Hire a wedding coordinator for destination wedding?

I am currently attending grad school on the island of Oahu. My fiance (of 2 weeks!!) and I are planning a semi-destination wedding on Kauai May 23, 2007. We are both from the mainland and while we're inviting 100+ people, we only expect close family and friends to make it.

We are flying over to.... [Read more]

Middle Eastern Wedding Planner in Canada

I am SO lost. I live in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and need to plan a wedding in Toronto, Ontario, Canada which is about an hour and a half away. I have tried finding a wedding planner of middle eastern descent or experienced with planning a middle eastern wedding but find that most websites don't.... [Read more]

Ethnic wedding favor ideas

My fiance and I are looking for unique favors. We would like to incorporate our cultures or the 2 different states we are from.

I am Native American and from New Mexico and he is Swedish from Minnesota. We both met in the airline industry. As of now, I work for the airlines and he is an air.... [Read more]

Mom and SIL wedding planners

My mother and SIL are both arriving from out of state over a week early (!) to help with our informal family wedding and reception. The SIL owns an event planning business, and she's liable (unintentionally or otherwise) to take over, over-do, and leave my mother uninvolved. I'll be working until.... [Read more]

Gratuity for Wedding Planners/Coordinator

We just had a destination wedding a few weeks ago. I'm having a hard time finding what the proper etiquette is with regards to the amount we should be tipping our Wedding Planner/Coordinator. They did a wonderful job and I feel they deserve something. I've read on one website that it should be.... [Read more]