Mistakes made with money are bad enough, and have a lasting impact. But mistakes made with people? These are often the worst category for wedding planning, since people hold a grudge, people gossip, and people remember everything about how you treat them with regard to your wedding. It’s a funny thing about weddings…people use them as a gauge of how important they are. You might not have invited certain cousins to your graduation parties and that was no big deal. But not inviting them to your wedding? Travesty! Parents especially care about ‘what other people think,’ so watch your step in this minefield of potential mistakes.

A good wedding host makes her guests feel welcome, gives them a great meal and provides excellent entertainment. A great host goes the extra mile to really make her guests feel pampered. Do a few of the following things for your guests and they’ll really be wowed. After all, many will be traveling miles and miles to celebrate with you. Doesn’t that deserve a little extra something?

You have so many people to thank for being an important part of your day, and they deserve something more than just one of your wedding favors. Especially if your parents have paid for the wedding, or have devoted their time, energy, contacts, ideas and skills (by crafting or cooking or hooking you up with their great contacts for a friendly discount) to help you get more wedding for less money, it’s a must to show them your appreciation with a great gift. In addition to the work they did for your wedding, you’re thanking them now for everything they’ve done for you in your lifetime.

For years, bridesmaids have been chipping in as a group to buy the bride one big bridal shower present from all of them. It could be a microwave, her cookware set, her bedding set, usually one of the ‘big-ticket’ items on the registry as a way to get the bride her most desired item. Now, the concept of the group gift has expanded, as both sets of parents, the groomsmen and even work friends and groups of couples recognize the enormous value in banding together to give a terrific gift to the couple.

In the world of wedding registries, we’ve seen some interesting new trends emerge, and we’d like to share them with you now so that you can register like a forward-moving 21st century couple…not like your parents! We invite you to register for the life you’ve been dreaming of…

Many of us can use a reminder from time to time of proper wedding guest etiquette and the following are some basic guidelines for guests to follow.

With all the etiquette rules out there it can be pretty daunting to be a guest at a wedding.  In this article we answer the most frequently asked questions of wedding guests.

The fastest way to make over a room is to change your window treatments, and that’s why more couples are adding window dressings to their registries. Here are our top tips for giving your window treatments (and your rooms) a makeover, and figuring out what to add to your gift list:

The etiquette on requesting gifts for your wedding.

If you receive a wedding invitation without a pre-printed response card (wherein you simply indicate the number of people attending and what will be your preferred dinner selection), then a handwritten note of acceptance or regret should be sent to the host of the wedding.