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Crystal Gardens Banquet Center Leads ‘Feeding Our Frontline Heroes’ Initiative
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit with full force in early March, countless businesses were forced to shut their doors in response to the government-mandated closures. And as a venue providing beautiful weddings for happy couples for the past 40 years, at Crystal Gardens...
MicroWeddings: The 2020 Trend That’s Making Weddings More Personal
Microweddings are bringing new meaning to the term “Big Day” - if you’re getting married in 2020 and trying to save some money, it’s a trend you might want to get familiar with. So what is a “microwedding”, and why should you care? Let’s take a look at the trend...
Wedding Etiquette Tips You Should Follow (And a Few You Can Forget)
Let’s face it, there are a lot of rules when it comes to getting married. You should do this, you shouldn’t do this...but as weddings and couples continue to evolve and change, some of those rules are changing, too. While there are tried and true wedding etiquette...
Looking Ahead at 2021 Wedding Trends
If you’re planning a 2021 wedding, you’re probably already diving deep into all the details: the date, the venue, the size of the bridal party. Maybe you’re trying to zero-in on a theme and color palette, or maybe you feel stuck at square one and don’t even know where...
Choosing a Wedding Theme
When you close your eyes and envision your wedding day, what do you see? What is the mood and setting of the room? Does your atmosphere give your guests the experience you’ve always imagined? Your wedding theme is the foundation of every detail in your planning—it...
Classic Blue: Using the Color of the Year in Your Wedding
In 2020, “something blue” is taking on a whole new meaning for weddings. For more than two decades, the Pantone Color Institute has named its color of the year by using trained designers and industry experts to comb through color trends around the world. The color is...