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October 10, 2015

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BAM! Non pro pics
CJ in Wedding Attire, on October 12, 2015 at 6:31 PM

Wow, this past week has been crazy! Our wedding was totally DIY, which leaves little time to relax before the day of. We arrived in MS on Tuesday and we were working on wedding stuff until 2 a.m. the...

S&P, Oct 14, 2015 20 22
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Amazing Very Old Wedding Pictures
CJ in Community Conversations, on October 3, 2015 at 8:19 PM

I was going through some pictures to find pictures of my grandparent's wedding to have at mine. They have both passed away, and I knew I had them somewhere. I thought I would share because they are...

CareBear, Oct 12, 2015 49 80
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I'm Getting Married Today!!
CJ in Community Conversations, on October 10, 2015 at 8:37 AM

This week has been crazy, tons of work to get everything together and super stressful because we have done everything 100% DIY. But tonight I get to marry the love of my life! I am so excited! Here...

MrsBuildaBear, Oct 10, 2015 16 18
CJ
10.10 brides... who else is now compulsively checking the weather?!
CJ in Community Conversations, on October 1, 2015 at 3:01 AM

Two days ago it was a 60% chance of thunderstorms, now it's a 20% chance of rain but sunny the rest of the time I'll take it! Hopefully it is clear on our wedding day, but if not we will still have an...

Nancy Taussig, Oct 10, 2015 27 88
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Off to a rough start...
CJ in Community Conversations, on October 5, 2015 at 2:58 AM

So today we left to drive from Los Angeles to Mississippi (about 27 hours), but we just got on the road at 11:45 p.m. It started with some car trouble a few days ago. We thought we fixed it. Then I...

Kelly, Oct 5, 2015 9 35
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DIY Crunch Time!
CJ in Do It Yourself, on September 26, 2015 at 9:35 PM

What projects are other 10.10 brides working on?! I made our guest book and chalkboard table numbers yesterday! The guest book will have polaroid style pictures that guests can take of themselves,...

MrsA, Sep 26, 2015 4 20
CJ
What are your Must Plays
CJ in Community Conversations, on September 21, 2015 at 10:30 PM

I am putting together our playlist right now, and I am totally only thinking of slow songs... so what are your must plays to get people dancing? My family will always dance to American Pie by Don...

Lynnie, Sep 22, 2015 18 21
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Dress Alterations Nightmare UPDATE
CJ in Wedding Attire, on September 17, 2015 at 1:52 PM

So after getting some advice from you guys to demand rush alterations after my last appointment that didn't end so well...

Faith, Sep 18, 2015 21 42
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Back and Bacheloretted!!
CJ in Community Conversations, on September 13, 2015 at 11:31 PM

This past weekend, we went to Vegas for my bachelorette party! I live in LA with a couple of my bridesmaids, everyone else came from Illinois. We stayed in the Mirage and had a blast! I don't drink,...

Lara~N~Love, Sep 14, 2015 2 14
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DIY Bridesmaid Gifts!
CJ in Do It Yourself, on September 3, 2015 at 4:36 PM

So this past week or so I have been working on Bridesmaid gifts! I found the picture frames for $5 at Marshalls, made the burlap flowers and designed/printed the insert. The hangers came in a...

Jessie, Sep 4, 2015 12 56
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People want to bring their dogs... (Update, Page 3)
CJ in Community Conversations, on July 1, 2015 at 4:17 PM

To my wedding... So for those who don't know, I am planning a campout wedding on FH's grandparent's property. It is a huge tree farm with about 300 acres of land in the middle of Mississippi. We are...

CJ, Sep 2, 2015 40 69
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Alterations nightmare is slowly unfolding...
CJ in Wedding Attire, on August 27, 2015 at 12:39 AM

So I went into my alterations appointment today super excited to see how my dress looks now that it has been adjusted to fit me better. First thing I notice is that the belt that my sister purchased...

MichelleRM, Aug 27, 2015 5 28
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FMIL Starting to get pushy...
CJ in Etiquette and Advice, on August 10, 2015 at 8:05 PM

About the wedding. FH and I are planning/paying for everything, but she is still insisting on inviting some people. FH caved and said we would invite them. That was a couple weeks ago... Now, my MOH...

CJ, Aug 10, 2015 4 6
CJ
NWR FH never ceases to surprise me . . .
CJ in Community Conversations, on August 10, 2015 at 12:35 AM

My birthday is on Wednesday and we are going camping! I thought that was my present, maybe a little something else, but nothing big. Well, yesterday he picked me up from work and surprised me with a...

Christina, Aug 10, 2015 3 10
CJ
Throwback Thursday!
CJ in Community Conversations, on August 6, 2015 at 6:53 PM

Let's see some old pictures of you and your future spouse! This picture is of FH and I going to a high school dance. We look like such babies

nicolette, Aug 6, 2015 15 24
CJ
Invites Are Ready to be Sent!!!!!!
CJ in Do It Yourself, on August 6, 2015 at 1:16 AM

I am so happy! We designed everything, made everything, and FINALLY HAVE THEM ALL READY TO GO!!!!!!! I am so insanely happy with how they have turned out! And I will be even happier to get them in the...

MrsPej, Aug 6, 2015 20 19
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DIY Bridesmaid Bouquets
CJ in Do It Yourself, on July 29, 2015 at 2:00 PM

So I decided that I am redoing my bouquet (I made a DIY one a little while back that I no longer like the look of) but started off with the BM bouquet first this time. I love it, but I would love some...

Pinky Winter Promise, Aug 2, 2015 26 58
CJ
Our Invites are coming together!!
CJ in Do It Yourself, on August 2, 2015 at 4:20 AM

After frustrations over supplies being mailed to us, we have all of the supplies and have started getting them together! Everything is totally DIY, from design to assembly. The "Survival Guide" has...

Ashley771, Aug 2, 2015 11 23
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Stupid Delivery Guy...
CJ in Do It Yourself, on July 31, 2015 at 12:38 AM

All of the supplies that FH and I need to make our invitations were supposed to arrive yesterday with guaranteed one day shipping. The delivery driver said he could not gain access to our building,...

OG Matt, Jul 31, 2015 8 14
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KWR Getting my hair dyed...
CJ in Wedding Attire, on July 29, 2015 at 4:52 PM

So I am going to a salon to get my hair colored for the first time in years. I have done out of box hair coloring quite a bit, but now my hair has the look of an ombre and a ton of grays. I am super...

CJ, Jul 29, 2015 2 12
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