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Three Tips to Narrowing Down Your Wedding Guest List

Sydney Schatz

Nov 18, 2022
4 min

Three Tips to Narrowing Down Your Wedding Guest List

You just got engaged and made the big, wonderful announcement to the world. Now everyone is asking you when the wedding will be and where, but you haven’t even had the chance to sit down and really look at your guest list. How many people do you want to have, who do you truly want to share this milestone with, and what are your overall wedding priorities? So, you finally sit down and write out everyone who you may want to invite. The list is long, longer than you expected. Wh

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Three Tips to Writing Your Own Wedding Vows

Sydney Schatz

Dec 3, 2021
3 min

Three Tips to Writing Your Own Wedding Vows

Back in May of 2020 I wrote a blog post all about why I love when couples decide to write their own wedding vows. (Keep in mind my husband and I did NOT write our own vows, so if you decide that this tradition is not for you that is 100% ay-okay!) Then I got to thinking about the couples who read that blog and said, “Alright cool, we are onboard – let’s do it!” But then who also probably thought, “Wait, where do we even start when writing vows?” That’s why I wanted to come ba

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Sydney Schatz

Nov 19, 2021
3 min

July Wedding on Lake Coeur d'Alene

I want to tell you about one of my favorite weddings from this season, Katelyn and Tyler. I met with Katelyn three times prior to her wedding date. And all three meetings were just with Katelyn. I did not meet Tyler until rehearsal day. This is not terribly uncommon as typically the groom has only a couple requests throughout the process but doesn’t take a hugely active role in the planning. That is exactly where Tyler was at… I was able to get a pretty good sense of his pers

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Two Myths and a Truth: Wedding Edition – Part 2

Sydney Schatz

Sep 24, 2021
4 min

Two Myths and a Truth: Wedding Edition – Part 2

Coming at you with a second part of Two Myths and a Truth: Wedding Edition. I am bringing this blog back around because there are so many things that come up during client meetings where I am thinking “who told you that?” or “yep, that is absolutely true”, so I feel like it is important to put out accurate information and squash the misleading posts! With that said, let’s get right into it… If you book a wedding venue (versus being at a private residence), you don’t need a pl

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June Wedding at Zephyr Lodge in Liberty Lake, Washington

Sydney Schatz

Sep 10, 2021
4 min

June Wedding at Zephyr Lodge in Liberty Lake, Washington

Zephyr Lodge was one of those venues where, before 2021, I had not had the pleasure of coordinating a wedding, then I booked one wedding there and suddenly 3 more followed… Jessica and Aaron’s wedding was one of those. When they first booked with me, we had conversations revolving around a “plan b” because it was still June in the Inland Northwest, so we all know anything can happen. Well at the time, that “anything” did not include 106-degree weather, but that’s what we got!

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15 Things You May Forget When Planning A Wedding

Sydney Schatz

Jul 9, 2021
7 min

15 Things You May Forget When Planning A Wedding

Those last couple of weeks before the wedding can really feel like crunch time, and I regularly hear from clients, “what am I missing?”. Most of the time all the big items have been checked, but I know they are really referring to the littler details that sometimes get missed. Everyone tends to focus on things like the photographer, the florist, the dress, the seating chart, etc. To help I have put together a list of 15 thing you may forget when planning a wedding… 1. Lightin

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Sydney Schatz

May 21, 2021
4 min

The Job of Your Bridesmaids

Deciding on which gal pals to ask to join you up at the altar on your big day can be a major undertaking in it of itself, but do you really know what you are asking them to do throughout the rest of the planning process? And if you do have certain expectations from them, are you communicating those clearly? When I ask brides if they (at the very least) have considered a day of coordinator, I can’t tell you how many times I have heard, “well that is what I have my bridesmaids

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How To: Enjoy and Preserve Your Wedding Florals

Sydney Schatz

Apr 16, 2021
4 min

How To: Enjoy and Preserve Your Wedding Florals

You have just spent a pretty penny on some beautiful flowers for your magical day, but what are you supposed to do with them after the music is over? In April of last year, I did an in-depth interview with Emily from McBride Floral Design (you can read that HERE) and you guys loved it so much I asked her to answer a few more questions – this time about how to thoroughly enjoy and preserve your wedding florals after the festivities have commenced. What is the best way to help

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Benefits of Adding Color to Your Wedding Design Plan

