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Jess & Sean
Submersible Fake Flowers for Aisle
Jess & Sean, on January 5, 2014 at 5:27 PM

Thanks for any help in advance! For my wedding aisles, I am looking to do sets of three cylinder vases filled with water, floating candles, and submersible flowers. My colors are pink and white, sod I...

Blondie123, Jan 6, 2014 9 1,643
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what does your wedding day timeline look like?
Dyanne, on January 5, 2014 at 12:16 AM

Hello! I am having a morning wedding with a brunch reception. With the wedding 10 months away im really starting the planning. Yay! So I am wondering what does your day look like? Already married or...

Dyanne, Jan 5, 2014 18 324
SnappyLove2015
Friends Flowers - What to Charge
SnappyLove2015, on January 2, 2014 at 2:37 PM

A Co-workers FDIL asked if I would do her Bouquets and boutonnieres for her wedding in February. I have done several bouquets and such in the past for a few family members but never charged them to do...

Jaime R., Jan 4, 2014 13 2,316
milica
I'm doing my own music; no DJ!
milica, on September 30, 2013 at 9:35 PM

Ok, so I have decided that I'm going to do my own music on an ipod. My venue has speakers throughout so i can plug my ipod in and simply press play. I figured it's one less expense and I'm going to...

Alishia Joubert, Jan 3, 2014 22 1,725
MrsClark13
So you're going to sit through a wedding pamphlet
MrsClark13, on January 3, 2014 at 6:15 PM

I was planning on making these pamphlets and I was wondering if any of you ladies had some ideas on what i could write in them (:

MrsClark13, Jan 3, 2014 9 1,768 1
Angel
6,000 rose petals
Angel, on January 2, 2014 at 10:48 AM

I know this may sound a little crazy, but is 6,000 rose petals really alot? I want my aisle runner to be bordered with rose petals. My aisle is about 34 feet. and I want it to look thick. I know the...

Marisa-in-Love, Jan 2, 2014 7 93
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36" Balloons for center pieces? Inspiration PIC included
Elizabeth, on September 5, 2013 at 11:15 AM

I Absolutely Love the idea of the balloons our reception area have 26 foot ceilings and I want to totally do the 1 balloon over each table with lace and like a navy and a coral ribbon to hide the...

Celebrations, Dec 31, 2013 10 196
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Wax seals?
LetItSnow, on December 30, 2013 at 12:22 PM

Anyone using a wax seal on their invites? My FH is a big history buff so he wanted to have a vintage feel to the invites so I thought maybe a wax seal would be cute. Does this mean I need to have an...

Mackenzie, Dec 31, 2013 14 580
Bridina
Subtle video game theme wedding
Bridina, on December 30, 2013 at 3:03 PM

Don't get me wrong- the fiance and I are both VERY in to gaming (it's how we met!), but we also have a lot of traditional family coming. We wanted to avoid the inevitable drama of a full blown gamer...

Bridina, Dec 30, 2013 7 469
OregonEmily
Share your VistaPrint experiences!
OregonEmily, on December 27, 2013 at 4:29 PM

I'm very excited about submitting my order to Vistaprint within the next day or two. I'm considering getting "envelope seals" but I'm not sure what to expect. The seal that matches my invites looks a...

PhillyReally, Dec 29, 2013 31 164
Lynnie Pin
Bridesmaid Survival Kit with poem- changed wording
Lynnie Pin, on December 27, 2013 at 11:50 AM

Since Im unable to get my BMs nails done due to financial reasons i decided to go with something else. Online they had survival kit poems so i changed the wording into something my own and this is...

Mrs Drakthal, Dec 27, 2013 12 155
Mrs Slover
Printing Envelopes- Frustration/Rant
Mrs Slover, on December 23, 2013 at 9:37 PM

So I have been trying to figure out how to print addresses on my envelopes. I have a macbook and was using pages' template for an envelope, but had to adjust the size to be A7. When I go to print, I...

Miss S., Dec 24, 2013 19 612
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Entertaining kids at a wedding.
Private User, on December 9, 2013 at 1:06 PM

I have started thinking a lot about this as I am looking at our guest list. We have quite a few kids 10 and younger attending the wedding and reception. I keep thinking that kids will probably get...

Valerie, Dec 10, 2013 22 129
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Making my own wedding cake? Crazy?
Miss S., on December 5, 2013 at 6:19 PM

So this might be crazy but I am considering making my own wedding cake. For some reason I can't stand the thought of paying $500 for a cake. I will have no more than 130 guests (and that is...

Anisea, Dec 6, 2013 36 1,484
Ella
Photobooth guestbook?
Ella, on February 16, 2013 at 8:56 AM

Good morning ladies! I have been give a free photobooth to use for our wedding! I just have to pay for ink and photopaper. I went to a wedding where they had a photobooth and they glue one of the...

Danielle, Dec 6, 2013 13 600
Kelsey
how early can i do my candy favors....
Kelsey, on December 4, 2013 at 6:00 PM

Hey guys! I was wondering if anyone had any experience with doing candy jars for favors. I'm doing them in small mason jars I already have the labels done it cetera. I would love to get these knocked...

Kelsey, Dec 5, 2013 4 2,158
Kim
NWR worried about my kitty and a drano incident. .
Kim, on December 1, 2013 at 6:07 PM

Fh and I put some drano in the tub and we were keeping the door closed so she wouldn't get in there. However, I was in the bathroom brushing my teeth and didn't notice her walk in. When I turbed...

Julie, Dec 3, 2013 18 2,595
Mrs. S (Amanda C.)
Summer Brides...How are you keeping your guests cool?
Mrs. S (Amanda C.), on December 1, 2013 at 7:22 PM

I am thinking of using a wine barrel as a cooler for water bottles and having paper fans available in our colors. If you're having a summer (outdoor or w/o AC) wedding, what are you doing to keep your...

rusticbride, Dec 2, 2013 19 1,841
Lynnie Pin
having a hard time with table cloths...is plastic too cheap??
Lynnie Pin, on November 27, 2013 at 2:31 PM

Im on a tight budget and im scared that if i just buy the regular dark brown plastic table cloths for round tables itll look cheesy and cheap. But, im guessing with everything on the table it wont...

TooManyMistys, Nov 28, 2013 15 1,230
Mrs. Captain America
RSVP e-mailing and phone calls??
Mrs. Captain America, on November 25, 2013 at 8:04 PM

So I might be missing something, but I got someone's wedding invite in the mail recently and I was surprised to see that the RSVP card just had an e-mail address and phone number. It said to either...

Aronna, Nov 26, 2013 11 2,031
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