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Lina
Help! i hate my dress alterations and armpit fat!
Lina in Wedding Attire, on April 6, 2018 at 9:10 PM

I went in for my third fitting. This was after they hemmed the dress (first fitting) and took it in (second fitting). There are so many things I hate about the way my dress looks and the damn shop...

Mellode, Aug 7, 2025 41 5,993
Lina
Where did you all take your gowns to be cleaned?
Lina in Married Life, on May 14, 2018 at 3:39 PM

Hi, I am looking for recommendations as to where I should take my wedding gown to be cleaned (in the Washington, DC area). Any suggestions? My salon quoted me a price and I am just wondering if I can...

Yoomie, May 14, 2018 3 114
Lina
Second dress fitting - bustle concerns
Lina in Wedding Attire, on March 23, 2018 at 12:37 AM

So I had my second fitting over the weekend. Between my first and second fitting they hemmed the dress and bustled the train. My my concern is the heaviness Of the bustle. I have a fit and flare dress...

BGR, Mar 23, 2018 9 1,064
Lina
Professional question
Lina in Wedding Ceremony, on March 20, 2018 at 10:25 PM

So my wedding is super small. We decided not to do ushers. I am wondering if anyone has ideas on getting my mother down the aisle. The officiants, groomsmen (2), grooms parents will walk down the...

Robbi, Mar 21, 2018 17 363
Lina
Would love help reviewing my invitations
Lina in Planning, on January 18, 2018 at 12:10 PM

Can I please have some extra eyes on the attached photos? My FH and I have both reviewed our invites, but it never hurts to have a fresh set of eyes review. Please see attached photos. RSVP backRSVP...

Kiwibride, Jan 18, 2018 14 319
Lina
Guest number help
Lina in Planning, on January 8, 2018 at 10:29 PM

Hi All, I need some advice. My FH and I are paying for the wedding ourselves and thus need to limit the number of guest to 60 to stay within a reasonable budget. We had some minor arguments early on...

LuckyAK, Jan 9, 2018 6 192
Lina
Issues with quality of Minted Stds, anyone else?
Lina in Planning, on January 6, 2018 at 9:26 PM

My FH and I ordered our STD through minted. They came to us great but they were packaged up. I guess because we just got postcards for our STDs, when we mailed them out to our guests, I got several...

FutureMrsKC, Jan 9, 2018 14 1,210
Lina
Invitation/guest count help
Lina in Etiquette and Advice, on January 8, 2018 at 10:31 PM

Hi All, I need some advice. My FH and I are paying for the wedding ourselves and thus need to limit the number of guest to 60 to stay within a reasonable budget. We had some minor arguments early on...

Mrs. Fall Bride, Jan 9, 2018 8 327
Lina
Wedding shoes are in and i love them!
Lina in Wedding Attire, on January 4, 2018 at 9:30 PM

Just got my pink sparkly wedding shoes in the mail today! Custom logo with our names and wedding date paired with a navy blue shoe clip! Our colors are pink and navy and these shoes just made my...

Mrs.hays, Jan 5, 2018 8 190
Lina
Need help coming up with a name for our signature cocktail
Lina in Planning, on January 3, 2018 at 7:17 PM

My FH and I’s signature cocktail is basically a Dirty Vodka Martini. We are trying to come up with a name that is cute and revolves around the drink. But we can only think of inappropriate names (“we...

Lina, Jan 3, 2018 3 112
Lina
Wedding dress train
Lina in Wedding Attire, on December 27, 2017 at 11:24 PM

I would love peoples opinion on my wedding dress train. I am getting a fit and flare (mermaid) style dress and the dress shop I purchased my dress at said they could hem the bottom so that only the...

Lina, Dec 28, 2017 7 253
Lina
Help - input needed on possible ceremony location pictures
Lina in Wedding Ceremony, on December 22, 2017 at 12:57 AM

I need input. My parents drove up for the holidays and I brought them to the venue. We have three places where we could do the ceremony and my favorite is a small ballroom with pretty French doors. My...

An, Dec 22, 2017 7 119
Lina
Wedding Sparklers
Lina in Planning, on December 18, 2017 at 8:27 PM

I was wondering if anyone had recommendations on sparklers (what size to get or company to order from) for my wedding reception send-off/photo op. I see a lot of options online and have no idea where...

Mrs.hays, Dec 19, 2017 7 85
Lina
Help! My photographer backed out before the contract was signed
Lina in Planning, on November 29, 2017 at 6:48 PM

So the photographer my FH and I selected backed out right before we signed a contract. Our wedding is April 2018 and I'm freaking out because vendors are booking up fast! We stopped looking at...

Lina, Dec 18, 2017 11 32
Lina
Wedding hair question
Lina in Wedding Attire, on December 6, 2017 at 11:25 AM

So I have long hair that is super straight and doesn't really hold curl for more than an hour. This is great for my every day look. But for formals it causes problems. For school dances I always had...

Happy Hedgie, Dec 6, 2017 4 22
Lina
Makeup and Hair artists
Lina in Wedding Attire, on November 27, 2017 at 10:58 AM

Hi I would love some help on this. Is anyone else finding hair and makeup artists asking you to book them before doing your trial? I have had several vendors that send packages that include the trial...

Mrs J, Nov 27, 2017 3 24
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