Discussions by Del

It was pointed out to me that I really should think about ceremony music (thank you wwbride who reminded me!) and so I looked into some possibilities. I made a list of options and went to FH. Now, he...

On Saturday, we're going to visit FH's great aunt, to take part in a family tradition they have. I'm weirdly nervous about this; but also really excited and honored. The family has kept a wedding veil...

I was watching an old movie the other night, and it was one of those 'wacky' wedding scenes. You know, where she's about to marry the wrong guy and then the right guy comes in and stops her and so she...

These people were born to be my family, I swear. My FILs offered to host a welcome dinner for everyone the night before the wedding (we're not having a rehearsal, but since it's a DW it's really cool...

I don't want to hijack another thread, but I saw @Celia mention that a chocolate tasting as one of the possible ritual elements of a ceremony. I think I saw another bride mention that in her BAM a...

I've got about 15 pounds I'd like to lose before the wedding, mostly leftover baby weight. I've kind of ignored it to focus on nutritional needs while breastfeeding, but I'm going to wean the baby at...

I know it's a sensitive topic, but does anyone feel like discussing the latest developments in the presidential race? I've been fascinated by elections ever since I was a kid, and I've never seen...

FH and I are both teachers at a private girls' high school that's a bit unusual in several ways. About 50% of the students are either dorm boarders or living independently in rented rooms in town....

I don't need to confirm this for ages, but if I know what we're doing then it's one less thing to think about. How does this sound for an evening reception? Cocktail hour: -stationary displays of...

One of my hobbies is making soaps, and I had an idea to give everyone a homemade 'ocean' soap as a favor, since we're getting married on the beach. But the more I read about it, the more it seems that...

My mother told me a story today about my brother's wedding. He gave her two tables to invite, so she invited the cousins to whom she was closest. The other cousins (from the asshole side of the family...

We don't need to finalize our menu for quite a while, but I can't stop fiddling with it anyway. Do you guys think that it's better to have more servings of a few things that you know will be crowd...

Fresh flowers are really important to me, and because we're having a destination wedding I'm definitely going to need a local florist to help. Thing is, our wedding is going to be really small. During...

I'm just updating our budget, and I have a couple of tipping questions. We're having our reception in a private dining room at a restaurant. I have money earmarked to tip our servers, kitchen staff,...

Just got an email with sample menus from our venue. Apparently one thing they can offer as an add-on is a individually plated selection of desserts. That means 10-12 teeny-tiny versions of the...

It's a little bit early to be deciding this, but my Grandpa asked so I'd like to give him an answer. He asked if my son (Brady) will be ring bearer at the wedding. I said probably not, as he'll only...

I posted a couple of days ago about being nervous about dress shopping with new-mom-body, but I was really surprised by how okay it was! I didn't find THE dress today, but I wasn't expecting to. I did...

I went on a major pinterest binge after my shopping trip today, and am definitely leaning towards these two styles. Would love to see them on some real brides, or the ones that some real brides are...

My mom is coming to visit this weekend, and she wants to go dress shopping. I told her I'm not expecting to buy anything this far from our date, but she wants to look and share the experience. And...