Activity for Cathy

My fiancé and I are getting married on a friend’s yacht. The wedding party and the immediate family will be seated aboard the boat (which will be docked), and the other guests will either be on the dock or on the levee facing the boat. (We haven’t...

So, I am having a little trouble deciding what to get for my bridesmaids. So far, I have bought them tote bags with their names on them, and each woman has gotten a wine bottle stopper that corresponds to their interest or personality. I feel like I...

So, I just started switching out my winter clothes for my summer clothes. At the same time, I realize that I have lived in the same house for 40 years. ( yes, I realize that may sound weird, but it’s a cultural thing in my family that you live with...

I would like to live stream the ceremony for people who can't make it or who live overseas. I want it to be something private, so Facebook Live wouldn't really be an option. I was thinking of Skype. Is there an app that I could use to plug in to my...

So, fiance and I have to go to an engagement party this Saturday--the nuance to the party is that his ex-wife is going to be there as well. I have never met her, and I have never been in a situation like this before. My fiance is worried that she...

My fiancé’s first marriage was a church marriage to a very religious woman. When we get married, we are doing a civil ceremony, with no involvement of the church. If we are not involving the church, does he still need to get an annulment because his...

So my fiance and I are interested in honeymooning in Tahiti, but everytime I type in "honeymoon" in the search box, I get these exorbitant amounts like $6-8K per person. I know that most resorts will do all inclusive for a honeymoon, but we...

Are wedding announcements usually written in the past tense, as in “Joe and Samantha were happily married on x-y, 20- - “ or in the present tense, as in “ Joe and Samantha are happy to announce their marriage on x-y-20–“ at ——.

I’m getting married in October, and I’m getting emails that the Knot has BM gifts on sale. Is it too early to buy them? I kind of want to buy things as they become available so that I don’t have to spend so much money all at once. When didnyouball...

So I work in academics as a professor, and it is very difficult to get time off for anything other than for professional reasons or illness. I already know my wedding date, but I don’t think I’d be able to get more than 1day off. All the sites...

My fiancé gave me a beautiful pair of earrings for our first Christmas together-they are small filigree gold with a red stone in one and a green stone in the other (nautical symbolism-we’re both avid sailors). Im trying to see whether I should wear...

So far, I've gotten my venue, rehearsal dinner and caterer down. I just ordered favors yesterday. I still haven't found a photographer or a make-up person, but I may just tap friends for this. Anyone else doing things a bit out of order?

So, my aunt Wants me to invite my step sister whom I am not close to at all. I am close to the other 2 steps, but this third one is estranged from us. At my niece’s wedding in September, she disregarded the “no kids” part on the invite and brought...

I can’t get into it! I’ve done the practical stuff and the logistics, but I can’t get into the whole dress/beauty thing. I am not really even into the whole decorations thing. I feel like I could not care less about my hair and looks, but I don’t w t...

I’m planning the wedding myself, and the venue does not have a coordinator. I asked my aunt to do it, because she volunteered and was a professional event coordinator before she retired. My question is who does the decorating for the venue? We are...

Dumb question; if I’m having a buffet reception, do I still need to put food options on the RSVP cards?