Discussions by Michelle

This is an odd question: would you look into custom made bridesmaid dresses based off another designer? Case in point, several cute styles at JJ’s House that we (my attendants and I) love but I am...

Do you have any favorite seasonal or alternative music? Are you planning to use it during the ceremony or reception?

What did you feel was money and time well spent at your wedding that you splurged on? What do you regret spending money and time on?

If you had a bartender, did you pay the tip separate at a later date or did you have a jar set out for guests to tip at their discretion? Because many people don’t bring cash to open bars, did the...

Is your wedding different from the norm? For example, any combination of low budget, black dress for the bride, restaurant drop off catering, emo hour for the reception, and the list goes on. What are...

How are you separating them, if at all? Are they in the same room Golden Globes style or are guests ushered to another area for tear down, or does the venue have different areas to utilize? Are you...

Do you have a favorite type of item? Or do you prefer to skip them?

What are your thoughts on this as a guest? Have you experienced this and it didn’t go as well as people say it should or did guests not express their feelings to each other? Do you feel that attending...

A friend is starting to plan her wedding and had a concern over where bridesmaid/groomsmen’s partners will spend time while the wedding party is getting ready. Before the ceremony, do they wait around...

Do you come from a social circle where the couple automatically feels the responsibility to provide transportation to guests even if they have their own? As is also the current trend in social media...

For those who had a lone night in or out on the town the night before the wedding as was the norm in generations past, what did you do? Go out to dinner, bowling, karaoke, bar hopping, spa, etc or...

What songs get you on the dance floor as a guest? What songs were/are popular with your guests to get them to dance?

Assuming that you are ordering a good tasting cake/dessert and not something that is from an incompetent bakery or is all around bad. Compared to the number of guests, did you order not enough, just...

One major advantage of fresh flowers is being biodegradable and usually less expensive than faux. Plus if they are purchased from a wholesaler or grocery store, they don’t have the allergy triggers...

Old school etiquette says that save the dates are sent at 6-12 months before the wedding when the venue and date are secured and then invitations are sent at 6-8 weeks before with replies due at 4...

Because the guest list is vital to have set in stone before you can find a venue, how did you decide on who to invite? Did you decide to have adults only with no kids, a set group with kids invited or...

Across the internet, these two age groups are swept under the rug on the guest list because they’re seen as problematic and impressionable that some couples don’t want in attendance past dinner, if...

At weddings you have attended, what did you enjoy most and remember as a great time? Good food, great dj, unique entertainment or details not seen elsewhere?

What did you and your entourage wear to get hair/makeup done? Button up shirt or hoodie and sweatpants or leggings or button up pjs or something else? What did you serve to eat during that time? Door...

Of weddings you have attended, and planning your own, what has worked best for seating for the 13-20something crowd? Are they seated with parents or at their own table with each other to mix and...