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WeddingWire couples’ choice Award 2019

WeddingWire couples’ choice Award 2019

WeddingWire couples’ choice Award 2019 5 consecutive years 2015 – 2016 – 2017 – 2018 – and now …. 2019 !!!! Thank you very much to: All my clientes… now are friends of mine, all the Brides, all the Grooms, all mothers of the brides ( i love them), my Great/ Awesome/ Amazing staff and to the universe for all this abundance!!!! Alessandro Banchelli www.photostudioab.comEmail:ideafotoplaya@gmai…

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Can we get another look into the the sielutale post pacifist world?

Frisk and Azzy graduate from Highschool with excellent grades and a slightly above average GPA. Just in time for their brothers wedding. Ita not too Grand, nor flashy. Its only for close family and friends, and the photographer hired is both a friend and trustworthy.Despite the joy coming from the two, tis a dark day indeed for all of Sans’ fangirls/boys/neither. A sad day indeed. But dont worry, they quickly get over it when they remember he has two brothers.Poor, Poor Frisk and Azzy.Chara and Papyrus are laughing at them in the background, but they cant tell them to shut up unless they want to look insane. 

Actually, that might work to keep the fangirls/boys/niether at bay. Hmm… 

Sans loves traveling to cities in different countries. Yokohama, Japan. Tulum, Mexico. Fano, Italy. Alice Springs, Australia.There are so many different places with so many different customs than his own. He loves them. He loves learning about them. He loves trying the food. He loves buying little trinkets for his lover from each place he visits. On their Honeymoon, he takes them to Aix-en-Provence, France. The scenery is so beautiful there. He sings ‘I can show you the World’ in public, making his spouse laugh at his tom foolery. But when they are alone, He sings ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love.’ (I suggest looking up Harrison Craig if you want to hear what he sounds like) He sings with all the Love in his SOUL. His lover is too shy to sing along with him, but they love the sound of his voice. 

They dont have kids yet, because neither think they are quite ready for that. But they will have one or two eventually.

For their anniversary, he takes them to Barossa Valley, Australia. Its a good day to be alive. Er- Alive as you can be when you’re a skeleton that is. (Reminder that I have him single for Multiverse AU’s, because I’m a sucker for ships/ reader inserts.)

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Wedding Wisdom: Advice From Former Brides and Grooms

There are some lessons that can only be learned after your wedding day.

We asked our readers to share some of what they had learned from their trips down the aisle. Here is a selection of tales of lost rings, ripped gowns and sweaty nuptials from former brides and grooms.

1. Cherish Time With Those Who Matter

It’s O.K. to not invite people. We stressed over the guest list for a long time, but by keeping it to close family and friends we were able to spend quality time with all our guests. Looking back, I know that the day wasn’t just for us. It was also to celebrate the love and support of those who helped us get to this point in our lives, as a couple and as individuals. I was lucky enough to dance with my grandfather at my wedding. It was the last time we were together as a family, he passed a few months after. It will remain one of my favorite memories of that day.

2. Ring Overboard

Our wedding rings were kept in one jewelry box that our best man was holding in his pocket. My ring had a bracket with the center engagement ring inside; my husband's ring was in the pocket of the box. We repeatedly told the best man that my ring was loose, so be careful opening the spring-loaded box. Unfortunately, that advice wasn't enough. As I was coming down the aisle with my father, he opened the box to get the rings ready without looking at it closely. My ring popped out and fell to the deck of our Waterside Lake ceremony. The engagement ring popped out and fell into the lake! Our best man crashed to the deck, but couldn’t save it. My husband thought he passed out from the 90-degree weather, but soon learned that my engagement ring had fallen into the lake. I didn't know this happened until the middle of the ceremony when my husband had the ring in his hand, and I whispered “Where's the other half?” He said, “Just roll with it." So the lesson learned: Have the rings in separate boxes or have them tied to a pillow. Fortunately, we had a successful ending with a ring retrieval. We used the photographers light and a very trustworthy friend in the lake. My ring was presented to me at the reception, and all was made good again.

3. How to Wine and Dine

I wish I had stayed in close touch with the caterer the week leading up to the wedding. Because of a miscommunication, I walked into my reception to find the wrong entree on the tables. Check in all week long as you prep for the reception, and triple check the menu for any changes. My brother-in-law went out and bought a bottle of each of the wines the caterer had suggested for his daughter's upcoming wedding so he could sample them at home. This was a genius idea. You could taste them at a leisurely pace, and you can also know what they taste like an hour after they've been opened.

4. Make Your Wedding Feel Like Home

Money saved! We got married in our living room. Then, five months later, we had a cookout with a D.J., open bar and food. Everyone said they had a blast, and a couple people even thanked us for being “nontraditional.” We invited all of our friends in town, got a couple of Airbnbs and planned a Detroit-themed weekend. We spent $3,000 for everything, cash. Then saved up and spent $15,000 on our two-week honeymoon to East Africa.

