Discussions by Amanda

And I'm soooo nervous. A lot of you may remember my near nervous breakdown that I had during my first fitting. Here's hoping that the alterations team worked their magic! I'll recap and hopefully post...

August 23rd should be a gorgeous day in Maryland! Oh man. If I'm this weather obsessed now, just wait until I'm 10 days out. August 2013 1st-3rd. Oppressively uncomfortable: heat indices in urban...

This might be a dumb question, so I'll make it quick. I've had my passport since 2005, when I was 17. It expires in 2015. The thing is, (IMO) I look a lot different now than I did at 17. Do I need a...

I don't know how to say any of this in a PC way, so I'll just say that I love my sister very much and explain the situation best as I can. My sister and I weren't very close growing up. She's bipolar,...

I took a look at my countdown today and holy cow: FIFTY-NINE DAYS! When the heck did that happen? I swear I was at 100 days just yesterday. To all the ladies that still have a while to wait, trust me...

I attended my cousin's wedding three weeks ago. Somehow (I'm blaming it on bride brain), I COMPLETELY spaced and forgot to get her a gift. I literally woke up in the middle of the night last night and...

My wedding is just about 2 months away, and I'm really starting to feel the pressure in SO many areas. First off, the dress. You guys may recall my first fitting from hell...

Sometimes it helps to vent ;-) Here's mine: my FMIL is steamrolling my bridal shower and the rehearsal dinner and it's sucking the fun out of planning. My MOH and most bridesmaids are OOT/studying for...

Guys, it was so bad. I didn't even take any pictures or try on my jewelry, it was so bad. I'm wearing Maggie Sottero Bernadette, which is known for being an alterations nightmare. It's very intricate...

A little survey/poll for those who have sent out invitations and are waiting on responses! Wedding Date: 23 August RSVP Due Date: 3 August Invitations Mailed: 1 June (yep, two weeks early. Guests (and...

Absolutely no drama or snark intended - I was off doing real-world things all weekend and missed whatever happened here over the weekend. I see we had another mass exodus so I'm just wondering who is...

So yesterday while at work, the CEO called me and asked that I come into his office. Talk about nerve wracking! Turns out, there is a program manager position opening up and they offered it to me!...

I posted several weeks ago about how to incorporate the music FH and I love (country, mostly) into our wedding. What I'd like to do is give the DJ free reign to do whatever works best for cocktail...

...his wife today, for the first time. Not his girlfriend, fiancée, soon-to-be wife, just his wife. It felt awesome. Okay, mushy moment over! Hope everyone had a great weekend :-)

I just realized I actually need to have this picked out fairly soon, as our videographer plans to release our highlight video just a few days after the wedding! Here's two songs I'm considering:...

FH and I have decided we would prefer to have an unplugged ceremony, for all of the typical reasons (hired competent professionals, don't want iPads in my face as I'm walking down the aisle, etc.). I...

As a spinoff to the post about guest complaints, I'm curious which would be worse to you as a guest: having to pay for alcohol in some capacity, or not having the option of alcohol at all? I see the...

So as most of you know, I was supposed to get married next June. We moved up the wedding date to this August because our grandparents are not doing so great health-wise. So now, we've got an outdoor...