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October 12, 2013

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Melissa
Average Wedding Cost - $28,400??? SAY WHAT????
Melissa in Etiquette and Advice, on April 19, 2013 at 3:47 PM

Ok am I crazy here??? $28,400 for a wedding? Is this in line what with ya'll are spending? My wedding budget is $10,000 and I've spent pretty much everything and have only topped out...

Mrs. Spring, Jan 3, 2021 118 395 1
Melissa
Saving Money with VistaPrint/Groupon/RetailMeNot - How To Guide
Melissa in Do It Yourself, on April 22, 2013 at 11:24 AM

Ok - let me say this - I am a bride on a budget - $10,000 to be exact. I am also extremely frugal. Just because I have $10,000 to spend doesn't mean I'm going to spend it. One of my...

MrsAtkinsonToBe, Oct 21, 2013 28 53 1
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Need to vent
Melissa in Etiquette and Advice, on September 23, 2013 at 3:08 PM

So as of now I have had 6 cancellations for people who have RSVP'd. I am so aggravated! That's a huge amount of money that I just wasted. Grrrrr.......

kt2of3, Sep 23, 2013 8 12
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Advice Needed - contract date wrong - HELP.....
Melissa in Wedding Attire, on September 5, 2013 at 3:51 PM

So my hair makeup artist sent me my contract for my bridesmaids - in looking at it, I noticed that she had the wedding date wrong and for the 19th instead of the 12th - I at first thought it was a...

Melissa, Sep 6, 2013 17 46
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DIY brooch bouquet (picture)
Melissa in Do It Yourself, on September 1, 2013 at 7:42 PM

So it took my maid of honor, my bridesmaid, and I three hours today - but it's done..... Not too shabby if I say so myself....

Alysa, Sep 2, 2013 10 20
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GRRRR - registries
Melissa in Etiquette and Advice, on August 13, 2013 at 12:00 PM

If one more person asks where we are registered at I am going to punch them in the face!!!!! It is on our website, our save the date, and I even did the major faux pas of putting it on an insert in...

Melissa, Aug 13, 2013 2 9
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Jars of honey or seed packets?
Melissa in Etiquette and Advice, on August 3, 2013 at 9:22 PM

So would you guys rather have seed packets or jars of honey as favors? Im contemplating changing my mind...

Tatiana, Aug 4, 2013 23 25
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Invites are mailed - thank you Jesus!!
Melissa in Do It Yourself, on August 1, 2013 at 1:11 PM

Did anyone else feel as if a giant weight had been lifted off your shoulders?

Jennifer, Aug 1, 2013 8 26
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My amazing flower girl headcrown!!
Melissa in Wedding Attire, on July 20, 2013 at 9:23 PM

So I ordered a head crown for my flower girl online off of this website - the women lives in the Philippines and does all sorts of fabric and wood flowers - and the wreath turned out AMAZING.... Here...

Mrs. Potter, Jul 21, 2013 9 31
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It's almost the weekend! Time for some funny photos!!!
Melissa in Community Conversations, on July 19, 2013 at 12:31 PM

Bet you wish your engagement photos were this awesome! http://www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/photos/21-wtf-funny-engagement-photos http://thechive.com/2013/05/01/so-you-got-engaged-cute-30-photos/...

Ashley & Steve, Jul 19, 2013 12 25
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My beer koozie favors!!!
Melissa in Community Conversations, on July 18, 2013 at 6:44 PM

I'm so excited! My wedding koozies came! Yes we are a bit redneck and yes we hunt - so it was perfect!

Maggie N, Jul 18, 2013 8 29
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Fireflies in a Mason Jay DIY
Melissa in Do It Yourself, on July 16, 2013 at 12:31 PM

Here is one of my centerpieces - our wedding has a fireflies in a mason jar theme. We are doing one of these on each table - with another mason jar with purple, orange, and ivory gerbera daisies and...

Mrs. ALM, Jul 16, 2013 10 25
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My dress fitting - fits perfect and it's mine now! Yayyy!!!
Melissa in Wedding Attire, on July 16, 2013 at 12:35 PM

So I went for my dress fitting Saturday and my hair and make-up trial - the dress fits perfect and I was able to bring it home - I bought my dress used on tradesy - the bride who had it before me...

Barbara, Jul 16, 2013 13 16
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PSA Solidcolorneckties.com
Melissa in Wedding Attire, on July 3, 2013 at 5:51 PM

Ok so I was a bit wary about ordering from them because their prices are so great - but I did and holy cow the ties are awesome! They perfectly matched my bridesmaids dresses and I got 11 ties for...

Melissa, Jul 3, 2013 13
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PSA Michael's 40% off coupon today only after 4pm..
Melissa in Do It Yourself, on June 30, 2013 at 3:13 PM

Michaels has 40% off coupon for today after 4pm. Its printable off of their website

Brittany Ann, Jun 30, 2013 3 23
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Dancing down the aisle? Freaking amazing video!!!
Melissa in Community Conversations, on June 5, 2013 at 9:58 PM

FH just said no way - but I love it!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-94JhLEiN0

Misty, Jun 6, 2013 10 24
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My burlap/lace/mason jar DIY - and PSA about burlap and wooden flowers....
Melissa in Do It Yourself, on May 23, 2013 at 10:41 PM

Ok so here are my burlap and lace mason jars that we did tonight! Martha Stewart I am not - But I think they turned out pretty good :>) Also - I found a girl who does wooden flowers and also burlap...

Ashley, May 24, 2013 3 30
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Ain't etiquette a funny thing?
Melissa in Etiquette and Advice, on May 23, 2013 at 3:41 PM

So sick of the etiquette says argument.... So here's some funny etiquette rules that cracked me up..... http://writespassage.blogspot.com/2011/03/victorian-etiquette.html...

Amanda, May 23, 2013 18 70
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My rustic charger dilemma is solved!
Melissa in Do It Yourself, on May 19, 2013 at 3:48 PM

So I was trying to find an alternative to charger plates and did some research and found a website where an ingenious woman did cork chargers. So FH and I went to lowes and found a 100 foot roll of...

Tiffany, May 19, 2013 3 56
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AWESOME TIE TACKS!!!! So Excited....
Melissa in Community Conversations, on May 17, 2013 at 2:22 PM

Ok so I am a huge dork - but my entire FH's family is law enforcement, and I work for the sheriff's dept. as a victim advocate. I actually just found tie tacks made out of bullets! So great as...

Melissa, May 17, 2013 11 26
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