Discussions by CoffeeNColor

My BM asked me if I had planned to do an after-party. I've seen this done a bunch of ways. What she did for hers was say, hey everybody we're all gonna meet up at this bar, if you want to join us for...

I'm invited to a wedding in March so I went online to look at their registry. On their site with the links to the stores, they have a little note on there saying: Your attendance is all that we could...

I've written on here before that Etsy makes me want to pull my hair out. The way the search functions are set up is just not intuitive for how my brain works. I've tried to avoid using it, but I'm not...

I just saw this ad on FB from a company called Date Night In. As I understand it, it is a subscription plan that will send you an activity box once per month for a date night with your SO. It's...

FMIL has offered to host what she is calling the "rehearsal dinner." She has done this for her other children's weddings, and the OOT family and grandparents attended those. She asked for our prelim....

My intended MOH is one of my best friends from college. She works night shift as a nurse, has a 5 month old, and lives in another state. We've been playing phone tag for the last few months and...

On nearly all the blogs and articles I've read, one of the recommended questions to ask vendors is if they carry liability insurance and have a business license. In my state, the license # is a public...

FH and I met with 3 photographers last weekend. Beforehand, we had done research online and contacted some whose web portfolios we liked. We then did a preliminary comparison of prices and set up...

I am addressing my Save the Dates...My friend from my hometown (Darcy) just got engaged, but she and her fiance (Ian) don't live together. I have only met Ian once over coffee when I was visiting my...

We initially set our date for 8/20/17. Now FH wants to move it to 8/27/17 because his sister is a kindergarten teacher and school starts on 8/21. The wedding on the 20th would require her to miss the...

How many photos are you supposed to get with your package? My BIL&SIL got about 1,300 photos from their wedding. Some of the photographers I'm looking at say expect about 80 photos per hour of...

FH and I met with a prospective DOC over the weekend. We had entered a drawing at an expo and won a discount on her package. Her reg. price is $2,400 so with the discount it would be...

FH and I went to an expo and won a drawing for a discounted DOC package. We're meeting with her for a complimentary consultation this weekend to see if we click. What are some good questions to ask?...

Our potential caterers has an option where we can provide our own alcohol but we just have to pay for their bartender to serve. The other option is to use one of their bar packages. We plan to do beer...

3 members of our wedding party has either just had a baby or currently pregnant. At the time of our wedding, they will range between 11-18 months old. Those will be the only children at our wedding. I...

I'm debating whether I need to do shuttle transportation for our guests. My venue is about 3 mile drive (10 minutes w/o traffic) from the hotel where most guests will be staying. It is just south of...

FH and I are thinking setting up our wedding website and registry. The website will have information for guests about the wedding location, suggested accommodations and transit options, and things to...

I am trying to keep my dress budget under 700, and the lower the better. Any tips on where to search besides DB or consignment stores? I have looked at some department stores, but the dresses don't...

Any advice as to what is a good guideline for resizing the engagement ring versus getting an insert/guard/clasp to attach to the ring. My ring has started to feel looser towards the end of the day. I...