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October 10, 2021
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Hi All. So, of course, I really didn't give this any thought till of course a week before the wedding. But we are having an outdoor sunset ceremony at the Grove Redfield Estate and there is no...
Is anyone NOT doing favors or programs? I left this to the last minute but also I don't feel the need to give our guests favors. We have a small wedding and a day of coordinator so do we really need a...
Was asked in the height of the pandemic to be a BM to a friend of 4 years.. I knew she was thinking out of the country for the wedding in 2022 . She mentioned somewhere tropical or abroad, she herself...
We ended up losing our venue in January thanks to covid and so my fiance and I were going to book another place. But then his parents offered up their big backyard to us. So we have been planning our...
What should I do about my party and close family not liking any of the dresses I love? I know the idea that I want but my they say I can pull of whatever I like and want me to be in a mermaid style...
I'm probably gonna get crap for this. And to each their own. I think honeymoons are a giant waste of money. FH and I are on the same page here. We don't need to spend thousands of dollars to take a...
Hi all! If you've had airbrush makeup...how does airbrush makeup hold up with wearing a mask? Does moisture/heat compromise it? Thanks!!!!
Hi all! I’m really feeling defeated! I have done 3 makeup and hair trails with 3 different vendors and none of them met my expectations. Either the makeup made me look like a drag queen or my...
Hi, I was wondering for those of us with darker skin, did you pick white or ivory for your wedding gown?
Hi Brides & Wives. I wanted to know who has gotten married at the Grove Redfield Estate in Morton Grove, IL during the evening slot? We wanted to start our ceremony at 5p but the onsite manager...
I tried on dresses for the first time yesterday. I think I fell in love with what could very well be my dress. My fiance has always expressed how his preference is something simple. I have always been...
Hi girls! So I having difficulty deciding on whether to get traditional make-up or airbrush make-up for my wedding and reason being is because I have gotten my makeup professionally done now twice...
Hi everyone!! Where are my Illinois brides?? Let’s be friends!! We were supposed to be 10/17/2020 in NYC, then we escaped New York and moved our wedding to 5/15/2021 in Illinois. We’re deciding by...
Hi Brides. Does anyone know of any Black-owned makeup and hair bridal businesses in the Chicago area? And also why is wedding makeup so overpriced : (
Hi Everyone! So I'm having a hard time locating a suit rental establishment preferably in Chicago that would carry a hunter green SATIN dinner jacket with a black shawl lapel for my fiance (and would...
We want to stay at the Blue Lagoon Iceland Resort. Then take off to Paris and London and Spain maybe. We plan on doing it in 2 weeks.
Hi Brides! I wanted to get your perspective on doing physical invitations vs digital. My fiance and I aren't really keen on wasting paper and spending money on invitations when we can just do digital...
