Etiquette and Advice
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I've only sent out STD's thus far. About 90% of my side.is.on facebook. FH will notify his.side.by word.of.mouth and FMIL.will let.others.know. Is it okay to not send out.cancellation or postponement...
I didnt think you had to have this, but I went to a wedding tonight and they DID have one... I have planned every-single detail of my wedding to the T.. and feel confused by this detail.. did i over...
I booked my hair/makeup artist last year in November for my upcoming wedding in September. I am a destination bride so I did my research online (yelp/weddingwire...etc)and found my makeup artist,...
Me & my FH have decided to make our reception "adult only". We just sent out our "save the dates" & Ive already had a couple people tell me how they have to find their baby a cute dress. These babies...
FH and I are having a non-religious ceremony. We wanted something everyone would be ok with, we are basically atheist, his family is Jewish, mine is Protestant. We found a JP online, have only talked...
So, I always knew exactly what type of ring I wanted. When it came time to look for rings, he guessed perfectly. The only problem was that we couldn't find it anywhere. Long story short, we used a...
My first wedding was a shot gun to Las Vegas. After 5 years we had our marriage blessed in my Catholic Church, to which all of my family and friends came to celebrate. Reception and the norm followed....
I found an awesome poem a few months ago I wanted to print and put inside a card to ask my future sister in laws to be in my wedding party. I thought I saved the poem somewhere but I cannot seem to...
Has anyone else made the mistake of using dark envelopes for their wedding invitations?? I got cocoa brown envelopes because my invitations are primarily white (see the RSVP card & envelope, pictured)...
My venue will provide glasses and stuff to cut the cake, but I have noticed that it is popular to buy personalized flutes and cake cutting sets. What do you think? Is it worth the money? Do you use...
I am a matron of honor at a friend's very DIY wedding. The attendants have been asked to buy their own dresses, which I am okay with (although for my own wedding my mom made dresses at her own expense...
When I got married in 98, having a dollar dance was all the rage... I have been to a ton of weddings since then and I don't remember seeing it done, or maybe I was hanging out at the open bar too long...
My good friend and bridesmaid has told me that she is not going to able to make it to our wedding that's in 19 DAYS!! She lives in Seattle... She said that with her switching jobs, she couldn't afford...
My FH and I would really like to be married outside under the Stars, we plan on having our ceremony at 8 (dusk) and the reception start at 9-2. We have no children attending or in the wedding. Do you...
I really don't have a clue I know a lot of people have posted stuff about readings and this and that. I know I want to pour the sand into a jar. But what happens from the time the guest are seated to...
I'm looking for a bit of advice here. My family, particularly my mother, seems completely uninterested in talking to me about anything wedding related. I'm not quite sure why. She has stated her...
So my fh and I both talked about it and BOTH decided it was a bad idea for either of us to have strippers, mainly because there is some past history when it comes to strippers, and quite honestly, I...
I am trying to find a way to acknowledge and thank the friend who introduced me to my fiance - she is one of his best friends, but at the time was just a customer of mine. I'd like to do more than...
I'm not cheap. Really, I'm not. But I'm going to be paying for hair and makeup for myself, MOH, MIL and my mom's best friend who is standing in for her since my mom passed away years ago. Without the...
Hello Ladies! My FI and I are trying to think of what we want as a ceremony reading and are having a hard time finding something. We are getting married on a dock and do not attend church regularly so...