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Our cocktail hour and reception are taking place adjacent to a large lawn during the afternoon/early evening. I'm sure guests will be plenty entertained with drinks and appetizers, but I also thought it would be fun to set up some sort of other...

If we're planning on a 2pm ceremony, what would be a reasonable time to have hair and makeup finished up. No bridal party, and aside from "getting ready" shots of the finishing touches and some photos of me in my gown, we won't be doing pre-ceremony...

How much did your groom spend on his full look (suit/tux, shirt, tie, other accessories, etc.)?

For those of you that had/will be having a DOC/MOC, when in the planning process did you hire them - before or after hiring your other vendors? What was their level of involvement, if any, between signing the contract and taking over at around the...