Activity for akshali2000

How important is it to book a venue a year in advance for large weddings (250-300 guests)? We are recently engaged, but because of a number of recent events as well as long distance, we cannot go venue hunting right now. There are still a lot of...

For people who hired a separate Day of Coordinator (not the person who comes free with the venue, someone separate you hire on your own), when in the planning timeline did you hire them? And what price range do they typically run? I'm guessing for...

From previous threads, it seems like providing late night snacks and great cocktail hour snacks are the way to go. Does anyone know how much these usually run (if you get them from the official caterer, not BYO)?

I've never been to a rehearsal dinner, but after some googling, it seems like a nice, small dinner of both immediate families and the bridal party. Usually consisting of toasts and small speeches, thank you's, last minute instructions, story sharing,...

Hi, 3 girls and I are planning a destination bachelorette weekend to New Orleans this July for our friend, and I am in charge of planning a mini shower the next day. So far, I'm thinking some gift opening at the hotel/airbnb (I can wake up early and...

I know it's too early to be thinking about this, but the topic randomly came up the other day with my partner and we really do not see eye to eye. What do you do when one person wants a bridal party and the other doesn't? I always imagined my wedding...

So, it's pretty well known that the average South Asian wedding (Indian/Pakistani-American) costs a lot more than a conventional American wedding due to larger guest size and multiple day events. For any South Asian brides/grooms on a budget, what...

We are having an Indian Hindu wedding. Due to religious and cultural reasons, both of our families do not drink alcohol (and to be totally honest, the two of us barely ever drink either). Since the majority of our guests will also be composed of...

My partner and I are having a South Asian wedding (in the US), but his customs and mine are very different. In particular, he and his family are very adament about the ceremony. in his religious/cultural tradition, weddings begin at the crack of dawn...

I recently came across this thread from last year (https://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-forums/moving-in-together-after-wedding/039b884b013ce61c.html?page=2) and it made me think of a similar topic. Has anyone on here (particularly long distance...