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Champagne Bride, Ivory Flower Girl???
Katie in Wedding Attire, on July 13, 2021 at 1:57 PM

I have a Champagne dress with Ivory Lace Overlay. Currently our flower girl has an Ivory dress. I'm worried that it will make my dress look dingy or yellow because her's is sooo much more white. I...

Lynnie, Jul 14, 2021 3 518
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How to best support a guest in recovery?
Katie in Etiquette and Advice, on May 11, 2021 at 9:16 AM

Our wedding is this fall & my fiance has a longtime family friend who is recently out of an inpatient recovery center for addiction. From what we've heard, he's really going through with it this...

Kari, May 12, 2021 12 793
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Too soon for Invites?
Katie in Etiquette and Advice, on April 15, 2021 at 11:55 AM

Our wedding is 9/18/21. I originally wanted to send our invites around the first week of July which would be well within the normal 8-12 weeks period. But, I'm now worried about mailing times (USPS...

Ingrid, Apr 15, 2021 11 570
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Chicken Options
Katie in Wedding Reception, on March 8, 2021 at 10:27 AM

For our dinner we are doing a buffet with 2 entrees and 3 sides. I'd love input on which chicken option to use. Currently we have: Sausages & Peppers which pair nicely with the Rigatoni &...

Michelle, Mar 9, 2021 8 1,113
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September Honeymoon... Covid???
Katie in Honeymoon, on January 31, 2021 at 9:15 PM

We’ve been hoping to do an international honeymoon, but really hesitant to book anything in advance because of COVID. It’s in September, so that’s 8 months for things to get better, but it’s hard to...

Gwendolyn, Feb 10, 2021 4 371
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sil hates Mil... Shower help!
Katie in Etiquette and Advice, on January 26, 2021 at 4:06 PM

My future SIL has a hostile relationship with my future MIL.. as in they can't be seated on the same side of our venue and both have had to be told not to cause drama the day of the wedding, and...

Jennifer, Jan 29, 2021 9 676
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Honeymoon September 2021 Island or Inland?
Katie in Honeymoon, on December 26, 2020 at 9:11 AM

We’re getting married in September, which is peak hurricane season for the Atlantic, so I don’t want to do anything along that side of the coast. FH has mentioned an all inclusive in Hawaii (seems...

Mrs. Spring, Dec 26, 2020 5 315
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Save the Dates & Family Drama
Katie in Etiquette and Advice, on August 27, 2020 at 3:06 PM

It's a long story, but ultimately FH's sister & mother don't get along. As in she wasn't invited to her daughter's wedding). FH's grandparents were upset the mother wasn't invited and his grandpa...

Ash, Aug 27, 2020 5 157
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Seating Debate
Katie in Wedding Reception, on August 26, 2020 at 10:32 AM

When creating your seating arrangements, do you put family close to the bridal party's table, or the significant others of the bridal party? I feel like you HAVE to put the family closest, right? But...

Tiante, Aug 26, 2020 10 203
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Venue Not Responding?
Katie in Wedding Reception, on August 21, 2020 at 1:26 PM

Our wedding is a year out, so a delay in a response from a vendor isn't a crisis, but the woman who is our contact for our venue hasn't responded to my emails in two weeks. When should I worry/start...

Jmz, Aug 22, 2020 6 1,328
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Is handing Save the Dates/invites/thank Yous out in person rude?
Katie in Etiquette and Advice, on August 10, 2020 at 12:17 PM

It saves on a stamp, so I get it why people do it and it makes sense to me. But also, I've had people say they would NEVER do that. Is it a faux pas to pass things out at family events or at work as...

Trinity, Aug 11, 2020 12 153
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Save the Dates for 9/18/21
Katie in Etiquette and Advice, on August 10, 2020 at 8:59 AM

Originally (Pre-Covid) I had planned on sending our Save the Dates out in January for our 9/18/21 wedding. We have a lot of out of state travelers so we wanted to give ample notice. However, with...

Jasmine, Aug 10, 2020 7 151 1
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Honeymoon in Europe? On a budget?
Katie in Honeymoon, on August 4, 2020 at 7:09 PM

I’ve been to Europe before, backpacking for a month and hit 12 countries. Fiancé has never left the country. We are ~dreaming~ of going to Europe for 2 weeks for our honeymoon. We want to spend a day...

Chelsea G, Aug 5, 2020 7 183
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Buying pop & mixers for wedding
Katie in Etiquette and Advice, on July 21, 2020 at 2:32 PM

I have about 150 people coming to our wedding. We're getting Pepsi & Sprite. We have several non drinkers who will go through a lot of Pepsi, and a lot of Crown & Sprite drinkers too. Any...

Margaret, Jul 21, 2020 4 145 1
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What prizes do you want?
Katie in Parties and Events, on July 8, 2020 at 11:06 AM

When at a bridal shower, there's always games with prizes. Usually there's candles/lotions/etc. What do you WANT the prizes to be? Was thinking of adding some good smelling hand sanitizers (#COVID)...

Brittany, Jul 9, 2020 12 176
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Bridal shower gift if already got a big wedding gift
Katie in Etiquette and Advice, on June 4, 2020 at 9:24 PM

Etiquette says to bring a gift to the shower, but what if you already bought a relatively big ticket item off their registry for the wedding that was already delivered? Do you also bring a small gift?...

Hanna, Jun 5, 2020 11 211
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How can a help as a Moh?
Katie in Etiquette and Advice, on May 27, 2020 at 2:32 PM

I was asked to be a friend’s bridesmaid last year for her wedding this fall. Specifically her maid of honor. She’s given zero details about the wedding, as in I found out the date through a Facebook...

Margaret, May 28, 2020 9 156
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Sola flowers?
Katie in Do It Yourself, on April 26, 2020 at 6:58 PM

With all my Covid induced free time, I’ve decided to order our wedding flowers suuuuper early. We’re using sola wood flowers and I’m super excited to start working with them. Any tips for making them...

Molly, May 12, 2020 4 258 1
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diy Flower Help (pic)
Katie in Do It Yourself, on May 8, 2020 at 12:03 PM

How can I make this look not crappy? Think it needs more greenery around the bottom? Is the purple clashing? Do they just look super fake? It's not right and I can't isolate the first thing to fix! ...

Erin, May 8, 2020 7 121
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Centerpiece Opinions?
Katie in Style and Décor, on April 29, 2020 at 8:32 AM

Hi there! We're doing a September wedding with a rustic Scottish vibe. Our venue is a wood lodge with unique black lanterns hanging from the ceiling. Our tables are 8ft long and I'm starting with...

Alyssa, Apr 30, 2020 7 128
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