Discussions by Melissa

What is everyone doing for the night before the wedding regarding accommodations? I'm just trying to get a ballpark idea of whether people have their bridesmaids stay with them, get separate rooms,...

So my officiant is someone I work for who is battling a debilitating disease. He has a lot of trouble walking around and standing for too long, but does not use a wheelchair or anything. This morning,...

I'm doing my boudoir photos this afternoon!! I spoke with the photographer the other day and he seemed really nice and him and his partner have gotten great reviews. I don't feel very nervous, but I'd...

I know a lot of us come on here to vent from time to time about vendors, but I want to hear what the best customer service you've received from a vendor so far has been! I'm so excited because my...

Ok, so here I was, going along thinking all the wedding planning was going smoothly, when BAM- somebody has a freak out. FH and I had been looking at rehearsal dinner sites and not having much luck....

113 days to go for me! This week I ordered the junior bridesmaids' dresses. Met with the wedding planner to order rentals, linens, and set up tasting with the caterer. Booked the wedding night hotel....

So is anyone doing anything unique for their reception exit? I'm trying to come up with ideas and am not really feeling the sparkler/bubbles/rice thing. Has anyone seen anything really cool?

I have two junior bridesmaids, my nieces, who will be 10 and 12 at the time of the wedding. I'm trying to think of fun ways to include them as members of the bridal party since I have four other...

Oh lord jesus help me... lol. Have y'all ever had that moment where you're like "we're inviting X number of people" and then you actually count with guests and you're like "omg we're inviting XXXXXX...

Hi ladies, I was just wondering what everyone was looking at it in terms of flower budget. I met with a florist tonight he quoted me around $700 for bridal bouquet, 6 bridesmaids bouquets, 5...

I had posted on here about a week ago about naked cakes, and whether anyone had seen one done. We had our cake tasting to night and I think we're definitely going for the naked cake option! We're...

There was a thread not too long ago about whether or not someone should take out a loan to pay for their wedding. The resounding answer was no, but in case you needed further proof of that, I just...

I was working on designing the invitations today with FFIL (he's making them) and he said he would go ahead and order us the envelopes soon so we can get a head start on addressing them. Now I'm...

I've gone back and forth on whether or not we should hire a calligrapher for our invitations. It just seems like an added expense when we already have a tight budget, and I don't even really know how...

FH and I will be doing our first dance to Cosmic Love by Florence and the Machine. I'm so excited, I've literally had this song picked out for years now. We saw her live several years ago and she sang...

So I'm working with a wedding planner who gets me her discounted rates on services to begin with, but I'm just wondering if anyone has offered to pay cash for some things and managed to get some money...

Hi all, I'm trying to get an idea of what you all plan to do or did do with your engagement ring on your wedding day. I plan to wear my engagement ring on top of my wedding band (wedding band closest...