How To Create A Wedding Budget pt 3

Be Realistic

After you have discussed with your partner, what you want for your wedding. You must do your research on how much everything will cost.It would be nice to just pick a number out of thin air, and say I'm going to pay x amount of money and this for that, but you have to know the actual average price of every element in your wedding. A good website to look into is costofwedding.com this website will help you find the average cost of weddings in your area. The more informed you are entering into a situation, the better off you will be.

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Chantilly Elijah
President/ Principle Planner
L.A.C.E EVENTS
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(843) 432-9486
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How To Create A Wedding Budget pt 2

Talk It Out


After you have taken the first step of being positive, the second thing you need to do is talk everything out with your partner. I always tell everyone to pick 3 things that will be most important to you and your partner. You may only have 1 or 2 things that are important to you, and your partner may have just 1, that's fine. These things you chose could be the food, the decor, or transportation. Once you chose those things you, it will be clear to you what you will spend the bulk of your money on, something to remember is, you spend money on what is important to you.If Wedding cake or invitations or not that important to you, then that is something you can diy or have a family member or friend do. Knowing these things will help a great deal with while you are planning your wedding budget. Knowing what is important to you, about your wedding will also help you stand as a united front against friends, and family members who will try to make you spend money on things that are unnecessary, or not important to you and your partner.

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Chantilly Elijah
President/Principle Planner
L.A.C.E EVENTS
lacexperience.com
843-432-9486
We Plan It! You Love It!

How To Create A Wedding Budget

Be Positive


The first step to creating a wedding budget, is to sit down with your partner and think about what the both of you want for your wedding day. Your attitude during this brain storming session must be positive. You have to think about what you want instead of thinking about what you can't do.

Two things you do not want to think about while you are brainstorming with your partner are, how restricting your finances are, and your families disapproval of your ideas. Thinking about what you can't or should not do, will stifle your ideas and lock you into a box of complacency. What you want to think about is what you truly want for your wedding day, once you have talked out what you want, then you focus on what you can afford. A good wedding professional can give you good ideas to match your wedding desires with your budget.

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Chantilly Elijah
President/Principle Planner
L.A.C.E EVENTS
lacexperience.com
We Plan it! You Love It!

Wedding Limo Tips

Most Limo Companies Give you a choice of 6 different types of Limos:

1. Luxury Sudan

2. Stretch Sudan

3. 6 Passenger Stretch Limo

4. 8 Passenger Stretch Limo

5. 10 Passenger Super Stretch Limo

6. 12-18 Passenger Super Stretch and Specialty Stretch Limo

Prices Per Hour For These Vehicles Range From $50-$300



When you are calling potential Limo Companies, please make sure you ask about their "all-inclusive" prices, also ask about any extra fees they may charge, like waiting fees, beverages, Fuel Surcharges Etc...


As a matter of fact, while you are asking questions ask them for proof of their required commercial insurance and permits.



The cost of the Limo Company Purchasing Limos, Hiring Drivers, and keeping their vehicles maintained is expensive, that being said, most of these companies can not let you rent a limo for just an hour or two. It is just not cost effective for them.



When You Rent A Limo for a certain amount of hours, That Limo is all yours for that whole agreed upon time. If your Limo drops you off at 2:00 pm and picks you up at 8:00 pm, you still have to pay for the six hours you were not physically in the vehicle.That is, Unless, you and the Limo company have an understanding.



Your Limo Driver, is in the service industry, just like a waiter or a bartender. Your Driver's role is very important, Standard gratuity for him or her is 20% of your total fare. Be sure to ask your Limo Provider if Gratuity is added in to the the total price, if it is not, you are responsible to pay the 20% gratuity.



Most Limo Companies have "Wedding Packages" These packages may look like this - 3 hours $225 for the 6 Passenger Limo,and may include Just Married sign, Red Carpet Roll Out, Beverages Etc.



The most important thing I want to tell you is, please don't make your decision solely on pricing. Remember you get what you pay for,and if you chose the wrong company,you could end up with an old Limo, and An unprofessional driver.


Chantilly Elijah
L.A.C.E Events
President/Principle Planner
lacexperience.com
We Plan It! You Love It!

Your tattoo and your wedding.

Here are a few options for covering your Tattoo on your big day.

If you want to get rid of your tattoo permanently there is laser surgery, which is costly and I hear hurts worse than getting the actual tattoo.

For a temporary solution, you could hire a professional airbrush make up artist.They will be able to give you a consultation to answer any questions you may have,The airbrush make up will not come off on your dress, and your wedding pictures will look flawless.

if you are patient and take your time applying it,there is tattoo cover up make up you can apply. Kat Von D's Concealer is $ 25.00 and was made to conceal tattoos, but it only comes in light,medium, and tan shades.So if you are darker than Halle Berry, This product is not for you.I have also heard this product is better for covering dark circles and brown spots then covering tattoos.

Dermablend is good but not perfection- you have to make sure you get the right shade for you,(the darker the skin tone the more product you must use). It works best on body parts that are not rubbing up against your clothing. But has gotten really good reviews.

Cover mark has gotten most of the same reviews as dermablend but it is known to clump up in creases.

As for the tattoo cover up David's Bridal sells uuummmmm NO! Don't do it, it does not have good coverage and rubs off really easy.

Other ways you can cover up your tats are: Gloves, long flowing veils, scarves, chiffon jackets, and shawls.

Do's and Don'ts of Picking A Plus Size Wedding Dress

Take a deep Breath and relax. There, you have completed the first step of searching for your plus sized wedding dress.Really it is not as hard as you may think. There are a lot of bridal shops that carry wedding dresses up to size 28 or 30, they just opt to display the smaller sizes. I've put together A Do's and Don'ts for your dress search to make it easier for you.


Do
Find out what your body type is, http://shoptranslated.com/body-type.html



Do

Look for dresses that have a simple design, Dresses that have a lot of bells and whistles like a lot of ruffles tend to make you look larger.


Do

Look for pretty necklines, Empire waists (hides the tummy) and A line dresses


Do

Purchase A good bra and girdle for support


Do

Play up your best features

Do

Get your dress altered to fit you perfectly

Don't

Choose clingy fabrics, Shiny fabrics or puffy sleeves

Don't

Select a Dress that is too tight

As you can see there are far more Do's than Don'ts. Have fun trying on those dresses!