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We've decided on a smaller wedding, something vintage-themed, so I thought, perfect! Our museum district rents out their Victorian historic mansion for events like weddings, and it's super affordable! I mean, REALLY affordable! I'd mentioned this a...

FH was just notified by his doctors today that if he doesn't have epilepsy, and instead has this super minor thing that is 100% treatable/curable (next week's tests will show if he does or not), he will have to go through intensive and lengthy...

I just got my free samples from minted.com, and one of the paper options is Museum Paper, which is like a thick cardstock (think printed plaques in a museum exhibit). Has anyone had or seen invitations on similar paper? Or ordered this from...

Every place we can afford is booked through November, and every place with a spot open requires us to use their caterers, which is where we can't afford them. I looked at a hotel today that, if they allowed us to bring in our own food, we could...

Before I forget, I wanted to share some potentially money-saving beauty tips (I say potentially because this is location-dependant): -If you have a cosmetology school within a 25 mile radius, use it! Bridal updos at my school start at $25, and...

Fh finally told his parents we're getting married....and they were pretty cool about it! He said they told him they're going to focus on his health and don't want to hear anything about wedding plans, which is fine by me. They think I'm a wonderful...

I am on an extremely tight budget, so my dream venue is out of question (just to rent it alone eats up my entire wedding budget of $3-$4k). We want to have the ceremony and finger-food reception at our church, but it's so small and our...

Had to have a slight panic-scream-fest for a moment.....when I went to check my shrinking checklist for February, it was suddenly March....and DOUBLE what I had a few hours ago! I feel like this wedding is exploding all over me, and I am starting to...

There are so many pros and cons to ordering or DIY invitations, so I wanted to ask you awesome brides, real actual people, what your wedding invitation experiences were/are. Did you order or DIY? Are you happy with your choice? Any regrets? What were...

Fh was discharged from the hospital today with a clean bill of health! Thank you so much to everyone for all your thoughts, prayers, and advice. It really means a lot to both of us, especially him. The MRI came back negative for any abnormalities,...

If we don't get floral pieces for our parents (all seven), we can get our wedding flowers for under $180 (bride bouquet, MOH bouquet, groom, best man, flower girl petals, unity candle). If we add the parents, we're looking at almost...

He's currently in the hospital awaiting tests to see if he can get an MRI done.... Lately he's been having severe seizures almost every day, which hasn't happened to him since he was a small child. He was hospitalized last night and the tests they...

I want fresh flowers. In my dream wedding, it's just filled with fresh floral arrangements, even the walls are dripping in petals! Now I know reality has diminished that quite considerably, but I still want the real flowers for everything from...

So my recent post about long distance relationshipping, as well as planning a wedding in another state? Just found out, he's moving back!!! His insurance was denied for his stay because of how awesome he's doing, so while he's kinda bummed (I am too...

Any other ladies here having to deal with being so far away from their FHs? I just had my first visit to see him since he moved, and holy cow....what an emotional rollercoaster! So excited to see him, so tired and grumpy when I actually did (he...