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Past and present Napa/san Francisco/sonoma Brides! Share your wedding venue and advice!
Chanieish in California Planning, on March 12, 2019 at 9:36 PM

Hello everyone! This is my first post! My name is Stef and I am trying to plan a wedding in Northern CA, preferably Napa/Sonoma or San Francisco. I currently live in CT, so planning from out of state...

Jill, May 2, 2020 13 230
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Wedding Postponement Brides: When is your new date? What wedding preparations do you have more time for now?
Chanieish in Planning, on March 19, 2020 at 11:52 AM

Hi everyone, I know that we are in the midst of a huge global problem that has forced many of us to cancel/postpone our wedding dates months to a year out. We are strong and we will weather through...

Destinnie, May 2, 2020 40 2,122
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Has anyone actually postponed/cancelled there wedding due to coronavirus?
Chanieish in Planning, on March 12, 2020 at 3:49 AM

Hi everyone! I know there are a lot of posts regarding whether or not to postpone/cancel but it seems like most are going through with their March/April/May weddings. Honestly we have had 30% of...

Natalie, Mar 30, 2020 21 646 1
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i just postponed my April wedding
Chanieish in Planning, on March 12, 2020 at 12:40 PM

Thank you for all the amazing advice you all have given me here. I would like to share my experience regarding cancelling/postponing So as of 2 hours ago I have cancelled my winery wedding in Sonoma....

Sommerlynn, Mar 24, 2020 22 837
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April 2020 brides - How are you holding up?
Chanieish in Planning, on March 9, 2020 at 7:02 AM

Hi! We are about a month to go until our weddings! How is everyone doing with planning? We are also in a unique situation regarding coronavirus. Has the virus affected and if your or your guests...

Meghan, Mar 11, 2020 16 331
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How much are you spending for your rehearsal dinner?
Chanieish in Parties and Events, on January 21, 2020 at 11:59 AM

And who is paying for dinner? What type of food are you having? How many people are invited? Looking for some ideas and how much to expect to pay. Thank you!!

Jennifer, Jan 28, 2020 17 234
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Am i right to be annoyed or am i being a bridezilla?
Chanieish in Planning, on January 15, 2020 at 10:45 PM

Hi everyone! I chose my sister to be my MOH and asked my bridal party to choose any style of dress from Azazie in a certain color palette. My sister picked this lace dress. I bought their picks and...

Kristen, Jan 16, 2020 12 286
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How are you guys saving for your wedding? What are your monthly goals?
Chanieish in Planning, on January 6, 2020 at 12:20 PM

Hi all! We are 4.5 months away and are trying to aggressively save for the wedding. A couple of things we are doing are: traveling less - aside from the bachelorette/bachelor parties of course,...

Evr25160, Jan 7, 2020 7 143
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Is this a good reason to have a dry reception?
Chanieish in Etiquette and Advice, on December 14, 2019 at 9:10 AM

Hi all! So going to a destination wedding (~2 hr flight minimum for most guests) at a really swanky 4-5 star resort. We are invited to reception only as I’m guessing the couple want the ceremony more...

Megan, Dec 28, 2019 28 637
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Why do restaurants double or triple food costs for rehearsal dinners?
Chanieish in Planning, on December 10, 2019 at 7:52 PM

Hi! I am looking for a restaurant to fit a party of 30 people in Sonoma. Please if you have any recommendations let me know. Anyway, I've contacted 3 places and I did use the term "rehearsal dinner"...

Chanieish, Dec 12, 2019 6 183
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Is it weird to be invited to the reception only, not the ceremony?
Chanieish in Etiquette and Advice, on December 9, 2019 at 5:19 PM

Hi! One of my friends is getting married. He is hopeless (but I still love him!) and knows nothing about his wedding. So I have to ask his fiancée for all the details. On their wedding website, there...

Lady, Dec 11, 2019 16 442
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Need to Vent! "interesting" Wedding Experience
Chanieish in Planning, on November 21, 2019 at 12:23 PM

I was a bridesmaid at a wedding a two weeks ago and I cannot believe how we (the bridal party) were treated! We all traveled to the destination wedding and took time off work for this wedding, which...

Kaysey, Nov 22, 2019 23 498
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Is it rude to charge wedding party for Airbnb?
Chanieish in Planning, on November 21, 2019 at 8:16 AM

So I didn’t think much of it until reading some posts on here. I am getting married in Napa and hotels there are super expensive during my wedding date (think $400-$500 a night for a...

Catherine, Nov 21, 2019 15 1,763
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Rights to Wedding Video/photography?
Chanieish in Planning, on October 28, 2019 at 2:39 PM

Hi! We are in contract-signing stage for our wedding videography. On the contract it states that the videographer owns all rights to the video and has irrevocable and unrestricted rights to publish...

Chanieish, Oct 29, 2019 6 1,319
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Our coordinator/contact for our wedding catering left...
Chanieish in Planning, on October 19, 2019 at 10:14 AM

Sigh...first wedding stress in a while. I had really clicked with our coordinator from the catering company. We are planning our wedding from across the country so have put a lot of trust in our...

Allyson, Oct 20, 2019 6 153
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Are you excited about Honeymoon Planning? What's on the agenda?
Chanieish in Honeymoon, on October 8, 2019 at 9:26 AM

Hi everyone! Is it bad that now most of the big wedding planning stuff is done (and fiancé is super involved and helpful) that I am now more excited to plan the HONEYMOON??? Where are y'all off to?...

Bailey, Oct 12, 2019 18 117 1
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How necessary are hotel blocks?
Chanieish in Planning, on October 10, 2019 at 3:27 PM

We are 6 months out from our wedding and I have decided not to do hotel blocks. But am I making a mistake? 60% of our guests are coming from out of town. We are getting married in Sonoma and the...

Chanieish, Oct 12, 2019 19 274
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How did you plan for your vegan guests?
Chanieish in Wedding Reception, on October 8, 2019 at 11:07 PM

Hi all! Husband of one of my bridesmaids is strictly vegan. We were able to make the vegetarian entree vegan but I am having trouble making the some of the hors d’ouvres and appetizer pasta vegan as...

Gen, Oct 9, 2019 9 168
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Dr. to Mrs. title?
Chanieish in Etiquette and Advice, on April 21, 2019 at 11:06 AM

Hi all, I have a title/etiquette question. I am a surgeon and use the title Dr. a lot at work. I am inviting a lot of MDs and as respect to them will be writing “Dr. so and so” on their formal wedding...

Lady, Apr 22, 2019 26 1,539
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Sending out my bridesmaid proposal boxes! Yay!
Chanieish in Planning, on April 11, 2019 at 5:59 AM

It took me a month to curate the contents of the box. I wanted things that they would actually use and as personalized as possible! Most of the stuff I got from Etsy. The rose gold box has white...

Christine, Apr 13, 2019 15 170
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