I Do ... Or Don’t? Dos and Don’ts For Your Wedding Day

wedding planner Kim Louise offers tips for brides & grooms to avoid sweating the small stuff

DO give yourself grace. It's very common to be nervous and it's pretty likely that something will go wrong, but that's all OK! In the end, you are marrying the person you want to spend the rest of your life with. DON’T try to please everyone. Make sure you and your fiancé(e) spend time talking about the things that are most important to you for that day. Tip: Each of you write down what are your top three parts of your wedding ...

Love at First Bite

Hy-Vee’s expert team of professional bakers, florists, and caterers make your wedding dreams a reality

The creation of every wedding cake at Hy-Vee in Eau Claire begins with a conversation: How do you envision your wedding day? What kind of color scheme are you looking at? Where will your wedding and reception be held? Can you tell me how the two of you met? How many people will be in attendance? And while the thought of planning every single minute detail of both the wedding ceremony ...

Need a Ring? A Cake? A Photographer? Here Are the Winners of Our Best of Weddings Poll

For this very first time, we asked voters in our Best of the Chippewa Valley Poll specific wedding-related questions. Here are their favorites

So you’re ready to start planning your wedding. Where do you start? Well, roll out the red carpet and cue the music for the winners of our debut Best of Weddings & Occasions poll ...

Five Bits of Info You Must Provide Your Wedding Guests

a tip from the experts: remember to share who, what, when, how, and why

The basics are easy: who, what, where, when, and why. But don’t forget to make sure your guests are prepared to celebrate with you by making sure all their questions are answered...

Fake Bride, Fake Groom, Fake Wedding

how one totally faux wedding helped wedding professionals better serve local brides and grooms

For the Chippewa Valley Wedding Professionals, planning the perfect faux wedding is a way to help market each others’ wedding businesses and connect brides and grooms to the resources they need to be successful ...

Local Jewelers See Rise in Engagement Numbers

more Chippewa Valley couples are getting ready to say ‘I do’ amid pandemic

In the past six months, my Facebook and Instagram feed has been clogged full of delightfully thrilled couples flashing sparkly stones with some (not very) witty caption: “The easiest ‘Yes’ I’ve ever said,” or “I can’t dance to Beyonce’s ‘Single Ladies’ anymore!” – or worse, “We did a thing." ...

Love Is Sweet: Sweet Legacy Hosts Wedding Market

find the wedding décor of your Pinterest dreams at the Sweet Legacy Wedding Market

Want to make your big day extra memorable? Head on down to the Sweet Legacy Wedding Market, March 3-6. Sweet Legacy is a local wedding shop ...

COVID-19: The Wedding Crasher They Never Expected

couples get creative in the midst of pandemic

With our wedding three months out, we’re at a standstill. The “Safer at Home” order prohibits groups of over 10, and the pandemic has no end date. So now what?

Wedding Photo Story: Honoring Family, Celebrating the Future

Chippewa Valley Residents Blong and Pang Hang were married at the Swan Door Barn in Wisconsin Dells. They were also married at Pang’s parent’s home. Their two weddings celebrated their Hmong heritage, integrating traditional wedding ...

6 Ways to Get the Most out of Your Wedding Catering

You don’t know what you don’t know. With hundreds of details to set in place for a wedding, and each aspect a profession in its own ...