Discussions by Lara

After you marry, if you plan on filing jointly, do you change your withholdings? At the moment, I withhold 2 (including myself), and FH withholds 3 (including himself), if we file jointly, would we...

I'm trying to put our programs together and I'm unable to find a concrete answer of who goes where. For example right now it goes: Bride & Groom parents of the bride parents of the groom grandparents...

I was inspired by the post about associating smells with memories, so for the day of gift, I'm going to get my FH some cologne to wear. But I'm clueless on this stuff. Right now he wears D&G the One,...

I know a bunch of ladies on here have added gold to various glass things - champagne flutes, wine glasses, etc. I'm trying to add gold glitter to vases for my centerpieces, and there are so many...

I've been having a helluva time trying to come up with gifts for my parents. They would think a lot of the typical stuff is cheesy, but it's important to me to gift them something meaningful (I will...

Going against etiquette, I refuse to address my invites "Mr. and Mrs. John Smith" so is the correct alternative "Mr. John and Mrs. Sally Smith" or is it "Mr. and Mrs. John and Sally Smith"? I've seen...

Today is my FH's birthday AND it's exactly 5 months until we marry! And we've passed the halfway mark in our engagement! We bought our wedding bands over the weekend and family and friends are making...

From the Confessions thread, it seems there are a lot of us who are very happy the entire series of Friends is now available on Netflix. So, when Ross and Rachel broke up, who was really right? Ross...

So my mother has graciously offered to make our centerpieces to cut down on floral costs. So yesterday she says she found a place that we can get cheap flowers and she's going to get vases, but she...

Last week I was pretty bummed out when the custom bridal sash I ordered off of Etsy didn't exactly match the guava of my BM's dress. It was sort of the straw the broke the camel's back. But anyway,...

So, it finally happened yesterday, I had my first wedding related meltdown. I guess it's just been a crappy week in general, and I'm on track for the wedding with all my wedding stuff, but I still...

So I've put FH in charge of planning our HM and he found some specials on Norwegian Cruise Line. We are weighing two options and I'm interested in your input. #1 Spa Suite - 239 sq ft, with easy...

We need to get the parents gifts and I'm at a complete loss. My father usually likes books as presents and my mother hates massages and spa stuff. And they most likely would think the hankies with...

Has anyone ever been on a cruise with Norwegian Cruise Line? We are looking to book our honeymoon and FH has found a good deal with them that ends Jan 31, so I'm interested if you all have experience....

I'm really confused about the processional order and who escorts who. We have an officiant, a groom, a BM, groom's parents (divorced), groom's grandparents, and my mother...then of course, my jr BM,...

I am SOOO mad. Just found out that our dog walker hasn't been walking our dog and has been lying about it. Back story, we rescued a dog Nov. 2013 and FH worked from home and my schedule was flexible...

We plan to have a memorial table with pictures of grandparents and FH's brother, but then I'm wondering, would it be silly to display wedding pictures of couples in our families? I know my mother has...

If we're not having a religious ceremony, what goes on the ceremony programs? I'd like to put the names/relationships of those included in the processional (parents and BP), but in terms of the...

I have a group of friends that I've known since kindergarten. Over the last few years, some of us have stopped communicating regularly except for the holidays when we are all in town together. When I...

I know this is a really silly question, but I'm trying to grow my hair out for the wedding, and I usually get a trim (less than an inch) every 3 months. So if I wasn't getting married in july, I could...