Sydney Schatz

Jan 22, 2021
3 min

Benefits of Adding Color to Your Wedding Design Plan

Raise your hand if you love bold colors. Now, raise your hand if you want to incorporate those bold colors into your wedding design plan, but you may not know how without looking like you are hosting a circus. I love when couples are not afraid to, strategically, add a pop of color or colors to their design plan because the world is made up of more colors than white, blush and ivory. Don’t get me wrong, those classic color palettes are beautiful and if that is your style, I a

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Sydney Schatz

Jan 8, 2021
6 min

Creating Your Wedding Website 101

The internet has completely revolutionized the way we live every day, in many ways we depend on technology for almost everything. In terms of how we plan weddings, the internet has helped evolve the industry into what we think of today. No longer do brides only have written publications, friends recommendations and radio/television ads to turn to for wedding information and inspiration. We no longer solely rely on snail-mail to collect RSVPs and we don’t have to stuff invitat

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Sydney Schatz

Sep 18, 2020
4 min

Get to Know: Sip'n Easy Mobile Bar

Let’s get this party started and talk about the bar! What better way to do that than with something that brings the party to wherever you are… that’s right, I am talking about a mobile bar. I first met Candy at a networking event when the name Sip’n Easy was just starting to break into the wedding scene. When she told me about her business and the kind of experience she planned to bring to the events in our area, I was sold and apparently so was everyone else because she is a

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Invaluable Tasks A Good Wedding Coordinator Will Perform

Sydney Schatz

Aug 7, 2020
6 min

Invaluable Tasks A Good Wedding Coordinator Will Perform

Tradeshows and bridal festivals are some of my favorite events to meet and chat up brides. However, many times in the middle of our conversation I will have a bride tell me, “Oh, I don’t need a wedding coordinator. That is what my maid of honor is for.” I am here to tell you that is absolutely not what your maid of honor is for and please don’t ask her to do it – I have been down that road too. Yes, there are certain things that your maid of honor can oversee both prior to an

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Benefits of Adding a Lounge Setting to Your Wedding Reception

Sydney Schatz

Jul 24, 2020
3 min

Benefits of Adding a Lounge Setting to Your Wedding Reception

Trends are a huge topic of conversation in the wedding industry. I am sure if you have planned or are currently planning your wedding you hear that term throw around all the time. A trend, in basic terms, is a general direction in which something is developing or changing. For example, right now, in 2020, we are seeing elopements and micro-weddings becoming very popular and thus, a big trend. However, that is not the trend I want to talk to you about today. This trend is some

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Grand Opening of the Grand Barn in Newport, WA

Sydney Schatz

Jul 10, 2020
5 min

Grand Opening of the Grand Barn in Newport, WA

At the beginning of June I had the great pleasure to help organize the grand opening for The Grand Barn at Grand Pend Oreille Wedding Venue in Newport, Washington and I want to share all the fantastic photos that came out of it. We had a wonderful team of vendors who helped bring the beautiful barn to life and each of them deserve a highlight of their own! It only makes sense to start with the venue that brought this wonderful team together… Grand Pend Oreille Wedding Venue.

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Benefits of Writing Your Own Wedding Vows

Sydney Schatz

May 8, 2020
4 min

Benefits of Writing Your Own Wedding Vows

When it came to our wedding, there was not much that my husband felt very strongly about. For the most part, he stuck to the “happy wife, happy life” philosophy which I appreciated because, I am sure like a lot of you, I had this day planned since I was a teenager. However, when we got engaged, one of the very first things he said to me was, “No, we are not writing our own vows. Period.” I’ll be honest, when he said it my first reaction (the one you can’t control) was to be s

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Sydney Schatz

Apr 10, 2020
6 min

Get to Know: McBride Floral Design

Today I want to talk about all things floral! Flowers can arguably be considered one of the tougher things to budget for when you begin the wedding planning process because there are so many variables. For florists, it is not as easy as emailing off a list of packages for couples to choose from. Instead, they will ask you questions like… what kind of flowers do you want to see incorporated, how many bridesmaids/groomsmen do you have, do you want a cascading bouquet or a round

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Sydney Schatz

Mar 27, 2020
2 min

Wedding Day Emergency Kit Essentials

Let’s face it, there is no way to plan for a potential wedding day emergency. If we did, it wouldn’t be an emergency, it would just be part of the plan. However, it is always a good idea to be prepared for one because things do happen. As a wedding professional, I make it a point to always have an emergency kit on hand for all events. Today I want to provide you with a list of items I like to keep in that kit so if the need arises, you can be prepared for yourself too. That w

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