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Lesbian Bachelorette Question from MOH
Sparkles in Etiquette and Advice, on March 17, 2017 at 5:57 PM

Hi everyone! I'm planning a friends bachlorette for this summer. All other bachlorette parties I've been too the groom isn't invited and contact with him is discouraged. Now I'm planning a evening...

Elisabeth, Mar 17, 2017 11 952
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BAM-8/8/15 in Lake Tahoe, CA
Sparkles in Community Conversations, on August 16, 2015 at 12:20 PM

After a 20 month engagement, H and I got hitched last weekend!! We got married up in the mountains were we love to ski and about 4 hours from our home. Most of H's family lives on the east coast, so...

HeavenlyBride, Aug 18, 2015 45 67
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NWR-baptism gift ideas?
Sparkles in Etiquette and Advice, on August 15, 2015 at 12:20 AM

A close friend is baptizing their infant tomorrow but never having been to a baptism I have no idea what to gift them. What have you done? Or what is traditional? Everything online seems to be...

Ashley771, Aug 15, 2015 6 7
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Passport & name changes
Sparkles in Honeymoon, on August 12, 2015 at 9:44 AM

Hi Ladies, We leave for our honeymoon in one month and we bought tickets in my madien name. I was hoping to start changing my name before with my SSN and drivers license and then passport when I...

Nattie, Aug 12, 2015 16 28
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Wedding nails-what are you doing?
Sparkles in Wedding Attire, on June 30, 2015 at 11:22 AM

Hi Ladies, I'm trying to figure out what to do for my nails for the wedding. I had the attached pic done on Saturday and I didn't like them at first but they're growing on me. What do you think? What...

Debra, Aug 7, 2015 40 59
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Grooms gift-what to do?
Sparkles in Etiquette and Advice, on August 5, 2015 at 10:56 AM

So we finally decided last week to buy gifts for each other. FH didn't want the traditional stuff so I found this sweet album on etsy that's like the Up adventure album. This was more of a symbolic...

beautyofdreams, Aug 5, 2015 8 7
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Vendor Welcome Bags?
Sparkles in Etiquette and Advice, on July 30, 2015 at 10:03 PM

Hi Ladies, We have two vendors that are driving up to be apart of our wedding and staying in our hotel block (at our cost). All the guests are getting welcome bags with snacks and info on the local...

Celia Milton, Jul 30, 2015 4 7
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Pajamas?
Sparkles in Wedding Attire, on July 30, 2015 at 10:50 AM

Ok, not to kill any sexy-ness...but what are you wearing to bed on your wedding night and/honeymoon? FH and I live together and have been together a long time. Every night I wear pj pants because I'm...

VMDIZZLE, Jul 30, 2015 24 1,862
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Tipping Site Coordinator?
Sparkles in Etiquette and Advice, on July 22, 2015 at 12:28 PM

I know this gets discussed quite a bit, but I can't seem to find my answer. We have a site coordinator who is included with the venue. Until 3 months out, she was pretty much the only person I've had...

VWCat, Jul 22, 2015 4 128
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Reader gifts?
Sparkles in Etiquette and Advice, on July 17, 2015 at 1:37 PM

Did you or do you plan on getting your readers a gift? Or just a thank you card? We have two-a friend and FH's aunt/god mother. I just want to make sure I'm not committing bad etiquette since i didn't...

AthenaKay, Jul 17, 2015 4 73
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Cake servings?
Sparkles in Etiquette and Advice, on July 15, 2015 at 8:35 PM

Hi Ladies, We're planning on 60 people at our wedding and we're doing a three tier cake- 6"/8"/10" which our baker says serves 50. In order to upgrade to 75 servings it's another 33% or the smallest...

annakay511, Jul 16, 2015 12 43
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How are you being introduced at the reception?
Sparkles in Etiquette and Advice, on July 7, 2015 at 12:08 AM

Who is being announced at your reception? And how? Bridesmaid Molly & Groomsman Alex? Or Molly and Alex? How about you and FH/FW? The new Mr. & Mrs. Doe? It feels weird to be referred to as Mrs. Doe...

OGmelanie, Jul 7, 2015 15 3,342
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DIY projects this weekend?
Sparkles in Do It Yourself, on June 28, 2015 at 11:54 PM

What did everyone accomplish this weekend? I finally finished the card box which I'm super proud of! Now off to the next project.. Not DIY but we also ordered our wedding rings! FH finally chose :-D ...

Kim Thoa, Jul 6, 2015 17 23
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Who's saving the top tier of their cake?
Sparkles in Planning, on June 29, 2015 at 9:29 PM

Hi Ladies, I was totally against saving the top tier of our cake but due to sizing, it looks like we'll have that amount of servings left over if we do a sheet cake or a three tier cake (yea, we could...

Haley, Jun 30, 2015 30 29
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Cupcakes & cutting cake
Sparkles in Planning, on June 26, 2015 at 9:07 PM

If you're doing a cutting cake and cupcakes, how big of a cutting cake are you doing? Are you serving your guests both? FH thinks it's weird to serve half the people cake and other half cupcakes so...

MJBride, Jun 28, 2015 14 1,442
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For those who are being married by a friend-ceremony question
Sparkles in Planning, on June 25, 2015 at 10:16 PM

Hi Ladies, Our friend is marrying us, and we're drafting the script to have him personalize. I'm now at the end and wondering if it's required to say "by the authority vested in me by the state of...

Mec_Happens, Jun 26, 2015 14 9,074
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Do I need to assign reception tables?
Sparkles in Etiquette and Advice, on June 22, 2015 at 8:00 PM

We're going to have about 65 people and I'd do two reserved tables for parents, but do i need to assign everyone else? Clearly I have moved into the IDGAF stage...

Nattie, Jun 22, 2015 16 12
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MOB vs MOG
Sparkles in Wedding Attire, on June 21, 2015 at 6:31 PM

So my mom picked out a dress 4 months ago. It's a lighter navy dress, with sequins on top. I sent it to FMIL so she could pick something out. So today she sends a pic of what she bought. It's a (dark)...

MrsPej, Jun 22, 2015 20 31
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open bar--what did you do?
Sparkles in Planning, on June 18, 2015 at 3:40 PM

So we've decided to host beer, wine and hard liquor. But some drinks are 6$ each and others are $12 each depending on the quality of the liquor. Did you restrict what you're serving or...

Caylin C., Jun 20, 2015 55 50
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DIY photobooth; who's done it?
Sparkles in Do It Yourself, on June 17, 2015 at 11:36 PM

So I thought this was an item we were skipping. FH decides last week he now wants one. We don't have the budget to pay a company to come (cheapest I could find is $600. Damn destination...

Jon Anthony, Jun 19, 2015 16 451
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