Reception Entertainment Director

Years ago, when I was just getting started in the wedding industry, one of my best friends got engaged. The plan was to have her sister as her Maid of Honor and her brother-in-law as the Best Man, nice and simple. Then, a few months before the wedding she called and said "I think I would really like to have you and a few other girlfriends as bridesmaids... I just think the idea of being around a gaggle of girls that I love will make my wedding day that much better." Of course, I said yes, because that's what you do when you are asked to be a bridesmaid, the same for the other gals in the "gaggle". There were six of us bridesmaids in all. On the day of the wedding, when one of the other bridesmaids refused to get her make up done, another forgot her dress and still another complained about the cold while we were taking photos, my friend the bride looked at me and said "Why did I have bridesmaids? I want to kill these girls."   (READ MORE) ...

Xochitl Gonzalez:  Huffington Post A week or so ago, we  posted a quiz  on our blog called "Are you a Bad Guest?", because year on year we see brides and grooms deal with so much  drama  that has nothing to do with planning the wedding and everything to do with guests who manage to make a day about others into an activity about their own needs. Sadly, the worst behavior is typically saved for the actual reception itself. My belief is that the offensive guests usually aren't self-aware enough to realize that they are being rude or inappropriate. So, to quote an Oprah-ism, "If you know better, you do better", I thought I would prepare a simple check list of 10 things to  not  do if you are a wedding guest. These are all culled from real life experience, no fiction here. 1. Don't wear white... unless you are Pippa Middleton or a guest of Kim Kardashian and were asked to do so. This seems like common sense, but you would be amazed at how m...