Tipping Point

We never like to see a “tip cup” on the bar at a hosted event like a wedding, but this might be an exception that warms everyone’s hearts and does some good in the world.Advise your bartenders that soliciting tips is not what you had in mind,and take...

Vulcan Ice Melt

Never underestimate the power of your caterer. I think that Diane and I were trying to use our mind melting talents to morph the giant ice seahorse into a model of the Chrysler building. As I remember it, this was a fantastic summer wedding that was only marred by a...

Do me a favor!

No, you don’t have to have them. But if you do, why not make them something that will remind your guests of the unique aspects of your day. Married in the spring, in a garden? How about flower seeds or bulbs? Summer wedding at the beach? Flip Flops or take out...

My memory fails me

Don’t count on your poor overtaxed brains to remember anything for your ceremony; vows, speeches, words for the rings, or readings. You will spend the entire ceremony in fear of the minutes that you have to speak, and the addition of 200 or so of your closest...

If Music be the Food of Love

Play on! It’s Shakespeare, and how true it is! Your ceremony is the perfect time to inject a highly personal bit of music. Terri and Sergio had this wonderful Mariachi band play them down the aisle. I’ve done weddings with Klezmer bands, bagpipers,gospel...