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Casa Interview: Destination Wedding Planner Alison Hotchkiss
Alison Hotchkiss, the creative director of Alison Events and the author of Destination Wedding Planner, took some time out of her busy wedding planning schedule to offer CasaSugar readers some words of advice on planning their weddings. If you, or a couple you know, are planning a destination wedding, I highly recommend Alison's new book to help lend a guiding hand in your planning process.
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Casa Interview: Destination Wedding Planner Alison Hotchkiss (Part 2)
Alison Hotchkiss, the creative director of Alison Events and the author of Destination Wedding Planner, has plenty of smart advice on planning destination weddings. If you, or a couple you know, are planning a destination wedding, I highly recommend Alison's new book to lend a guiding hand in your planning process. You can read the first half of the interview here.
Home Away From Home: Wedding Hotel Tips
- For destination weddings, or if you have guests coming from out of town, reserve group blocks at a hotel nearby, and make sure to ask for a discounted wedding rate, which is routine.
- Tell your guests to look online for lower hotel rates as well, if a hotel has a lot of vacant rooms (typical during off-season), they may be offering discounts via web reservations.
- Reserve blocks at more than one hotel in town, to accommodate different price ranges, from budget to luxury, and families with children, etc. This will also allow you to keep the old folks and youngins away from the up-till-dawn crowd, by simply sending out different hotel details with your invites.
- Steer clear of reserving blocks at hotels with "attrition policies," which may charge you for rooms that are not booked.
- Under no circumstances should you feel obligated to pay for your guests' accommodations.
- Reserve your rooms as soon as possible, as soon as your location and date have been decided. Especially during "wedding season" in popular locales, hotels book up quickly; you wouldn't want your guests to bail simply because there were no hotels to stay in.
- If the hotel(s) is far from the reception, and guests will be drinking, rent a shuttle to get your guests home safely when the night is over.
- Make out-of-town guests feel at home by putting a welcome basket full of goodies in each hotel room.
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So you got invited to an engagement party. Fun! But what should you bring?
Unemployed Ex-Bachelorette's Budget Wedding Planning Tips
We got to know Jen Schefft back in 2003 when she became engaged to Andrew Firestone as winner of The Bachelor's third season. After they broke up and she appeared on The Bachelorette with another unsuccessful love story, Jen met her soon-to-be husband but was laid-off from her sales job a month after he proposed. Us Weekly got the scoop from the unemployed lady-in-love about how she's planning a low-cost wedding.
Richard and Judy's Summer Read 2009
The book list for Richard and Judy's Summer Read has been revealed, with eight titles chosen for the list's sixth selection. Starting on Weds. 13 May, the couple and their celebrity guests will rate and review one book a week on their TV show on Watch.
Coming Up With a Wedding Budget, Part III
Wedding planning might seem like a part-time job, and there's one tool that you might despise using at work but will be your best friend on the road to your big day. Spreadsheets can be a tedious annoyance when used for work purposes, but they're the best way to keep all of your wedding details organized.
Use one for your preliminary guest list and create another one for your budgeting needs.
Tips For the Perfect Engagement Party
If you were recently engaged: congratulations! While the weeks after he proposed can be overwhelming, they are also very exciting. First things first: you'll want to properly announce the engagement.
How to Use the Internet to Manage Your Wedding Registry
Engaged? Congratulations! You're about to start your life as a married couple, and one of the advantages of getting married is getting to register for fabulous things to feather your nest with.
You Asked: Am I Being Bridezilla?
Dear Sugar,
I recently got engaged, and my fiancé and I are planning a small destination wedding. We both come from fairly large families and them alone is already 50 guests, which leaves very little room for friends.
I am curious to see what the general opinion is about having a small destination wedding (50 or so) and then having another party, say in my hometown, where all of our family, friends, and extended family could attend.
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