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36 days till spring! Any garden weddings?
Gemma in Planning, on February 12, 2011 at 9:30 AM

I have 99 days till the wedding. We were going to do mason jars but have since changed that. Orchids will be the center piece. Brides maids are in a nice bright guava color. Any one else doing a...

Sheila, Feb 26, 2011 1 14
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HONEYMOON IS BOOKED!
Gemma in Planning, on January 23, 2011 at 5:46 PM

Hi Everyone. Just wanted to post that our 9-day Caribbean cruise on the Princess has been booked! We are so excited! Anyone else been on the Princess before? Any advice for us first time cruisers?

Gemma, Jan 23, 2011 9 10
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4 months to go! Whos at 4 months or less? What do you have left?
Gemma in Planning, on January 22, 2011 at 9:15 AM

Hi Everyone! I can't believe there is only 4 months left!!! We had a bit of a crisis with room blocks (apparently all the hotels are booked for a military weekend). I was able to book the last 3 rooms...

Stephnie, Jan 23, 2011 15 4
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Sandals All Inclusive.... which one?
Gemma in Planning, on January 20, 2011 at 1:54 PM

Hi Everyone. We are still trying to decide on a honeymoon. We thought about a cruise, or maybe an all inclusive resort. How did you decide which resort to go to? We are looking for private, romantic...

Mrs H., Jan 20, 2011 6 13
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Do you ask guests about room blocks?
Gemma in Planning, on January 15, 2011 at 8:09 PM

Hi Everyone. It looks like I will be staying in a hotel the night before the wedding. I was also thinking that I could use the same hotel to requests room blocks but I am not sure if they do that if I...

SuchaDiva, Jan 15, 2011 2 10
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You know you are a bride when.....
Gemma in Planning, on January 14, 2011 at 2:59 PM

So I know this game was played back in the summer but I thought we could stir the pot for the new comers. I'll start: You know your a bride when.... while listening to the radio ever song you hear you...

Kimi k., Jan 14, 2011 26 32
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Need Help! $1000 increase from the caterer
Gemma in Planning, on January 6, 2011 at 8:01 PM

Hi everyone. We just got our second quote from the caterer. She originally quoted us $6500 for food and rental equipment back in March. We had a meeting with her in August and are NOW just...

Gemma, Jan 7, 2011 10 20
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Gift, money or both
Gemma in Planning, on January 6, 2011 at 8:39 AM

Since I am not having a bridal shower, is it safe to assume that people are going to give us gifts off of the registry. People have told me that you get alot of your money back at the wedding because...

MelKel, Jan 6, 2011 6 14
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Outdoor Spring Wedding Cake inspiration
Gemma in Planning, on December 11, 2010 at 5:21 PM

Hi Everyone! I just booked my florist and was trying to decide on the design for our wedding cake. Our flowers will be gerberas and roses (see photo attached) with some wax flowers sprinkled in. We...

Gemma, Dec 12, 2010 14 48
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May Wedding, May Flowers
Gemma in Planning, on October 20, 2010 at 6:33 AM

Hi Everyone, I have been MIA for a little bit. First year teaching takes a lot of my time. I have another florist appointment at Thanksgiving and I think I have changed my mind on the flowers I want....

Gemma, Oct 20, 2010 4
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Should we announce a Dry Wedding
Gemma in Planning, on July 5, 2010 at 8:26 AM

We have decided to have a dry wedding for a number of reasons (both personal and cost) and because we are doing a Sunday, lunch wedding, we didn't think that it would be too much of a problem. On our...

jiemo, Oct 16, 2010 20 449
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NWR: sleepless nights are pushing me to the edge
Gemma in Planning, on August 6, 2010 at 8:41 AM

So last night I think I got about 4-5 hours of sleep. We usually go to bed around 9 because my FH has to get up at 4am for work. I get up with him to put lunch and breakfast together. Last night our...

Gemma, Aug 25, 2010 25 16
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Poor Bride goes Flying!
Gemma in Planning, on August 19, 2010 at 9:59 AM

Sorry, last video I promise! I am not sure who I feel worse for, the bride, the priest or the clumsy best man!

Tiggopotomus, Aug 19, 2010 5 6
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Rose Ceremony
Gemma in Planning, on August 19, 2010 at 9:55 AM

As I was looking for officiants, and wasn't sure what "ceremony" we were going to do. Then I came across the rose ceremony. I saw this youtube video and it really touched me. Just wanted to share....

Alison Hobson AMF, P, Aug 19, 2010 1 9
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How did you find your Officiant?!
Gemma in Planning, on August 19, 2010 at 6:54 AM

So I am having a really hard time finding someone to marry us. My FH is stuck on the officiant being a male and of religious background even though its not going to be a religious ceremony (neither...

Gemma, Aug 19, 2010 19 11
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Master of Reception... real or fake?
Gemma in Planning, on August 5, 2010 at 9:18 AM

So I have been watching this TLC show called Masters of Reception about a NJ catering company that serves at 4 venues. The brides are asking some ridiculous tasks of the caterer. One bride asked for...

Gemma, Aug 5, 2010 4
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Wedding Crashers.... two bears?
Gemma in Planning, on August 3, 2010 at 12:19 PM

I was watching on TLC a wedding show (didn't catch the name) and they were having their wedding at the Skylands Botanical Gardens and two bears came to crash the wedding... they had another part of...

Danny de Zayas, Aug 3, 2010 11 29
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NWR: Amazing...
Gemma in Planning, on July 31, 2010 at 5:24 PM

So FH suggested that we clean the windows today which is not what is amazing... what is amazing is that instead of paper towels, we used newspaper and windex. I was very skeptical because I was...

Unique, Aug 3, 2010 7 9
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Need help with table setup... ideas?
Gemma in Planning, on August 2, 2010 at 4:31 AM

My colors are guava and white. I am trying to think of how to set up the tables for an outdoor wedding. Round or Square? We are thinking about having about 60-70 people at the wedding... maybe 8 to a...

Greyash, Aug 2, 2010 5 33
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FREE Guest book
Gemma in Planning, on August 2, 2010 at 7:07 AM

So I follow this blog called deal seeking moms (even though im not a mom yet) and this came along http://dealseekingmom.com/picaboo-free-large-custom-photo-book/. I thought it was make a really great...

FutureWifey925, Aug 2, 2010 4 18
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