We are TLC—a team of experts who will help you truly enjoy your wedding. Nobody does it better—we know that memories last forever, and we know how to make your memories powerful, beautiful, and sweet. Our team includes two experts who will gladly make your wedding stress-free, memorable, and special.
But that’s not the only thing we do. TLC experts, Lori and Rachel, know everything about international relationships, cross-cultural communication, and the world of international dating. Building the bridge of understanding is not easy. There are too many details and differences to consider, and if you’re unaware of all those small but important differences, you may end up building a wall instead of a bridge.
And in this metaphor, we’re professional bridge builders.
At TLC, you’ll find everything you need to build a relationship with someone from a foreign country—useful guides, dating advice, interesting posts, and studies. We’ll tell you everything you want to know about online dating, international dating, and women from different countries!
TLC events & weddings in a few lines
- We helped 9 couples in 2023 and 8 couples in 2024—all they had to do was sit down, relax, and enjoy their special days.
- We know everything about making your wedding day perfect and saving your wedding if something goes wrong.
- As for online dating, we have already helped 5 couples—at least 10 people found soulmates online and said that without TLC, they would have never met!
- 10+ useful guides for you. Fact-checked, 100% fair, 100% useful.
- More than 50,000 unique readers last month.
- The easiest way to meet a real bride is to read our guides and make a few clicks.
LORI
“Perfectionism and organization are engraved into my very being….!!”
While I was a professional administrative assistant during my life before TLC, I developed an eye for detail and exceptional organizational skills. I’ve had the pleasure of planning numerous employee and corporate events, including a community gala fundraiser.
My passion is to work “with all my heart” … a time-worn cliché … but it is how I will help you plan your event and bring your story to life!
My second passion? To help people from different continents meet each other and break the barriers! Wondering how? I’ve been working with foreign contractors for 5+ years, so I know a lot about building successful international communication!
With Tender Loving Care!
Lori
Fun Facts About Me
- I enjoy reading novels, watching movies, and writing song lyrics. I have had poems published in national anthologies, high school yearbooks, and a local newspaper. AND …. I am currently writing a fiction novel!
- I love all things vintage and Victorian, and especially love incorporating this style into weddings or events that I design. My favorite book/movie of all time is Gone With the Wind, but I also love Casablanca, Titanic, The Wizard of Oz, and Phantom of the Opera.
- My favorite vacation spot is the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee. It is where I find peace and rejuvenate my mind and spirit.
- I have been blessed to have reconnected with the love of my life after a 19-year separation.
- I love using dating apps to chat with different people—and writing reviews, of course. A strange hobby, maybe, but very useful!
I’ve been helping all my friends and colleagues to make their dating profiles appeal for years! “What icebreaker to use?”, “Why don’t I get any responses ever??”, and even “Is this girl real?”— I’ve already answered hundreds of questions like these!
“Creativity and Ingenuity are what make me tick….!!”
As a preschool teacher, nothing can rattle me; it’s all about being calm and in control of the situation. Plus the need for ongoing creativity never ends….However I also deal with adults as the President of the Board of my Church, where I plan great events and deal with policy and more.
My passion is “all in the details” … no matter if it’s a pretty centerpiece or managing my staff as Lead Coordination Assistant … I work with Lori to bring your wedding or event to life!
I worked in Shanghai, China for four years as an early years teacher. This was a completely new experience, which helped me learn A LOT about humanity, how it varies, how people adapt to other cultures (and about how parents love to call teachers on weekends no matter if they’re American or Chinese).
With Tender Loving Care!
Rachel
Fun Facts About Me
- I began crafting at a very young age and enjoy bringing your vision to life by creating unique and beautiful centerpieces and decor.
- I am a “Whovian” and love the Dr. Who series. I even crocheted the Doctor’s scarf — not a big deal for someone who never crocheted before. And … it’s only 22 feet long! I can even write in Gallifreyan (the Doctor’s language) and have written “No Man Is An Island” (John Dunn) in that language. I have it memorized, too!
- Star Trek (current movie series and Next Generation) and the Marvel comics movies are among my favorites – and I love Spock, Data and the Black Panther the most! “Live long and prosper!”
- I was a member of my high school color guard with the marching band, and became one of the captains during my senior year. I still find myself picking up pencils and spinning them just like I did with the guard flags.
- And I’m no stranger to online dating, either. Someone might say dating apps are a sin, but my pastor says there isn’t anything wrong with using a dating site—so here we are!
