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May 20, 2017
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2535 days agoOur wedding got featured on our photographers blog! http://www.whitneygrayphotography.com/weddings1/dutch-and-rons-backyard-wedding
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2551 days agoThinking about the afterlife of my wedding dress. Was thinking maybe it was possible to have the bottom organza portion removed and something else added so that it became some kind of knee length or just below knee type of dress I could wear at other...
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2576 days agoWell the backyard wedding came alive! Was absolutely the best night! And we had a wedding crasher! More on that in a bit. First a shout out to our vendors: (They were so great there were two people in attendance who are going to be getting married...
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2583 days agoWe are married! We had an amazing wedding and reception in our backyard! Many pics and advice to come! Now going to pack for our honeymoon! Pro Bam and advice on another post...but here is link to all the Pro pics...
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2584 days agoOMG....It's today!!! It still doesn't seem real. I am so thrilled and excited to marrying the love of my life! And we are being blessed with wonderful weather for our backyard wedding!
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2597 days ago55 here...love seeing makeup and hair trials and dresses....but haven't seen much of any makeup, hair, and dress pics from older brides. Any out there I can see?
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2610 days agoSo, after many many months of saying we needed to do it, my FH and I finally sat down and went over what needs to go into our new wills, who gets what if he dies, I die, we both die. Executor choices, life insurance options, changing beneficiaries on...
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2627 days agoI think I just need some virtual "hugs"....This is my second marriage...I'm 55. Had severe sleep apnea for many years which caused many issues..gained weight....had double jaw surgery and genioplasty which cured the sleep apnea...yay! lost about 35...
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2632 days agoWe are getting our yard ready for the wedding and of course I have a "honey do" list. One of them was me saying "It would be really cute to have a bridge go over our dry stream bed." So he built one! So proud of my FH!
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2633 days agoI have to say that my best friend, Theresa who is my MOH is just such a blessing. My rock as a friend and also so helpful. She is doing my invitations, goes shopping with me, putting together floral arrangements and is even making my necklace and...
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2640 days agoI bought my FH flight lessons. He has always wanted to fly a plane. So I buy the lessons...expecting for this first one to be safely on the ground snapping happy pictures...from the ground. So trainer as we are looking at the very small plane says to...
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2656 days agoAnyone have pictures of how they bustled a mermaid style dress? Especially want to see any side bustles...seems like they look less weird on that style dress.
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2666 days agoHad to post....my neighbor's daughter had a wedding last year with a 5 year old flower girl and she loaned me the dress to see if it would fit my granddaughter. My granddaughter is tall for 3 and the dress is so adorable on her! She will be my flower...
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2666 days agoI am 55...second marriage. My father won't be at my wedding (alzheimers)...mother passed 5 years ago...Was thinking of doing a dance with my brother. Any song ideas for this situation?
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2674 days agoWe are doing a rustic outdoor (backyard) wedding....anyone here do something cool and rustic for a card box?
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2676 days agoWe are having a wedding/reception at our home...backyard. Heavy appetizers, beer, wine...have a dance floor/dj. Second marriage if that is important. No first look. Appetizers, desserts available all evening. Small group -- around 60. Thinking......