Discussions from Parties and Events

Good morning everyone! I'm planning a surprise shower for my cousin during a family vacation this summer. This is the one time of year most of our family is in the same place as we're spread...

Our wedding is in Boise next month. My husband asked his groomsmen to be in the wedding party last August, to which they joyfully agreed. A month or so later, they broached the idea of having his...

Hello beautiful people. I’m reaching out to you all again because you understand better. I’m in a position where I don’t know what to do. I moved to the states years ago for school, and I’m getting...

I am getting a little anxious! My fiancé and I had our engagement pictures taken on May 8. A week after, I texted the photographer asking when we will recieve the pictures, she said by the "end of the...

Hi all, I am looking for some outfit ideas for our engagement photos. We've been engaged for 3 years ( I know lol long time but family tragedies have unfortunately happened every year we've tried to...

Anyone do a floral/garden inspired bridal shower? I really want to do a “take away bouquet” stand but would love some inspiration! 😍

I was talking to my FH and I told him when I was planning my bridal shower. He doesn't know anything about weddings and was like "what is that?" So I explained that it was something that we have to...

Hello fellow brides, will you be getting your makeup done professionally for your bridal shower and/or rehearsal dinner? It can be pricey so not sure if I should or not.

We are planning both a rehearsal dinner and a post-wedding brunch. Maybe 50 guests for RD and 75 for brunch. Would it be considered bad form to have both events at the same venue? In this case, it's a...

So what does everyone do with the gifts that come in the mail beforehand. Do you open them? Wait? I headed someone say they displayed them at the shower.

So my FH and I got engaged in February. This is a second marriage for both of us. His first wedding/marriage was just a simple elopement. Mine was the whole big wedding thing. My FH is really excited...

If planning a looooong engagement (due to Dental school) when would engagement photos be taken? I'm talking 4-5 years engaged.

I was invited to attend a bachelorette party in which the AirBnB rate to split per person has been determined by “taking into consideration stages and careers of each person attending” and the...

Hey folks!! Has anyone planned an engagement celebration vacation? I found round trip flights to NOLA from Denver for super cheap about two months ago, texted FH and said "hope you wanna go to New...

Hi all! So our wedding is at a hotel, and we have the hotel bar available to us for an afterparty. How/If/When do we announce the after party would be a cash bar? I’m vehemently against cash bars for...

I'm all concerned about doing something after the wedding.... with guest that would want to join. Part of me is like YES lets do it... my mother offered to do something at her house which would be so...

Happy Sunday!! I have a few questions about the engagement party. How far after the engagement should the EP be? Should everyone be invited or just who we are inviting to the wedding? How did some of...

Hello everyone! I am throwing an engagement party that is informal. On my invitation, I am unsure if it is proper to add " follow by food or drinks" or "follow by reception". Originally it was...