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Three Tips to Narrowing Down Your Wedding Guest List

Sydney Schatz

Nov 18
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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Large Arbor Crest Winery Wedding with Modern Flare

Sydney Schatz

Nov 4
4 min

Large Arbor Crest Winery Wedding with Modern Flare

Sara was one of those brides who every time we met something was different about the décor/design plan. So much so that towards the big day each of the meeting started with the conversation, why don’t you tell me about the new design plan. However, there were a couple things that never wavered… Sara wanted a modern feel with only white roses & baby’s breath, and to end the night with a huge dance party. I am not trying to be negative about changing your mind. This is very typ

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Sydney Schatz

Oct 21
3 min

Five Favorite Late-Night Snack Options

The music is bumping, everybody is dancing, the alcohol is flowing… overall a good time is being had by all! Only one thing is missing that goes really well with drinking guests – greasy food. The idea of offering a late-night snack can accomplish a couple of things. Depending on when your ceremony starts & when you are planning to serve dinner, between that 8pm-10pm time frame it has likely been a couple hours since you guests consumed more food than alcohol. Having somethin

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Modern Wedding with Urban Vibes in Downtown Spokane

Sydney Schatz

Sep 23
3 min

Modern Wedding with Urban Vibes in Downtown Spokane

Disco balls! I am not kidding when I tell you that one of the very first things Molly informed me was a must-have at her wedding was disco balls over the dance floor. Immediately, I was in! And I have the perfect person who, at the time, had just acquired a ton of disco balls for her rental company. Tell me more about your vision, Molly. She then proceeded to tell me about the urban wedding of her dreams that entailed a black and white, modern color scheme with pops of jewel

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Two Myths and a Truth: Wedding Edition - Part 4

Sydney Schatz

Sep 9
5 min

Two Myths and a Truth: Wedding Edition - Part 4

Guess who’s back, back again? Another installment of “2 Myths and a Truth: Wedding Edition”. Tell a friend. But really, I learned to rap that entire song in middle school… dare me. It was a great song for a 13/14-year-old to be continually singing. And if you don’t know which song I am referring to, listen to all of Eminem’s music until you can decipher it. Go! Anyways, if this is the first “2 Myths and a Truth: Wedding Edition” you are reading then… welcome! I am happy you a

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Sydney Schatz

Aug 26
3 min

Get to Know: Elk Haven Estate

Quite awhile back, I asked Maddie, the venue manager at Elk Haven Estate, to answer some interview questions for me because I have just been dying to share this gorgeous venue with you all! Well, I am finally getting around to posting that interview on the blog. Please read below all about this dream vineyard venue and everything it has to offer your next great event! Tell me about how the venue got its name & start, and where it is located. Elk Haven Estate is a wedding venu

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Five of the Best Spokane Restaurants for Rehearsal Dinners

Sydney Schatz

Aug 12
2 min

Five of the Best Spokane Restaurants for Rehearsal Dinners

Rehearsal dinner. Do you have to have one? Who is typically invited to this pre-wedding event? When do you host this event? All these questions are probably running through your mind as you get ready to tackle just one more thing on your wedding to-do checklist. A rehearsal dinner is an event typically following your wedding ceremony rehearsal (typically one or two days before the actually wedding) involving your immediate family, bridal party, and all their spouses/significa

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Intimate Lakehouse Winter Wedding on Coeur d’Alene Lake

Sydney Schatz

Apr 8
4 min

Intimate Lakehouse Winter Wedding on Coeur d’Alene Lake

How long would you expect to take to plan your wedding? Maybe one year or even two, at least 6 months, right? The 2021 average engagement timeframe, according to Brides.com, is 13 months. Other sites will tell you it takes a minimum of 2-3 months to plan a successful wedding if you anticipate inviting guests outside your immediate family. Well, what if I told you this stunning wedding was planned in 5 weeks from beginning to end? And if I told you the couple lived out of stat

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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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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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Sydney Schatz

May 7, 2021
4 min

Two Myths and a Truth: Wedding Edition

As a play on two truths and a lie, today on the blog we are going to talk two myths and a truth: wedding edition! Don’t worry, I won’t make you guess which one is the truth because who has time for that these days. The important thing is for me to share the information, not to try to trick you. Just like with all the different news outlets, there is a lot of information about weddings out there. For many people this is their first time going through the wedding planning proce

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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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Planning a Spring Wedding in the Inland Northwest

Sydney Schatz

Mar 19, 2021
3 min

Planning a Spring Wedding in the Inland Northwest

Springtime here in the Inland Northwest is March through May. You may like the idea of getting married in the spring because it’s not as popular and the temperatures tend to be more moderate. However, spring can also be very unpredictable. Planning a wedding is tough enough as it is, but when you throw some unreliable weather into the mix it can create added stress. With that said, if it is your dream to get married in the spring here in the INW, you go Glenn Coco, there are

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Sydney Schatz

Mar 5, 2021
5 min

All Things Wedding Invitations

Do you get stressed out just thinking about putting together your wedding invitations? You may ask what information do I need to include? I have a blended family, how do I include everyone? I don’t want kids at my wedding, how do I convey that nicely? If I have a wedding website, do I really need RSVP cards? My goal is to answer all these questions and more with this blog post, so stick with me here! Starting at the beginning, you need to decide what kind of invites you are l

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Five of the Best Songs for Walking Down the Aisle

Sydney Schatz

Feb 19, 2021
5 min

Five of the Best Songs for Walking Down the Aisle

This is it… the first steps towards your next great adventure! You want to make sure the vibe is right. After all, the emotions will be flowing, and you want to simply glide down the aisle. What song is playing? Not sure yet? I can help with that. For today’s fun “Friday Faves” blog I have complied five of my favorite songs to consider for that all important walk down the aisle. A couple are traditional a couple are not, only one is not instrumental, but they all can make you

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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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