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Interfaith Marriages
Chandra in Community Conversations, on November 13, 2018 at 5:59 AM

Who else out there is entering into an interfaith marriage? FH was raised in the Ukrainian Catholic Church and I was raised Mormon. We've been attending the UCC here in Chicago bc we're getting...

AQuixoticBride, Nov 13, 2018 11 175
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Cake Flowers!
Chandra in Wedding Reception, on November 10, 2018 at 5:41 PM

What kind of flowers did everybody use on their cake? This is the cake I'm leaning towards and obviously, buttercream flowers won't cut it! I've been looking for artificial ones as I'm not sure live...

Sam, Nov 13, 2018 17 293
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Rehearsal Invites
Chandra in Parties and Events, on November 8, 2018 at 2:54 PM

I'm not sure if theres particular etiquette to rehearsal dinner invites. Do we include a slip in the invites of those who we would like at the RD? Do they go completely separate from the official...

Alexa, Nov 13, 2018 17 226
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Planning burnout
Chandra in Planning, on November 10, 2018 at 8:10 AM

Eek! Officially 6 months out TODAY! FH and I were talking yesterday about how we're very much looking forward to our wedding but will be so happy when it's over lol. I'm just ready for planning to be...

Chandra, Nov 12, 2018 10 183
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dw Registry
Chandra in Registry, on November 9, 2018 at 11:39 AM

Let me start off by saying I dont really care to have a registry but FH thinks it's a good idea because we will have an older crowd who might be very traditional. We're basically having a DW. I...

Chandra, Nov 9, 2018 3 82
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How long is too long?
Chandra in Planning, on November 7, 2018 at 7:49 AM

I've encountered a problem. Here's my timeline. Ceremony-2:30-3:00/3:15 Cocktail Hour-5:00 Dinner-6:00 We tried to get a 3pm ceremony time but 2:30 was the latest they could do at the church bc of...

MrsD, Nov 7, 2018 14 265
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Kids Ages on rsvp
Chandra in Etiquette and Advice, on November 7, 2018 at 10:13 AM

Okay weird question. We aren't excluding kids for our wedding, but we need to know how old the kids are for pricing. There are some youngins that we arent sure how old they are. (I know we should...

Chandra, Nov 7, 2018 11 1,715
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Wedding Planning: Wins!
Chandra in Planning, on November 6, 2018 at 6:21 PM

Planning our weddings can be over the top stressful (obvi!!) But there has to be some kind of perks you've received! Where have you all experienced a win?? Here are mine: -Negotiated our reception...

Chandra, Nov 7, 2018 5 98
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Feeling like a Nag :(
Chandra in Family and Relationships, on November 5, 2018 at 4:53 PM

I feel like I've been nagging FH a lot lately and I feel a little bad about it. His biggest jobs in planning were dealing with the church and his fellas attire. The priest is more comfortable speaking...

Jayla, Nov 6, 2018 5 165
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Cake stands!
Chandra in Style and Décor, on November 6, 2018 at 10:21 AM

So I was looking for a cake topper and I found this cake stand and topper that I thought was perfect, except I can't find it in black! I dont want to spray paint it since it would be with the...

HayMrsO, Nov 6, 2018 7 174
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Cant decide which shoes!!
Chandra in Wedding Attire, on November 4, 2018 at 5:43 PM

I went from thinking I wouldn't find my dream wedding shoes then I found a dance attire site with amazing shoes and I can customize how high the heel is! I didn't really want anything with too high of...

HayMrsO, Nov 5, 2018 9 118
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What's on your do not play list?
Chandra in Wedding Reception, on November 2, 2018 at 8:57 AM

We've all got those songs you might want to throttle somebody if you hear it played at your wedding. What's yours? Mine #1 DNP is the chicken dance. FH didn't think that was actually a thing people...

Jessica, Nov 3, 2018 33 409
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Can't find my dream shoes!
Chandra in Wedding Attire, on November 2, 2018 at 5:30 PM

Ugh. I have yet to find my shoes. I'm generally a nongirly girl. I wanted to wear heels for my ceremony but I dont want to be in pain for the whole evening. I can handle a short heel, but I haven't...

Judith, Nov 3, 2018 11 213
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Welcoming Parties...necessary?
Chandra in Parties and Events, on November 1, 2018 at 7:07 PM

I had never heard of welcoming parties for dws. Are they common practice? I cant afford to do it because everybody is coming from out of town and it would basically be a whole second wedding! Is there...

MrsD, Nov 2, 2018 12 212
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Square shaped E-ring/wedding Band Ideas?
Chandra in Wedding Attire, on October 31, 2018 at 6:53 PM

So I've been looking for wedding bands and I'm not really sure what might look best with my ring. I was thinking maybe a thin diamond wrap to match the band on my ring. Any other ideas?

Chandra, Nov 1, 2018 5 194
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moh bouquet
Chandra in Style and Décor, on October 26, 2018 at 8:05 PM

Eek!! I had entered a contest a Sola Wood Flower artist (HeyBouquet) was hosting and ended up being selected as the winner. This is the bouquet I won. It's a 7" bouquet. I'm going to get my other 2...

Mrsgreen2Be, Oct 31, 2018 6 168
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Bouquet Charms diy
Chandra in Do It Yourself, on October 28, 2018 at 5:43 PM

After some thinking I decided to attempt to make my own bouquet charms. I learned a thing or two about patience in the process! Haha I did the top 3 first and I'll definitely be redoing the two ovals....

Chandra, Oct 30, 2018 6 100
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Parents gifts- what are you getting them?
Chandra in Etiquette and Advice, on October 29, 2018 at 11:09 AM

Probably a topic beat to death...but what are you gifting your parents as a thank you gift? Mine are paying for a hefty majority of the wedding and his are contributing to bits of it. What are you...

Alyssa, Oct 29, 2018 3 140
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Photo advice
Chandra in Planning, on October 29, 2018 at 3:29 PM

I'm not really close enough to make a day of timeline, but I've been thinking a bit about it. We're doing a first look and some photos before the ceremony. Our photographer mentioned doing some on the...

MrsD, Oct 29, 2018 4 75
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Hitting a brick wall with planning
Chandra in Planning, on October 28, 2018 at 6:14 PM

I'm feeling a bit frustrated in the planning process. I've got my vendors hired and most of the designs/decor ideas pinned down. We're 6.4 months out and everything is kind of at a waiting game. I...

Swtnss238, Oct 29, 2018 2 89
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