I am excited to be on the Wedding Podcast Network again!  This time around, I am giving wedding planning advice from my first book the Mother of Bride based on her second book the Everything Mother of the Bride Book!

Click here to hear the interview – perfect for both brides and their moms to listen [...]

This is a continuation (part 3 of 4) of Kendall & Mo’s wedding – all about the decor we did for them! Grab a cool drink as this will be a long one!

This is our signature trellis that we have been using for about 2 years now.  We have now taken it out of commission [...]

I have a few interviews coming up for my Everything Mother of the Bride Book (be on the lookout) – but I wanted to share my excitement with you about my second book that will be hitting bookshelves in the fall!  I have revised the number one selling Everything Wedding Book for an updated and [...]

I always get such a kick when I hear or see people talking about my 1st book!  Jessica, a Wedding Ace over at Wedding Wire wrote about my book!  Click below to read the post on Wedding Aces!  Thanks Jessica!

Your daughter isn’t exactly what your friends used to call ‘granola’ but she’s really gotten into trying to do better for the environment.  She has a friend that just got married and used ‘something different’ for invitations and she wants to do the same thing.  You are thinking,  “Oh no, what now.  Why couldn’t she [...]

What if the ‘in-laws’ are insufferable? Remember your Miss Manners!
Oh boy.  It’s time to meet the groom’s parents…your daughter has mentioned a few little skirmishes but you have been brushing them aside in hopes she just has a ‘case of the nerves’ whenever she’s around one or both of the groom’s parents.

Even though there are [...]

Where will the wedding be held?

Scenario #1: You are only paying for a few items of the wedding. Your daughter and her fiancé are paying for the venue and the dinner and they are trying to keep within their budget.  Everywhere they’ve looked that they like is waaay over their budget, so they sheepishly [...]

Get ready for an Everything Mother of the Bride Week!

My brand new book has made it to the warehouse for distribution to places like Amazon and Barnes and Noble!  I ordered a few to get them out to our favorite friends in the industry to review.  However, many of you have been wanting a signed [...]

We’ve all seen it – MOBs in an exquisite sleeveless (or short-sleeved) dress that would have really looked grand on her 10 or 15 years ago…but no more. You turn to your friend and say “What was she thinking?” Or “I don’t think this was the look she really wanted!”  Neck and hands used to [...]

If your step-father is going to pay for the wedding, he gets to choose the soup!
In the movie ”True Love,” a caterer persuades the beleaguered young couple to serve sky-blue mashed potatoes to match the bridesmaids’ dresses. ”You should feel that anything’s possible,” he says.

But, if you (and your husband – the step-father) love to go [...]