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Clare
Addressing widows on invites and table arrangements
Clare, on March 24, 2013 at 10:30 AM

What is the appropriate way to address widows on invitations? Would they still be a Mrs? How have some of you handled this situation?

2d Bride, Mar 24, 2013 6 1,211
BunBuns
Is 40 minutes too long of a drive between ceremony and reception?
BunBuns, on March 23, 2013 at 1:36 PM

We cannot find a good reception place near the church!

BunBuns, Mar 23, 2013 28 936
S
is it rude to ask guests to respond back with if they will be at the ceremony, reception or both?
Stacey, on March 23, 2013 at 9:21 AM

We both have a pretty large family and are trying to plan a wedding on a small budget. so i was wondering if it was rude to ask guests to reply back on the rsvp card not only with if they will be...

Stacey, Mar 23, 2013 8 787
Lisa
Wedding dress train or Not?
Lisa, on March 22, 2013 at 10:39 AM

Hello Bee's -- I need help deciding whether or not I should cut off my train? Not too sure how I feel about the bustle? It seems like more modern dresses don't have trains and I thought I preferred...

Lisa, Mar 23, 2013 26 668
Fireworks WIFE
Lemonade Bar? (random idea)
Fireworks WIFE, on March 21, 2013 at 7:15 PM

So i just had a post about my signature drinks, but while roaming on pinterest almost all the drinks that caught my eyes were lemonade based (it is a summer wedding after all!) What about the idea of...

, Mar 22, 2013 38 130
Fireworks WIFE
Too Much Twilight? (music)
Fireworks WIFE, on March 22, 2013 at 3:16 PM

So I LOVE the song turning page by sleeping at last for my entrance, but I think A thousand years is a great song for the bridal party too. Both of these songs have been used in Twilight, I'm not a...

Bad Wolf .., Mar 22, 2013 11 1,130
L
Do you invite grandparents to both bridal showers?
Lydia, on March 22, 2013 at 12:41 AM

I am very lucky to get two bridal showers. I know I should invite my mom, his mom, his sister, and my bridal party to all bridal showers. My question is do I invite his grandparents to the bridal...

Soon to be Mrs. Toby, Mar 22, 2013 3 1,967
Mrs.
Anyone else out there NOT having a bachelorette party?
Mrs., on October 1, 2012 at 6:09 PM

My wedding has been a huge stressful mess. 3 of my bridesmaids dropped out one was my older sister she is not coming and doesnt want to be in it be cause she claims she has no money and got mad at me...

DuluthBride_MN, Mar 20, 2013 24 911
Jennifer
Bittersweet Symphony
Jennifer, on March 20, 2013 at 3:41 PM

Do you think Bittersweet Symphony by Vitamin String Quartet is a good alternative to walk down the aisle to? I want something classic and dramatic but not over done. Any of you ladies going out of...

Celia Milton, Mar 20, 2013 8 192
Amanda
Married friends! Lets talk RSVP rates again.
Amanda, on March 19, 2013 at 6:04 PM

We see these questions almost daily on WW - what's the standard RSVP rate? How many RSVPd to your wedding? Et cetera et cetera. And the answer is always that it doesn't matter what anyone else's RSVP...

Jamie, Mar 20, 2013 19 1,692
F
Registery in a Wedding Announcments
Future MRS., on March 19, 2013 at 9:32 PM

My fiance and I have decided to go with a small intimate ceremony due to our budget and paying for the wedding ourselves. I have a lot of friends that would like to attend but know that they can't....

Married2013, Mar 20, 2013 14 1,259
rachel
rehearsal dinner- Saint Charles, MO
rachel, on March 19, 2013 at 12:04 AM

Ok girls, so we booked a place for our rehearsal just by hearing others talk so highly of the venue. Me and my FH ate there last night and it was the worst service we have ever had and the food was...

Michelle, Mar 20, 2013 1 80
Amy
Gift for reader
Amy, on March 18, 2013 at 11:02 PM

We have invited my sister-in-law to be a reader at the ceremony. I had already invited her to the bridal party's mani-pedi spa session (part of the bridesmaids' gift). I also got my girls jewelry...

RayRay, Mar 19, 2013 12 334
Maggie N
Addressing same sex couple invitations?
Maggie N, on February 3, 2013 at 10:30 PM

Ok ladies, sensitive question. I have a couple on my guest list that is a same sex married couple. How in the world do I properly address their invitation? One took the others last name, so do I put...

URRelationships, Mar 19, 2013 14 6,467
MrsRight
we want to elope before the wedding what should we tell the pastor?
MrsRight, on March 11, 2013 at 4:44 PM

So we are currently partaking in premarital counseling and which requires us to not live together amongst other things. we are looking to go to the courthouse and get married before the actual...

Maureen Thomson, Mar 18, 2013 14 646
Tracey
pave, prong, or channel set wedding band with a 1 carat round solitaire?
Tracey , on March 16, 2013 at 9:34 PM

Hi all.... we are shopping for my wedding band to go with my solitaire e-ring. It is a round 1C 4 prong in white gold. I know i want a diamond wedding band (not an enhancer). I originally thought a...

Erin, Mar 17, 2013 19 503
Marie
Addressing - only one envelope?
Marie, on March 17, 2013 at 7:00 PM

am sure this has been addressed before, but I could not find anything? We are using VistaPrint for our invites. We are using the large post cards for the invites and the regular postcards for RSVP's....

Marie, Mar 17, 2013 12 3,025
About2bMrs.T
Open Bar...... Adults Olny??
About2bMrs.T, on March 15, 2013 at 10:58 PM

I am getting married in Oct and our venue has an open bar and well I already know that as a mother I really dont want my kids around a bunch of family that is intoxicated. Dont mean to sound funny,...

Barbara, Mar 17, 2013 18 652
About2bMrs.T
head table or no
About2bMrs.T, on March 15, 2013 at 6:54 PM

So here is my issue as of right now. I am in the middle of trying to decide if we are going to do a head table or not... I personally dont like being stared at all evening.. it one thing for glances...

MinD, Mar 16, 2013 19 3,219
D
Is it okay to tip vendors after the fact?
Deleted, on March 15, 2013 at 11:58 AM

Right now I'm sitting at my work debating... Due to an unexpected dental emergency on Monday I have to decide between having a hotel room to get ready in and spend the wedding night in, or tipping my...

Nima Farsinejad, Mar 16, 2013 10 1,391
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