Discussions by drmariner

Table shapes and other things I never thought I'd worry about. What do you think is best round or square or no difference? My mom specifically requested not rectangular because she feels the folks at...

I was shocked when FH and his friends told me our reception should go until the 3am cutoff time by the venue. But when I asked around, most of his Colombian friends and family swear up and down that...

I've been getting paperwork together for my July wedding in Colombia for over six months. No kidding. My birth certificate is now worth almost $250 in certifications, translations, apostilles,...

How many dish options are you providing at your reception dinner? What is really required to politely host guests? We'd like to serve either beef bourguignon or mushroom bourguignon (vegetarian). The...

FH and I are back from a 10 day wedding planning trip. It didn't go smoothly. I couldn't sleep the night before we left I was so worried about wedding planning (totally legit/things-are-falling-apart...

We can't seem to hire vendors for our 23 July wedding in Colombia (trying since Jan.). For example, two weeks ago we traveled to our venue city and met with a decorator. He spent 2-3 hours with us...

We need hotel options for guests at 2-3 price points to appeal (in both price and amenities) to most guests. We want to provide our guests with at least one economical lodging option but we cannot...

I'm an American, FH is Colombian. We need to marry in Colombia for his family to attend. I don't speak Spanish so we hired a bilingual wedding planner. She simply isn't doing her job and blames...

I'm trying to figure out how to word our wedding invitations. 1) My dad is paying for our wedding. I really want to honor him by name on our invites. 2) I dislike Mr. and Mrs. Man Name because it...

So many of the points in this post speak to me and my FH that I wanted to share. http://robertfulghum.com/index.php/fulghumweb/entry/3092_here_comes_the_bride/ I've adopted "Vortex of the Veil" to...

I've posted on here a lot asking for advice - and I thought I'd share an easy success! Since I travel full time and my friends are scattered all over the world I never expected a shower. I'm in...

I am having trouble finding a wedding dress I like. I tend to like bridesmaids dresses over wedding dresses. I I was all set to "compromise" and buy a dress that's not particularly flattering and...

I'm getting married in July in Colombia. The difficulty in obtaining tourist visas for my fiance's family led us to marry in Colombia. Security concerns (guerrillas/terrorists) forced us to host our...

I'm getting married in July 2016 since we are getting married in Colombia we hired a bilingual wedding planner. I'm really frustrated with her. Culmination of lots of minor things. Am I...