5. Not For the Faint of Heart

Take location seriously because your photos show so much more than a beautiful view. I loved that we had our wedding in Mexico, but the weather wasn't for the faint of heart. We didn't even make it to pictures before our wedding party was sweaty, hot and out of their suits. Yes, aesthetics are the ultimate goal, but unhappy people aren't fun. And that's the point of weddings: fun.

6. All the Wrong Things Make All the Best Stories

Just as my then-fiancé and I stood up from this photo, he stepped on my dress and ripped part of the train. I'd been so careful to shield my dress from horses, dirt paths, unfinished wood, my own heels and grass. None of this was easy when you're getting married in a field outside of a ski lodge in Idaho. In one second, all of that work was rendered fruitless. I wish someone had told me that no wedding is perfect, that something is always going to go wrong. More likely, numerous things are going to go wrong. The hairstylist will get amnesia and forget what you agreed on (this also happened to me). The cake will fall apart. The flowers won't arrive until after the ceremony. People will give toasts regardless of your efforts to stop them from grabbing a microphone after a bottle of wine. That's just what weddings are like, and that's O.K. It's more than O.K. A perfect wedding is a boring wedding. It's the things that go wrong that become the stories you'll tell the most after the fact, especially when you're trying to comfort other brides.

7. An Old Tradition Gone Wrong

Don’t let your girlfriends have the keys to your wedding suite. They put crackers in our bed and said it was an old Swedish tradition. It ruined our sleep and we were so tired from the long day.

8. Memories Aren’t in the Details

Don’t get a wedding planner. Also, no need to spend money on small details (stationery, table décor, etc.). No one will remember them anyway.

9. The Less the Merrier

Don’t make assumptions about how many guests will decline. Plan as if each invitee will be there. This means you need to think carefully and practically about the guest list. We started with a large list and delicately (and sometimes uncomfortably) whittled it down. This is your day. Who do you actually want to share it with?

10. If It’s Fine, It’s Good Enough

As a professional event planner, I thought I would handle my own wedding planning easily. In reality it meant that I overthought and second-guessed every decision because I thought it had to be “perfect” — in hindsight, I wish I had realized that “good” was fine! I sent my bridesmaids dozens of emails with ideas for which bracelet I should wear. I researched countless floral arrangements and color schemes. I meticulously sewed 100 napkins in vintage floral fabrics. And for what? I wish I'd just relaxed, and enjoyed the process, and stopped doing so much work to decide everything. I always joke with my brides now, “Did you keep dating after you got engaged, or did you stop looking for a partner? Were you able to meet every single available person out there, or did you stop when you found one you liked?” I wish I'd applied that lesson to my own event and looked at a floral arrangement and said, Yup, that works just fine.

11. Listen to Your Feet

Wear whatever shoes you want. I wore Toms, because they're comfortable. People will try and tell you that you should wear cute sandals or heels, but believe me you will thank yourself if you wear shoes that you enjoy. They're your feet and you have to stand a lot of the day. Be comfy.

12. Stranded at the Altar

Get a day-of-wedding coordinator! Our hired transportation for guests to the venue dropped the ball, leaving many stranded without a ride. The minutes before walking down the aisle were not spent sipping champagne but on the phone screaming at the bus company while my brother was helping great-aunts figure out Uber. We spent a lot on the wedding, and I wish we spent just a little bit more for someone to handle the hiccups in the day.

13. An Accordion Too Many

Although now 41 years ago, I still give all brides the same advice: Make sure your band is listed in the contract by musician’s name and instrument. I booked my band with a band leader who played at the Chicago Gold Coast Hotel. I verbally specified a piano, sax, drums and bass and said I hated electric guitars and accordions. But it wasn’t written in the contract. So guess what showed up! My only compensation was that my lawyer uncle got a 50 percent refund, but it was too late to change out the musicians that night!

14. Don’t Sweat the Weather

I always dreamed of the perfect fall outdoor event. I was glued to the weather reports leading up to the ceremony. It didn't rain, thank goodness, but it was very hot and humid despite it being October. My husband's glasses fogged up during the vows and his best man was sweating more than I thought humanly possible.

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The Most Kick-Ass Wedding Guide for New San Diego Brides

The Most Kick-Ass Wedding Guide for New San Diego Brides

So…just got an email from Roxana, a new San Diego bride. She contacted me through The Knot, but since she just got engaged last week (woot! woot!), she didn’t have enough info to request a price quote from me yet. I drafted out this email of helpful San Diego wedding resources for the newly engaged and thought I’d share it with y’all.

