Discussions by Erin381

Centerpiece - I keep meaning to "page you" in a post. I need to figure out who I should get personal flowers for at the wedding. I don't know what my mom, step mom or FMIL are wearing (they all know...

I had a dream last night that a friend was getting married. It was clear we were close friends, but I did not recognize her at all (even dream me seemed confused on how we knew each other) I was at...

FH got home - I told him I got a 50% warning on ww today and was going to have to send back my tshirt. He laughed and asked why so I explained. I told him people were getting booted for being honest....

My co-worker (a very orthodox jew) lost his father. My whole office (except me) is Jewish in some varying degree of observant. We are attending shiva tomorrow as a group. Um what the hell do I wear? I...

At Easter my cousin brought up hosting a shower for me. My FSIL (FH sister), who was there at my aunts for Easter (FH and FSIL are each others only local family so when their parents are not in town...

So I love the wine from a small winery that has a shop near me. They do a $10/bottle price when you buy more than 12 at a time. I was planning to buy about $900-$1,000 worth of...

So planning the wedding has been hard but not stressful. There are so many choices to make but none of them make me want to cry. All of my I want to cry stress is coming externally. My mom wants me to...

I am a very avid reader. And I have blown through my to read list lately. So I need some good suggestions. I ready during my 2.5 hour daily commute so I need something to put on my kindle so I won't...

So favors are a "must do" in my family so don't tell me they are a waste, I agree, but what else are my dozens and dozens of cousins dozens and dozens of children going to ruin their dinner with? I am...

My aunts are hosting me a coed shower in July. This is very traditional in my family. However I know I should bring a hostess gift, but I will need 8 of them and I have idea as to what I should get...

One of my best friends moved out east a year ago with her husband. I miss her so much and when I got engaged we started planning her coming here for a week to celebrate pulling out all the stops....

I will be hiring a bar tending company at my wedding and buying the booze I want them to serve. They gave me the option to tip them with my final payment (due before the wedding date) have a tip...

I am not doing a bridal party - we are having 20 people for the ceremony (immediate family and a few friends) and I thought it would be odd to have 10 people standing and 10 sitting, We will have 200...

I am from a huge family, but I also have anxiety and I am more of an introvert. So to avoid the passing out from panic of having 250 people stare at me. We are doing a small ceremony with a few...