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3807 days agoMy fiance is an atheist and I'm agnostic. We're trying to find an officiant who can craft a lovely secular ceremony and perform it with a sense of solemnity and gravitas, without religious readings or language. But here in the Bible Belt (eastern OK)...
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3809 days agoAfter 3 weeks of pure stress, lots of math and emails and phone ringing off the hook and spending precious downtime doing site visits - and being told by a few people that maybe it was so hard because my budget expectations were just unreasonable - I...
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3809 days agoOur outside and backup inside ceremony venues both have an arch structure that we can decorate for the wedding. I'm saving on flowers by only having fresh in the bouquets, and going with non-floral centerpieces. For the arch I'm thinking swags of...
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3811 days agoMy renter's insurance (Assurant, via Geico) told me that their personal articles addition will cover the value of the ring, but NOT the stones! The only other option I know of is Jeweler's Mutual, who have some bad reviews online from folks that made...
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3814 days agoA few days (weeks?) ago there was a thread where lots of folks said they'd found their venue within 2-4 site visits. This one's for the brides like me that sighed in despair over that thread. Anybody else been on the hunt for weeks, slogged to a...
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3817 days agoMy fiance and I have disagreed over the last 4 venues we've seen. Our compromise candidate busts our budget by a fair bit. And the next best choice has a political agenda that makes us both uncomfortable. My last great hope was a brand new venue...
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3819 days agoMy cousin gets hitched in early September, we're looking at early November. Weather (winter AND summer are horrible here) and other family events have squeezed us down to that timeframe. I'm worried that extended family won't be able to make 2...
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3822 days agoWe're looking for ways to cut corners for our 100-ish person wedding, which will be 70% family and a laid back afternoon bbq/family reunion party. No nightclub feel, no bouquet toss, no organized games! Most of the venues we're looking at have a...
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3822 days agoHi all! I got engaged over the holidays and am already deep in basic planning, including bridal shows. Where I signed up for every drawing, 'grand prize' and giveaway under the sun. Now I'm getting emails and calls that I "won" gifts. Only turns out...