Discussions by Crystal

When people ask you how much you are spending on your wedding? My SIL asked me today how much we are paying and where are we coming up with it and it really pissed me off!!!

I am looking for clear drop crystals to pop out of my centerpieces, they kind of look like this, but are on one wire, single crystals, not in a branch style. Can anyone help?...

Is it ok to give candles as a favor if you plan to have the candles lit on the table during the reception?

I want to ask the guest to email me copies of the photos the take at the wedding, whats a nice way to do this?

I just got off the phone with a photographer I am going to meet with next week, and he said he could do a 3 hour package for 895, that would include a cd of proofs, all shots 4x6 (no blinks), and a 2...

So I have been waiting since the end of July for my first time home buyers tax credit so I can get moving on planning this wedding. WELL I called the IRS hotline on Monday only to find out H & R block...

So we finally told my father about his wife. He went balistic. He was very happy that we told him. He wished we had told him sooner. But he understood why it was so hard for us and about her...

So there has been a lot more drama going on with my stepmother (See previous post titled I am completely freaking out). The original plan was to wait for my dad to have his surgery and then talk to...

So I have been thinking of ways to save money, and originally I wanted to get black table runners and hot pink chair sashs to add some pop... and then I started thinking well if I do that then I need...

So there has been a TON of rumors going on about my step mother, everyone thinks she is cheating on my father (who by the way is still fighting for his life as he has cancer). Well aparently my...

So I finally asked my father if he was going to be able to help us with anything for the wedding. He said he was going to plan a 'paste' making party (he makes his own tomato paste) and we are going...

What do you ladies think about hiring vendors off of craigslist? I have found a DJ, photographer, and videographer that I am interested in. But I am reluctant because I am affraid to be scammed.

Did anyone get their invitations from Michaels? How did they turn out?

OK, so I am paying for the majority of our wedding using our first time home buyers tax credit. I filed for it the end of July, and the people at H & R Block told me it would take 4 to 6 weeks to come...

So I was talking to my cousin who is one of my bridesmaides...and she thinks I should have the girl who is doing our hair go to the hotel do to it for us rather than do it at my house and then go to...

I am wondering if anyone has used uplights or will use uplights at their reception? The place I am getting married said they would be an extra $5 a person, and to me that is a lot to pay for...

One of my good friends is filing bankruptsy on her flower shop, so she just called me to tell me to come there this week to pick out the vases I want for my centerpieces for the wedding. She is going...

So when we bought our house a few months ago, my FH aunt offered to loan us some money and help us get a mortgage. She is the co signer with me. I sent away for my first time homebuyers tax credit to...

So when I was pregnant I had to plan and basically pay for my baby shower on my own. My FH has promised me that he wouldnt let that happen again for my bridal shower, but my MOH keeps asking me where...

Who walks down the isle first, a step parent or parent? And who gets announced first the mother with step father or father with stepmother??