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…
Foil wedding invitations use a metallic finish, most often gold, silver, or rose gold, applied through hot foil stamping or flat digital foil printing. Foil stamping presses a thin metallic…
Simplify wedding planning with 26 group gift ideas and expert tips in our comprehensive Group Gifting 101 guide.
Updated October 2018 We’ll regularly feature budget venue recommendations across the country. Today, we’re focusing on affordable Seattle wedding venues, since that’s where we live. If you’re thinking about getting hitched…
June 26, 2015 is a historic day for love. Today, the Supreme Court voted 5-to-4 that the Constitution guarantees all individuals the right to same-sex marriage. In one of the…
Joy believes that above all, weddings are supposed to be fun. So when we chatted with Ashley Allan and Meagan Pinney of Your Jubilee Wedding & Events, a dynamic duo of wedding planners…
One of the biggest expenses of your wedding will be food and beverage (or, as those in the industry say, F & B). Affordable wedding catering is hard to come by,…
Who said a wedding bouquet needs to be made up of flowers? Sure, flowers are beautiful, but they only last a day or two. Wedding flowers can also be really…
If you’ve ever been to a wedding, you know the girl—she’s usually a bridesmaid, and she’s definitely had a few too many glasses of champagne. It’s the same routine at…
Wedding invitations are more than just pretty paper — they are your first chance to give guests a glimpse of the fun that is to be had on the actual…
For some, bridal showers are a timeless tradition that signifies a community of women gathering around a young bride-to-be, sharing knowledge and helping to prepare her for an exciting new chapter…
Here at Joy, we love weddings because of the way that they bring families together. So when we heard about this team of sisters taking some truly beautiful wedding photos…
