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1 How to Include Family and Friends in Your Wedding
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2 5 Pre-Wedding Bridesmaid's Survival Tips
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3 5 Ways to Trim Your Wedding Guest List
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4 Do You Know Your Wedding Party Already?
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5 A Bride's Guide to Bridesmaids
Wedding
6 Would You Want a Small or Large Wedding?
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7 How Did a Maid of Honor Go Above and Beyond For You?
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8 Wedding Planning Duo Carter & Cook Answer Your Big-Day Questions
Have you noticed? It's wedding season here at Sugar. If you're tying the knot soon, you might ask close friends or family to be in your wedding. And while you probably know how to be a good friend, sister, cousin, or whatever, when it comes to wedding planning, your relationships, and the potential drama, can quickly shoot to the next level. I've identified some common areas of concern with Read more
I had a chance to chat with Southern California-based wedding planning duo Ashlyn Carter and Heather Cook of Carter & Cook Event Co. (full disclosure, they are my wedding planners!), so I asked them some of your big-day dilemmas, and they were happy to share their expertise! From groom duties to wedding planner etiquette, see your questions answered below! What sort of tasks should be Read more
I love ogling the dresses and decor on my favorite wedding blogs, but what I really adore are the stories about how the couple's friends and family rallied together to make the big day happen. And while a good maid of honor has a lot on her plate, planning showers and keeping the bride sane and happy, a great maid of honor goes above and beyond the call of duty. The bride's right-hand woman at Read more
Making your guest list can go from convivial to contentious with the cross of a pen. You can feel the invite pressure from your parents and his, your friends, and yourself. But if obligations start adding stress — emotional or financial — then it's time to make some cuts. Here are five areas where the guest list can get hectic. Parents' friends: This can be tricky if your parents are Read more
Unless you plan on having a record-breaking number of bridesmaids, chances are you won't be able to include all your family and friends in your bridal party. But that's only one way you can get the gang in on the celebration. Including your loved ones in different aspects of the big day can be mutually beneficial: they will take pride in contributing to your wedding, and you can cut costs and Read more
This week we've chatted all about the wedding guest lists — from the VIPs in the wedding party to the distant acquaintances we might reluctantly trim from an overflowing list. When it comes to size, some couples imagine throwing a grand party that everyone's invited to. And in some cultures, the bride and groom don't have much of a choice as their families expect them to invite every extended Read more
Do you have the distinct honor of serving as a bridesmaid in an upcoming wedding? If so, here are five tips that will help you enjoy the pre-wedding experience, while keeping your relationship with the bride intact. Be upfront: If you tell the bride early on what you can and cannot commit to, you will avoid hurting her feelings later. Plan ahead: Figure out the time and monetary commitments Read more
Daydreaming about your big day does not require a fiancé. Many of us have imagined how we would plan our theoretical weddings, and once we start going to the weddings of our friends and family, it's hard not to prematurely decide what we'd like, and what we wouldn't like, at our own. While many of these fantasy details might change depending on the circumstances of the actual wedding, as a Read more
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We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! Political theater over whether or not to extend the 2% payroll tax holiday has overshadowed the fact that most workers can do more to reduce the amount of tax withheld from their paychecks than anything cooked up in Washington. The power-to-the-people ploy? Using a W-4 form to put an end to overwithholding from your paychecks. Read more
