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Ruby Engagement Ring. Howerton+Wooten Events.

Did you just get engaged? Here are four (4) important steps you should take now to protect your engagement ring. ​​​​​​​​

Four Steps You Should Take to Protect Your Engagement Ring

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5 Tips for Dealing with a Weather Emergency During the Week of Your Wedding.

Hurricane Florence is heading for the southeast coast of the United States.  What it does after it comes ashore remains to be seen, but there is a strong possibility that numerous regions could be very seriously impacted by the storm.  We consider ourselves to be a bunch of “crisis management gurus,” so our hearts and […]

5 Tips for Dealing with a Weather Emergency During the Week of Your Wedding

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Bride and Groom Standing Under an Umbrella. Howerton+Wooten Events.

Years ago, I watched a news story on the Today Show about a couple who made their final payment to their wedding venue ten days prior to their wedding day. And, 11 minutes after they made their final payment (in cash), the venue informed the couple that they needed to close their doors indefinitely and they […]

5 Steps You Can Take to Protect Your Wedding Day

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Purple and Blue Floral Arrangement. Howerton+Wooten Events.

When you meet with potential wedding vendors, you may get a little caught up in their beautiful pictures and miss the “nitty gritty” of the business interaction. In order to compare vendor services, you want to walk away knowing pricing, reputation, contract terms, and coverage, so I have listed below five things you should ask […]

5 Things You Should Ask For When You Meet with a Wedding Vendor

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5 Simple Things Your Wedding Vendors Should Have Before You Sign a Contract. Howerton+Wooten Events.

Engagement season is upon us, so couples will begin researching and interviewing wedding vendors for their special day.  To help out with this search, I have listed below five (5) simple things every wedding vendor should have before couples book them — A Solid Contract.  A flimsy contract doesn’t protect you and it doesn’t protect […]

5 Simple Things Your Wedding Vendors Should Have Before You Book Them

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This morning, I watched a news story on the Today Show. A couple made their final payment to their wedding venue ten days prior to their wedding day. And, 11 minutes after they made their final payment (in cash), the venue informed the couple that they could no longer host their wedding. In fact, 50 […]

Five Steps You Can Take to Protect Your Wedding

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Rainy Window. Howerton+Wooten Events

Did the June 29th derecho storm make you think long and hard about your own weather emergency plan?  Hopefully, all of us developed an emergency plan for our homes, but what about your wedding day? Here are some posts for developing an emergency plan while planning your wedding.  We hope you find them helpful. Force […]

A Weather Emergency Plan for Your Wedding Day

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To some, wedding insurance sounds like a financial investment you should make if you have money left over in your wedding budget.

Here’s my take.

Wedding insurance is a small financial investment you can make to protect a much bigger investment – Your wedding day.

Wedding Insurance

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Most of your professional wedding vendors will be prepared for emergencies, so you can expect them to have a back-up plan in place if any of they become unavailable — it’s a necessity. But, do you have a plan B for your wedding?

Do You Have a Plan B for Your Wedding?

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