Discussions by happybride1022

Someone in another thread mentioned a 401k loan as an option to finance a wedding. If anyone is thinking about this be VERY CAREFUL!!! If you do a 401k loan, you can only payback 2 ways. Through...

I'm back! The wedding went perfectly and our honeymoon was a dream! The last 2 weeks have been an incredibly special time for my DH(!) and I. I posted a few pictures on my album and added the reveiws....

Well, after a yearlong engagement, our time has (finally) come. Mr & Ms. Happybride1022 are getting married on Saturday! Yeah! I will post pictures in 2 weeks when we get back from the honeymoon....

My DJ is the owner of the company but he will have the helper along. Should the helper get a tip? Is $25 enough, or am I being cheap? Also - Caterer is a bigger company. I will have a site...

My dress is strapless, but I had them sew on 2" wide lace straps. Since the straps are not holding up the dress and are for show, I am concerned that they will fall off my shoulder. I heard that...

I used to be the leader of a Catholic Singles Group. I made many great friends from the group and the ladies are throwing me a shower tomorrow. It is only 2 weeks before the wedding. I told them I...

I am looking for ideas. I have the old, new & blue, but stumped on the borrowed. FH really likes the idea of me borrowing something of his, but we are stumped as to what. Any suggestions?

Its getting close!!!!! Wow!

A friend sent me this on facebook. Thought you all would enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YBUbLKETt0

Ok This maybe a little TMI - but my cycle varies from 25-31 days. The past few months its been right on at 25 days. So I got my period yesterday (on schedule). That means I will get the next one on...

So I've been dying to post these for awhile. I just figured out the whole photobucket thing. Here are some pictures of my dress. In the photo, the color looks blue, but it is really a dark teal...

So here's the situation. We are having a full Catholic Ceremony/Mass at 1 pm which will go to about 2:15. The reception is literally across the street. Since FH and I do not want to see each other...

It is a big day for us. Exactly 2 month to the wedding. Just deposited enough money into the account to pay for the rest of the wedding (with a modest buffer) and my FH moved in to my house. And all...

So last night, my FH got a call from one of our guests. Apparently her son is in the process of getting into the videography business. She said that the son would like to do the videography of our...

We are meeting with a potential DJ tomorrow. One of the wedding planning books mentioned asking about if the DJ if they had liability insurance. What does this mean?

I was at Macy's yesterday and notoced that tall the little gril Easter dresses were out. They were so cute and pretty and would be perfect as fowlergirl dresses.

We are having a buffet reception starting at 3pm. How long should we book the DJ for? 4 hours (until 7pm) 5 hours? (8pm). We have the venue until 11pm (church hall) so it is our choice.

I didn't want to hijack another's thread.. But the discussion about Undergarments got me thinking... I would LOVE to not to wear pantyhose, but my shoes are a pump (closed toe and heel). I am worried...

I just booked our honeymoon! I am so excited. Check it out - http://www.vrbo.com/global/siteFrame.aspx?l=182995&k=1 I went to school near here (Michigan Tech) and the area is gorgeous! It has Kayaks...

I just find it amusing that I got a call that the BM dresses are all in and that none of the groomsmen haven't even been measured yet.