  DJ STACI’S SAN DIEGO WEDDING VENUE RESOURCES

San Diego Wedding Venues Under $3,000

The 15 Best San Diego Wedding Venue Guides

8 San Diego Ranch Wedding Venues

  (c) San Diego DJ Staci

  DJ STACI’S FAVE SAN DIEGO CATERING REFERRALS

Not sure what you have planned for food, but I DJed a wedding in March with The Habit food truck as caterers….they served burgers and fries. It cost the couple about $800 to feed all 100 or so guests!!! Fries were soooo good too.

The Habit Food Truck

If you are thinking Mexican food/Taco bar (which I eat at about 50% of my weddings, so I know all the taco caterers in town), San Diego Taco Company is 1000x better than everyone else in town. Even their chips are better (you didn’t think that was possible, did you?). Just EVERYTHING is light years ahead of other Mexican food caterers in San Diego (and may I preface this by saying I lived in Mexico for 8 years). I was lucky enough to enjoy 2 different menus from San Diego Taco Company (one at Morgan & Todd’s Marina Village wedding and the other at Wei-Li & Tom’s pre-wedding fiesta)…both times, out of this world!

San Diego Taco Company

    CONSIDERATIONS FOR PICKING A SAN DIEGO WEDDING DATE

New San Diego brides, if you haven’t booked anything yet, you might also consider NOT setting a date until AFTER you find a venue. Sometimes couples pick a date before they start venue shopping. The problem with that is that you might not fully appreciate how expensive it is to get married on that Saturday in September until you see that your venue would be as much as 50% less if you had picked a Friday or Sunday in September or a Saturday in August instead. Obviously, sometimes work/school/family commitments make this difficult for certain couples (Both my wedding and my brother’s were planned around our dad’s chemotherapy schedule).

Here’s what you need to understand:

According to Wedding Wire, 50% of all weddings in 2015 occurred on only 25 days.

According to the Los Angeles Times, only 4% of weddings are in January.

According to WeddingPaperDivas.com, only about 30% of weddings are on non-Saturdays.

  (c) Forever Young Photography – Travis & Taylor’s January wedding at the Red Barn Ranch

  If you know anything about Economics or the Law of Supply & Demand, then you understand when EVERYONE wants to get married on the same 25 out of 365 days, the price for those days way goes up. For me personally, I offer the following discounts (and you can no doubt expect proportional pricing/offpeak discounting from your other San Diego wedding vendors).

Friday/Sunday -$50

Monday-Thursday -$125

January -$200

February -$125

March-July-August-November-December -$50

October +$50

As you can see, the most expensive day to get married in San Diego is going to be a Saturday in October/September. The cheapest time to get married in America’s finest city is a weekday in January.

  DJ STACI’S FAVORITE SAN DIEGO WEDDING COORDINATORS

Here are the only 2 coordinators in San Diego I recommend 🙂 It’s only a very weird coincidence that their first names and companies are so eerily similar!

Juliette from Simply Elegant Weddings

Julie from Simply Regal (*she is also an amazingly talented florist)

  (c) Brit Jaye Photography – Stella & Jose’s Ranch at Bandy Canyon Wedding

DJ STACI’S FAVORITE SAN DIEGO WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS

There are other photographers I’ve worked with that I do recommend depending on the circumstances, but these are my two “go-to” photogs:

Paige from Forever Young Photography

Brit Jaye Photography

  DON’T FORGET ABOUT A WEDDING VIDEO!

Did you know not having a professional wedding video made is the single biggest wedding regret? Something like 98% of couples that “can’t make room” in their budget for it, regret it. Don’t think a photo is going to capture your toasts, vows, or dancing the way a video will! They are not one in the same. While I can send you a list of local videographers to run from, here’s one that is trustworthy AND affordable:

San Diego Sound & Lighting – Charlie Walkrich

  Kelly & Brian’s Marina Village Seaside Room Wedding

NEW SAN DIEGO BRIDES, AVOID COMMON WEDDING PLANNING MISTAKES

So you’ll want to first get your venue situated then hire the vendors in order of your priority (for some that means coordinator first; for others, that means DJ first, etc). Personally, I offer DJing, photo booth, uplights, screen/projector for a slideshow, candy buffet, a Polaroid guest book station, fog machine, etc.

Oh, and a few HIGHLY-RECOMMENDED general wedding planning resources in addition to my Pinterest boards:

5 Must-Read San Diego Wedding Blogs

San Diego Wedding Round-Up (local San Diego wedding blogs published on the big name blogs like Style Me Pretty)

How to Create a Regret-Free Wedding Budget

My Sneaky Way to Instantly Cut a Wedding Budget by $2,000

  I hope this was helpful Feyonces! Leave me some love below if you found something helpful here 🙂

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