Wedding Planning Tools and Resources

Just got engaged?! We have a feeling that one of the first things on your to-do list is finding the perfect wedding venue. But how can you possibly choose when there are so many amazing options?! (over 430 in KC to be exact!) If you’ve been dreaming of celebrating your wedding day at a rustic-chic barn or modern, luxury farmhouse a la Joanna Gaines, then you’re going to LOVE this list of our favorite barn, ranch, and farm wedding venues in Kansas City!

You’ve heard us say it before – those last few weeks of wedding planning are the most detail intensive of the entire planning process. Tensions are stressing, budget is straining, and then Wham! You realize all of a sudden you haven’t allotted any gratuities for your wedding vendors or budgeted for any vendor meals. We’ve […]

Despite the similarity in terms, your venue coordinator and wedding coordinator are actually two very different vendor roles. Both are similar in that your venue coordinator and your wedding coordinator are there to best assist and support you on such an important day— We’re all there making sure you leave completely and blissfully happy at the end of the night! But there are several key differences between these two vendor categories that couples often overlook or confuse. 

Weddings have come a long way in recent years! What once was a standard wedding template – where colors and style had little variation – has evolved into the amazing celebrations you see today. Your wedding is a unique and personal reflection of your love story, from colors and textures to foods and experience, no two […]

If you’re anything like me, you hear the word *photos* and instantly clam up. Y’all, there’s a reason you see so little of my face around here….I am a straight cheese when that camera comes out! But with photography being such a core piece of the wedding planning process, we want to make sure you are best prepared for when your photographer says “Smile!”

So today, we’re sitting down with our friend Kymberly Janelle Photography to give us the low-down on engagement photos. So Kymmy, tell us all the things! What they are, what they’re for, and how can our couples make them uniquely ‘theirs’?

Data brokers scour the internet in search of personal information they can resell, and your wedding website could be subject to this threat. Other cyber scammers pursue vendor fraud– posing as fake photographers, florists, or DJs and tricking couples out of their money. While online wedding planning is advantageous, it’s crucial to know and avoid the risks of online vendor fraud. To make sure your wedding day goes off without a hitch, keep reading to learn the do’s and don’ts of wedding websites!

A few weeks ago I posted a question on Insta stories asking what the worst wedding advice you’ve ever heard was, and your answers had me ROLLING. I swear, every time I think we’ve heard it all another new gem surfaces! There’s a lot of bad advice out there on the interwebs, babe. That’s why […]

Pop the champs and pour some bubbly because we’re about to share all the industry secrets for choosing the best wines for your wedding reception. From how to pair wines with your meal or wedding theme to how much alcohol you’ll need for your wedding and how many bottles of champagne you’ll need for toasts, […]

Let’s be real, the first thing that comes to mind when you start wedding planning isn’t budgets, spreadsheets, and seating charts – it’s the style and vibe of your day. And for most couples, that desired vibe influences all other planning decisions, from vendor choices right down to the guest count. As you start developing […]

We’ll take any excuse to celebrate at this point in the year and what better reason to trade in your sweatpants for real clothes than an epic bridal luncheon with your favorite gals?! If you’re looking for a place to have your bridal shower in Kansas City, MO, or tasked with the job of planning […]