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This summer has been rough for couples who planned to host an outdoor wedding. The air quality and the unrelenting heat forced wedding planners to rethink what a summer wedding would look like for our couples and the emergency preparedness plan we should have in place to protect them. The New York Times posted an […]

“Wedding Planning Amid Climate Change.” We’re Featured in the New York Times

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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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This morning’s wintery mix in the Washington DC area reminded me of the weddings my team and I have planned during inclement weather.  We prepare in advance with insurance; we purchase golf-size umbrellas; then we determine whether or not we need to move a ceremony inside, but there have been times when we neglected to […]

3 Solid Reasons Why a Coat Check is Necessary for a Wedding

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African American Bride and Groom Celebrating. Howerton+Wooten Events.

Worse Case Scenario. It’s the last thing you want to think about on your wedding day, right? Of course not! So, instead of worrying about this on your wedding day, set a game plan in advance to help minimize potential wedding day crises. For your use, I have listed below 5 steps you can take […]

5 Steps You Can Take to Minimize Potential Wedding Day Crises

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We are officially deep into another wedding weekend, and my team and I are rarin’ to go this holiday wedding weekend! If this is your wedding weekend, here are 4 blog posts you’ll want to read survive this wedding weekend.  You may even find it helpful! A Weather Emergency Plan for Your Wedding Day The […]

4 Posts You’ll Want to Read to Survive This Wedding Weekend

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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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