Autumn is almost upon us, and while we at The Park Savoy have been loving these beautiful summer days, we can’t deny we’re looking forward to cool breezes and pumpkin-flavored everything. But if there was anything we loved about the fall, it would be the colors. One of the biggest perks about being a top New Jersey wedding venue, is bearing witness to of the beautiful colors the trees shift into. And even better, is the palates of dresses and...

Welcome back, last week we discussed the basics of setting up an online group for your wedding and listed a few alternatives where you can host it. This week we’re going to go over how to manage your wedding group. Sure, you can post basic details about the wedding, but online groups are a great resource to streamline the entire wedding planning process. You’ll be keeping in contact with people, brainstorming ideas and checking off details at the same time....

It might seem like creating and managing a wedding group in the 21st century is simple. I mean, we never miss an opportunity to press “like” on every single picture of a cat that we come across. How hard can it be to keep people up-to-date on wedding plans? Oh…if only. Like many things today, it may only take a couple of mouse clicks to do, but to actually see real results, takes some effort and savoir-faire. Facebook Groups are...

Wedding registries can be a tricky thing. Not just in how you set them up, but also in how it’s presented to people. At times it seems easier to try and learn a dead language or calculate theoretical physics than navigate the ever-changing world of wedding etiquette. Here are some tips to help your wedding registry get to the right people without the old-fashioned,“Hey, just to let you know…”   Conscript Aid You need at least one person completely in...

For many, The Rehearsal Dinner is the moment when the wedding formally begins. Sure, the rehearsal has already taken place, but there is something about both families coming together (perhaps for the first time) that can make the weight of the event really sink in. The wedding couples’ closest friends and their family members all together for dinner (for reference, if this is a common occurrence in your life, many people have reason to be envious). There’s nothing wrong with...

Wedding Lexicon 101: The Unity Candle

Wedding Lexicon 101: The Unity Candle
bouquetIf you are in the middle of planning all of the events of the wedding (one: congratulations, and two: breath, you can do this), then you’ve probably noticed there’s a large number of tiny traditions that add up to one big ceremony. Not just the vows, of course but also things like the cutting of the cake, the use of ring bearers and flower girls, bouquets and even throwing the bouquet. Many of these traditions span multiple cultures and have...
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3 Unconventional Wedding Dance Songs

3 Unconventional Wedding Dance Songs
Whether it’s the song the father and the bride dance to, or the defining wedding couples’ slow dance, choosing the right song can be hives-inducing stressful. What if it’s too fast? What if it’s too slow? Do we want to change tempo midway? What song is “our song?” On top of all that, there’s the fear of being cliché. Or it’s possible that you’ve heard every wedding slow dance song one hundred times over. If hearing Céline Dion’s “My Heart...

Alternatives to Honeymooning Abroad

Alternatives to Honeymooning Abroad
The three main crazes of honeymooning are going abroad, going on a cruise and Hawaii. None of those are bad choices. There’s reason why they’ve endured as top choices for newlyweds. But some couples may not be interested in those. Perhaps they took a similar vacation the year before, or maybe they both travel a great deal for work; sometimes it’s as simple as admitting that weddings are expensive, and you’d both rather not put yourselves (and parents) in debt...

The Illusive Morning Person and The Pros to Their Weddings

The Illusive Morning Person and The Pros to Their Weddings
Having a wedding in the morning. To some, mornings involve waiting for the coffee to kick-in and brains to jump-start. To others, it’s a perfect way to maximize the amount of daylight you can enjoy. There is such a thing as a morning person. And although not everyone fits into this category, there are some significant advantages to having a morning wedding.   They Tend to be Cheaper Morning weddings, along with off-day weddings like Sunday or Wednesday tend to...

To Booth or Not To Booth

To Booth or Not To Booth
Having photo booths at receptions has become a popular trend among millennials. It was a pricy luxury in the past, but the downward cost of digital photography has made it much more affordable. They can be great fun however there are things to consider if you want to add them to your wedding.   Most photo booths can be rented from a specialized vendor or DJ, and the average cost is 1,000. The price can climb higher if you are...

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