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Hi everyone! My fiance and I are both engineers in Orlando, FL. We are excited for our Spring 2021 wedding! I love planning and organizing and we will be... View More

Hi everyone! My fiance and I are both engineers in Orlando, FL. We are excited for our Spring 2021 wedding! I love planning and organizing and we will be doing most of the planning and some of the decorating ourselves, so we love DIY tips and ideas that we can try out.

Happily married 🎉

September 27, 2021

992days 5hrs

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rsvp Vent
Dayna in Planning, on August 13, 2021 at 8:16 AM

I have to vent. Our RSVP deadline is tomorrow and we have only received RSVPs from HALF of our guests. They have had a little over a month to return RSVPs, so plenty of time. I understand that people...

KH479, Aug 13, 2021 22 748
Dayna
Photo Guestbook
Dayna in Do It Yourself, on July 20, 2021 at 3:13 PM

For those of you who have done or plan to do a photo guestbook, what are your suggestions on adhesive for the photos? We have 2 instax mini cameras and plenty of film. I'm debating between flat photo...

Christina, Jul 21, 2021 6 199 1
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Bas!!!
Dayna in Parties and Events, on February 10, 2021 at 10:14 AM

On Saturday my mom threw me an amazing bridal shower! Even though we had to postpone our wedding, I was so happy to be able to have one event as originally planned. Sorry for all the dessert table...

RaylaSan, Feb 16, 2021 19 371
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Veil Length??
Dayna in Wedding Attire, on October 7, 2020 at 4:42 PM

I need some help deciding on the best veil length to go with my dress and hair. I was originally planning on no veil, so now that I want one I'm not really sure what will look best. I'm leaning toward...

Alisha, Jan 3, 2021 5 296
Dayna
Covid Postponement
Dayna in Planning, on November 13, 2020 at 4:19 PM

We have made the really tough decision to postpone our big March wedding. The covid numbers are looking worse and our all-indoor wedding with 120+ people creates a high risk environment. Fortunately...

Monica, Nov 14, 2020 4 318
Dayna
Bridesmaid Vent
Dayna in Family and Relationships, on June 29, 2020 at 3:15 PM

Hey everyone! I'm mostly just here to vent, but glad to hear any advice if you've been in a similar situation. I have 5 bridesmaids in my party. 2 sisters and my 3 closest friends. I've been engaged...

Chelsea, Jul 1, 2020 15 318
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i said yes to the dress!
Dayna in Wedding Attire, on June 29, 2020 at 3:28 PM

I was lucky to finally get to go dress shopping this weekend and I found my dress!!! I ended up buying off the rack so I got a GREAT price and I loveeeeee my dress. I can't wait to go back to start...

Anna, Jun 30, 2020 15 284
Dayna
Engagement Pics!
Dayna in Parties and Events, on June 8, 2020 at 5:14 PM

We got our edited engagement photos back a while ago but I never posted them! We managed to squeeze these in the day before quarantine measures began. This was actually not my original dress. It was a...

Fenja, Jun 9, 2020 10 183
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Custom Stamps
Dayna in Planning, on May 28, 2020 at 8:15 AM

If anyone is planning on custom stamps for your invitations or other stationary, the US is discontinuing orders of customs stamps in 2 weeks. Order them now!

Molly, May 29, 2020 3 113 1
Dayna
Honeymoon Help! Can't Decide
Dayna in Community Conversations, on May 15, 2020 at 12:51 PM

We started with more than a 2 year engagement, and now we are finally less than a year out! Which means we can finally start making honeymoon plans! Flights just opened up for our dates, and we've...

Karla, May 16, 2020 7 127
Dayna
Hashtag Help!!!!
Dayna in Planning, on April 13, 2020 at 9:09 AM

I need help guys! I'm great at thinking of these for other people but not for myself Dayna Duffy and Trenton (Trent) Durham I'm taking his last name as a second last name, so I'm also keeping Duffy....

Lynnie, Apr 13, 2020 2 47
Dayna
Bridesmaid Proposal Boxes!
Dayna in Do It Yourself, on November 11, 2019 at 8:40 AM

I finally finished my boxes! I know that many feel these are unnecessary, but I had fun making them and since all of my bridesmaids live 3+ hours from me, I really wanted to do something up front to...

Marné, Nov 13, 2019 19 309 3
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hmu artist booked - need style advice!
Dayna in Hair and Makeup, on October 16, 2019 at 11:32 AM

Hair Inspo I just booked my HMU for myself and BMs (yay!). I've had my eye on a particular style for a while, but I only ever see pics of the back. The more I look at it, I'm worried that I won't like...

Megan, Oct 16, 2019 5 140
Dayna
Venue Follow Up Appointment!
Dayna in Planning, on August 12, 2019 at 3:16 PM

We booked our venue a few months ago after touring several, and we are headed back in 2 weeks for an appointment with the venue. I wanted to get some input on things we should ask about while we are...

Clíodhna, Aug 13, 2019 1 102
Dayna
When did you do your tasting?
Dayna in Planning, on July 24, 2019 at 10:35 AM

We booked our venue a few weeks ago who also provides catering. We just got our contracts back from the venue and they told us that we will be invited to do our tasting 60-90 days before our wedding....

Gen, Jul 26, 2019 28 321
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Couples getting married on March 19, 2021 in Florida
Dayna in Florida Planning, on June 11, 2019 at 5:32 PM

I figured it would be fun to start up this little group of date twins! We are getting married at the White Room in St. Augustine, FL, but we are from Orlando. Anyone else have their venue picked out...

Clíodhna, Jul 19, 2019 6 58
Dayna
Keep Maiden Name or Hyphenate
Dayna in Married Life, on February 24, 2019 at 9:25 AM

Hi everyone! I could use some advice on last name changes. I would really like to keep my last name for several reasons, including having built my career on it and I also just love my family name. I...

Erika, Feb 24, 2019 9 175
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