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After several weeks, which felt like a life time, my pro-pics are finally in!!!! I am absolutely in love with them. So many great moments captured!! I am so sad that my day is over but I am excited...

If you are willing to share, what is your budget for your wedding? Including everything! I'm trying to get an idea of what the average cost is.

I have had the money pretty much since I booked him in July, but I paid off the balance today. I love not having to have that over my head. Have an appointment with my florist (grocery store) on...

My nieces grandmother is getting me bottles from her work to help with my centerpeices. I am painting the bottles myself... Has anyone else done this? I'm looking for the easiest way to remove the...

How early did you get your wedding dress? We aren't getting married until NEXT summer and was planning on dress shopping around November/December, but there is a dress I love that a bridal boutique in...

I've seen a thread like this a while ago, but I'm bored! Does anybody think of baby names like I do? It's been such a weird obsession with me since I was like 15 (so, 10 years now)! Not really "baby"...

I like the concept of the candle-lighting as part of the ceremony, especially the tradition of the mothers lighting the candles that we use to light the center one, but here's the catch - my Fiance's...

If any of you are paying a makeup artist to come and do makeup for your party, how much are you spending? My FH's cousin is a makeup artist and wants to do my makeup as my gift, but is offering to do...

HELP!!!! FH wants us to write our own vows.... I'm sure he's going to spill out this heartfelt speech that's going to make me bawl! I'm pretty positive I'm going to be crying regardless.... We met...

I know this is a topic we see a lot....but I do want opinions on where the threshold is. FH and I love the idea of using neighborhoods of Seattle to name our tables, there's an invitation/paper...

How many hours do you have your videographers? What time will they arrive?

So I just had my second makeup trial done and am happy to report that this one was MUCH better than the first--so I'm all set with that (yay!) My problem lies in my lipstick though. I usually buy Mac...

I am going dress shopping this weekend. I have my eye, and quite possibly my heart, set on the Belle 225 Dress at Alfred Angelo. It costs about 1,600.00. When I told my mom she said that was "too...

I'm thinking of charging our guests per person like a club does for a party and maybe offer 1 free drink . . . . Ha! Ha! Only kidding. I'm bored at work. Real post is tell me about your reception: Sit...

Instead of a rehearsal dinner we are having a welcome BBQ, (we have our venue all weekend), for all out of town guests. The ceremony rehearsal is on the same grounds as the BBQ will be, but inside a...

Obviously Photography and Videography tend to be a large cost, however after just attending my best friends wedding and she spent $1800 on video alone im super excited that i have taken the...