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Kari

Covid bride married May 2020 but we finally had our wedding celebration in June 2021. Photographer, fitness pro, dog mom, and lover of flowers, nature,... View More

Covid bride married May 2020 but we finally had our wedding celebration in June 2021. Photographer, fitness pro, dog mom, and lover of flowers, nature, and pretty things!

Happily married 🎉

May 30, 2020

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Kari
Photographer Tip
Kari in Etiquette and Advice, on August 10, 2020 at 12:35 PM

Our photographer is co-owner of her wedding photography business and our package includes a second shooter for a portion of our event. For tipping, should we give separate tips to both photographers...

Kari, Aug 10, 2020 6 137 1
Kari
Covid Wedding: How do i keep my dress clean enough to wear twice?
Kari in Wedding Attire, on April 19, 2020 at 7:39 PM

Our wedding plans are being affected by Covid-19, so we are brainstorming options. In the event that we decide to elope (legal ceremony) and then have a full wedding and reception later, does anyone...

Kari, Jul 23, 2020 7 352 2
Kari
We kept our date! 5/30/20
Kari in Married Life, on June 6, 2020 at 11:13 AM

We did it! My husband and I got married on our original date May 30, 2020. We postponed our wedding and reception until June 12, 2021 but then just 10 days before our date my mom was diagnosed with...

Brittany, Jul 1, 2020 17 409 1
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Pregnant Bride
Kari in Planning, on June 18, 2020 at 11:38 AM

My husband and I eloped on our original date this May with just our parents and a few close friends, and rescheduled our wedding and reception with all of our guests for June 2021. We're in our...

Kari, Jun 26, 2020 4 602 1
Kari
Covid-19 Brides Who Are Eloping Now and Having a Wedding Later
Kari in Community Conversations, on May 11, 2020 at 5:41 PM

For you Covid-19 brides who are eloping now and doing your wedding and reception later, how are you going to change up your wedding ceremony to honor the fact that you are already married? Will you...

Kari, Jun 16, 2020 18 464 5
Kari
Officiants - Friend or Pro?
Kari in Planning, on November 1, 2019 at 5:49 PM

FH and I have no religious affiliation tied to our ceremony and no personal connections to wedding officiants. We've been to weddings where a friend or family member officiated the ceremony, and we...

Misty, Jun 10, 2020 11 232 1
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Eloped but Still Planning Wedding - to share photos or not?
Kari in Married Life, on June 6, 2020 at 12:11 PM

Due to the world being crazy, we eloped on our original date with just our parents and a few close friends but are still planning our full wedding/reception for next year. My husband and I wore our...

Cyndy, Jun 7, 2020 12 212 1
Kari
Ugh nails and not being able to go to the salon because of Coronavirus
Kari in Hair and Makeup, on May 29, 2020 at 2:10 PM

Our minimony is tomorrow. I never wear nail polish (the last time I did was in high school, so at least 16 years ago) and because nail salons are closed I tried to do my own nails and am so sad about...

Aimee, Jun 4, 2020 12 249
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Another David's Bridal poor service review
Kari in Wedding Attire, on June 2, 2020 at 10:18 AM

My MOH purchased her dress from David's Bridal in early January, and it was supposed to come in by early April. Our wedding was May 30th. Things have been shut down and delayed for a while due to...

Sexypoodle, Jun 2, 2020 6 192 2
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Cleaning wedding dress
Kari in Wedding Attire, on May 27, 2020 at 1:35 PM

We are having our minimony on our original date, this Saturday, May 30th, and I will be wearing my wedding dress. We are planning a full wedding and reception for next year, and I plan to wear the...

Kari, May 27, 2020 4 103 1
Kari
Socially Distanced Minimony Planning Help!
Kari in Community Conversations, on May 23, 2020 at 2:39 PM

We're doing our minimony in just a week! Our venue is going to let us use the property, so we get to have access to the outdoor ceremony site and a covered patio area if it rains, and they will even...

, May 23, 2020 5 157 1
Kari
Wedding can't happen but I've heard nothing from my vendors
Kari in Community Conversations, on May 6, 2020 at 4:02 PM

Our government has extended our stay-at-home order including restrictions on non-essential businesses, gatherings of more than 10 people, food/restaurant service, and providing lodging or rental...

Kari, May 23, 2020 17 640
Kari
Advice for mowing lawn for ceremony site
Kari in Planning, on May 21, 2020 at 10:32 AM

This is a weird wedding planning question, but Covid-19 is forcing us all to plan differently. We are doing a mini ceremony on our original date and planning to do a bigger wedding ceremony and...

Tina, May 21, 2020 7 154 1
Kari
How to decorate an arbor quickly
Kari in Style and Décor, on May 21, 2020 at 11:16 AM

Our venue is a farm and the ceremony site has a rustic arbor made of birch branches with the bark still on them. The rest of the venue is quite modern, so the arbor doesn't really fit the rest of the...

Caytlyn, May 21, 2020 1 86 1
Kari
Beautiful nh Courthouses, City Halls, and Elopement Destinations
Kari in New Hampshire Planning, on April 4, 2020 at 2:59 PM

We currently have a May 30th wedding planned and are concerned about Covid-19. We do not yet have a Plan B, as we are waiting until a little later in the month to make a decision and hoping we'll have...

Kristen, May 21, 2020 5 2,334
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Rescheduled Date - Notifying Guests
Kari in Community Conversations, on May 15, 2020 at 10:47 AM

We had to cancel our May 30, 2020 wedding due to Covid-19 and have a tentative rescheduled date for next spring. We have already notified our guests of the cancelation, but have not told anyone about...

Kari, May 17, 2020 12 173 2
Kari
Covid-19 Brides forced to reschedule: How are you honoring your original wedding date?
Kari in Community Conversations, on May 13, 2020 at 11:36 AM

We've postponed our wedding until next year, going from a 10 month engagement to 23 months! We've considered eloping on our original date, but I'm now thinking with the restrictions in place it would...

Neeva, May 13, 2020 2 84 1
Kari
Boob support for low cut dress
Kari in Wedding Attire, on October 23, 2019 at 4:25 PM

My wedding dress is low cut (deep V), backless/low back, and has thinner straps (not spaghetti straps, but straps that taper in an inverted v-shape as they move towards my shoulders; they are less...

Kristell, May 8, 2020 8 4,961 1
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Cancel Wedding and Forfeit Deposits
Kari in Planning, on April 26, 2020 at 3:22 PM

I'm just wondering if any other Covid-19 couples outright canceled their event and forfeited all of your deposits? I'm so stressed trying to decide what to do and feel like postponing would just drag...

Lindsay, May 5, 2020 10 429
Kari
Pro photographer shooting elopement during Covid-19
Kari in Planning, on May 3, 2020 at 4:45 PM

So we have to cancel our wedding due to Covid-19, and are considering an elopement on or around our original date. Having a photographer capture our day, even if it's just the two of us, is really...

Mrs.a, May 4, 2020 9 168 1
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