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What happened after the non gifting
isabel1115 in Etiquette and Advice, on February 1, 2020 at 4:18 PM

Ok we know guests are not obligated to give a gift but most believe its customary and do. It seems like from what I read, everyone has those couple or many guests who did not gift or card. I feel...

Sherry, Feb 2, 2020 11 424
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Below where we want to be on guest numbers
isabel1115 in Planning, on November 11, 2019 at 3:44 PM

It's been a rough couple of weeks watching people who previously said they were coming flake on the wedding. We had polled the family in advance on who would be able to come when and now, people who...

isabel1115, Feb 1, 2020 19 345
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Lost gift?
isabel1115 in Registry, on January 8, 2020 at 2:44 PM

Our wedding came and went and we had a great time. We're happily married. Woo hoo! We do have a small situation though: there's about a handful of people we have not received gifts from. I was a...

isabel1115, Jan 9, 2020 5 207
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How to deal with disorganized vendor
isabel1115 in Planning, on December 16, 2019 at 4:44 PM

I know I've mentioned before I had a bad feeling about our florist after i posted on here. I tried to get over it but ever since then, it's been disorganization issue after another. 1. I constantly...

Clíodhna, Dec 18, 2019 2 110
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What types of dances did you do for parent dances?
isabel1115 in Wedding Reception, on December 9, 2019 at 3:47 AM

So we definitely want to do parent dances but don't want it to be too complicated. Neither of our dads/moms live near us so we don't have a lot of time to practice. My dad and I will only have 3 days...

Kaitlyn, Dec 9, 2019 5 74
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Mismatched centerpieces: how many candles?
isabel1115 in Style and Décor, on November 12, 2019 at 3:58 AM

We are doing 2 different mismatched centerpieces: 1. Gold candlelabras with 5 tealight candles in clear cups. Below them will be mirrored rounds, small arrangements of flowers and tealights in gold...

Sinéad, Nov 13, 2019 2 112
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Can babies wear white?
isabel1115 in Wedding Attire, on September 7, 2019 at 2:04 AM

My future niece-in-law is going to be 3 months old by the time of the wedding. She is not coming to the wedding but they are going to bring her for some family photos. My FSIL said the baby already...

Alyssa, Oct 29, 2019 14 240
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Unintentionally ended up planning my own bachelorette
isabel1115 in Parties and Events, on September 5, 2019 at 4:20 PM

So I know I posted here before about the bachelorette and if I should see if my friends will/want to plan anything. So in the end, 3 of them offered to help and 2 of them were sending out emails and...

isabel1115, Sep 18, 2019 9 236
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Anyone else do minimal invitations?
isabel1115 in Planning, on September 13, 2019 at 3:42 PM

So we are not snail mail people at all. We and our friends and family are all pretty tech-focused and barely look at mailbox. Some of our friends send all their wedding correspondence via email. We...

Nemo, Sep 13, 2019 10 93
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Kid exception
isabel1115 in Family and Relationships, on August 21, 2019 at 2:13 PM

As many do, we are having issues with kids and exceptions on our guest list and could use some advice. I'll preface by saying this is just an invitation to the reception. (The ceremony is an elopement...

Madison, Aug 25, 2019 19 271
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Corsage for sister in law?
isabel1115 in Planning, on August 12, 2019 at 2:37 PM

I'm trying to determine how many boutonnieres and corsages we need. We aren't having a wedding party so right now we have them for all the parents, of course. We don't have any grandparents attending....

isabel1115, Aug 21, 2019 5 77
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Freaking out about our florist...help!
isabel1115 in Style and Décor, on July 23, 2019 at 3:09 PM

Help! Our floral journey has been painful. We have a very small budget for flowers and live in an expensive area so we had to eliminate a lot of florists based on costs. After a very difficult...

Sinéad, Jul 31, 2019 5 153
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Rsvped no or told us they can't come after Save the Dates
isabel1115 in Etiquette and Advice, on July 22, 2019 at 5:22 PM

I know the general etiquette is to send someone an invitation even if they said they probably can't come on the Save the Date. However, some people have already RSVPed no on our website or told us...

isabel1115, Jul 23, 2019 12 247
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Decor advice: mixing mirrors and acrylic; mixing modern and old world
isabel1115 in Style and Décor, on July 1, 2019 at 5:13 PM

I could use some decor advice! Our wedding style is glamorous, metallic, and elegant. It'll be in a hotel with a similar look. The hotel itself has a lot of gold, grey, glass, mirrors, mirrored...

Clíodhna, Jul 3, 2019 3 99
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Bachelorette party: who to plan?
isabel1115 in Parties and Events, on May 3, 2019 at 2:55 PM

I am having a bachelorette party dilemma: I am not having bridesmaids. I wanted people to help if they wanted and not help if they didn't. All my girlfriends are asking me what the bachelorette party...

MrsD, May 6, 2019 8 226
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Need Advice: considering not inviting friend drifting away from
isabel1115 in Family and Relationships, on May 2, 2019 at 8:35 PM

So I have a friend whom until last year, we used to hang out with regularly. I told her and her partner we were engaged before we were social media public. I ran into her recently and realized...wow...

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Where to put website password?
isabel1115 in Etiquette and Advice, on April 23, 2019 at 3:52 PM

For those who are password protecting their wedding websites, where on the invitation did you put your password? I've heard not to put the website on the invitation but rather an enclosure. I wanted...

isabel1115, Apr 25, 2019 5 1,003
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Thank you notes for early gifts
isabel1115 in Etiquette and Advice, on April 23, 2019 at 4:02 PM

I saw somenoe else who mentioned its best to send thank you notes as soon as you receive a gift. We received one right after we got engaged and truthfully, it didn't occur to me to send a thank you...

Judith, Apr 24, 2019 14 1,280
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How many came to your morning after breakfast?
isabel1115 in Parties and Events, on April 10, 2019 at 3:35 PM

Hi everyone. My FH and I are thinking about doing a morning after breakfast and looking at options. For the wedding, we are expecting 110-120ish guests with 70-80 coming from out of town. Of these...

MrsD, Apr 11, 2019 7 160
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No bridesmaids: who did what?
isabel1115 in Etiquette and Advice, on March 19, 2019 at 9:09 PM

Anyone else who didn't have bridesmaids: I am wondering: did you do everything yourselves or delegate tasks in other ways? I chose not to have bridesmaids mostly to avoid drama, not have to choose...

Casey, Mar 20, 2019 6 238
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