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Hello! I am American, my fiancé is British and we are getting married this summer here in North Carolina, where we live and where I grew up. My fiancé has been very supportive of wedding planning so...
Now I'm only going to have this up for a little bit, but I just finished up my vows. I have been working on them since we got engaged. I get so nervous when other people read what I write so I just...
Hi all, I would love to honor my fiance's father who passed away, at our wedding. So far, my idea was to have a table with candles and his picture in the middle. However, I feel like that isn't...
Ok I already got married but helping in my daughter in laws wedding. This is the question, she guaranteed 75 guests, but now 4 cant make it, does she have to pay for the other 4 even though she has...
The ceremony day went by so quickly and now I'm down in the dumps cause it came and went by just like that. Now I don't have anything to plan or work on anymore. Is this a true illness cause I'm like...
Hey guys! I am having a female MOH but two male bridesmen (bridesmaids). My FHs party is all men. I was wondering if anyone had ideas on how to have them walk down the isle? Together with the...
So I've skimmed through the many "coworker invite" threads and can't find one that is similar to mine. So here we go...and please note, no official save the dates or invites have been sent yet. I work...
There is a wedding coming up in July that I agreed to be a bridesmaid for. I have actually posted about this wedding two other times: once because the bride wanted me to buy the $250 dress...
Hi everyone, For room blocks, should I include room rates in the accommodation card that goes in the invites? Or just the hotel info like phone number and website? I will be having two options for...
Not sure if this is better in etiquette or in planning but I've been working on planning my own wedding from out of town and one thing i keep running into is vendors being reluctant to give you...
My FH weren’t planning on inviting any kids to our wedding. We literally don’t have any family members who have kids yet and no one in our bridal party has kids either. There are probably less than...
Hi there, my FH and I have been debating doing something else instead of the bouquet toss and garter toss. We already knew we didn't want to do a garter toss, as his family is from the Middle East and...
Hi this August I am in my friends wedding which is a destination wedding in Jamaica. At first my sister was going to come with me and then my cousin, unfortunately neither can really afford to go. I...
Hey friends! I think we are good on booze... we have 2 beer selections, 2 wine selections, and 2 signature cocktails! Our caterer provides water, lemonade, and iced tea. Do I also need to provide...
My fiancé and I are not planning on doing a first look, so we would like 1.5 hours after the ceremony to take photos. Do you guys think 1.5 hours for the cocktail hour is not too long? Thanks!
Hi! I wanted to see how long will you & your fiancé's Bachelor/Bachelorette festivities be? My FH's best man wants to plan a 6 day trip with about 6-8 guys,for his bachelor party. Mean while, I'll...
I am having trouble finding a church for my ceremony with only 4 months to go...I originally wasn't going to use a church,but decided against it.I belong to a family church but I stopped going years...
Hi! Any neat ideas on how to get everyone's address in one clean spot besides texting? We're having our engagement party this week, and we're thinking perhaps we can collect contact information there?...
Hi All, I'm getting married at the end of May and I'm trying to order my Thank-You cards. I know it's a tiny thing, but I'm having a dilemma about the return addressing on these cards. I'm getting...
Hi all - just a little help needed on how to word the dress code for our beach wedding. I keep getting the question and I am just not sure how to describe it. It is a daytime brunch wedding on the...