Discussions by Amanda

Now that save the dates are ordered, I need to think about how I'm going to deliver these bad boys. Our STDs are a standard size (maybe 3x5? I don't know, not huge) magnet, and the envelopes are just...

I have 5 BMs and a MOH. My MOH is in a serious relationship and one of my BMs will be married by the time of our wedding. Obviously their SOs are invited (in fact, my BM's husband is also a groomsman...

I guess the date change is official! We're so excited. We had a really productive meeting tonight with our venue/caterer and DOC, who helped us get so many little details taken care of. Our tasting is...

My pop-pop just got diagnosed with liver cancer. This is the same pop-pop who has already battled skin cancer, necrotizing fasciitis (the flesh eating disease), a resulting partial foot amputation,...

No more dilemma! Mama to the rescue - she's generously offered to pay for a hair stylist/MUA to come to me on the day of the wedding. I was willing to do my own makeup, but hair is a whole different...

Okay so we finally heard back from our photographer, and as Murphy's Law would have it, she isn't available on September 1st (the ideal new date). The only date she's available is Friday, August 23....

A few areas of our budget need to be tweaked now that we're having our wedding NINE months earlier than expected - specifically, my makeup. I'd like to invest in some quality products and do my own....

Things are shaping up nicely for moving our date up to late summer 2013. One date we're considering (and that has a lot of appeal) is 9/1, the Sunday of Labor Day weekend. I know guests often leave...

FH and I talked a lot last night, and we're going to move forward with moving our date to Aug/Sep of this year. I could barely sleep last night, my mind is racing so much. FH's grandparents (one of...

As I posted this morning, my pop-pop was just diagnosed with liver cancer yesterday. We don't have a prognosis yet, but he's ineligible for a new liver (which is apparently the best chance for a full...

This is one of the few items left in my wedding vendor search. I'd like to find a hair stylist/MUA team of two people to come to the venue and do my hair and airbrush make-up, plus the moms, sisters,...

I've posted on WW before about our honeymoon choices: first choice has always been Secrets Maroma Beach in Mexico, but we also considered Secrets St James in Jamaica, as it was a slightly less...

As background, I have five BMs and 1 MOH. Two of the BMs live in the same area as I do. The remaining three all live about 2 hours north, near DC, which is where we'd most likely have to go dress...

Our e-pic photographer contacted me today to finalize plans for our shoot in a few weeks. This will be our first true wedding related event and I am so excited! She asked if we had any must-have shots...

I went to a bridal show last weekend and met a travel agent while I was there. FH and I have already done a great deal of HM research, and we've narrowed it down to two resorts that we want to go to....

DYING to hear a recap of how RayRay's wedding went on Saturday? Or did I miss an update over the weekend?!

I have 5 BMs and a MOH, so 6 attendants. Three of the six have CRAZY stressful weeks coming up; two are finishing up their last semester of law school, and another is about to finish a huge work...

We shelled out what felt like a TON of money this weekend for various vendor deposits and other wedding items, so I sat down last night and reevaluated the budget. We've already paid out $5K in...