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Maddie
Maddie

Long awaited - Los Angeles bride on a budget

Happily married 🎉

February 26, 2022

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Professional Photos are in!!
Maddie in Married Life, on March 27, 2022 at 2:46 PM

Once again, can't sing the praises of https://www.lennox-photography.com/ enough. Everyone loved him, he was affordable and I'm very happy with how they came out. ...

Lynnie, Mar 28, 2022 6 400 3
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Finally!! Wedding breakdown and guest photos
Maddie in Married Life, on March 7, 2022 at 2:15 PM

Sup Fam...so IT'S FINALLY OVER!! After so much stress and lack of sleep we got married! Everything went off pretty well and it was crazy to see my vision actually come to life when I didn't think it...

Tara, Mar 23, 2022 7 773 1
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Bridal Brain Farts - share your stories
Maddie in Community Conversations, on February 17, 2022 at 1:15 PM

8 days out and I had my first one. Took my dress last week for some small alteration tweaks to a seamstress i found online with good reviews. She said to come back in a week after she had fixed the...

Maddie, Feb 18, 2022 6 745
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Spanish speakers!! Need your poem recs
Maddie in Wedding Ceremony, on February 2, 2022 at 1:22 PM

Hi! We're wanting a bilingual ceremony and I was wondering if anyone had a favorite love poem or prayer in Spanish that would work well as a part of the ceremony. Plz and TY

Maddie, Feb 8, 2022 2 554
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Risk leaving the country during Omicron or do a same-state honeymoon?
Maddie in Honeymoon, on January 5, 2022 at 3:29 PM

Sooooo...My wedding is the last weekend in February. Forget how PO'd I am about the surge right before my wedding, because I am so mad I've just gone into full on numbness about everything. Now I'm...

Charlotte, Jan 11, 2022 11 538 1
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My wedding is depressing the hell outa my mom
Maddie in Family and Relationships, on December 3, 2021 at 2:32 PM

I guess this is more of a vent than anything else, but also just hoping someone else experienced something similar and can assure me it will pass. I'm the oldest and the first kid to get married in my...

Kathy, Dec 14, 2021 8 1,886
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Did anyone do donuts instead of cake?
Maddie in Wedding Reception, on November 17, 2021 at 1:55 PM

HI!! so i refuse to spend thousands of dollars on a cake for 200 people so I'm only doing a tiny 6 inch cake for cutting and the rest will be mexican sweet bread and donuts with coffee. I found this...

Elly, Dec 3, 2021 14 1,513
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4 months to early to send out invites?
Maddie in Planning, on October 31, 2021 at 4:41 PM

So my wedding is in the end of February. I already have invitations stamped, addressed and ready to go. Is early November too early to send them out? I'm wondering if it's to early considering the...

Elizabeth, Nov 2, 2021 7 500
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Centerpieces trial
Maddie in Do It Yourself, on September 25, 2021 at 10:19 PM

The ladies in my family got together today to do a trial run of the centerpieces that we r DIYing and just wanted to share. I like them and it actually took a lot less flowers that I thought to look...

Lisa, Sep 27, 2021 8 566 1
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Are you putting the number of seats reserved on your rsvp cards?
Maddie in Planning, on September 23, 2021 at 1:50 PM

I'm planning on ordering invitations this week and I just wanted to see how many people were putting the number of spots reserved for each group of guests on their RSVP cards? I wasn't initially going...

, Sep 26, 2021 9 906 1
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Shoe help!! Pic heavy
Maddie in Wedding Attire, on September 14, 2021 at 5:53 PM

HI!!...So I'm getting to the shoe buying stage of planning and I just want to get some thoughts. I'm obsessed with these Freebird Shoes that are haunting my IG but I'm unsure which color to get. My...

Tara, Sep 16, 2021 10 696
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mob Dresses for a younger Mom
Maddie in Wedding Attire, on August 23, 2021 at 6:57 PM

Hi!! My mom's been looking forward to going shopping to buy herself a dress for my wedding and I wanted to see if anybody had any good ideas on MOB dresses that would be good for younger moms (She's...

Katie & Josh, Aug 27, 2021 12 1,373
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diy Venue mock up-does this work?
Maddie in Do It Yourself, on July 28, 2021 at 9:13 PM

Hi all. So my nerd brain was having trouble picturing how different diy elements I want for the venue so I used a free photoshop rip off to do a crude mock up. Would love to hear thoughts,...

Michelle, Jul 29, 2021 7 784 1
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My dress came!!
Maddie in Wedding Attire, on July 22, 2021 at 5:51 PM

I just got my custom fit dress in the mail and all my stress was for nothing because It.is.perfect!! I want to bump the website i got it from... They sell boho wedding gowns at a fraction of the cost...

MIWM, Jul 25, 2021 16 302 2
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Fireplace ceremony backdrop
Maddie in Wedding Ceremony, on July 16, 2021 at 12:20 PM

Hi all This fireplace is part of our venue and I'm thinking of making it the backdrop to our ceremony. Would love to see photos or anyone who incorporated a fireplace into their venue or cool inspo...

Meghan, Jul 16, 2021 5 815
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How to decorate these awful chairs
Maddie in Style and Décor, on June 29, 2021 at 5:01 PM

So my venue is a bit of a blank slate but one of the big advantages is it has all the tables and chairs we need included in the price...the bad news is...these are the chairs I hate these chairs...I...

Lauren, Jul 1, 2021 11 2,073
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Hair growing/thickening serums that actually work?
Maddie in Fitness and Health, on June 23, 2021 at 5:37 PM

I used to have really beautiful thick hair, but over time it's thinned and falls out SIGNIFICANTLY (this is hereditary on my mom's side) and gotten frizzy and dull. I haven't dyed it in years, I also...

Ingrid, Jun 24, 2021 7 759
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diy thoughts
Maddie in Do It Yourself, on June 23, 2021 at 4:43 PM

I'm a crafty person and I'm doing most of my own decorations. My theme is dark boho with colors in the mauve/purple/olive families. I reserved my venue during covid so I have yet to see it in person...

Lynnie, Jun 24, 2021 3 639
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vrbo
Maddie in Honeymoon, on June 15, 2021 at 2:45 PM

Hi! Does anyone have any experience using VRBO vs. AirBnB? Would love to hear thoughts. We've only used Air B and B once and it was a good experience, but wondering if there is a big difference...

Kari, Jun 19, 2021 7 611
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a good photo spot near Griffith Park (los Angeles)
Maddie in California Planning, on June 10, 2021 at 6:02 PM

My wedding is still a ways off, but I wanted to see if anyone had any suggestions on where around Griffith Park, would make a good backdrop for photos. Both my ceremony and reception are at the...

Maddie, Jun 11, 2021 2 766
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