Actually, I’ve found a husband there, and I think it’s really cool that the dating sites have developed so much. I mean, I was there when they only had text messages and today, they have video calls, isn’t it amazing?
RACHEL
HAPPY CLIENTS
“She was 100% prepared. Everyone knew what they were doing. Everything went so well!! And it looked even better than I had hoped!”
“Lori and her staff flawlessly made my wedding dreams a reality. She treated us like family throughout the whole planning process, and went to many appointments with us, even providing recommendations at many times. On the day of the wedding, every detail was executed immaculately! Everything down to the smallest detail was perfect and the entire day ran smoothly thanks to Lori’s coordination! I cannot image how the day would have gone if I did not have Lori and her staff by my side!”
Joshua, Svitlana
“Long story short, dating in the US didn’t work well for me, but I found TLC and realized that foreign women make better wives and treat their men better. Well, I wasn’t 100% sure until I met Svitlana—but it looks like those guys from TLC were totally right when they described Ukrainian women. We had chatted for three months, and that’s when I decided to propose. Now, we’re applying for the K-1 visa, and I’m eternally grateful to this website.”
Mike, Naomi
“TLC helped us find each other and saved our wedding. I read that post about mail-order brides and decided that I could become a bride, too—and with their tips and advice, I found a soulmate in just 3 weeks!!! Of course, Mike, my husband, wanted another wedding planner, but I insisted, and we chose TLC again.
And we had a real problem on the morning of our wedding—I did not try the dress on after the alterations, and it turned out it was almost impossible to sit in it! You can’t imagine how stressed out we were… But Rachel and Lori came and saved us. They went to the wedding salon, found the manager, explained the situation, and (I don’t know how) just rented the same dress but without those awful alterations. They saved my life, I don’t know how to express my gratitude for everything they did!”
EVERY GOOD RELATIONSHIP STARTS WITH A DATE!
Affiliate disclosure
The information published by us is for general informational purposes only. Our website may contain links to affiliate websites (dating platforms) that belong to third parties, and we may receive a commission for the purchases made by you on these platforms. The fact that there may be affiliate links in no way affects our reviews and analysis of dating platforms.
Our review criteria for affiliate sites
The quality of profiles is the #1 criterion when it comes to reviewing a dating website. We analyze how detailed the profiles are, how many photos they have, and, of course, the percentage of ID-verified profiles (if there’s ID verification).
To get the highest score, a site must have mostly verified and detailed profiles with at least 5 high-quality pictures. Of course, we also chat with the members of a dating site in order to see whether they communicate like real people or like bots. The response rate is also very important, and it falls under this category, too.
The cost of a dating site is a tricky criterion, but it’s very important. If a site is extremely expensive, we will not add it to our lists because, from our experience, most users are ready to spend $150-$300 per month on online dating, not $500-$700 (if we are not talking about niche platforms for “successful” people).
We compare the cost of a monthly subscription or analyze the price of credits and calculate the average monthly cost based on how different people use dating websites. To get the highest score, the site must be affordable (within the $150-$300 price range).
A good dating site is a convenient dating site. It must work smoothly and quickly, it must not have any problems with the interface and design, and it must be available for both desktops and mobile devices.
The quality of the mobile version of the site is another important factor to evaluate because most people today use dating sites on their smartphones. Of course, all the buttons and icons must be exactly where a user expects them to be.
For us, it’s more about the quality of features than about their quantity, so we pay special attention to basic messaging tools like live chat and emails. Live chat is the most commonly used messaging feature on international dating sites, so it must be perfect—that’s why we analyze how convenient it is, how affordable it is, and what additional features it has (stickers, media files, etc). The same goes for emails.
But extra features matter, as well. Video chat, voice calls, gift delivery—we believe that a modern dating app must be more than just a texting service, so the number of additional tools is important, too.
And of course, we also analyze free features. Can a user chat for free? Or send a sticker, maybe? Add a woman to his favorites list? The number of free features is another criterion when it comes to analyzing dating platforms.
This isn’t the most important part, of course, but we can’t ignore it because if a user needs help, help must be provided ASAP. A perfect customer support service is quick, professional, and has more than one channel (email, phone, chat, etc).
How we review
To test a dating website, we analyze every detail of that website, from the quality of profiles to the customer support service. We spend at least five days on a dating website and use all its premium and free features in order to understand how good this platform really is. After analyzing the site and testing it, we give it points—to pass our internal filter, it must score enough points.
Then, we write a review considering all the things we’ve found—both the good and the bad—because our philosophy is to provide the whole truth to our readers, with no sugarcoating.