Discussions by Christine

And she's really excited!! I was nervous about asking her since they don't typically do bridesmaids in weddings here. So now I've asked everyone and I'm happy I waited and thought it through.

Finally going shopping for my gown! Any last minute tips?

What do you think/know FH will get you for Christmas? We're in cut down and save for the wedding mode so I told him he could be practical and do something like refill my contacts prescription or...

Hello ladies! So I'm FINALLY going dress shopping in 2 weeks. One of my best friends/bridesmaids is flying into town to go with me and this is the few weekends FMIL isn't traveling, so I made 2...

For anyone hosting welcome drinks or a party of some sort for out of town guests, how are you spreading the word? A paper invite, e-vite, word of mouth etc. We're going to let ours be open for...

So I've been going back and forth about giving one of my friends a plus one for her boyfriend. Why? He was abusive emotionally and physically. And when I say physically, I mean he put her in the...

Due to distance, I'll be dress shopping next month without my Mom :-/ FMIL is really sweet and wants to come with me to shop, along with a couple of my bridesmaids. I'm just not sure if we'll have the...

Just curious after the other post. What would make you decline financial assistance from someone (parents, other family, friends etc.) for your wedding?

Can't money grow on trees? Lol. FH and I have been going over our budget and all of the things we have to (or want to) still get for the wedding and we've realized we'll need to scale back certain...

I've got a couple months left before I go dress shopping and I really wanna get in shape before then (maybe lose a few pounds but I mostly wanna tone up). However, delicious food and wine and zero...

365 days til I'm a married woman! Feels SUPER real now after months of planning already. Happy one year mark to any other 10/10/15 brides!

Ever since we got engaged I've received a lot of (unsolicited lol) marriage advice, but especially from divorced people. And it's not (always) "Run while you can!" sort of advice, I guess they just...

For those of you that had or will be having a reception back home for guests that couldn't make the trip, how did or will you do it? Was it like a second weddig reception or more relaxed like a...

Hello ladies! A while back I introduced myself and that we'd been in the initial stages of planning wedding without an "official" proposal. But that all changed a few days ago while visiting family...

Hello ladies! I've been lurking on here for a while, commenting on posts here and there and I figured it was time to say hello! My name's Christine, I'm 26 from NYC, but I've been living and working...