125 people to attend
Answer From Sharon:
A cocktail party will be economical IF you choose the right foods for it!! Some couples start off planning a cocktail party thinking they'll save a certain % off the reception, and the menu choices quickly add up to an expense of more than a sit-down dinner!! So talk with your caterer about dress... Question:
Hi Sharon,
My ideal wedding is a winter wedding (Februay). I want a winter wonderland theme. For colors I'm thinking light blue and a deep purple. Is that a good choice for colors or am I going way off my theme? Also, I've been racking my brain and going to so many websites for a venue. Since we...
Answer From Sharon:
Hi Melissa! Wow, it sounds like you're in great shape with your winter wedding ideas, and you're right that a site with a fireplace would be a wonderful setting for your wedding. Decide between formal and elegant winter, such as a ballroom with marble pedestals and that big fireplace, or winter ... Question:
So when I got engaged to my fiance I asked a few girls that I was friends with at the time to be in my wedding, which was scheduled for next June. My Fiance and I decided that because of some health issues and the fact that he's military we want to get married just in case he gets deployed. The g...
Answer From Sharon:
This is definitely a case for a phone call, not an e-mail. Have a list of crucial points written down in front of you..."I know I spoke with you about being bridesmaids in my wedding, but I wanted to talk with you directly about the fact that the wedding plans have changed a *lot* since we last s... Question:
Ok so I am Baptist, or at least that is the kind of church that I grew up in, my fiance is Catholic, neither of us nor our families are active in a church and we are looking for a ceremony site! I actually know a few people who could/ would do officiate the ceremony however I am looking for a ven...
Answer From Sharon:
It sounds like you'll be really happy with a great wedding coordinator who knows all of the area sites that could be perfect for your wishes!! Wedding coordinators know the gorgeous sites that are not bridal magazine advertisers but have been perfect settings for weddings like yours, so go to www... Question:
How do I come up with a color scheme. Both my Fiance and I like blue but I don't know what to put it with. I was going with chocolate brown, but I have problems in getting the brown chair covers. Also the hall I am using is white so I don't know how brown chairs and blue table cloths with look...
Answer From Sharon:
Here's a little secret that I use when I want to see what a wedding location will look like with white walls and certain color tablecloths: I go to Bed Bath & Beyond or another similar store, and I go right to the tablecloth section. I stand up a white one, then put the blue one right in front of... Question:
Hi Sharon
We are holding our evening reception in an old church.
The colour themes are white and gold. I am unsure what flowers to use, I was thinking white roses, but these will be expensive and will white on its own look boring?
Ohh i am stuck.
Answer From Sharon:
What's the month of your wedding? I can give you lots of suggestions if I know the season and formality... :] And no, white on its own won't look boring -- your floral designer can build in lots of texture, which makes an all-white bouquet really look elegant. Just let me know some more details... Question:
Hi Sharon, my wedding is scheduled for June 2011. I was wondering about what time i should start looking for wedding dresses and finding vendors?
Answer From Sharon:
Now's the time! you're just a year away, and this amount of lead time allows you plenty of smart research time to interview five or six vendors to find the perfect one who still has openings for a June wedding next year. So start doing your reearch, ask friends who they hired, talk to the Wedding... Question:
I am getting married on a cruise ship how do I put the address and boat name with out taking over my invites?
Answer From Sharon:
Fabulous question! This is one best solved by your creating a personalized wedding website -- which you can get for free at several bridal and registry sites! On that personalized wedding website's page about the wedding info, that's where you'll have plenty of room to put the ship's name, the ad...Sharon's Latest Book
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