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Treasure
Signature Drinks
Treasure, on February 3, 2021 at 10:22 AM

Hi. We are working on our signature drinks. Our wedding is in July. For me I picked a Malibu Bay Breeze (of course we will use a pretty name). But having trouble with something for the groom. Any...

Jasmine, Feb 4, 2021 15 916
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Wedding in 2023
Rena, on January 28, 2021 at 6:42 PM

Need some help planning a cheap reception lol (2023)

Mike, Feb 4, 2021 8 183
Rosilus
What amount of gap time is acceptable between ceremony and reception? Set reception at different time Yay or Nay?
Rosilus, on January 25, 2021 at 6:07 PM

May bride here a little stressed. My fiance and I found a venue for our reception at the last minute. We signed contract and paid deposit over the weekend. We are getting married on the beach which is...

, Feb 4, 2021 28 1,573
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Does anyone know where this is?
Cassandra, on February 3, 2021 at 12:05 PM

Does anyone know where this is? I found it as a sample picture. I would like to contact the venue for my special day. Or if you know a venue that is similar to this. I am from Orange County...

Jo, Feb 3, 2021 5 419
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Brunch Wedding!
Stephanie, on February 2, 2021 at 12:59 PM

We are having a Sunday morning brunch wedding! We're conflicted on what kind of music we want. We don't really want dancing since it will be in the morning, but we feel like we at least want a 1st...

W-K, Feb 3, 2021 9 491 1
Elizabeth
Favors
Elizabeth, on January 31, 2021 at 8:27 PM

So I've been thinking about my favors for a long time, since we had to postpone! I've been tossing around the idea of lotto tickets in personalized bags. It would cost about $500 to get the...

CountryBride, Feb 2, 2021 24 1,394
Rosilus
Wedding for 20 guests Raffle yay or nay
Rosilus, on February 1, 2021 at 7:47 PM

I was thinking besides dancing another form of entertainment I could use is maybe raffling my centerpieces. Basically i put a number under each chair and call out a number as I pull it out a box and...

Rosilus, Feb 2, 2021 14 725
Persephone
Goth bride
Persephone, on February 1, 2021 at 8:43 PM

I need help finding a catering place in the Tri state area (PA,NJ, DE) that will make halloween themed dishes, any clues??

Pirate & 60s Bride, Feb 2, 2021 8 668 1
Caitlin
Catering No Alcohol
Caitlin, on February 1, 2021 at 3:36 PM

I have a question about catering. I have heard the usual prices of catering costing $40 a head. However this usually includes alcohol in the price. We do not plan on having alcohol at our...

Jessica, Feb 2, 2021 15 1,717
Jennifer
Post your Cake design ideas!
Jennifer, on January 28, 2021 at 8:15 PM

Hi everyone! I’m looking for photo inspirations to design my summer wedding cake. Would love to see what others are doing. This is one of my many ideas!

Tory, Feb 1, 2021 43 2,893 2
Maureen
Late Night Snacks
Maureen, on January 27, 2021 at 12:54 PM

How many people usually stay till 9 PM or later. Just trying to figure out a number for late-night snacks. I am inviting around 175, but with COVID and people not being able to come for other reasons...

Kristen, Feb 1, 2021 19 1,077
Jo
Catering - through your venue, or separate?
Jo, on April 17, 2018 at 8:21 AM

Having amazing food is a top priority for many planning couples. How did you make sure you'd be happy with the meal you'd be serving to your guests? Did you choose a venue because of their reputation...

Kristen, Feb 1, 2021 41 2,034
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Is it weird to have a dj at a small 30 guest reception?
Rachel, on January 21, 2021 at 7:31 PM

We are having it at maggianos in a party room and maybe 30 max guests. I can't imagine no music even if we can't dance in august. But FH says it seems weird to have DJ with such little amount of...

Pirate & 60s Bride, Feb 1, 2021 21 3,391
Rosilus
29 guests looking to do reception later
Rosilus, on January 29, 2021 at 2:51 PM

Hello all I've gotten some bad news. I am a May 15, 2021 bride Im getting married in NJ (my home state). This may be a little too early to vent but I kinda feel the need to. My fiance and I are paying...

Vicky, Feb 1, 2021 9 580
Sarah
Wedding hashtag (connor)
Sarah, on July 17, 2020 at 4:59 PM

Help!!! We want a funny wedding hashtag! I’m Sarah Bartlett hes Patrick Connor. What do y’all think??

Sonoma, Feb 1, 2021 8 1,473
Ronesia
Getting Remarried
Ronesia, on January 30, 2021 at 12:23 AM

Has anyone here ever gotten remarried to their significant other and been nervous? I am nervous because the first time we got married it was at the court house and I only had my mom, grandma, neice...

Danielle, Feb 1, 2021 19 785
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Save the Dates for Elopement?
Samantha, on February 21, 2019 at 3:18 PM

Hi! My fiance and I started wedding planning as soon as we got engaged, however, we recently decided that instead of having a formal ceremony/reception, we would both prefer a much smaller and more...

Alicia, Feb 1, 2021 17 4,059 2
Samantha
When to set up my tables for a tent wedding
Samantha, on January 31, 2021 at 11:57 PM

We are having our wedding at a rented lake house and we have rented all the things we will need from a company They drop off and set up the night before but just set up the tables and chairs. When...

Jessica, Feb 1, 2021 5 773
CountryBride
Help with first dance song
CountryBride, on January 27, 2021 at 12:58 AM

My fiancé and I don’t have a song we’re into country music but I can’t find a song that represent us we’ve been through a lot together he’s my better half no tim McGraw he hates him any ideas

EGD, Feb 1, 2021 9 997 1
Michelle
Local favorite restaurant for catering
Michelle, on January 31, 2021 at 3:14 PM

Anyone doing this to save money? Most provide corporate catering services already and the food is generally better quality/tastier at a fraction of the price of a wedding caterer and they provide more...

Rebecca, Jan 31, 2021 8 140
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