Wedding customization matters

wedding customization

Five Star Entertainment offers wedding customization for Fayetteville couples who want their wedding celebration to make a unique statement. From our experience, practically ALL couples want wedding customization to some degree. The Knot looked at this subject in their 2022 Real Weddings Study. Here’s what they found: 57% wanted their celebration to honor family members…

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Declining wedding trends

declining wedding trends

The Knot’s Real Weddings Study always provides invaluable insights to couples planning their own wedding. The 2022 survey identified some surprising declining wedding trends. For example, the whole idea of creating a wedding hashtag is plummeting, experiencing a 23% decline over the past half a decade. Handing out wedding favors fell by 21% in the…

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Stop and smell the roses

stop and smell the roses

The average wedding costs something like $70 to $80 a minute. These numbers, though daunting, are worth it according to couples … as long as you stop and smell the roses. In other words, live in the moment. Savor every minute of your wedding day. Revel in your wonderful guests. Singer/songwriter Mac Davis wrote a…

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Don’t worry about guest list hurt feelings

guest list hurt feelings

WeddingWire ran a good piece a few years back with wedding planning advice from newlyweds. One piece of advice stood out: don’t worry about guest list hurt feelings. A couple from California offered this tip: “Don’t worry about hurting feelings with your guest list. By keeping our guest list to only family and very close friends,…

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Your wedding day schedule makes or breaks your celebration

wedding day schedule

Couples get hung up on wedding details. How many flowers do we need? Will they like our wedding favors? Please don’t let the chicken fricassee be dry! And yet it’s the actual wedding day schedule that matters more to your wedding guests than these secondary details. Don’t get us wrong: these secondary details are important…

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Wedding attire 101

wedding attire

Engaged? Your wedding invitation should clearly convey your preferred dress code.  But not all wedding guests understand what various wedding attire descriptions actually mean. This blogpost provides a quick primer. CASUAL: This is kind of a murky category, because your wedding attire intent may be influenced by your venue and the time of day of…

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How to invite good wedding guests to your wedding

wedding guests

Wedding guests matter to couples planning their wedding. The headline above isn’t focused as much on WHO you invite, but rather HOW your wedding guests should behave at your wedding celebration. The purpose of this blogpost is to provide you with practical information to pass on to your wedding guests to enhance everyone’s experience. Just…

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The power of professionalism

the power of professionalism

The video above showcases the dynamic first wedding dance for the Canadian celebrity couple, Josh and Anna Wolfman. The dance is wildly entertaining, but that’s not what leaps out at us. What does is the power of professionalism. Everything is exquisite. The decorating. The lighting. The music. The attire. The videography. Everything. Yes … and…

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How to double your wedding entertainment budget without spending a penny more

wedding entertainment budget

The Knot interviewed 15,000 couples as part of their Real Wedding Study to determine how much couples really spend on weddings. They learned that a band costs these couples about 3.5 times MORE than a top notch DJ (like us). So if you want to get more bang for the buck at your wedding celebration,…

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How to find good wedding vendors

How to find good wedding vendors

Guess how many vendors the average couple hire for their wedding celebration? Fourteen. It can be a daunting task to find just the right ones for your unique wedding party. So how do you find good wedding vendors? Ask us … or ask other vendors. Typical couples begin searching for venues early in the planning…

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