Discussions by 2ndtime1stwedding

It’s done. It was a 95 degree day with a feels like temp of 105. Our ceremony outside but shaded. Water and hand fans provided and not a single guest complained about heat and they all hung out for...

I have more stuff to do at work this week to prepare them for me being gone for a week than I do for my wedding. Sad. But guests are trickling in. My photog is in town now. My uncle.(my only family...

So we get married THIS Sat. We have a lot of my far away family not attending. So cards are trickling in. Should we open them NOW? Or wait? For birthdays and Xmas we wait until that holiday day or at...

So FH and I invited about equal # of people. I invited friends he invited only family. While my older family is large the younger ones(my siblings and cousins) are few. FH family lives 12 hrs away(2...

Anyone wear one for wedding? Any pics? im considering it since my dress goes down to my waist on the back. My back is completely open aside from 2 thin straps that hold my dress around my shoulders. I...

Oh my I didn’t realize it was only 39 days left. I gathered my excel spread sheet calendar today. I’m down to one page/sheet of paper. I penciled in the things I have left to do like complete my hand...

Last night FH was texting his forever single brother(25 yrs old) about what hotel he’s staying at. Because he was offering him a bed at our house. Brother said -I dunno depends upon if my GF is...

We sent out 16 invites. 34 people invited I think. We have only got back 5 rsvps. We sent them out in March because nearly everyone is out of state or at least 4 hrs drive. So they could ask for time...

So I have had acrylic tips many times in my life-they wreck your real nails i have had shellac once. I like how long it lasted but it wrecked my real nails. What about SNS? Does it wreck real nails?...

So ever since I brought it up to FH he’s been 100% gung ho. Like he is CRAZY over people not taking pics and being on phones. 1. Cuz of unflattering pics posted/taken 2. People respecting our wishes...

I want to put times on the schedule. Like Welcome-here’s how it’s gonna go, so try to keep cool(program on back of hand fans) 6:00 this 6:20-6:45 that 6:45-7:30 this 7:30-10:30 that 2 reasons: im a...

I just realized it! i booked officiant, chairs and the chair labor today. That was the last thing to book. We really don’t have anything big left to do, I mean rings aren’t big and I think he has mine...

Anyone done this as a last min “tighten/tone” up thing? says you can lose a few inches from targeted area. But I am just wondering how long does it take-like do you do it 1 week before wedding several...

So I found a vendor officiant and they just so happen to have an add on coordinator and chair rental. I thought GREAT! i need a person to set up 40 chairs at 5pm guard them(even though reserved our...

Tonight I calculated what we have spent so far. What we haven’t paid for yet or don’t know full costs of yet—- chair rental reception food our kids clothes and we have spent $2890. Thats my...

My mom calls me today (she lives local) tells me that the family has been talking(she’s one of 6 kids so she’s referring to her siblings/my aunts & uncles) and so far this person this person this...

I’m considering hiring a person to set up 40 chairs and then be the guard at the venue and take down chairs. We have only 2 posts with flowers on it the for the alter and the chairs. That’s it. No...