Discussions by Kristin

FH and I met and fell in love when we were living a 3 hour drive from each other. We did long distance for 6.5 years. We moved in together last June and will marry next July. Any other long distance...

I am torn about changing my name. I always thought I wouldn't change it, but now that I'm engaged and have to actually make the decision, I'm torn. I'm wondering if it will just be easier if we have...

I want to hear some real stories about having a friend or family member officate your wedding (or a wedding you have been to) where it went horribly wrong. I know a "friendor" officiant is highly...

Did anyone else who had to find your own catering (as in the venue did not provide it as part of the package) have trouble getting caterers to respond to you? Is this an industry thing or am I just...

Our venue allows us to bring our own alcohol. After doing some preliminary research, it seems that it is the less expensive and better way to go for us. We are offering a full bar, but the wedding is...

What was your flower budget and what did you get for that? Just curious. I haven't thought much about flowers. I first contacted a florist that came highly recommended to my by a friend of my FH and...

So, my aunt used to be a professional hairdresser. She has done all my older cousins' hair for their weddings. The first cousin she did got married 15 years ago when I was 16, and so ever since I was...

Has anyone been to a designer's trunk show? What exactly can I expect from that? After not finding a dress yesterday, my mom and I were talking about next steps, and she recommended that we try to...

Just curious, how many stores did you all go to before saying yes to the dress? About how many dresses did you try on? Did you just know right away that your dress was the one? I went dress shopping...

So our venue is very DIY, we are renting the space and have to bring everything in. So one option we have, and that catering companies we have been looking into also allow, is us buying our own...

My FMIL has asked my FH at least 3 times what I would like her to wear. Our wedding is in 9 months but we just started planning it and I really haven't thought about it, but it takes her a really long...

I didn't want to highjack the thread about toasting wines so I'm creating my own. We are planning an Oktoberfest themed wedding and our favor is going to be beer mugs. We were going to use them for...

We are working on our preliminary guest list because we want to save the dates out in the next couple weeks. Just wondering what is the ettiquite regarding inviting people from work, in particular my...

I know how people here feel about Honeymoon registries, but what about registering for charity donations? My fiance really REALLY hates being given gifts. And especially "obligatory" gifts tied to...

Choosing bridesmaids has been a lot harder than I planned. Here is my dilemma: My fiance is only doing a best man and 2 groomsmen. We don't have to be even, neither of us care about that too much, so...