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KM
Vistaprint - what did you do for inner envelopes?
KM, on August 2, 2012 at 5:46 PM

I am just about ready to pull the trigger on my order but would really like to have inner envelopes for my invites. What did you ladies do for inner envelopes with vistaprint invitations? Any thoughts...

Donna, Aug 2, 2012 8 234
Cyndi K
First dance...Grand march...crap!
Cyndi K, on August 2, 2012 at 4:11 PM

We're having a super fun grand march with inflatable guitars and microphones along with a Joan Jett song...so here's the question. Do you have the grand march before the first dance? I know the grand...

Sandra, Aug 2, 2012 3 119
Amanda
Catch the bouquet...yes or no??
Amanda, on July 31, 2012 at 6:03 PM

So FH and I are going to a wedding this weekend, and I was just wondering since im engaged now do I still go out there to try and catch it? This is my favorite part at weddings I have caught 7!!

Angie B, Aug 2, 2012 37 2,299
elise
Message to my in-laws?
elise, on May 9, 2012 at 5:41 PM

Hey everyone! I'm Elise, this is my first post here, been lurking around for abit :-) I am planning on getting married in September, I am looking for a poem(or nice written verse) for my mother in law...

elise, Jul 31, 2012 9 92
Almost Mrs. W
4 Days out and He's giving me the F&*$ing silent treatment!?!?
Almost Mrs. W, on July 31, 2012 at 12:27 PM

Hello Everyone, I've replied on a few posts and been scoping things out here since January but haven't actually made my own post yet, I don't think... So the jist of the situation here is that my FH,...

Almost Mrs. W, Jul 31, 2012 5 72
wadergirl
Nicknames/casual invitation addressing?
wadergirl, on July 30, 2012 at 9:54 PM

Ok, 2 questions: First, if we don't have an inner envelope, per se, but a pocket fold card, should we be treating it the same way as an inner envelope and writing names on the outside of the card? If...

Courtney, Jul 30, 2012 3 158
Erin
Help with invitations please! For anyone who had/having a church wedding
Erin, on July 29, 2012 at 2:32 PM

I was wondering what everyone did for directions? I'm working on my invitations now and I need three different sets of directions. 1)Church 2)Hotel 3)Reception site All coming from North, South, East...

Erin, Jul 30, 2012 13 284
H
Are welcome bags a necessity?
HalloweenBride, on July 29, 2012 at 5:03 PM

I just feel like weddings these days keep getting larger and more complicated and I was wondering if the welcome bag is a necessity? Aren't you hosting them at your wedding? So you give them food,...

Nancy Taussig, Jul 30, 2012 27 2,401
Cosmelitia
Invitation wording - open ceremony and private reception
Cosmelitia, on October 17, 2011 at 7:14 AM

My fiance's family is very large and we are members of a large congregation. For this reason, we are going to have an open ceremony; but, a private reception. Any suggestions on the wording of the...

Cosmelitia, Jul 29, 2012 14 4,708
A
Am I to be considered rude for not inviting someone to my wedding?
Anonymous, on July 27, 2012 at 1:11 AM

My brother's fiance asked me at dinner the other night if I was inviting her Mother (whom I barely know) to my wedding. I said no, it was just her and her two sisters and their husbands. Tonight my...

Mrs. Clark aka Mrs A, Jul 27, 2012 18 979
Jennifer
Ideas to honor deceased parent...
Jennifer, on April 26, 2011 at 12:21 AM

My father passed away 7 years ago. My sister keeps bugging me about putting a picture of my father at the ceremony and reception (and my mother isn't objecting). I think the idea is creepy. My...

Melissa, Jul 27, 2012 18 1,269
heather
how long will vistaprint items stay in my cart?
heather, on July 26, 2012 at 1:09 AM

I have spent hours making them right and i dont want to lose them..my wedding is a ways off but maybe I should just order them now..i am NOT going to write all that stuff out again and design it..it...

heather, Jul 26, 2012 11 2,252
Santana
Family being Bridesmaids?
Santana, on July 25, 2012 at 7:59 PM

Maybe I'm a little "cray" (as Kanye would say), but I'm pretty sure it's everyone else. LOL! I have 8 bridesmaids: my sister is my MOH, my best friend is my Matron, my other two best friends from 7th...

Cori, Jul 26, 2012 37 1,769
MsMermaid
I need hair help! Good updo ideas for plus-size girls??
MsMermaid, on July 26, 2012 at 2:41 AM

Alright So... here's my wedding dress: http://www.davidsbridal.com/Product_Off-the-shoulder-A-Line-with-Side-draped-bodice-9T9861_Bridal-Gowns-Shop-By-Size-Plus-Sizes Here's something very similar to...

SoonToBeMrs.Beard, Jul 26, 2012 7 1,758
Brandy
Invitation upset my mom...
Brandy, on July 25, 2012 at 11:59 AM

Ok, so I was looking up etiquette for invites, and it said that the people who are paying for the wedding basically are the ones listed as the host in the invites. My parents are divorced and my dad...

Allison, Jul 26, 2012 42 1,600
Mayra
Have you ever been with a married man?
Mayra, on July 25, 2012 at 8:48 AM

Ok...he'res a topic that has hunted me for years... I know posting this would open a huge box of opinions and I'm ready for it. 4 years ago I left my ex. I was in a very very abusive relationship and...

justine, Jul 25, 2012 13 50
Pan
She Didn't Mean Anything!
Pan, on July 25, 2012 at 3:06 AM

Just another curious question. Watching a movie, and the husband character says this after an affair. The wife freaks out and asks him if he loves his mistress, and he says she didn't mean anything,...

Now mrs. K, Jul 25, 2012 24 473
Jennifer
Remarried parents in wedding program
Jennifer, on July 24, 2012 at 10:02 PM

I am wondering to protocol for wedding programs. My parents are divorced since i was 21, i am now 39 and getting married for the first time. My parents are both remarried for 10 plus year, they are...

heavenlyyoyo, Jul 25, 2012 5 1,455
B
Early Rehearsal Time? What to do with WP?
BethBlue1115, on July 24, 2012 at 11:03 AM

Hi Ladies! Our venue has another wedding planned for the night before our wedding. As a result the latest we can have our rehearsal would be Noon on that Friday (I really don't want to do it Thursday...

Nichole Bertucci, Jul 24, 2012 19 1,167
Vanessa R.
no groomsmen
Vanessa R., on July 19, 2012 at 9:05 AM

What do you do in the event there are no groomsmen? My FH isnt as close to his friends as he used to be, as everyone got older and had families they all grew apart so he doesnt feel comfortable asking...

Mrs.L, Jul 24, 2012 27 3,154
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