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KarenO

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June 29, 2018

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Earrings
KarenO in Wedding Attire, on March 16, 2018 at 12:05 PM

What kind of earrings are you wearing on your wedding day? I am totally undecided and would love to see photos of ones you plan to wear or are considering. I saw a few cheap styles on David's Bridal,...

South, Oct 31, 2021 54 1,505
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Please help! Printing save-the-date envelopes at home with Word
KarenO in Do It Yourself, on September 16, 2017 at 10:52 AM

Hi, I hope someone can help me. I'm trying to print my save-the-date envelopes at home and am having problems. I am using Word and have an inkjet printer. Anyway, I set the page size for the envelopes...

Maureen, Jun 26, 2020 12 2,560
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a few questions about Shutterfly photo books/sales
KarenO in Married Life, on October 14, 2018 at 10:31 AM

Hi, I was hoping to take advantage of Shutterfly's current free pages promo and also a 50% discount coupon that I got in the mail from them, so I spent the last 3 days making a book of our wedding...

KarenO, Oct 15, 2018 7 2,312
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Kareno’s Philly Area Pro-bam – June 29, 2018 – text and photo heavy
KarenO in Married Life, on August 12, 2018 at 3:52 PM

I can finally post a BAM! We got married on June 29 in the Philadelphia suburbs. It was a hot day, but we still had our ceremony outside, and the rest of the event was inside, thankfully. There were a...

KarenO, Aug 19, 2018 28 753
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Finished my diy fans, yay
KarenO in Do It Yourself, on June 24, 2018 at 11:12 AM

Yay, it feels so good to be finished with my DIY program fans. I had some issues with the glue, but glue dots to the rescue again (to precision-glue areas where the original glue came loose). They...

The Dubs, Jul 2, 2018 23 555
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Great gift for dad
KarenO in Parties and Events, on June 22, 2018 at 10:22 AM

I had a hard time finding a meaningful gift for my father. We are giving both of our parents gift cards to their favorite restaurants with a heartfelt note, but we also wanted some physical things to...

Tpatb, Jun 22, 2018 10 156
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Critique our program fans, please
KarenO in Do It Yourself, on June 10, 2018 at 1:37 PM

Hi, I've been working on our program fans and was hoping for some feedback on the layout, graphics and wording. I still have to adjust the borders a bit, glue the handle higher into the program and...

MrsD, Jun 11, 2018 12 418
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Excited for our favors
KarenO in Wedding Reception, on June 6, 2018 at 11:24 AM

We picked up our favors yesterday, and I love how they came out. They are a rosé wine from a local vineyard, Buckingham Valley Vineyards (PA). We were going to skip the favors, but I'm glad we decided...

DC Wife 10.27.18, Jun 8, 2018 13 291
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Question about graphics and copyrights
KarenO in Wedding Reception, on May 27, 2018 at 8:40 PM

Hi, I've seen quite a few people on here say that they're graphic designers, so I hope someone can help me with my question. We're getting custom-labeled wine bottles for our wedding favors. The...

MrsD, May 29, 2018 6 332
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Help deciding between resorts, Punta Cana
KarenO in Honeymoon, on February 15, 2018 at 1:52 PM

Hi, we're finally ready to book our honeymoon and are having trouble deciding between a few resorts. Sorry for yet another Punta Cana post, but I'd love any insight or advice that you have! I've been...

Shelby, May 24, 2018 19 345
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Six weeks before wedding - fell and hit my face
KarenO in Fitness and Health, on May 17, 2018 at 12:03 PM

Hi, I'm pretty upset today. Last night I tripped and fell and landed on my face. Thankfully I didn't mess up any teeth, but I broke my nose (minor fracture), hurt my lip and have pretty bad like, road...

ArwenToHisAragorn, May 18, 2018 42 3,060
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Ugh, invitations coming unsealed
KarenO in Parties and Events, on April 24, 2018 at 10:51 AM

I took this photo last night thinking I wanted to post about being happy to send out the invitations today. But, I looked at a few of them this morning, and many envelopes are coming unsealed, mostly...

Sharay, Apr 28, 2018 28 709
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bas - beach theme shower
KarenO in Parties and Events, on April 17, 2018 at 11:07 AM

Wow, my mother and my bridesmaids threw my shower this past Sunday, and I'm still so overwhelmed by the whole thing. It's amazing to see so many of our (female) family and friends, and feel the love...

KarenO, Apr 19, 2018 11 244
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Officiant etiquette
KarenO in Etiquette and Advice, on January 19, 2018 at 11:53 AM

I'm so excited - we finally found our officiant - but I have a couple questions about it. I remember reading that it's standard etiquette to invite the officiant to the reception, but I'm finding...

Kris, Apr 8, 2018 29 575
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Tips for assembling invitations?
KarenO in Do It Yourself, on April 1, 2018 at 12:48 AM

Hi, I just received our invitations today and was wondering if anyone has any tips for gluing the layers of the invitation together. I put one together using the supplied glue dots, and really took my...

KarenO, Apr 1, 2018 8 283
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Got our cake topper!
KarenO in Style and Décor, on March 23, 2018 at 8:24 PM

Our cake topper came in today and I love it! It didn't photograph very well, but it looks nice in person. It has a rough silver finish. We didn't want a "Mr. & Mrs. LastName" one, so the shop...

Jazzminn, Mar 24, 2018 9 337
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Renting a microphone for ceremony?
KarenO in Wedding Ceremony, on March 6, 2018 at 11:51 AM

Hi, I just recently learned that we need to provide a microphone for our officiant for our ceremony. We are having a cello/flute duo for the ceremony and cocktail hour music, and they don't provide...

KarenO, Mar 6, 2018 7 4,332
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Stressing over invitations - custom, diy or what? (photo heavy)
KarenO in Do It Yourself, on February 25, 2018 at 12:14 PM

I probably should've ordered invitations at least a month ago, and am now getting down to the wire for ordering. (We're planning to send them by April 15 for a June 1 R.S.V.P. date for our June 29...

KarenO, Feb 25, 2018 10 295
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Confused/unsure about hair trial
KarenO in Hair and Makeup, on February 2, 2018 at 12:36 PM

Hi. Mostly a vent, also a question. How did you find your hair stylist or HMUA? Was it from reading reviews, following blogs, knowing someone or what? How much did your hair trial(s) influence your...

KarenO, Feb 2, 2018 5 302
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Found a sign, cheap!
KarenO in Style and Décor, on January 31, 2018 at 11:36 AM

welcome sign I just wanted to post and say we found this sign at Marshall's for only $10. I haven't really thought much about the small decor touches, but it's really not in the budget to buy...

WED18, Jan 31, 2018 6 285
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