Discussions by ThatGirl

So my gals are wearing the same dress, a floor-length Bordeaux colored number with a nude underlay. I figure I will likely buy and gift the typical jewelry pieces so that matches, because I think that...

So a week or so ago I posted that I got my engagement photos and that I was pretty disappointed. short summary - the photographer didn't do much with posing after being asked specifically to do so,...

I have been looking at HMUA and am finding that the cost for Bride make up (and hair usually) is up to twice the cost of the same services for attendants. Why is this? It's not like I have two faces...

So I am guessing I am not the only bride who wishes her FH would participate more in planning... I know FH well enough to know he wasn't going to do any planning and I am OK with that but did give him...

I got the link to our online gallery yesterday and I was so excited to get home to view - I couldn't open it at work because of our firewall. When I got home FH and I went to the online gallery and...

So my MOH is in a serious (multi year) relationship with a man who’s in the military. He’s stationed over seas and she’s spent the better part of the last 2 years trying to plan a trip to visit him...

I have my make up trial this morning and have no idea about tipping for the trial... I assume to tip something - is a % if the cost normal? I know trials are “discounted” so I don’t want to screw the...

I had my first make up trial today - it was before my engagement photos so I thought it was perfect timing to see how the make up would look in photos on the big day. When she first did the make up it...

Hi all - We are (finally) having our e-pics done the first weekend of June at Lincoln Park - our plan is to get the "basics" in the honeycomb, on that little bridge, and by the giraffes (they have...

I threw my back out last weekend and wound up in the emergency room...they gave me some meds including steroids, which seem to have made me bloat like crazy... I seriously feel like I look 15-20 lbs...

So my FH's parents live about 5 hours away and will have to travel in for the wedding. They also have 2 dogs, which they insist there is no one to watch over when they travel, so they take them with...

I am kind of obsessed with cotton candy... so much so I was considering renting a cotton candy machine to use for a (not every effective but fun late night snack). Well FH just bought me an industrial...

So no man (or woman) is perfect... I know that. One real struggle for me and FH has been finances. He didn't have the best example growing up and wasn't the most responsible with money when we met....

Hi all - I am one of those dress regret brides who wound up buying a 2nd dress. Ultimately I know this was the right choice for me but I have been trying to sell the 1st dress (still brand spanking...

I have yet to find a HMUA for the wedding and realize I need to get moving on it. I came across someone I like the work of (from what I can see in pics at least)... My FH and I are getting our E-Pics...

Hi all! So I booked the resort portion of our honeymoon and am so excited... while I normally wouldn't book a trip separately (unbundled) I got a screaming deal on the hotel and couldn't bundle in air...

It's not until next April but it's booked and I am SO EXCITED!!! We decided, for a couple reasons, to HM in April rather than immediately after our January wedding but I would be lying if I did't say...

I went dress shopping yesterday for the first time and found a dress I think may be "the one." My girls were there and we all loved it and thought it was glamorous and suited me... fairly simple lace...