Six months out feels far away. Until it does not. In the wedding world, six months is when the planning shifts from exciting to urgent. The decisions you make in this window shape how smooth your final stretch will be. Here are the ten things I walk every one of my brides through at the […]

The wedding budget conversation is one of the most important and most avoided parts of planning. Couples either skip it entirely and spend way more than they intended, or they set a number based on nothing and feel defeated when reality sets in. Here is how to approach it the right way from the very […]

Building your wedding vendor team is one of the most important things you will do in the planning process. The people you hire will shape your entire day. How it looks, how it feels, and how smoothly it runs. In a market as large and competitive as DFW, knowing where to start makes all the […]

If you’ve started researching wedding vendors, you’ve probably come across both terms, wedding planner and wedding coordinator, and wondered if they’re the same thing. They’re not, and understanding the difference could save you thousands of dollars and a whole lot of stress. Here’s the honest breakdown from someone who does both. What a Wedding Planner […]

By Alison Miller | Alison Miller Wedding Co. | DFW Wedding Planner Let me be honest with you for a second. I have been in your shoes. I planned my own wedding, hired someone who called herself a wedding planner, and stood at the altar hoping everything would come together, because I genuinely had no […]