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FutureMrs17
Ugly ceremony chairs!
FutureMrs17, on September 29, 2016 at 10:59 PM

The venue has offered to let me use their older chairs for my reception but they're not the prettiest. I am not going to pay $300 to rent folding chairs so I'm stuck with these. Our ceremony is...

Sabrina, Sep 30, 2016 32 975 1
GummyBearSTL
Hotel Block-- How many nights for a Saturday Wedding?
GummyBearSTL, on September 29, 2016 at 8:28 PM

For a Saturday wedding (7/22/17), how many nights should I request for my guests? Friday and Saturday nights? or Thursday through Saturday nights?

snowangel, Sep 30, 2016 31 1,844
AlmostMrsG
A and B guest lists for destination wedding
AlmostMrsG, on September 29, 2016 at 2:15 PM

So I haven't seen anything recent on this topic but I'm having a destination wedding and my venue can only hold 82 people...i have 95 guests that i would love to invite. The few posts I've seen...

Mandi, Sep 29, 2016 43 235
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Can stop thinking about my big day
Shalonda, on September 28, 2016 at 9:39 PM

I sleep, eat and live for my big day. It's seven months away. Anyone feel the same way?

Page, Sep 29, 2016 37 101
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Eloping and disappointed family
Shannon, on September 29, 2016 at 2:24 PM

My Fiancée and I are planning on eloping in a month. Since we've been together a long time we see this as more of a formality than a huge deal. Our families don't view it that way of course and my...

Bailey, Sep 29, 2016 8 3,789
nolalishak
Registry Wording
nolalishak, on September 29, 2016 at 11:02 AM

Good morning! I'm working on my Wedding Website and was trying to find a way to word the text above our registry page. "Your presence on our special day is the only gift we request ... [blah]" How did...

Jenna, Sep 29, 2016 6 329
Trista(soontobeSmith)
Separate invitations for ceremony and reception
Trista(soontobeSmith), on September 29, 2016 at 10:04 AM

Ok so I've been having trouble finding a venue close to me (most are 2hrs or more away and the ones less than 2 hours are too expensive). My fmil suggested having a small wedding and only inviting...

Trista(soontobeSmith, Sep 29, 2016 7 466
Pang
Hair Extensions for Wedding day??
Pang, on September 28, 2016 at 8:33 PM

So my SIL and my friend (SIL's youngest sister) keep telling me that if I want my hair down for my wedding day.. that I should get extensions and if I plan to get a good set then it's around a good...

MrsDrum, Sep 29, 2016 21 572
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Bachelorette Party Guest List...Go big or go small?
SnowQueen, on September 28, 2016 at 10:57 AM

So my MOH asked me for the guest list for the bachelorette party that we are looking to do October 29th. Unfortunately I keep going back and forth between inviting a bunch of people(yes who are also...

Rachel, Sep 28, 2016 16 1,852
Pan
Bridal Party Gifts, When to Give Them?
Pan, on October 24, 2011 at 4:58 AM

So, at what point should you give your BM's your BM gifts? Right before the wedding, at the engagement party, after the wedding, rehearsal dinner? It's my first marriage(lol), so I'm not sure. I'm...

Katrina Goodrich, Sep 28, 2016 11 584
Mrs. Coakley
Calling all etiquette snobs!
Mrs. Coakley, on September 28, 2016 at 3:44 PM

Hello, etiquette gurus I need some help with the way to go about addressing invitations. I know that it's appropriate to write "Doctor" on the invitation if the guest is an MD or DO, but we have a few...

BookcaseHat, Sep 28, 2016 17 7,387
Britt
Traveling with a wedding dress
Britt, on September 26, 2016 at 6:14 PM

Has anybody here flown with their wedding dress? I'm getting married in another state, and I've called both airlines - United and American Air - and they were extremely unhelpful. United said it would...

D.R. Bride, Sep 28, 2016 22 923
Meant to be Busby
People threatening to crash our wedding
Meant to be Busby, on September 28, 2016 at 2:02 PM

I just need to rant! FH has a super distant cousin (I think it's his 3rd cousin or something like that). She's about 60 years old and she was NOT invited to the wedding. We have only met her a couple...

Wendy Caviles, Sep 28, 2016 15 828
Laura2.0
So I went to a dry wedding
Laura2.0, on September 25, 2016 at 10:32 PM

As promised here is the follow up. Before I get called an alcoholic bad friend the first thing I'm going say is there was no religious reason, no one in recovery, the bride and groom both drink, the...

LoveLakeLife, Sep 28, 2016 189 868
Taryn
POW/MIA Table
Taryn, on September 28, 2016 at 12:09 PM

Spin off from another thread. We are planning on doing a POW/ MIA table at our wedding. The tradition and symbolism involved is so important and I want to make sure we are doing everything correctly....

Jennifer, Sep 28, 2016 7 1,106
NerdLove
Final Headcount
NerdLove, on September 27, 2016 at 10:18 PM

So, I'm supposed to have my final headcount for the venue/caterer this Saturday. I have a few people who haven't RSVP'ed yet. Should I account for half or all of the people who have not RSVP'ed?

kai, Sep 27, 2016 11 91
Jennifer
Vendor meals
Jennifer, on September 27, 2016 at 7:59 PM

I contacted my venue today to ask about vendor meals. They said I can either add them to my guest list and they can go through the buffet line or I can purchase a box meal for them, which includes a...

Jennifer, Sep 27, 2016 25 1,492
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How to tell guests what is acceptable to wear to the wedding....
YNPHiker, on September 27, 2016 at 2:25 PM

I want to make it very clear to guests what is acceptable to wear to our wedding. We are getting married in a small chapel and our reception is at a rustic lodge. We want people dressing nice but def....

Elizabeth, Sep 27, 2016 95 8,645 1
Bee
Choose a seat, not a side sign or an usher
Bee, on September 27, 2016 at 1:57 PM

The guests at our wedding are pretty heavily uneven (my family is out of the country) and in order to keep the number of guests pretty even on both sides of the aisle, we're trying to figure out the...

Future Mrs. Moore, Sep 27, 2016 22 1,448
MeandMrJones
Adult "Flower Girl"
MeandMrJones, on September 19, 2016 at 7:46 AM

How many other Brides having Adult Flower girls? I asked my younger sister, who's relationship I been mending, to walk with her daughter in our wedding as a Flower Girl too, she agrees too it and I...

Sagan, Sep 27, 2016 11 1,588
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