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Hi everyone. Thanks for all the advice you've given me so far about timelines. Here's another rough idea. --- 2pm: Rental co. sets up cocktail tables, round tables etc. 6:15pm-7:30pm: drinks and pictures w/family and close friends 7:30pm-8pm:...

Originally we were going to have small ceremony/dinner and then dessert reception at the same venue, but now I'm trying to brainstorm ways to get around having dinner there. Since we chose a non-traditional venue, it's turning out that all the costs...

I know it's subjective, but how many do you think is a good number to invite to a bridal shower? I'm thinking of inviting 20 with 13 to 15 being able to attend. Does this sound alright?(That would be just my aunts w/out cousins, MIL, sisters etc). A...

We've already ordered wedding cake but we'd like to have one or two other desserts available too. The cake is half red velvet and half almond flavored. (We ordered it before the caterer made these suggestions). What would you pick to go with it? --...

I ordered some flowers from an online bulk seller and they arrived yesterday morning. The ranunculus looked pretty puny (as one of the florists on here warned me they might be, in general). Anyway,it's so fun to watch them open up and get prettier! ...

At first, I planned on renting china and using plastic plates for dessert later but now I'm thinking about using this environmentally friendly dinnerware I found today: http://www.verterra.com/index.php What do you guys think? I don't know if I'll...

My aunt generously offered to host a bridal shower for me. However, she put me in charge of the invitations and I'm a little confused about who to invite. The shower will be held at my aunt's house and I'll find out tomorrow the maximum number of...

Has anyone ever used these type of vases before? I never have, but I saw them on a design site and thought they were interesting. Basically they're expandable flower vases that are supposed to look similar to glass when you fill them with water. When...

Hi Everyone! Ive asked on here about poppies before, but now I'm looking at some alternatives and wanted to know your opinions. (I guess with poppies, you have to burn the bottoms so they won't leak, I can't find them wholesale, and they also are...

Yesterday I was feeling pretty good about everything... got lots of stuff done, had a good talk w/ my MOH (she's the best) and some other friends. But as I was trying to finish addressing invites, I was feeling so anxious! Anyone else felt this? I...

I really like the look of these Italian poppies but I've heard they're pretty fussy, delicate flowers. Does anyone know if this is true? Italian Poppies Source: www.hostessblog.com

FH sometimes buys them from the grocery store for me in Phoenix (AZ) and they look good, but I'm wondering if there's a less expensive place to buy some for centerpieces. (My sister in LA said she could get them for me for much cheaper, but I don't...

Does anyone know of a good event planner near Phoenix or Scottsdale that charges by the hour? I've looked at the vendor lists on here in the past but it's difficult to compare prices/services from many of their websites. I have almost all of my...

I stumbled across this article today while trying to decide what kind of tables to use. Thought it might be helpful. http://nymag.com/weddings/planner/2007/summer/please_be_seated/

For fun tonight, I used a paint program to paste a serpentine table layout into a picture of the space we might use for dinner. If any of you are bored etc., could you please tell me what you think? (I was just playing around, so I know it's not to...

Many of you have probably heard of this idea already, but I thought I'd pass it along anyway. I'm not going to have a lot of single women at my ceremony, so I'm thinking of modifying an idea I saw from Martha Stewart. Basically it'll be a break-away...