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So we've started working with a caterer on our brunch wedding menu. FH and I didn't have a specific vision of what it would look like, but threw out some ideas and she gave us this preliminary menu,...
Hello, I am planning a destination wedding for July 2018. We've asked close friends and family to attend. In total we have about 45 guests. Of the 45 guests, 15-20 are maybes. The 3 venues I'm...
I've heard some people saying their wedding picture too longer and they were not able to use their thank you pictures they took on the wedding day. We have the thank you banner allready... do you...
So I have been putting my guest list together and I am hoping to get a little advice. Our wedding will be in Florida and 95% of our guests will be coming from Illinois. It's not really a "destination"...
After a going from a small wedding 20-50 to an overwhelming almost 200 my fiance and I have decided to cut the headache and have a courthouse wedding. We know we love each other and just want to make...
Ok, so a few days ago I posted how UPS left my package outside in the rain with nothing over it & my STDs were ruined. Well... They did it, again!!! I got home to a box that looked like it was thrown...
Ok so I have two questions really...Are wedding favors a must? If so, economical suggestions? And my FH shares we need snacks sitting out on the tables for guests to munch on before we arrive. This...
What is everyone doing for the moms, bouts or corsages? I hadn't even thought about it until today. Corsages seem so old school to me, but do mom's wear bouts? Also, are the moms supposed to walk down...
The one wedding related thing that I'm currently stressed about is how I'm going to pull off peeing in my fitted wedding dress. I can't pull it up over my hips, and it buttons in the back (very...
My 13 yr old daughter has decided she wants to be the ring bearer. My 21 yr old son is going to be one of the groomsmen so of course I want to include my daughter in the ceremony. My thoughts are to...
For those who are doing premarital counseling, did you get your counselor (s) a gift? What are some good ideas for a gift just to show appreciation? Or is this even a thing? Also, did you invite your...
I'm wondering if there is an appropriate way to let guests know what we're thinking. We just want everyone to be comfortable and for no one to have to worry about/deal with little kids. The venue is a...
I have a vendor who I have already paid IN FULL for services for my wedding. That might have been my first mistake, but compared to some of the other costs, this one was minute and easier to just pay...
Today I met with my decor vendor & we went over all the ceremony/reception decor. They also have a florist that works in their shop, so they also can do all the fresh flowers for the day. I'll need to...
No doubt, FH and I will be hosting our guests with free alcohol. The question is, should we do a consumption or open bar? We are having 250 guests and we anticipate more than half not drinking. Has...
When you are unable to attend a wedding, do you send a gift when you get the invitation, or wait until the actual wedding date?
So my FH is an usher in his cousin's wedding. He was invited to the bachelor party that was planned by the best man. They had like 14 guys going or something like that. They rented a cabin in Michigan...
What should I write if my wedding is at five o'clock Would it be afternoon or evening? Our wedding is in December so at 5pm the sun is already setting.
I want to ask my fiances dad to give me away, but I want a cute way to do it. I was going to put a sweet poem in a card for him for fathers day. My biological father left when I was 3 and my great...
So i had my bachelorette party last weekend. In the beginning i was planning it myself and created a facebook event page about it. I had rented a beach house for us to spend a weekend at. Since it...