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Rachel
Out of Towners Welcome Dinner- on website?
Rachel , on May 28, 2015 at 1:53 PM

Hi! I'm wondering what your thoughts are on etiquette for our Friday night Welcome Dinner for out of towners. It's kind of complicated because our guest list is about 85% out of towners and we'd like...

Rachel, May 29, 2015 6 769
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Bar/Alcohol and Other Signage
daisydew14, on May 28, 2015 at 10:55 PM

Let me see your bar signage! Also, are you doing word of mouth for type of bar, putting it on your website or putting out a sign at the bar? We are paying up to a certain dollar amount for everyone's...

daisydew14, May 29, 2015 8 1,958
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How to "invite" officiant
MissShandi, on May 28, 2015 at 2:48 PM

So one of the pastors at my church is going to be our officiant. He baptized me last year, and will also be doing four sessions of counseling for us so we know him pretty well and really like him. I...

Original VC, May 28, 2015 13 1,773
OGSue
Firing my Photographer
OGSue, on May 28, 2015 at 10:07 AM

So a while ago I created a post complaining about my photographer who is a "friend of the family" (my mom's bosses son). Here is the link to the original post...

Andrea, May 28, 2015 21 197
Catherine & Nick
SPINOFF: Written vs verbal contract
Catherine & Nick, on May 28, 2015 at 11:25 AM

I've seen several posts where people were angry, disappointed or hurt by vendors that were either friends or word of mouth recommendations and didn't have a signed written contract. Do you guys think...

Monica SC, May 28, 2015 18 377
AlexisM082
"Bring your own chair to the wedding"
AlexisM082, on May 28, 2015 at 9:52 AM

I'm on a Brides of 2016 FB page and I've noticed most of the brides ate located in Europe. I never thought this would be OK anywhere you're located....

AlexisM082, May 28, 2015 21 505
Gina
How much do you typically gift for bridal shower?
Gina, on May 26, 2015 at 7:47 PM

Hey girls, I'm going to a cash-back bridal shower and was wondering how much to give. This is a friend of my fiancées cousin and his family, but I have no relationship/friendship with her and neither...

Jen W, May 27, 2015 50 8,895
Alexis
3 tier cake vs. smaller 2 tier with sheet cakes
Alexis, on May 27, 2015 at 8:28 AM

Hopefully this will break up a bit of the spam! So we are going grocery store route on cake. We have desserts with our catering, so having the wedding cake is just something I really want, but we...

Alexis, May 27, 2015 12 2,416 1
Dr. & Mrs. R
Really?? You're bringing your sister as your 1??
Dr. & Mrs. R, on May 27, 2015 at 11:23 AM

The girl doing our cupcakes (who I am not fond of) is bringing her sister as her 1... Her sister crashed my bachelorette party too. We know her sister socially but not someone we hang out with...

Lucy, May 27, 2015 11 1,647
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Is there something in between a maid of honor and a bridesmaid?
Savannah, on May 26, 2015 at 4:05 PM

Ive wanted my sister to be my moh my whole life but she lives across the country so she wouldn't be very helpful in the planning part of my wedding, so my best friend is the acting moh while my sister...

purplekitten, May 26, 2015 7 116
LindseyC
Bouquet/Garter Toss - Do people still do them?
LindseyC, on May 26, 2015 at 2:50 PM

Hello Everyone! I have only been to a couple weddings and they did not do the bouquet/garter toss. Does any one plan to include this in their wedding? I don't have many single friends so it seems kind...

Rebecca, May 26, 2015 18 2,392
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Wedding Sept 12, 2015...invitation RSVP
S, on May 23, 2015 at 4:20 AM

Im working on invitations right now on vista print. I want to send the invites in the beginning of June. when is a good date to put RSVP by? I was going to put July 18th is that too early?

MrsPope, May 26, 2015 22 83
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When did you order your invitations? Who had choice of dinner items and how did you put on invitation?
RhnCasi419, on May 24, 2015 at 6:04 AM

I'm totally clueless on when I should be ordering wedding invitations. I keep trying to find the timeline thing on here - anyone can help me out on this one? I'm thinking now. Within this week, I...

Amanda, May 24, 2015 13 1,111
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Is there a way to block specific weddingwire users?
FutureMrsS, on May 24, 2015 at 6:40 PM

Thanks!

Celia Milton, May 24, 2015 11 213
LoveBubbles
Cocktail reception wording
LoveBubbles, on May 22, 2015 at 11:15 PM

Hello ladies, I need your opinions. I am working on the wording for our wedding invitations and I am stuck on the party line (the all the way bottom of the invitation where the reception information...

Robin, May 23, 2015 9 4,089
Megan
I'm discovering the pros and cons of working for catering...
Megan, on May 22, 2015 at 8:37 PM

So I am a Student Leader at my university's catering service and of course summer means wedding season. This is good because I can see first hand how other brides made things work or what goes...

Ashley, May 23, 2015 6 233
Mrs Drakthal
My wedding ring broke--Pissed is an understatement-update in comments
Mrs Drakthal, on October 31, 2013 at 8:11 AM

I will never give Zales one more dime. After the fiasco of having to have that ring sized three times for them to get it right. After being treated like shit in one of the other stores because I had...

Ruth, May 22, 2015 26 2,379
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Gift Registry Items--Can We Specify Dates To Not Send Gifts During Wedding & Honeymoon?
J, on May 22, 2015 at 10:51 AM

My fiance and I are having our civil ceremony next month in June right before moving into our new apartment. Our reception will be held in November and we will be traveling to our honeymoon a few days...

J, May 22, 2015 14 2,497
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Appropriate for Bar Tender to Have Tip Jar at Wedding?
Kerrie, on May 22, 2015 at 4:13 PM

We are having a backyard wedding and having a bartender from our favorite local bar tend the wedding. He is not coming through any type of bar service company, we are just providing alcohol and he is...

MrsA, May 22, 2015 19 762
Finally mrs.jkr
Just realized I never signed a target registry gift for a friend
Finally mrs.jkr, on May 22, 2015 at 5:25 PM

A while ago I bought an old friend a throw blanket from her wedding registry (I wasn't invited but wanted to give a gift anyway) with a note that said "I hope that you have many snuggley movie nights...

FinallyMrsT, May 22, 2015 2 953
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