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Hashtag for our wedding
Grace, on October 24, 2016 at 11:20 AM

Hi Guys, I am new to the weddingwire discussion posts, but I need your help! I am not a very creative person (I'm an accountant, and they frown upon being too creative ), but I need some ideas for a...

elite, Oct 25, 2016 13 1,262
Crystal
How to Bundle Wedding Invitations
Crystal, on January 8, 2014 at 8:40 AM

Hi! I will be designing and printing my wedding invites. I found a great template from downloadandprint.com and I was able to customatize colors and wording in photoshop. I was leaning towards a...

Mrs. Siedlecki, Oct 23, 2016 7 268
NewlyWeducated
DIY: flower girl baskets
NewlyWeducated, on October 20, 2016 at 11:42 PM

One of the worst sticker shock moments I had was shopping for flower girl baskets! Most of the ones I came across were $40+ each, they were awkwardly tiny, and not very cute. So I decided to...

NewlyWeducated, Oct 21, 2016 39 3,001
GabelJohnson16
Help!! I hate my wedding photos
GabelJohnson16, on October 20, 2016 at 7:44 AM

Our photographer was a family friend who used to do photography years ago but stop doing it.. So she offered to do our wedding at a discounted rate. She gave us all the raw Photos and then gave us all...

FutureMrsDjTimmy, Oct 20, 2016 25 749
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Affordable bridesmaid gift? Is it possible?
SoontobeMrs.Ree, on October 14, 2016 at 1:42 AM

Hello all! I wanted to get some feedback on what brides on a budget have done for their bridesmaids as a gift. Right now we are doing a little dinner for just the bridal party, paying for their hair,...

j19sweet, Oct 19, 2016 26 458
FMP
DIY Sweetheart Backdrop
FMP, on October 19, 2016 at 3:47 PM

Are any of you making a backdrop for your sweetheart table? I really want to make one, but I'm not sure how I would do it. I kind of want a cascading flower backdrop (fake flowers)... but I don't know...

Erin Wood, Oct 19, 2016 12 447
Katelyn
Seating Chart Poster
Katelyn, on October 19, 2016 at 3:55 PM

I'm wanting to make a large poster to frame and display as a seating chart at my reception. Does anyone have insight into how they did this or what templates they used? I've seen I can pay for a...

beautyofdreams, Oct 19, 2016 9 6,862
Angela
Card Box Alternatives
Angela, on October 12, 2016 at 3:04 PM

I'd like to have something other than a regular card box displayed for guests to put their cards in. I would like something that's contained and "safe". I've searched a little for a birdcage and found...

SoontobeSchultz, Oct 19, 2016 37 3,831
MTR
Selfie stations
MTR, on October 16, 2016 at 1:00 AM

For you ladies that did selfie stations how did that go? What did your set up look like? any advice please!!

Possum, Oct 17, 2016 19 685
Rennyrenrennerson
How many signs is too many?
Rennyrenrennerson, on October 15, 2016 at 10:21 AM

I think I've gone overboard. What signs do you plan to have? My signs include: Welcome (wedding and reception) Guest book Memorial Send off Wishing tree Candy bar Hashtag Photobooth favors Bar (still...

TheUncommonBride, Oct 16, 2016 41 296
CoffeeNColor
Stock our own alcohol or use the caterer's package?
CoffeeNColor, on October 14, 2016 at 7:17 AM

Our potential caterers has an option where we can provide our own alcohol but we just have to pay for their bartender to serve. The other option is to use one of their bar packages. We plan to do beer...

AAK, Oct 14, 2016 5 206
Leah
Cross arch
Leah, on October 14, 2016 at 2:03 AM

My MOHs husband church has a cross I could use but I would need to make a stand for it to stand on its own since I'm having a inside wedding. Or know any places in Greenville, SC to rent. Any...

Ashley M, Oct 14, 2016 2 393
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Printing Addresses on Save the Date Postcards
Angela, on October 12, 2016 at 10:22 PM

We have designed our own save the date postcards and now it's time to get them printed. We'd love to have each of the recipients addresses printed right on them. Has anyone else done this? What's the...

Kathleen, Oct 13, 2016 5 1,103
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Bridal Shower-Wooden spoons
Kristen, on October 12, 2016 at 1:52 PM

I am hoping someone can help me out. I need to find 6" wooden spoons (the kind you use for cooking and mixing) for some shower favors. I can't seem to find any. The only kind that come up are round...

Marissa, Oct 12, 2016 19 138
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Hashtag help
Lily, on October 12, 2016 at 5:50 AM

Can anyone help us with our hashtag I am looking for a hashtag that would either include phan and Lucas or lily and mark Bride: lily Phan Groom: mark Lucas

Lily, Oct 12, 2016 8 161
Brittany
Cheap good fake flowers?
Brittany, on September 20, 2016 at 1:10 PM

Does anyone know any places that have cheap fake flowers that look decent? I found a bunch from Amazon for really cheap but they are from China and I'm afraid of what they will look like so I need a...

lizzy, Oct 12, 2016 46 3,161
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Hashtag for my wedding
Miranda, on October 8, 2016 at 12:30 AM

So I'm trying to figure out a hashtag. His last name is Evans and mine is Cragg. First names are Alex and Miranda. I can't seem to think of any good puns.

mimitrue, Oct 11, 2016 6 3,172
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Stamps.com
Tracy , on March 3, 2014 at 2:35 PM

I did my wedding invitations and they were 91 cents each. Has anyone used stamps.com for postage to avoid having to use multiple stamps on each envelope? How was it?

kati, Oct 8, 2016 3 972
Randi
Place Card Templates
Randi, on October 6, 2016 at 11:59 AM

I have tried the Avery one and I can't get it to do more than one page at a time. Has anyone found a good, user friendly DIY place card template? Thanks in advance!

Randi, Oct 6, 2016 15 246
FBTB2017
Tattoo cover up
FBTB2017, on October 3, 2016 at 4:05 PM

Hi everyone. I'm in a friends wedding this coming Saturday and I have a tight budget so I wanted to cover up my own tattoo on my back instead of paying for someone to do it. Have any of you tried?...

Jackie, Oct 5, 2016 17 1,566
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