After deciding that a traditional church wedding just wasn’t for them, Charis and Aram decided to plan a cozy backyard wedding with their closest friends and family on May 5, 2012 (CINCO DE MARRIAGE!). Everything from a memorable tree ceremony and personalized vows to Cinco de Mayo piñata cookies made by the bride’s best friend, made their unique celebration touching for everyone in attendance.

The very talented Katie Slater caught the day on film and was sweet enough to share her photos with us!

We’ve all been to “that wedding”. You know, the one where you literally watched the seconds tick by until it was socially acceptable to leave, secretly playing Angry Birds under the table. Hosting “that wedding” is every bride’s worst nightmare. Fortunately, we have 10 secrets to share to make sure this doesn’t happen at your big day.

Laser cut is one of the biggest trends for 2013 weddings, and we couldn’t be happier. While the intricate lace-like look is the most well-known version of this trend for weddings, it actually encompasses a wide variety of styles, from whimsical shape cutouts to modern geometric patterns, that can be spotted on everything from stationery to dresses to cakes.

STATIONERY

Whimsical, folksy, or elegant, you can easily unveil the style of your wedding to guests with laser cut stationery.

Looking for quirky, one-of-a-kind DIY wedding favors that can double as escort cards? Make bottle pendants with mini-versions of your wedding guests. Tie a tag with your wedding guest’s name on each one and you also have name cards.

You could also add a chain, or leather rope necklace.

Here’s how to make them:

If you are buying a modest starter home, would you insure it, or would you say: “Hey, it is not a huge mansion, so it is not worth protecting?”

Wedding insurance can be viewed in a similar way.  Whether you are having an intimate wedding or a large reception with many hundreds of people, the same basic principles apply.  You can protect yourself and provide peace of mind.

Wedding cancellation protection is priced upon the scale of your wedding, so the smaller the total budget, the less you would need to insure, and the lower the rate. Whether your budget is under five figures or over six figures: there is a plan right for you!

Serious weather events, venue closings, injuries to key people in the wedding:  all of these things could happen to any size wedding and all of them could be covered under a wedding cancellation policy.

Don’t’ forget, event cancellation insurance also offers protection for more than the major issues that could cause postponement or cancellation.

Mishaps with vendors, no-show photographers, damage to special attire or theft of wedding gifts are all issues that anyone could face which could cause financial loss.  Event cancellation insurance can help reimburse you for many of these types of unforeseen problems in addition to protecting your total budget in the event of a serious situation forcing postponing or cancelling

Visit Wedsafe for more information on protecting your Big Day.

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