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Hey there everyone! I am planning on having confetti for guests to throw as we make our way back down the aisle. How much confetti should I have? My first thought was to have one cone for every guest...
I'm rather outdoorsy and a tomboy. My idea of a great bachelorette party would be a girls hiking trip or snowboarding trip. However, My MOH, who I love, just happens to be the exact opposite. Doesn't...
Exactly what the title says. Over 90% of our guest list is coming from out of town - the only people that live where FH and I do are his parents, and a handful of our friends. The remainder of our...
I am a LDS (Mormon) and as of right now my boyfriend is not. We are estimating on getting married in about 4 years (due to personal issues and financial problems) and he is thinking about starting the...
My fiancé and i decided not to have a wedding party. we are quite possibly eloping and having a reception-only. that being said, if i were to have a bridal party, i'd have about 8 people i'd want by...
We live in Massachusetts and are planning a wedding in Savannah, Georgia. Neither of us are from that area but we liked the idea of a domestic destination so everyone has to travel. Flights from where...
Hey y'all I really need some suggestions. My grandfather will be walking me down the isle at my wedding this fall. He raised me alongside my mother and grandmother. I also lived with them through...
Does every bridesmaid have to have an escort or can she walk alone? I have some that are going to have escorts and a couple that don't have an escort. Should I find and escort for them, thus adding to...
Hello all, I am stuck on how to describe our story on the wedding website. It would not be what I describe as fairy tale lol and my family is from Barbados and somewhat conservative but still have a...
So, one of my very best friends just found out that she is expecting. I am over the moon excited for her and I cant wait to see her become a mother. The bad thing is that she is due only 3 weeks...
So we are having our ceremony at our church and the reception is off site. Does the gift table go at the church or at the reception? How will people know where they are supposed to take them? I'm not...
Hello!! I am needing help finding a location for our destination wedding. There are a few stipulations: 1. I have my heart set on a church wedding at an all inclusive beach resort but open to a small...
I told everyone to RSVP by Sept 1st on my invite but I've only gotten like half of them back. Is this normal? Anyone else running into this or worried about people not responding in time? For those of...
So my parents haven't spoken in over 20 years, and I grew up largely with my mom. I thought originally I didn't want to have my dad walk me down the aisle, partially because we're not super close (but...
I know this is probably brought up daily on here, but how exactly would you number your RSVP's, so you can keep track of who is going to attend or not attend when you start getting them back?
We're looking to do a July 6th wedding on the Saturday after 4th of July (lands on Thursday). About 3/4ths of the guests live out of town so we thought if they have to travel they could do so on the...
Am I the only bride that feels people are not as supportive as you thought they would be? I'm less than 2 months away from our wedding date. Our stock the bar party is August 12th, turns out we have...
Recently I read an article about wedding gifts. It says that basically I should be expecting about 150-350 from each couple. That is crazy!!!! I was not realy expecting much or anything at all since...
Is it proper etiquette to use a photo stamp for official wedding invitations? Or is it not proper etiquette? For anyone's experience, do I need to use extra postage for my A7 envelopes? I have acrylic...
I originally had 1 matron of honor and 1 maid of honor but my matron of honor is now going thru a divorce. With my wedding still a year out, her divorce will be final by then. Now i don't want to...