Minnesota Wedding Venues – Some of The Coolest & Most Beautiful Options in Minneapolis – St. Paul

Selecting the proper wedding venue is one of the most important pieces in planning your wedding. It will affect everything from the theme of your wedding to your budget as well as determine how many guests you can invite. Not just any place will do. Here’s our list of some of our favorite Minnesota wedding venues that will hopefully spark some ideas and help take away some of your stress. So let’s check ‘em out (in no particular order)…

5 Tips for Making This Valentine’s Day Extra Special

Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and making plans can be difficult. Giving a gift and going to dinner can be romantic, but after a few years, it may become a bit predictable, especially for couples who have been together for a while. However, there are always ways to mix things up with creative Valentine’s gifts! Here are some great tips to making this Valentine’s Day extra special.

Do Something New Together – It’s time to try a wacky restaurant or go see a new comedy show you read about. This is your chance to step outside your comfort zone and create a new experience together apart from your normal Valentine’s ideas. Try rock climbing, go to a musical or concert or cook some weird or exotic food. Prepare an evening like you have never had together before. And whether it ends up being really fun or so bad you can’t help but laugh, it’s another great experience you shared together.

Five Important Tips for Enjoying Your Wedding Day

Although weddings are joyful occasions, they sometimes wind up becoming a major source of stress. If you’re anxious about your wedding ceremony and think that a stress-free reception is impossible, consider the following tips for how to enjoy your wedding day.

1) Don’t Try to Do Everything Yourself
If you try to personally attend to every detail of your wedding day, you’ll wind up feeling stressed out and upset. Delegate different tasks to people you trust. Turn to reliable family members and friends or hire a wedding coordinator to assist with the logistics. Although you’ll still have the final say about any decisions, you’ll feel relieved knowing you won’t have to shoulder all of the responsibilities.

How to Choose Your Wedding Flowers & Avoid Big Mistakes

From centerpieces to reception décor to the bridal bouquet, flowers are a big part of any wedding. Everyone knows that wedding flowers are supposed to be unbelievably beautiful, but do you know how to choose the right blooms for the big day? Here's everything you need to know about how to choose wedding flowers well.

Simple Tips to Choose Wedding Flowers
Most florists recommend that you start talking about wedding flowers three to four months before the event. If the wedding is taking place at the height of the wedding season, contact a florist even earlier. The sooner you share your wedding flower ideas with a florist, the sooner you'll be able to get the final designs squared away.

It's great to do your research and choose designs that you like before talking to a florist, but it's essential to be open-minded too. Remember that your florist is an expert in flower availability and likely has great design insights as well. For the best results, here are some things to be sure to tell the florist:

• the date and venue for the wedding
• your floral budget the theme and colors for the wedding 
• the exact color and style of the wedding dress and bridesmaid dresses 
• the number of bouquets and centerpieces needed 
• if particular flowers are of special importance to the bride or groom 

Five Tips to Make Writing Your Own Wedding Vows a Breeze

For some couples, the classic “to have and to hold” wedding vows are a perfect fit. Other couples, though, would prefer to express their love with vows that they've written on their own. If you're not a born writer, putting a personalized spin on your vows might seem tough. Here are five tips for writing wedding vows that will make coming up with your own sweet words a breeze.

Take inspiration from the greats. It's been said that most good writers are avid readers, and it's worth keeping that in mind as you approach writing your own wedding vows. Read a wide variety of wedding vows to see what others have done. When it comes down to the actual writing, get inspired by your favorite poems, songs, books and movies.