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We are getting married in New Orleans on August! Photos are outside, 5 hours before the wedding. Are any of you makeup artists? I need tips for how to touch up makeup after photos in the heat! Do we...

How long did it take, per bridesmaid, for makeup? For you? What about for hair? Please also keep in mind I like dramatic, photo-ready makeup, not a natural/barely there look. How long for hair? i just...

So at first i was going to order some from minted with my coupon for half off but it was still 350! I really don't want to spend that much. What are some affordable ways to make invitations myself? I...

Parents, groomsmen, lectors, vocalist, readers will all be getting corsages and boutonniere's. Will your Greeters have a corsage?

Drop a picture of your engagement photo shoots need inspiration for outfits and locations (Maryland)

I am going to provide robes, but I don't really consider that a gift. Any suggestions (under $100) for my bridesmaids? They are all 40+ in age and upper-middle-class+, so it needs to be...

If you had a consumption bar can you please tell me the following; 1. how many guests (or rather how many over 21 yo guests) 2. How much did each drink cost (IE: at my venue a class of tap beer is...

We have 100 guests, I'm curious as to what people usually pay for a full open bar. I have no idea what kind of figure we should be looking at.

Out of 160 guests we had 17 people bring a gift. I know people will say guests do not have to bring anything, but I find this odd. I did invite family that I do not get a chance to speak to as much....

We are getting married in less than a month! 😊 We have had almost 140 RSVP that they are attending. However, we have received less than 12 gifts (and 1/2 of those from people who RSVPed they are not...

Why has my Williams Sonoma Registry disappeared from my website? It is still listed in my account, but I can not get it to show up on my site. I see that Pottery Barn is still listed in their...

Hello ladies, I was just wanting your advice and help on how to nicely say no kids on our invites. I personally think "no kids" or "adult reception only" is fine, but my FH doesn't like the "no/only."...

I'm sitting here, trying to calculate my reception cost. My venue only allows for a consumption bar and I naively budgeted under $1000 for this. I was doing some research today and came across...

When did you guys decide on flowers and a florist? Did you wait until you picked out your bridesmaid dresses? Did you know from the start? I need to start thinking about my flowers. I haven't had a...

So we are newly engaged and in early planning. I honestly always thought about an evening wedding 5 pm or so with a dinner reception. I never even considered other times of day for us honestly. And my...

Heyyy, i’m thinking about using an engagement photo on our invitation. I know normally it’s on the save the dates, however I purchased my save the dates early on (thinking we are skipping engagement...

We are having an "unofficial" bridal party, meaning our closest friends will be getting ready with us during the day and taking photos beforehand, but they are not wearing matching suits or matching...

Hello lovely ladies. I just wanted to write and talk about something that had been weighing on me. Walking down the aisle. My father died when I was 5 so I've always had a struggle with who will walk...