Discussions by J

My fiancé and I think we have a pretty good idea for paying off wedding expenses that I wanted to share with everyone. Neither of us had opened a credit card in a while and since we knew we’d be...

My FH has has two “best men” and they are “party boys,” even though my FH totally isn’t. They are planning his bachelor party and I just can’t help but feel a little worried. They are going to travel...

For those of you who are already had your wedding, how long did it take for you to get your wedding pics? Our wedding was near the end of May and we still haven’t gotten ours. So it has been over two...

I know that part of getting married is merging two families into one. But my husband and I both have divorced parents and all four sets of parents live in the same city as us so it can be hard! I feel...

I’ve been crying a lot during our wedding planning (happy tears), so I’m pretty sure I’m going to cry during our wedding. It’s okay if I get teary eyed but I don’t want tears running down my face and...

My wedding coordinator said that we need to have some type of symbol and on our escort cards to let the waiters know which meal the guest is having. She suggested getting a chicken, fish, or veggie...

If you are doing a first look how far in advance before the ceremony are you going to have everyone’s hair and makeup done, and when are you having your photographers come? My HMU made a good timeline...

We are going to start working on our seating chart soon and I don’t know where to start. With two sets of divorced families and lots of different friend groups it will be a puzzle for sure. Did any of...

Have you ever traveled with your future in-laws? If so, how did it go and what did you do to get along? Here is my story and why I’m asking: FH and I are planning a trip to New York later this year...

My bridal shower is this weekend and I know people will be asking me how wedding planning has been going. Honestly I’m feeling pretty freaking over it right now, so I’m trying to think of a way to...

My bridal shower is next monthand we registered at Bed Bath and Beyond. Today we received a package from BBB, so apparently someone ordered something off our registry and had it shipped to us. Are we...

Are you going to have your father escort you down the aisle? Or someone else? Or go by yourself? What were the reasons for your decision? I’m not estranged from my dad, but we aren’t super close so...

Can you please give me some suggestions for a note to put on our website to let people know that children aren’t invited to our wedding? I know some people advise against doing that. But we’ve thought...

Can you please give me some advice about the things I need to bring to the venue on the day of our wedding? I know nothing is really mandatory, but I would like to have everything that is standard. So...

My FH weren’t planning on inviting any kids to our wedding. We literally don’t have any family members who have kids yet and no one in our bridal party has kids either. There are probably less than...

I believe I need to tip my hair and makeup artist for my wedding, correct? If so, do I also need to tip her when I have my trial? What is a proper amount to tip her? I usually tip around 20% at a...

Unfortunately I have pretty deep wrinkles in my forehead even though I’m only 33! I tried Botox in the past and it helped smooth them out quite a bit, but I didn’t like that I my forehead felt frozen...

This post is about two separate but kind of related topics. First off, did you make a wedding website? If so, are you glad you did or do you feel like it wasn’t worth the effort? About how long did it...

Hello everyone, unfortunately the lady who normally does my hair said that she would be happy to do my wedding hair and makeup but I never got anything in writing because I figured we would just work...

So I went to pick up my dress because the alterations were done and everything looked great when I tried it on, but I have a little problem! When I was wearing the dress the seamstress noticed that...