Discussions by Melissa

My fiancé and I are considering getting legally married about 5 or 6 months before our official ceremony/wedding (for financial purposes). Has anyone done that? If so, did it take away from the...

So I just got a quote back from a company for shuttle services for our guests and it was $1,300!!!! Our ceremony and reception are at the same location, so we would literally just need the...

So I'm the youngest of 5 children (4 girls and one boy). We are a very close family and all us kids are best friends! I chose my oldest sister to be my maid of honor (which everyone was ok with) bc I...

My wedding is just 3 days away and I'm starting to put together envelopes for our tips. I only give tips to vendors who work for a company correct? My photographer has her own business so I won't tip...

All you outdoor wedding ladies, are you starting to stalk weather.com as your big day gets closer?!?!!! I know I have zero control over the weather, and everyone has told me not to stress about it bc...

I really want to do a fall themed favor and have FINALLY settled on the idea of apple butter. My question is, has anyone done this and/or are doing this? Did you make the apple butter yourself or did...

So I'm planning on having boutonnières for all the men (FH, groomsmen, and both of our fathers). But what about our mothers? Do they have anything!? The top of my mom's dress is very delicate so I'm...

So with the wedding just 6 weeks away, I knew the wedding dreams were bound to happen..but last night, oh my! I had a dream that our dance floor caved in while people were dancing and it formed a...

So our wedding is going to be on a farm and the ceremony will be outdoors. I love the venue and love that there's a gravel path that creates a beautiful/natural aisle (see picture attached). I'm...

So my fiancé thinks I'm crazy, but every night before I go to bed I take a flashlight and search our entire apartment for spiders! My FH goes to bed before me so he usually wakes up to me standing...

So for our wedding we'll be having an open bar of beer, wine, and a specialty drink. It's an outdoor barn wedding in Sept so I wanted to do something fall themed for the specialty drink. Any...

My fiancé is in the Air Force and has been down in Alabama for the past 5 weeks for Officer training. I know that's nothing compared to if he was actually deployed, but it's the first time we've been...

This past weekend a good friend of mine got married. Her fiancé (now husband!) is Greek and it just so happened that his sister was also engaged. Since majority of their family would be flying in from...

So we have a wedding website (the link was given on our STD), and there is an option to RSVP via the website and it lets you choose your meal and everything. Will it be weird for me to still send the...

This may be a stupid question, but I am in the process of updating my spreadsheet with all the expenses for the wedding, including tips, and wasn't sure if I should tip the venue? We are having our...

Hello Ladies! My FH and I are trying to estimate the costs of the alcohol for our wedding, which is now only about 3 months away (eeeeeek!!!!!). We are planning on doing an open bar of beer, wine, and...

Hello Ladies! My wedding is just about 3 months away, and I wanted to make sure I'm covering everything I need to at this point in the game! Below is my To do list for the next month (I'll be creating...