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Hellos everyone! My wedding is still a bit far out but my ladies and I have been looking at hair styles. I am really leaning towards having my hair down, I just like the look of it. I basically want...
I had a phone interview this past Tuesday followed by an in-person interview yesterday (Friday). They called me 2 hours after the in-person interview to invite me for a third interview at the main...
I'd like to have an unplugged ceremony, and would like to make a small mention of it on our wedding website just to give everyone a heads up. What's the best way to say this without upsetting anyone?...
Good Morning Ladies and Gents! One of my bridesmaids sent me a message that she has to drop out of the wedding due to financial reasons (even thought my wedding is in 2017) and I am extremely torn. I...
One of my best friends has a P.H. D. in Psychology. I was there for all of her hard work in the doctoral program, and I am extremely proud of all of her accomplishments and the work she is doing now....
Hey everyone! New to Wedding Wire here I've been trying to figure out the whole "exit strategy" thing and am kinda stumped. Our ceremony is at my church from 2-3pm, going to pictures after, and then...
DH and I got married a couple Fridays ago and his father, a Methodist minister, performed the ceremony. This aspect was important to DH, even though I wasn't happy about it (long story). What should...
I want to preface this by saying there's no good way to really discuss this without sounding gift grabby...and I'm not mad in any way, just seeing if this has happened to other people. Just got back...
I'm interested in seeing how everyone's guest list was made up. How many guest did you invite? What percent was your family, your SO's family, your friends, your SO's friends, and others (parent's...
This is a very recent occurrence. This past weekend I discovered that FH has a great Aunt (I think he said her name is Edna) who moved to the same city I live. He never ever mentioned this woman...
I've got a dead beat dad and will be having my Father/Daughter dance with my Uncle who I am very close with. Do you ladies have any suggestions for appropriate song choices that aren't so specific to...
I am planning my friends wedding and she wants Steampunk, Vintage, Alice in Wonderland (Time Burton) theme for her wedding reception. She also wants the reception to be a formal event. We are a month...
Hello, after some hard critiques I've come to the conclusion that I will give the bridesmaids an extra gift saying thank you for throwing me a bridal shower.. now.. I don't want a "something small...
Hi there! I really like the idea of the hourglass sand ceremony instead of the traditional sand ceremony.. has anyone done this or seen it at a wedding? The internet does not have a ton of information...
My wedding officiant is charging 250 to come to our location and my makeup artist 125 per person. Should I give them a tip as a thank you. If so, how much?
...what is the point of a save-the-date? I don't get why you have to warn people that they're about to get a wedding invitation! Not meaning this to sound rude at all, I'm just curious!
My venue has a max of 5 bridesmaids and 5 groomsmen and also requires that you have 2-3 "greeters" to welcome people, tell them where to go, and man the guest book. Well I have 3 female cousins, 1 of...
Just like the title says! Did you or are you including your wedding party in first look photos, or are you saving those for after the ceremony? Same goes for when are you doing photos with parents and...
I'm going to have 144 people at my wedding. Luckily, I've planned for 150 but I'm not sure if I should give each guest a table number, since I already purchased escort cards or have them sit wherever?...
My FH and I are getting married in a Catholic church and we have to do a pre-cana class where we discuss various topics. We are doing the course online due to scheduling conflicts. Has anyone else...