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Darcy Miller, Senior VP and Weddings Editorial Director for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, has been at MS Weddings since its first issue in 1995. She also recently launched the Bride’s Guide blog, hosts a weekly radio show on Martha Stewart Living Radio on SIRIUS, and is going to be next week’s featured expert on Weddingbee!
If there’s anything you’re dying to ask her, please leave a question in the comments section below. We’ll feature the best questions and her answers next week! With over a decade of experience at one of the most inspirational wedding magazines out there, I can’t wait to hear what expertise she has to share with our readers. 
Do you have any questions for Darcy about weddings, herself, or her work at Martha Stewart?
Whats the biggest wedding trend you wish would go away?
Example: Elaborate first dances
There are SO many details in a wedding, and while details are important, it’s easy to get too caught up in them. What do you think are the most important elements in a wedding, that deserve the most attention and effort?
Can you provide any suggestions on making a reception look luxurious, without breaking the bank?
What are some new color palette trends you are seeing? Do you see any movement away from the chocolate brown plus [insert pastel color here] trend?
For a February wedding, what colors would you suggest for someone who wants a more modern wedding?
What are some of the best/most creative favors you’ve seen? Its so challenging to find something personal that a guest will really enjoy and use!
What things would she reccomend in a OOT bag for guests?
At what point does a wedding become *too* couple-customized?
How do they choose what weddings are featured in MS Weddings? Do couples apply with their own wedding photos, or does the staff find weddings in advance?
what ideas do you have for floral pew decorations that can’t be attached to the pews but can have a looped ribbon around them?
Winter weddings are quickly approaching. What are some creative ways to create a warm and inviting atmosphere for our guests?
I’m getting married on the Sweetest Day of the Year, a confectioner’s holiday. Do you have any ideas for tying sweets into the day?
What is your response to the ridiculously exhorbitant amount of money couples are spending on weddings and growth of the wedding industry? (besides pleased that if affords you anice job!)
This question is not meant to be snarky. I love weddings, but am appalled at the average pricetag.
Hi Darcy. 
You probably get asked all the time to predict the next big wedding trend. But trends come and go.
In your opinion, what are some color schemes, dress styles, and details that will *never* go out of style?
Thanks!
What tips would you give a bride who is considering a career change into the wedding industry? How did you get started in weddings? What are your words of wisdom?
I just want to know how she got started!
What are the best ways to cut costs without making a wedding look cheap or under-done?
What are some of your favorite ways to bring a traditional Jewish wedding up to date in terms of design, ceremony, and menu? Thanks!
What do you do when you’re future in-laws have a GIANT family and the bride has a tiny family, and the bride’s family is expected to pay for it?
Specifically, My FMIL gave me a list of 84 people to invite to the wedding this includes great-great aunts and uncles that we never see… and my family litterally has 5 people. Most reception sites hold 150 people… so after accounting for anyone involved in the ceremony, we have 45 spots left. We’re very limited in the friends we can invite and due to my situation of having a tiny family, my friends became my family. I don’t want to tell him he can’t invite all of his friends or that mine are more important… but my parents are expected to foot the bill too!
I could go on forever, but hopefully you get the gist :-)! THANKS!
I am inviting 340 people to the wedding but the reception venue only holds around 280 (I’m praying many will not show up). I don’t like the idea of a seating chart and hate when other brides do it to me. (If I see someone I want to visit with, I would like to be able to sit with them) Do you think a seating chart is necessary in our case? How would you handle seating for that amount of people?
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