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December 31, 2014

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Laura
NWR Vent: Car broken into, windows shattered... man was sleeping in my back seat?
Laura in Community Conversations, on November 4, 2014 at 10:33 PM

Sorry. I need to went. I have been on the road every day for work for the past two weeks traveling city to city and pretty stressed. On Thursday on my way back home from a seminar I got in a bad car...

jackson, Sep 29, 2016 25 16
Laura
Planning a Costa Rica honeymoon... Where to begin?? Favorite sites?? Oh, and new profile pic
Laura in Married Life, on January 5, 2015 at 9:18 PM

We are going to go to Costa Rica in May and I am having the hardest time planning. I have thought about going to a travel agent, but in the past have felt like the pricing wasn't super reasonable and...

Alexandra, Mar 6, 2015 12 58
Laura
Spin off question: How much are you paying for bridal hair/makeup?
Laura in Wedding Attire, on October 3, 2014 at 10:59 PM

My regular hair stylist is doing my hair and makeup for my wedding. She is charging $150 for both and traveling an hour to do this. She said the cost for bridesmaids would be the same...

Miranda, Jan 30, 2015 30 8
Laura
NWR- What's your go-to meal to make when you are pressed for time or just tired?
Laura in Fitness and Health, on October 21, 2014 at 8:34 PM

I know this isn't wedding related, but lately I've been working longer hours and making dinner has become a huge chore for me..... My go to meal on lazy days is grilled ham and cheese sandwiches, but...

Beth Renee ATX, Jan 25, 2015 63 7
Laura
NWR- Prayers/Good thoughts would be greatly appreciated...
Laura in Married Life, on January 22, 2015 at 10:06 AM

This week has been pretty bad, starting off with some bad news from my parents. But last night we spent all night with our dog (pug) in the emergency vet clinic, and he will now be at the vet's office...

Pauline S->W, Jan 23, 2015 15
Laura
$200 bachelorette party with 2 days to RSVP... Is that normal?
Laura in Etiquette and Advice, on January 8, 2015 at 12:41 PM

One of my friends is getting married in April and is having her bachelorette party in March. Her MOH sent an email Sunday evening saying the party would be at a nearby city (30 min away) and would be...

kLo, Jan 8, 2015 28 295
Laura
BAM.... *Non-pro pics and a couple of sneaks*
Laura in Married Life, on January 2, 2015 at 9:40 AM

Not going to do my full BAM until I get my pro pics in a few weeks, but I thought I would share some good/bad of the day and some photos at least Good: Our vendors were awesome! They made everything...

Kim8815, Jan 2, 2015 27 33
Laura
*Update in comments* Wedding is in 2 days and I look like the hunchback of notre dame! D:
Laura in Wedding Attire, on December 29, 2014 at 10:43 AM

So yesterday I had an allergic reaction to my makeup trial that j posted on here. After 4 benadryl yesterday I figured I'd wake up this morning looking *better*. Nope. My eyes are now almost...

futuremrsadams2014, Dec 30, 2014 47 4
Laura
Second makeup trial went better... *picture in comment*
Laura in Wedding Attire, on December 28, 2014 at 9:25 PM

Until now. I had a terrible allergic reaction to the eyeshadow. My eyes are swollen and it hurts to shut them now. The skin is all red and irritated now and has been getting worse. I think the makeup...

Mrs. F-u-..., Dec 28, 2014 14 6
Laura
Makeup/hair trial- Opinions needed... Pictures included
Laura in Wedding Attire, on December 27, 2014 at 1:48 PM

I just had a makeup trial and it went pretty well I think, but 1 MOH told me it looked bad and that I do a better job myself and the other told me it looks really good. I do like the bolder/smokey eye...

Larissa, Dec 28, 2014 21 14
Laura
What would you do?? The MUA/Hair disaster continues w/ 9 days to go....
Laura in Etiquette and Advice, on December 22, 2014 at 5:58 PM

A week ago I posted that my MUA/Hair person, that I had booked over a year ago is now MIA. She still has not contacted me. I did find a new someone in the area that could do my hair and makeup BUT...

Laura, Dec 22, 2014 16 7
Laura
MUA/Hair person is suddenly MIA... less than 2 weeks before the day! *Update/New Question*
Laura in Etiquette and Advice, on December 18, 2014 at 1:03 PM

My MUA/Hair person has been doing my hair for 3 years. When I started planning my wedding she had said she would be glad to do my hair and makeup and drive down to the venue (1 hour away from the...

Wendy Caviles, Dec 18, 2014 22 5
Laura
Final fitting! Only 20 days to go! *Picture Included*
Laura in Wedding Attire, on December 11, 2014 at 10:13 PM

Please ignore my messy hair, I've been trying not to curl it or straighten it so it won't get damaged... The dress wasn't my first choice, but I'll still pretty so I'm ok with it

Laura, Dec 12, 2014 15 6
Laura
Do you ever feel guilty when receiving wedding gifts?
Laura in Etiquette and Advice, on December 10, 2014 at 7:50 PM

My parents bought FH something that had been on the registry for Christmas, so I went online to remove it. I had seen during the weekend that 10 gifts had been purchased, which I thought was so...

Cheri, Dec 10, 2014 12 288
Laura
Beer drinkers: Equal amounts of different types of beer? Or are some types more popular than others?
Laura in Etiquette and Advice, on December 10, 2014 at 2:31 PM

I spoke with the vendor that is bartending my wedding, and for 110 guests she suggested 42 bottles of wine, and 13 cases of beer. We are planning on having 3 types of beer: Miller Lite, Dos Equis, and...

FutureMrs.Monastersk, Dec 10, 2014 31 41
Laura
NWR: Coconut oil versus butter?
Laura in Community Conversations, on November 24, 2014 at 7:48 PM

I am making an apple pie, with pre made pie crusts (that have butter in them). The recipe for the filling calls for some butter as well. I was wondering if anyone has ever replaced butter with coconut...

Laura, Nov 24, 2014 2 9
Laura
Having trouble deciding on the best types of wine to offer at the reception... opinions are appreciated!
Laura in Planning, on November 15, 2014 at 9:51 AM

Our menu is bourbon glazed chicken or chicken fried steak. We are doing a beer and wine bar and planning on offering 3-4 types of wine. I don't really drink and I am getting conflicting information...

K-G, Nov 17, 2014 12 2
Laura
KWR: When people talk bad about their SO at work....
Laura in Married Life, on October 23, 2014 at 10:30 AM

Anyone else think it is disrespectful to constantly talk bad about your SO? The way some of these women I work with talk about their husbands I really wonder why they are together at all! This woman...

StitchingBride, Oct 23, 2014 40 18
Laura
Help me choose which one. Please.
Laura in Style and Décor, on October 21, 2014 at 7:29 PM

Currently I have regular burlap runners for my tables. Burlap isn't really "me" but it fit with my venue and they were inexpensive, so I went for it. These do have some metallic gold threads woven...

Mrs.Temme, Oct 22, 2014 18 10
Laura
Place Cards- Help!
Laura in Etiquette and Advice, on October 17, 2014 at 11:10 PM

I thought this was going to be super simple, and maybe I am overthinking it... But I am cutting out paper pugs to put on a frame and was thinking about putting 1 family/couple per pug... But then I...

Angel_D, Oct 18, 2014 9 8
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