Should You Have an Unplugged Wedding Ceremony?
What an unplugged wedding ceremony is, why couples choose it, the honest case against it, how to tell guests without scolding, and what to do about family who cannot be there.
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How to Keep Guests Cool at a Summer Wedding
A summer wedding in southern Indiana means heat your guests are too polite to mention. Here is how to keep them cool, from shade and water to airflow, the food, and the guests who feel it most.
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Your Wedding Day Timeline, Hour by Hour
A realistic hour-by-hour wedding day timeline, from getting ready to send-off, plus how long the reception should run and where golden hour fits.
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Hidden Wedding Costs to Plan For
The quote you fall in love with is rarely the number you pay. Here are the service charges, gratuities, overtime fees, and small line items that quietly add 10 to 20 percent to a wedding budget.
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What’s a Reasonable Price for a Wedding?
Reasonable depends on your priorities, not a magic number. Here are the real averages, what actually drives the price, and how to land on a wedding budget you can pay for without dread.
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A Realistic Wedding Budget for 50 Guests
Fifty guests is a real budget choice, not a downgrade. Here is what a 50-person wedding tends to cost in Indiana, where the money goes, and how to make a smaller list work harder.
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What Do the Groom’s Parents Pay For?
The old tradition handed the groom’s family a specific list, from the rehearsal dinner to the honeymoon. Here is what that list looked like, and how families near Louisville split the costs now.
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Do You Need a Wedding Seating Chart?
Assigned seats, open seating, or somewhere in between? Here is how to decide what your reception actually needs, and how to build a seating chart without losing a weekend.
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Do You Need Wedding Insurance for Your Venue?
Most venues require event liability insurance, and Highland Oaks is one of them. Here is what it covers, why we ask for a one million dollar policy with us listed as additional insured, what it costs, and when to buy it.
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Open Bar vs Cash Bar at Your Wedding
Open bar, cash bar, or something in between? An honest guide to planning your wedding bar at Highland Oaks in Palmyra, near Louisville.
