Celebrity wedding planner David Tutera laughs as he is asked a question by Connie Sanders at the Formal Affair event Sunday at the Chattanooga Convention Center. She is planning an event for her upcoming 50th wedding anniversary. The event was sponsored by the Chattanooga Times Free Press.LIVE COVERAGE
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TUTERA’S TIPSDon’t run out and buy a bunch of things for your wedding as soon as you get engaged. Give yourself time to planCarefully choose friends and family for wedding advice. Soliciting help from everyone is exhausting.Decide how many people to invite, and research how much each vendor will cost before you hire anyone. If you do your homework, you can make a budget with confidence.Theme weddings can be great if you feel passionate about your theme, but don’t feel obligated to try one. Also, make sure that your themed wedding doesn’t veer too far into child’s birthday territory.
Daniel Underwood and Kelly Everitt had an understanding. Though they weren’t yet engaged, the two were saving up for a wedding, and Underwood’s dream of a new truck would have to be put on the back burner.
Which is why, when he came home one day in a vehicle Everitt didn’t recognize, she let him have it — until he coaxed her into opening the glove box, where he’d hidden her engagement ring.
Then he returned the truck to its rightful owner, his friend.