Summer wedding costs vary widely depending on location, guest count, and style, with outdoor celebrations often running higher for tents, climate control, and portable facilities. The most critical planning steps:…
Venue tours move fast and it is easy to get swept up in the aesthetics. This list covers every question you should ask before signing a contract, from hidden fees…
Wedding invitation etiquette calls for mailing invitations 6 to 8 weeks before a local wedding and 10 to 12 weeks before a destination event. Every invitation should include the host line,…
Simplify wedding planning with 26 group gift ideas and expert tips in our comprehensive Group Gifting 101 guide.
Devon Danielle isn’t just a florist, she’s an artist. (I’ve been to one of her gallery shows. In one word: enchanting.) When I met Devon Danielle three years ago, she was just launching her…
Weddings are generally romantic, and wedding photographer Niki McCarthy of Niki Rhodes Photo is a true romantic – no wonder we are as smitten with her interview as we are…
As soon as the Joy team saw Juliann and Thineshan’s adorable cover photo on their Joy wedding website, we knew we had to share their story with the world. On…
Here at Joy, we’ve shared the stories of some of our favorite vendors. Now we are get to start sharing some other really special stories – the stories of real…
If you’re reading this blog post, you’re probably involved in an upcoming wedding. Whether you’re a bride, groom, bridesmaid, groomsman, mother of the bride, father of the groom, wedding photographer,…
The first thing you’ll learn when you start planning a wedding is that everybody has very strong opinions and nobody is shy about sharing them with you. Personally, when I planned my…
Shakespeare questioned whether a rose, by any other name, would smell as sweet. Well, when you’re already over budget and suddenly faced with florists’ quotes that are bigger than your rent,…
Wedding planning is tough, especially if you have champagne tastes and a beer budget. But just because money is tight, you aren’t doomed to a cash bar! The team at Joy is here…
In the old days (we’re talking the early 2000s), it used to be that the typical wedding guest got to choose between three meal options: chicken, fish, and a typically lackluster vegetarian…
