Matching Wedding Bands
While you and your intended don’t have to choose matching wedding bands — or even wear wedding rings at all — there’s something very touching about seeing your wedding ring’s partner on your beloved’s finger. If you love the idea of choosing and wearing matching wedding bands, think carefully when picking out a design. You [...]
Wedding Limo - Do You Need One?
We have had more than one bride ask us whether she and her groom had to spring for a wedding limo. The short answer is, of course, no. Hiring a wedding limo to get you from Point A to Point B to Point C is certainly convenient, since you can fit a small bridal party [...]
Wedding Invitation Tips
When it comes time to finalize your wedding invitations, whether you’re printing them yourself or paying someone else to print them, put your proofreading hat on! It’s so easy to make a tiny mistake — a typo or an incorrect date or misspelled name, for example — that dooms an entire batch of wedding invitations [...]
Wedding Music Basics
Your wedding music budget should account for the hourly rate of any wedding band or wedding DJ you hire, and you should have a detailed DJ contract or contract with your band leader. You should reserve your musicians or wedding DJ for your reception, and also your wedding ceremony if your chosen venue doesn’t [...]
Choosing Wedding Music
Choosing wedding music for a ceremony or reception is often so difficult that brides and grooms let the officiant or the wedding DJ decide on the selections. However, while TeamWED firmly believes that wedding DJs have what it takes to get your wedding guests on the dance floor, we nonetheless advise that you choose at [...]
Newspaper Wedding Announcements: How To
Traditionally, newspaper wedding announcements have let brides- and grooms-to-be share their happiness with the world. Plus, seeing your names and pictures in print can make your engagement seem more real. And newspaper wedding announcements make great keepsakes! Check with your newspaper before sending an engagement announcement, since some newspapers only print wedding announcements. Other newspapers [...]
Hiring a Wedding Planner? Is It Right For You?
Even if you’re dead set on putting together the most elegant and perfect DIY wedding, don’t rush into making a DIY decision just yet. Not everyone can handle the stress and responsibility of creating an entire wedding themselves. Brides- and grooms-to-be with stressful jobs or a ton of responsibilities should consider hiring a wedding planner. [...]
Eco-Friendly Wedding Reception Menus
Planning an eco-friendly wedding reception menu is easier than you think. The hard part really is finding a wedding caterer who can work with your meal preferences to build a wedding reception menu that’s sustainable and doesn’t create a lot of waste. Luckily, there are plenty of eco-friendly wedding reception menu options! First, consider serving [...]
For Placecards, Fruit
Need an inexpensive way to display place cards on your wedding reception tables? TeamWED (and a trip to the grocery) has got you covered! Fruit, especially if you’re having a fruit themed wedding or your wedding colors happen to harmonize with the colors of common produce, can be turned into easy DIY place cards with [...]
Wedding Cake Alternatives Are Sweet
We here at TeamWED are quick to announce that we like cake and even quicker to say that we think wedding cake is the sweetest cake of all. However, we also understand that there are plenty of brides and grooms out there who simply do not care for cake. And wedding cake can be very [...]
Wedding Receptions: It’s the Little Things
In a lot of ways, wedding receptions are just parties. Take away the wedding ceremony and the big white wedding dress, and what you’re left with is food, music, dancing, cake, and hopefully a good time. So how can the bride and groom ensure their wedding reception isn’t just another formal party? It’s the little [...]
Timing Your Wedding Just Right
When choosing the date of your wedding you also need to think about the time of your wedding. Evening weddings are the most common, but afternoon weddings are gaining in popularity. Brunch weddings are not uncommon and some brides and grooms even say their vows in the morning. When deciding on a time, consider the [...]
Who Pays For the Wedding? Sometimes It’s the Bride and Groom!
According to tradition, the bride’s family pays for the majority of the wedding. The mother and father of the bride pay for the reception, including the food, musicians or DJ, venue rental fees, and they also take care of the bill for the ceremony and all related decorations and services, the brides wedding gown, and [...]
Decorating With Candles At Your Wedding Reception
At your evening wedding reception, it may be easier and less expensive to use candles instead of flowers for decorations and as table centerpieces. Candles are easier to deal with (and DIY) and create a more subdued and elegant ambiance for your reception. Since your wedding guests are going to focus more on the food [...]
Receiving Line Etiquette 101
To Receive, or Not to Receive?
The short answer is that having a receiving line is almost always the right choice and it’s almost mandatory of you have over 50 people attending your wedding. If you take the time to stand in the receiving line, you ensure that you have at least some contact with each [...]
Reception Menus Can Be Dainty
The only hard and fast rule there is concerning the food and drink served at a wedding reception is that there must be some form of refreshment. Though most modern brides and grooms serve a full meal at the wedding reception, it is perfectly acceptable to serve nothing more than dainty fingerfoods and a small [...]
White Wedding? Not For Me, Thanks!
When deciding on her wedding colors, the bride may gravitate toward a scheme including some or a lot of white even if she’s not a fan. Like it or not, the white wedding is a part of the collective consciousness, and it is expected that the wedding color palette will have at least a little [...]
Questions To Ask A Wedding Caterer
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Wedding Catering Buffet or Sit Down Dinner
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