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Michaila
Michaila

Trying to plan a nice literary wedding on a shoestring security guard & paraprofessional librarian's budget - doing the best we can.

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February 3, 2023

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Michaila
Too soon to panic? My sister's bm dress doesn't fit - what do i do?
Michaila, on July 5, 2021 at 1:28 AM

Am I freaking out too soon? To make a very long story short, I lost my dad about two years ago, we were supposed to get married October of 2019, we postponed for many reasons...by the time we got...

Bird, Jul 5, 2021 14
Justine
Groomsmen attire (bow tie/suspenders/khakis/white shirts)... should they buy their own?
Justine, on June 6, 2018 at 11:05 AM

For our groom/groomsmen attire, they are wearing suspenders with matching bow ties, white shirts and khaki pants. I know where I want them to get their bow tie/suspender sets (they're online) but I...

Michaila, Jul 1, 2021 6
Michaila
Help me figure out my bridesmaids bouquets? Please?
Michaila, on May 3, 2021 at 2:57 AM

So my wonderful aunt who is extremely talented at floral arrangements was kind enough to make my floral arrangements for me. But there are a few tweaks that need to be made. Namely, she decided that...

Jessi, May 7, 2021 6 194
Michelle
To Spring or Not To Spring- That Is The Question!
Michelle, on March 23, 2021 at 7:26 PM

There are so many options when planning your wedding. Colors, style, themes etc. My fiancé is a firefighter & during the summer he’s gone a lot. Figuring out the date/season wasn’t too difficult....

Gia, May 21, 2021 48 1
Kiyome
Color scheme for wedding
Kiyome, on April 14, 2021 at 6:58 PM

Hey everyone. So my fiance and I are going to be getting married in Vermont on December 10, 2022. I am trying to come up with a color scheme and can't choose. For decor "theme", we are wanting to do...

Michaila, May 3, 2021 14 1
Michaila
bbq + white wedding dress = recipe for disaster???
Michaila, on April 12, 2021 at 12:28 AM

We're looking around at venues and have found one we like, but it has a caterer locked in. They have several options, but the one that sounds the best and is the most cost effective looks like the...

AB, Apr 14, 2021 15
K
Cash bar
Kres, on April 11, 2021 at 3:57 AM

Is it really lame to do this to our guests? My husband (postponed wedding celebration due to covid) and I are getting no financial help for the wedding, which is okay. But that being said, we are...

Jacks, Jul 2, 2021 45
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Joint Father-daughter and Mother-son Dance
Trinity, on March 29, 2021 at 11:53 AM

I had the song "I love her first" picked out a long time ago for Father-Daughter Dance, but today, my FH asks if he could do a joint dance while we are playing the same song. Is that weird?

Michaila, Apr 12, 2021 10 1
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The idea of displaying some photos of our grandparents who have passed away.
Fred, on April 8, 2021 at 12:30 PM

Hello everyone. The wedding planning was going smoothly until ...yesterday. But "here comes the first debate" (not an argument, or at least, not yet): My FW wants to honor our 5 grandparents who have...

Fred, Apr 14, 2021 29
MK
Father/daughter dance
MK, on March 29, 2021 at 1:56 PM

We have been trying to keep things fun and upbeat for the wedding -- my fiancé and I plan to dance to "Beyond" by Leon Bridges to keep things sweet but upbeat! But after thinking about it, I really...

Michaila, Apr 11, 2021 9
Maira
Party Favors
Maira, on April 10, 2021 at 12:28 AM

Share or show me your party favors. I am so undivided what to do.

Michaila, Apr 11, 2021 18
Jade
Father Daughter Dance
Jade, on April 2, 2021 at 9:02 PM

What song did you past brides have for your father daughter dance if you had one? I plan on playing Cinderella by Steven Curtis Chapman.

Talia, Apr 5, 2021 7
Michaila
Plus size cheap wedding dress/rehearsal dress?
Michaila, on April 27, 2020 at 3:14 AM

I'm thinking of getting legally married and using my legal ceremony dress as my rehearsal dinner dress the following year - I have another post about that whole story. Anyway, all that to say, I'm...

Sherry, Apr 30, 2020 9 151
Michaila
We postponed our wedding - gift ettiquette?
Michaila, on October 6, 2019 at 1:01 PM

So due to a lot of stuff going on - mainly losing my dad two months before my wedding and my brother being at boot camp and some family drama on my FH's side we decided to postpone our wedding until...

Clíodhna, Oct 8, 2019 3 478
Michaila
Flower girl basket help
Michaila, on August 26, 2019 at 2:23 AM

We're having a literary themed wedding so our ring bearer will be using a book instead of a pillow as he walks. I'm still not sure about our flower girl. I can't find a basket I like. My sister made...

Emily, Aug 29, 2019 12
Michaila
All i want is cash to pay off our debt...
Michaila, on July 9, 2019 at 12:03 PM

So, long story short, me and my FH don't make a ton of money (me = 20k/yr, him = 24k/yr, working on that) and I have a bunch of student loans, but he has this $6000 debt that I'm not going to...

James, Jan 14, 2022 61
Michaila
Wedding ring - wrap, band, or guard?
Michaila, on July 24, 2019 at 10:35 PM

Let's play a game - which ring do you like best? Notable pros and cons: Wrap- Cons- white gold and doesn't come in yellow to match my e-ring Most expensive retail but has a great deal going on Guard-...

Gen, Jul 28, 2019 16
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