Springfield offers a wide range of venues for your wedding ceremony – from beautiful churches to lovely outdoor parks, from museums and historic sites to banquet halls and clubs, from formal to casual, large to small, and intimate to expansive. A popular place for outdoor weddings is Washington Park, with its colorful formal and informal […]
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Plan accordingly
Your new fiancé may have spent weeks, or even months, deciding how to pop the question, but now is when the real planning starts. Before you dive into the deep end of Pinterest, though, you need a game plan to give you structure in the midst of chaos and prevent you from becoming completely overwhelmed. […]
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Please, say thank you!
Months and perhaps years go into planning your special wedding day. Afterwards, guests talk about the happy couple, beautiful bride, proud parents, meaningful ceremony and enjoyable reception. Unfortunately, sometimes guests also talk about never receiving a thank you note for a wedding present. That’s not what you want family and friends to remember about your […]
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How to set and enforce digital rules for your wedding
Your wedding, your rules. But not everyone knows what you want – and don’t want – posted online. Want to set the social media boundaries firmly to ensure your big day goes off without a reveal that you don’t want? Think about your wishes, and then find a way to let guests know. Otherwise, you […]
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Great places to get married
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and MuseumThe Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum’s magnificent Plaza, the center rotunda of themuseum, offers a spectacular backdrop for elegant receptions. Catering is available or couples may bring in outside catering for an additional charge. The library and museum are ideal for wedding rehearsal dinners and receptions. $500-$2,250. 212 N. […]
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Should you purchase wedding insurance?
You’ve surely heard of insurance in terms of home insurance, health insurance or car insurance, but how about wedding insurance? Just as those types of insurance help protect you against paying tons of money out of pocket for unforeseen circumstances, wedding insurance can give you peace of mind for one of the biggest days of […]
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Hot registry trends for 2018
Registries are certainly nothing new – according to many accounts, Macy’s invented the concept of gift registries in the 1920s. Needless to say, a lot has changed since then. Gone are the days where wedding registries only included gifts like fine china or kitchen towels. Here are some of the top ways registries will continue […]
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Should we use a wedding planner?
Every couple’s wedding is special in a different way, but there’s one person who can help make everyone’s wedding wishes come true: the professional wedding planner. Miranda Davis and Julie Schumann own Simple Elegance Events & Entertainment, a full-service event and design consulting firm based in Bloomington. They believe weddings of all sizes need a […]
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Our (revised) dream wedding, debt-free
Like most girls, I had dreamed of a huge wedding since I was little girl. That changed when I met my now husband, Stephen. When he proposed, I looked at the man I adored and dreams of a large wedding faded; I just wanted to be his wife. We are in the process of renovating […]
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Hiring a professional florist
Michelle O’Neal-Babicky, owner of Petals and Co. in Rochester, loves weddings. She’s worked in the floral industry providing flowers for weddings since 1982 and founded Petals and Co. 21 years ago. She now averages more than 100 weddings each year, and O’Neal-Babicky says she is never finished learning. When it comes to selecting and planning […]
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Worth a thousand words
Your wedding day will pass in a flash, but your wedding photographs will last a lifetime and be passed on to future generations. How can you make sure photos of your special day will be everything you imagined? Select your photographer carefully, and seek your photographer’s advice. A wedding photographer is in a unique position, […]
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Diet no more
I wanted Michelle Obama arms when I walked down the aisle in my strapless dress nine years ago. I worked with a personal trainer and tried to eat healthily, with smaller amounts of beer and frozen yogurt, my standard treats. But I have never been a good dieter. Hunger and abstinence are not really in […]
