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Cake flavors!!!
Skylar, on July 30, 2024 at 3:03 PM

Hi all! What flavor cake do you plan to have at your wedding? And how do you plan to decorate it?

James, Aug 21, 2024 19 127 1
Kellykay
Help!!! do i have to postpone my Wedding??
Kellykay, Today at 1:41 PM

My younger brother sold the Chevrolet truck our dad got him for his 18th birthday last year, we initially agreed he was going to help with getting things in place for my wedding dated for some time in...

Kellykay, 2 hours ago 8
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When do i do the first dance, father of the bride and mother of the groom dances?
Meghan, Yesterday at 4:34 PM

I'm in a strong debate on when to do the dances for my wedding. I have a reception dress I want to wear but I don't want to wear it for the dances, I want to wear my wedding dress for the dances. This...

Hannah, Yesterday at 6:28 PM 1 24
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How to approach disappointing vendor over wedding set design disappointment?
Courtney, on September 15, 2024 at 3:36 PM

I’m paying a professional haunted house group $11k to create custom haunted games and set design/photo booths for our Halloween wedding (contract specifies materials, labor, setup, etc). It’s...

Michael, Sep 15, 2024 1 58
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One sided reception
Stephanie, on September 12, 2024 at 3:24 PM

So, it’s going to be a very small guest list anyways. A courthouse ceremony and restaurant reception after. Out of 19 guests I only have 3. My mom, stepdad and sister. He has his entire family and...

Michael, Sep 12, 2024 1 57
Chandra
Guest book wording?
Chandra, on December 9, 2018 at 11:14 PM

Hey ya'll....I'm kind of having a brain fart/over thinking moment. I'm getting ready to make a sign for our guest book. I'd like people to write us a short message rather than just sign their name, so...

Alex, Sep 11, 2024 13 4,199
Sierra
Dances in reception timeline
Sierra, on September 10, 2024 at 5:33 AM

As of right now, we have a grand entrance into the reception planned after our photos followed immediately by our first dance. The only other dance we have planned is a dance with my kids, where my FH...

Sierra, Sep 11, 2024 4 72
Jo
When you're a guest, do you sign the guest book?
Jo, on March 23, 2018 at 8:05 AM

Take a short break from planning and think about the weddings you've attended. When you're a guest, do you look for the guest book? Do you get stuck thinking of what to say? Do you tend to write a...

Coral, Sep 6, 2024 38 1,311
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Lunch vs Dinner Wedding
Sophie, on October 15, 2022 at 9:45 PM

In planning our wedding, my fiancé and I keep discovering that we have different expectations of what a wedding is like. Most recently, it’s on the issue of time-of-day. I’ve always gone to weddings...

Shilo, Sep 5, 2024 10 866
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Songs for High School Sweethearts
Devyn, on March 20, 2019 at 11:01 AM

I've seen threads for this before, but haven't found them very helpful. What I'm looking for are songs that don't have references to breaking up, other lovers, things like "this time". There's a few...

Dany, Sep 5, 2024 19 51,396 3
Alissa
Last Dance
Alissa, on August 31, 2024 at 12:56 AM

Trying to pick the last dance song of the night but I am unsure if I should go with a slow paced or fast paced song! I was either going to use "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran or "You Shook Me All...

Andrea, Sep 2, 2024 3 277 1
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Venue regrets - seating
Natalie, on August 29, 2023 at 2:53 AM

I’m 4 weeks away from my wedding date and I’m having major regrets about my venue. I’m doing a station style reception. My venue is mostly indoor with a nice outdoor terrace facing the river. I have...

Yvonne, Sep 2, 2024 21 495
Alissa
Sister Dance
Alissa, on August 25, 2024 at 8:19 PM

Hi guys! I am getting married next month and I really need some suggestions! My dad passed away 3 years ago. I decided to dance with my older sister but I need some help picking a song for us to dance...

Alicia, Sep 2, 2024 7 270
Dawn
wedding reception food
Dawn, on August 27, 2024 at 3:32 PM

I have about 75 people coming to my wedding reception. One place that I was looking to get food from does catering. Their trays of food serve 10-12 people. How many trays should I order of food to...

Alicia, Sep 2, 2024 2 114
Katelyn
Parents reception entrance songs
Katelyn, on October 11, 2021 at 2:54 PM

I need some ideas for the reception entrance, I'm not sure what song would be good for the parents to enter with. I've googled, but most songs are like father/daughter or mother/son songs. What did...

Lauren, Aug 28, 2024 10 4,811 1
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Worst Wedding Disaster?
Carly, on August 21, 2024 at 1:56 PM

My friend gave me permission to share the story of her wedding here: - Power went out 5 minutes into the reception, and never came back on. The generator caught on fire when they tried to use it so we...

Patrice, Aug 24, 2024 4 172
FutureMrs.D
Caricature Artist during Cocktail hour?
FutureMrs.D, on April 25, 2018 at 11:02 PM

My reception area will be flipped during the cocktail hour (the cocktail "hour" will only be half an hour and then we will be sending people inside to be seated for dinner). I am going to have drinks...

Kyra, Aug 21, 2024 25 3,800
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Father daughter dance
Shannon, on July 23, 2024 at 10:01 AM

So my daddy passed last year, the plan was to get married after I finished school.(I’m 32 and in nursing school). Me and my fiancé have both lost our dads and I have no idea what to do.

Carly, Aug 21, 2024 11 93
Amanda
Custom Cake Topper
Amanda, on October 7, 2022 at 8:03 PM

I would love to have a custom cake topper for my reception but I don't know where to start...my fiancé and I will have been together for 14 years by the time our wedding rolls around next Halloween,...

Deborah, Aug 21, 2024 9 450
Stephanie
Buying alcohol for bar service
Stephanie, on February 12, 2021 at 6:07 PM

We’re considering renting a mobile bar like those little converted campers for our cocktail hour and reception. I had no clue until we started to inquire about them that we had to supply the alcohol....

James, Aug 20, 2024 10 816
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