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When I got the outline of our ceremony from the officiant he had the exchanging of the rings first then the wedding vows second, he said this is usual. I always thought the vows came first then the...
My fiance and I chose to keep our wedding somewhat small (75 guests). However, I'm starting to panic a bit because I keep hearing horror stories of weddings where 10-20 guests do not show up. With a...
We were in the middle of planning our wedding for August 2014 but hit several bumps in the road.Now we are getting married in our pastors office. Would it be alrighy to do a vow renewal at 5 years or...
My dad is getting married in Friday and I hate, I mean hate his fiancée.. Calling her that makes me puke! Before last year I hadn't talked to my dad for about 4 and a half years. Long story short I...
So here's the deal, my hubby to be and I are on a super tight budget and we found a beautiful place to hold the ceremony and reception and we got the price right around where we want it and can...
I got engaged 5 months ago and i have already began planning. My wedding is a year and a month away. My maid of honor seems so busy with her own life. I don't think I can ask her for much help. I feel...
So I think I have found a photographer that I love; only problem is that she's about $200 above our max budget that we wanted to spend on photography. She's already offering a 10% discount...
Ok, so I sent my RSVP's for my November 8th wedding on 8/31 with a response deadline of October 11th. I got 25 in already with 71 people who still haven't responded. Now I know it's still early to...
What is the norm for having a Bachelorette Party when there is no MOH or Bridesmaids? I'd really like to do something with my closests friends/family (no club, no passion party, def no strippers)....
Our ceremony/reception will be held in a nice indoor venue. We have decided our colors will be brown/white/turqouise. I want to do the blue mason jars as center pieces (similar to the 1st picture)....
I had my bachelorette weekend this past weekend, and it was perfect! I'd like to send a thank you card to each person that attended, but I need some help with the wording. All of my bridesmaids flew...
Would using a local restaurant to cater the reception save money? Has anyone chosen to do this? What are the benefits and drawbacks?
I know the discussion was brought up the other day about real vs. plastic I got these plastic plates from the Dollar Tree Deals store. they are the hard plastic white with a silver ring. Very sturdy....
We are having a backyard wedding in Iowa. Both the Ceremony and Reception will be outside. I t will be very casual and low key. We plan on having lots of yard games, volleyball, a bounce house, and we...
Question about addressing place cards....does each person get an individual card? For example, if the couple is married, does the place card say "Mr. & Mrs. ________" or does each person get their...
We're having a photo booth for our reception. 4 hours with one hour of downtime for dinner. Is the photo booth attendant on the list of venders we provide a plate? I'm assuming it's a yes, but just...
My MOH had a courthouse wedding last November. Only three people were there and she didn't plan on telling anyone, but eventually they decided to spill the beans. I was not invited, or didn't know...
We plan on going in next week, but our ring bearer is almost 3. I've been told that the tux is going to cost just as much as the groomsmen...200$$$!! is this for real?!?! I...
This past weekend I went with my mother to get my hair done for the first time with her hair stylist. We were thinking of hiring her to do our hair for my wedding but I wanted to see her work first....
How did/will you pick the order bridesmaids walk out at the ceremony? Did you do it by shortest to tallest? Not wanting anyone to feel slighted for standing at the end of the line.