Lioness Designs

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Wedding Venue

Give yourself plenty of time to look at wedding venues. 

Things to consider when picking a venue.

What’s your budget?

What season or dates do you prefer?

What’s your general location preference?

Do you want the ceremony and reception in the same location, or different venues?

Consider these factors when your ceremony and reception will be in two places:

What is the distance between venues?
Is there enough parking in both locations?
How will guests get from one location to another?
If you’re keeping the ceremony and wedding venue all in one place, consider:
Where will guests go between the ceremony and reception?
Does the staff change over the room?

Determine if your favorite wedding venues meet your needs.

When can you start decorating for the wedding?
When can the vendors arrive?
Do they have adequate wedding insurance coverage?
Do they offer coat-check service in cold weather? 
Is there an overtime fee if the party or the vendor breakdown goes longer than planned?
If you are managing the food and the decor yourself, can you break down the day after the wedding? 

Be realistic, be flexible, and adjust as needed (there is no perfect wedding venue). Find one that has no deal breakers.

Save the Date Card

Registering Tips

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Gift giving is a big part of your wedding and it is nice to set up with more than one
store's wedding registry. I say this just to give people options whether it is demographics or income.

Eight Tips

Register Early - not everyone procrastinates.
Do it together - express want's and need's together. You will be living together so get off on the right foot and make this home for both of you.
Register for things other than china, and small appliances.
Be realistic about your lifestyle - it you don't throw parties maybe don't include ice bucket, or punch bowl.
Inquire about the stores return policy.
Include different price points, which will allow your guest to be able to afford a gift for you.
Update your registry because new products will have arrived. Aim to have at least twice as many items on your list as guests at your wedding.
After everything is done make sure to thank your guest for the gifts.

Thank You Cards

Elegant Flowers

By Lioness Designs

Registry's

Target Wedding Registry

Bed, Bath and Beyond Registry

Pottery Barn Registry

Williams Sonoma Registry

Getting Started With Your Wedding - Announcements

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Summer time is usually very busy time of year for weddings. Getting things organized, bought or ordered can be time consuming. Not all that are getting married can afford a wedding planner. One of the first things that needs to be taken care of are the announcements.

Engagement Party:
When planning your events you may choose to have all your invitations to look alike or mix it up. It may depend on what type of event you are having or how formal it is going to be. This invitation for an engagement party is fairly formal and may be good to use if the event is going to be in the evening at a nice restaurant, etc.

Simple Floral Bouquet

By Lioness Designs

Elegant Evening

By Lioness Designs

"The engagement party should come soon after the engagement, while the news is still fresh. The couple might even decide to announce the engagement at the party, although for maximum impact the host will need to concoct a good excuse for gathering so bring friends and relatives together in one place." ~Martha Stewart

at marthastewart.com

Getting Started on Planning for Your Wedding.

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It is coming up to that time of year for summer weddings, and the daunting task of getting things ready for that big day.

Here is a collection that I hope will inspire. Many of us will save magazines or add things to a board on Pinterest but it is always nice to get ideas from other sources.

Feathered Elegance Wedding Collection

One reason I design items on Zazzle is that you can customize, and when it comes to weddings it is a great way to make the day even more memorable. Wedding planning isn’t going to happen on it’s own. If you don’t want to lose your mind, you’re going to need some tools to help organize your special day.

Let’s talk about where you should start.

Check out the Zola app it includes a free, custom checklist that you can access and update anytime and anywhere.
If you want a hard copy checklist you can print out an hang on your fridge, Zola got you covered with their free, downloadable checklist PDF.

Spring Flowers