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LauraM
Brides with glasses! advice needed
LauraM, on November 20, 2016 at 7:53 PM

I asked my photographer when I booked her if I should wear contacts for my wedding day, she was pretty adamant that I get some because she hates the glare glasses leave in photos and she would have to...

FutureMrs.Cordova, Nov 21, 2016 37 3,443
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No photos after 3 months
Sherry, on November 21, 2016 at 1:45 PM

I'm here seeking for advice. So it has been 3 months since our wedding date, and we still haven't received any photos, nothing except for the 1 photo he posted on his FB page. What's really makes me...

Jay Farrell, Nov 21, 2016 20 2,986
purplekitten
How much is appropriate to expect guests to spend on a destination wedding?
purplekitten, on January 5, 2015 at 3:27 PM

We're trying to pick an all-inclusive resort to have our wedding at. The price the guests pay to travel will include their airfare, hotel, all their food, and all their drinks and liquor. I know which...

Lindsay, Nov 21, 2016 35 15,878
B
Wedding gifts & Charity
B, on November 20, 2016 at 5:35 PM

My fiance and I have been living together for 2 years now. We have truly don't need anything but understand that people want to buy you things for your upcoming wedding. So we plan on having a smaller...

Polly, Nov 20, 2016 7 132
Emily
Posting Website to Facebook?
Emily, on September 26, 2016 at 5:15 PM

What are your thoughts on posting a link to your wedding website on Facebook? I have mixed feelings about this for (hopefully!) obvious reasons. However, I recently saw a friend-of-a-friend post about...

Barbie, Nov 20, 2016 42 138
KristenRPh
Hyphenated Last Name Help!
KristenRPh, on November 18, 2016 at 11:24 AM

After getting married next summer, I plan to hyphenate my last name... some friends are asking what my new monogram will be and I don't know what to tell them with a hyphenated name? Any thoughts on...

Nancy Taussig, Nov 19, 2016 12 5,332
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Houston wedding budget
Tam, on November 18, 2016 at 7:24 PM

So based on my rough guest list, I have about 150 people (can't cut anymore cause they're all family minus maybe 10 close friends total). I saw somewhere online that a wedding that big in Houston is...

Tam, Nov 19, 2016 11 792
Lauralou
Guilt for Elopment
Lauralou, on November 17, 2016 at 5:55 PM

When FH and I first started talking we got to the topic of marriage and both expressed a desire to elope. We both maintained that position throughout the relationship until his mother moved in with us...

SetinStone, Nov 19, 2016 36 406
Stephanie
Size 15.5 ring?!?
Stephanie, on November 18, 2016 at 8:06 PM

We went into the jewelry store today to get my fiancé's finger measured...they measured him at a 15.5...I was hoping to buy his ring online in hopes of saving some money. Does anyone know of anywhere...

Mrs. B, Nov 18, 2016 6 967
Brooke
Advice on what to do about Videographer
Brooke, on November 10, 2016 at 12:34 AM

My videographer was two hours late. He apologized and said he misread the time to be there. The night of my wedding he told me to expect a wedding teaser in 4-5 days. Well over two weeks later still...

Hope, Nov 18, 2016 32 1,422
Anne
Wedding Gift: How soon is too soon
Anne, on November 18, 2016 at 2:34 PM

My cousin just got engaged. Her wedding is the month after mine in 2017. I just got her STD in the mail (I haven't mailed mine yet) and she has her website on it. I just checked it out and she has an...

Anne, Nov 18, 2016 6 544
DeJohnna
I'm having a Thursday wedding...what is a good time for it to start?
DeJohnna, on November 18, 2016 at 7:43 AM

I know my wedding isn't until forever away but I just wanted to get some feedback on what time it should start. My FH's brother just got married on a Thursday and it started at 6:00pm (really at...

AlwaysMs., Nov 18, 2016 11 1,139
FutureMrs.Dale
Prayer at the reception diner...
FutureMrs.Dale, on November 17, 2016 at 10:47 PM

My FH and I do not consider ourselves religious. We don't plan on having a religious affiliated ceremony. My nana and grandpa, however are very devout members of the LDS church. I am fortunate enough...

Elphaba, Nov 18, 2016 10 323
FutureMrs17
Pregnant bridesmaid due week prior to wedding
FutureMrs17, on November 17, 2016 at 10:43 AM

My niece who has been my best friend growing up (we are two years apart) has agreed to be one of my bridesmaids! Yay! This week she found out she was pregnant (also yay!)The only problem is her due...

SoontobeaCurtis2017, Nov 17, 2016 21 3,023 1
K
Tipping at venue
Kristin, on November 16, 2016 at 9:39 PM

So, at our venue tip isn't factored into the total at the end. Additionally, we have a service fee of 20% that is included that pays the staff at the end of the night. The 20% is not a tip. Anything...

Lynnie, Nov 17, 2016 4 1,959
Monica B.
Bridesmaid Lunch after dress shopping?
Monica B., on November 16, 2016 at 12:52 PM

Hi everyone! I have an appointment Sunday for my bridesmaids to try on dresses. Two of my bridesmaids suggested that we go out to lunch afterwards. I would like to go out, but I wasn't sure if I was...

melanie, Nov 17, 2016 18 3,000
Kayla
SIL devastated she is not a bridesmaid.....
Kayla, on November 16, 2016 at 8:19 PM

Good evening everyone, I'm kind of in a pickle and need some advice on how to handle this. My brother's wife and I have gotten close over the years to the point where I would consider her a great...

Ashley, Nov 17, 2016 15 704
Nadia
Day of coordinator cost
Nadia, on November 5, 2016 at 11:02 AM

I've been getting quotes for day of coordination and I just received one for $1900. Is that about average? This is for a wedding in Lake Tahoe.

Nadia, Nov 16, 2016 27 1,635
Teagan
Under 21 Bachelorette Party fun
Teagan, on November 15, 2016 at 11:02 PM

I have 6 girls in my bridal party - 4 of them will be 21 by the day of the wedding! The two younger ones will both be 17 (my little sister and my best friends/MOH's little sister that is just like...

GoingBALDwin!!!!!, Nov 16, 2016 17 1,207
M
Courthouse wedding and reception
Melissa, on November 16, 2016 at 9:08 AM

So we had planned a regular wedding, now it has come down to a courthouse wedding and a reception afterwords. Since the FH is paying for seriously everything(neither sides of our families our helping)...

Melissa, Nov 16, 2016 40 722
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