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Who pays for what is always a topic of interest to bridal couples and their families! With wedding costs so high, often couples along with both sets of parents share the expenses. Here is a checklist that is specific to your floral needs as well as the traditional division of who pays for what.



Bouquets



Bridal Bouquet…Groom Pays



Attendant Flowers…Bride Pays

Maid/Matron Of Honor

Bridesmaids

Junior Bridesmaid

Flower… Continue

What will you do with the food that is leftover from your wedding reception? Did you know that almost 50,000 children go to bed hungry each night in Maricopa County alone? Did you know that here in the Phoenix area there is a great agency that will collect your leftovers and deliver them to your choice of over 80 local agencies that feed the hungry?



That organization is called Waste Not. Their vision is for a community where wasted food is a thing of the past and no request for food… Continue

My husband and I have traveled much of the great Navajo reservation. From Antelope Canyon to Monument Valley, Canyon De Chelly to Santa Fe, the people and the landscape are amazing! As a wedding planner, I wanted to learn and share more about the wedding traditions of the Navajo people.



The Navajo wedding ceremony is a ritual that has been practiced by the Navajos for centuries. The ceremony is conducted by a respected elder of the bride or by a medicine person. The families of the… Continue

One of the things I love about planning weddings is the religious and ethnic diversity of bridal couples and their families. The different traditions and religious elements of the ceremony are fascinating to me and meaningful to the couple.



In this post, I am going to share some information about Eastern Orthodox ceremonies. I had the privilege of working with a wonderful couple that married in one of the Greek Orthodox Churches in the Phoenix area. As I worked with them, I learned… Continue