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Hair and makeup gratuity
Shelly in Etiquette and Advice, on January 22, 2021 at 8:34 PM

So my wedding is next Friday. And a bridesmaid can’t make it anymore. I already paid for her hair and makeup. Would it be rude to include that money as gratuity? I don’t want to show up with a short...

Vicky, Jan 23, 2021 7 251
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Divorced parents during ceremony
Shelly in Wedding Ceremony, on February 13, 2020 at 8:00 PM

I know many people have divorced parents. I am worried about my ceremony so I am looking for advice. My mother and father don’t talk anymore but they can be civil. My brother recently got married and...

Michelle, Jan 7, 2021 9 194
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Garter removal and toss
Shelly in Wedding Reception, on November 29, 2020 at 8:11 AM

Have you seen anyone do a garter toss without the garter removal? FH is too shy lol. Obv we can forgo the whole thing but I do have this gorgeous garter set I purchased awhile back before he told me...

Samantha, Dec 11, 2020 17 259
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Dinner music
Shelly in Wedding Reception, on November 9, 2020 at 6:47 PM

What do you plan on playing during dinner? We will have a DJ and a plated meal. On our sheet he asked us to fill out it has a section for dinner music style/preference. I assume dinner music is more...

Molly, Nov 12, 2020 12 157
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Resending Rsvps?
Shelly in Planning, on October 18, 2020 at 5:48 PM

We postponed from 05/08/20 to 01/29/21. We had already mailed out invites and started receiving RSVPs before COVID happened and then well.... y’all know the rest. The moment we had decided we needed...

Lisa, Oct 19, 2020 3 106
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Worried about new date?
Shelly in Community Conversations, on April 28, 2020 at 8:21 PM

I know a lot of you ladies had to postpone your special day. It sucks so bad! We postponed our May 8 wedding to 1/29/21. It was the first Friday our venue had available when we rescheduled in March....

Gina, Apr 29, 2020 2 162
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Change of date cards
Shelly in Community Conversations, on March 31, 2020 at 6:19 PM

Hi guys! I’m looking to send out something to my guests to notify them we have changed our wedding date due to covid-19. I did email/message them all that it was postponed and that we would reach out...

Amy, Apr 8, 2020 3 226
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Officially postponed
Shelly in Community Conversations, on March 24, 2020 at 6:46 PM

May 8, 2020 wedding officially rescheduled for 01/29/21. Luckily, all of my vendors are available for this new date. But I have been having a really hard time with this as I’m sure a lot of you have 😔...

Jo, Mar 26, 2020 4 132
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fl May 8 Bride
Shelly in Community Conversations, on March 18, 2020 at 7:56 PM

Man this is tough! I will cry and then feel nothing. Talked to the venue about rescheduling. Our venue is closed until 04/17 at the moment. But I feel like it would be naive to think everything will...

Leslie, Mar 18, 2020 7 139
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Corona virus
Shelly in Florida Planning, on March 13, 2020 at 7:24 AM

May 8 wedding here... I see a lot of brides on here postponing their wedding due to the virus. I don’t even see how it’s possible with all the vendors already booked. Am I crazy for just pushing along...

Kathy, Mar 16, 2020 5 148 1
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rsvp frustration
Shelly in Planning, on February 22, 2020 at 11:23 AM

We have a plated meal for our reception and on the RSVP cards people have four entree choices to choose from. I put right above the choices “please initial the entree choice of each guest” That way I...

SONDRA, Feb 24, 2020 7 238
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Signature drinks
Shelly in Wedding Reception, on February 21, 2020 at 7:11 PM

I am so not creative and need help from you ladies! We have two signature drinks we are promoting along with our bar package. We have an open bar but thought signature drinks would add a personalized...

B. Yvette, Feb 23, 2020 9 147
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Panicking! Bridesmaid dress dilemma
Shelly in Wedding Attire, on February 11, 2020 at 8:45 PM

I am so so so upset!!! I went with my maid of honor awhile ago and picked out bridesmaids dresses. I sent photos to all my girls and they loved it. Go up to the counter and the lady put the style...

Kristen, Feb 12, 2020 7 245
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Hair trial
Shelly in Hair and Makeup, on February 10, 2020 at 1:12 PM

I did my hair trial this morning and I’m so so happy with how it turned out! It was exactly what I envisioned. I did purchase clip in extensions to achieve the look I wanted. I highly recommend luxy...

Ahardwick, Feb 12, 2020 17 270
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Invitations
Shelly in Etiquette and Advice, on February 2, 2020 at 7:42 PM

Our wedding is May 8, 2020. Is it too early if I send out invitations in about a week? I just finished addressing and stamping them all. I know the norm is 8-12 weeks so I didn’t know if it was too...

Ellen, Feb 3, 2020 6 151 1
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Double digits
Shelly in Community Conversations, on January 29, 2020 at 8:10 PM

Down to the double digits!!!! 99 days!!!!! Feeling like I need more money !!!!! Who can relate ?

Clíodhna, Jan 31, 2020 9 76
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Parking issue
Shelly in Etiquette and Advice, on January 18, 2020 at 8:33 PM

I’m getting married in historic downtown St. Augustine. Parking is pretty tough. Our venue offers a private parking lot to rent for the event. I believe most people will Uber due to drinking but I am...

KAREN, Jan 24, 2020 6 188
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mua timeline
Shelly in Hair and Makeup, on January 20, 2020 at 2:40 PM

Do you think it’s enough time to do 6 girls make up between 10:30am and 2:30p? I am stressing because my MUA timeline starts at 9:15a and I can’t even get into my venue until 10:30am. I wanted to get...

Michaela, Jan 20, 2020 9 154
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Plastic plate chargers?
Shelly in Wedding Reception, on December 28, 2019 at 6:45 PM

I really want chargers for our reception. Our round tables will have champagne satin linens. I was looking at renting gold chargers. I really like the glass ones with the gold beaded edges. But they...

Clíodhna, Jan 3, 2020 3 92
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Stressing about room block
Shelly in Planning, on December 15, 2019 at 4:52 PM

I’m getting married on 5/08/20. It is a Friday night. I blocked off 30 rooms at a hotel that is a mile from the venue for 129 a night (which is very reasonably priced for the area). I live two hours...

Jolie, Dec 17, 2019 9 184
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