Discussions by ChewBekka

I am struggling with the idea of getting married in the Catholic Church. This is something my mom really wants and stated she would be extremely disappointed if I don't get married in the Catholic...

My younger sister is my MOH and she is the only person in my bridal party that doesn't have a full time job with benefits. She is freaking out about planning the bachelorette party. I tried taking...

My mom keeps asking me for a list of people to invite to the bridal shower and I'm wondering who on my guest list should be on the list. My FH's family probably won't be throwing me one, or at least I...

I am going wedding dress shopping tomorrow and I am just so excited about it. My gma, mom, MOH and a BM are coming and we have 4 stores planned to go to if there is enough time. The only reservation I...

Hey ladies I am going dress shopping this weekend and I have a $2000 budget total for alterations and dress and want to know about how much each should cost. Basically how much budget should I...

Last night we had our first meeting with a photographer Timothy Whaley, and while Eddie was very personable and nice I couldn't help but feel he was very sales-pitchy. We have some more vendor...

Has anyone used eshakti.com for BM dresses? I have BMs that are sized 4-26 and I was really looking for a simple dress and fell in love with some of the dresses that have here. The price is great and...

I'd like to get some advice on invitations. My fiance and I have a huge list of people that we'd like to invite to our reception but unfortunately we can only afford to pay for about 170 people. Our...

I have my engagement photo shoot tomorrow and I am so excited. We are using a friend who does photography as a hobby and wanted to come visit Chicago, so we are doing a photo shoot/ tour the city...

I really want to be able to DIY my invitations but I've neveer done anything like it. I am looking for advice from you ladies on how you did it. Professional printers? Print at home? Order paper or...

Has anyone had uneven bridal parties from the grooms side and brides side? I have 7 and he has 6. How did you announce the bridal pary at the reception or leave the church without people feeling...

I'm having a really hard time with my bridal party. I've already asked most of them. I have 3 half sisters, ages 20, 11, and 8 years old that I asked to be in my bridal party as "sister-maids" my 20...

Does anyone have good suggestions for a total arm work out that you can do at home? I've read a few blogs that point out the biggest thing to concentrate on with working out is your arms since its the...

I am looking for an affordable reception venue in Chicagoland area. We would like to get married in 2/2015 and want to find a place that can give us a rustic feel with a bit of romance. I'm hoping to...