Discussions by Rachel W. de L.

We're having a DW and doing everything long distance from Canada. Last June we traveled to California for a few weeks and found all our vendors ahead of time, signed contracts, ect... Well, a week ago...

Luis entered a Facebook contest for a free year's membership at our gym. I knew he was doing it, but only read the entry today when he became a finalist... he called his entry essay "I am getting...

Hi ladies (and gents), Groupon has a deal for $10 for a 20 page 8" by 8" hard cover shutterfly album (worth $30) I checked all of the California cities I could think of and they all had...

You know... I honestly wish people had never invented the word Bridezilla. It gets miss-used way more often than not and really hurts a bride's feelings when it is used incorrectly. A Bridezilla is...

I'm having two guy friends, my younger sister, and my FH's sister as my side of the bridal party. (He has all men) My guy friends are easy enough... tuxes/suits, no problem. But my sister (also my...

Okay, so my entire life from when I was put in charge of doing my own laundry at age 12 or so... all through college and beyond, I have used powder laundry detergent. Since I moved in with my DH and...

So for those who remember the Kirstie Kelly gowns and lamented their style or their price, Alfred Angelo has teamed up with Disney to create the new line. I am SO EXCITED and can't wait to see if they...

So, I was sitting here munching Salami for breakfast and writing drafts for the list of thank you's for the civil ceremony... when I realized, half of our guests are native Spanish speakers. In fact,...

Our civil ceremony on Friday was beautiful! We were praying all week for sunshine since it rains a ton here in Vancouver. The weather was perfect and we all drove up to the Cypress Mountain picnic...

So, the FH and are having our civil ceremony today with close family and a few friends in Canada who won't be able to fly down to Southern California for the huge Catholic Church wedding in June. This...

So they won't be here by Friday, which is when our Civil Ceremony is going to be held...BUT! I just got the email from DHL saying that they received the shipment details for our rings this morning!!...

Hey, so I went to a bridal show and we got free wedding rings for being the first whatever number through the door. Has anyone else gotten these? Did they turn out all right? How long did it take for...

Hey, so I mentioned this is another thread, but I thought I'd show pictures and explain it. So my FMIL is a chemist and all sorts of science smart... add that to a bit of creativity and bam. You have...

I didn't get hired at the last place I interviewed because I mentioned I was planning a wedding. I had someone on the "in" who told me that they "didn't like the fact that I might take time off of...

That certain practices could be considered "acceptable" and "traditional" for weddings instead of considered rude. For example, someone in my friend group hosts a dinner party... everyone who they...