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Has anyone used the RSVP on weddingwire? How did it work for you? We are thinking about it as most of our guests are younger/tech saavy people. Thinking people may RSVP quicker if it's super easy?...
When is a good time to send the formal invitation for the wedding for a New Years Eve wedding? We sent out Save the Dates very early on (like March) since it is a holiday, but I am unsure of when is...
Silly question and I never noticed on the RSVP cards I send back. So you put your own address on the pre-stamped, pre-addressed RSVP cards, obviously. But do you add a return address label? I know the...
Hi! I need some ideas as to what I should engrave on the back of FH's watch I'm giving him on our wedding day. Here's just basic info: Wedding day - 9/27/14 Names: Stephen & Melissa Is "I'll love you...
Hi everyone! I am still working in the reception timeline. I'm having a hard time figuring out where the wedding party stands after they are introduced. They can stand infront of the head table, but...
I mailed all the invitations and forgot to put the bridal registry cards in. Is there any protocol for letting all the guests know?
Usually, it is the brides father that gives away the Bride. However, not the case in my wedding. My Uncle was to be the one to walk me, kiss me on the cheek & when the pastor said "who gives this...
His name was Bernard. We were married for six and a half years and very much in love. We decided (mutually) to split because after his 3rd heart attack and his quadruple bypass, he could no longer...
So! We have almost an hour during the cocktail hour that we'll be doing nothing essentially...and it seems as if we have a lot of down time already throughout the day! Should we go & mingle with...
So I got engaged July 4th, 2014. We have been together for 2 years and my fiance has a 5 year old son. While planning my wedding, picking the venue and getting some stuff settled this week my little...
My great-grandmother has alzheimers. Most of the time she doesn't remember anyone. Sometimes she will even start cussing and screaming at her own children that she doesn't have children and they are...
I went to David's Bridal with one of my BM's to try on the dress I picked and it did not fit her properly and she would have needed massive alterations so I had her try on a ton of dresses and the one...
I was recently invited to a wedding of a not so close friend. I cannot attend the wedding and I'm wondering if it is customary for me to still purchase and send a gift? I have also been invited to the...
So, saw this on my morning scroll through facebook. The groom actually made the bride bleed because he hit her with the cake topper... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Tq_NdZGu4A So then, someone...
So, our wedding venue is requiring that we provide proof of Comprehensive General Liability Insurance for the day of the wedding...has anyone looked into this before? My car insurance company gave me...
My bridesmaids are kindly planning a shower for me, but I have a small dilemma: I feel that I have been blessed and have more than most of my friends. It's not that I don't need or want gifts...
I don't get invited to many weddings, but this weekend I got an invitation in the mail!! Y'all I literally jumped up and down I was so excited My best friend from high school is getting married, and...
Our ceremony will be in the same location at the reception. It is a party center. The staff sets up the tables but puts the chairs on the dance floor for the ceremony. Then, the guests go outside for...
We're getting married in February in an orchard that belongs to a family friend of my best friend and they've said they don't want any money. But I'd like to give them a gift to say thank you since...
I cannot for the life of me decide what a good time to start the wedding ceremony is. I don't want to do it too late and feel like the day is half way over before we start. However, I also don't want...