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Wedding Place Cards
H, on November 6, 2021 at 11:33 PM

I’m looking for an affordable service to get our place cards printed, without perforations on the sides (ie not the Avery place cards that you have to manually separate). I’m estimating around 100...

Michelle, Nov 9, 2021 6 287
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Signature Drinks
Alexis, on November 7, 2021 at 1:49 PM

Looking for ideas for our signature drinks! We want to incorporate our new puppy, Finn! Any ideas would be appreciated 🙂

Lynnie, Nov 9, 2021 4 193
Lenard
Candy bar help!!!!
Lenard, on October 18, 2021 at 11:57 PM

Hey everyone! So I’m wanting to have a candy bar!!!!! But I’m also on a pretty tight budget. For those who have had a candy bar, where did you get jars or containers to hold said candy?? Needing...

Hannah, Nov 9, 2021 9 773 1
mrswinteriscoming
Seating chart and place cards?
mrswinteriscoming, on November 9, 2021 at 12:39 AM

We are having a small sit down dinner for our (COVID) downsized wedding which means we will have 38 people seated across 3 tables. Due to how small our guest list is (we downsized from 160!) we will...

Michelle, Nov 9, 2021 4 614 1
Trinity
Keeping guests warm
Trinity, on November 6, 2021 at 10:07 PM

Best last minute suggestions to keep guests warm during reception. It’s an outdoor reception in Georgia which until this week has been steadily staying between 70s/high 50s. Now it’s dipped to...

Vicky, Nov 8, 2021 25 2,665 1
Kate
No dad or family
Kate, on November 7, 2021 at 4:34 PM

Both of my parents passed away years ago. I have no family. My best male friend is going to walk me down. hes agreed to dance with me but neither of us wants a "daddy" song.... what would be some good...

Heather, Nov 8, 2021 5 694
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Noise Restriction
Victoria, on November 7, 2021 at 1:54 PM

My venue is in Key Largo, FL and they enforce a noise restriction of 60 decibels. My ceremony and reception are both outdoors in the same area. Has anyone had a wedding with a noise restriction like...

Michelle, Nov 7, 2021 3 750
Kate
Fondant vs Buttercream Frosting
Kate, on November 3, 2021 at 12:16 AM

Does anyone have any advice on this? My cake decorator suggested to use fondant, she said the perk to it is it can be peeled and not color my teeth. I’m nervous about not having tasty frosting for my...

Kari, Nov 7, 2021 29 2,785 1
Paige
Coordinated dance
Paige, on September 23, 2019 at 5:28 PM

I LOVE to line dance. We really wanted to learn the “house fire” dance by Tyler Childers. We can’t find any other tutorials for that one. Anyone else have any couples line dances they know of??

Jessica, Nov 7, 2021 3 961
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Cakes/wedding Desserts - Special diets - Brainstorm
Maya, on November 5, 2021 at 12:53 AM

So I have an autoimmune disease which is strongly triggered by processed sugars and grains. I have yet to find a bakery that does grain-free, sugar-free baking. My cousin has a severe nut allergy...

Heather, Nov 7, 2021 7 584 1
Kaytee
As a guest, what was the one bad/awkward event you witnessed/experienced when everything else was going great?
Kaytee, on November 3, 2021 at 3:47 PM

This experience/event won't change how you interact with the bride & groom in the future (or maybe it did), but that moment made you think "Really? Everything was going great until THAT happened"...

Becky, Nov 6, 2021 13 1,054
Alexandria
Alcohol...
Alexandria, on October 29, 2021 at 1:54 PM

I know a lot of people have alcohol at their weddings, but I'm really on the fence. When my fiance and I started planning our wedding we started no alchohol because his great aunt and uncle are sober...

Kari, Nov 6, 2021 39 2,266 3
Courtney
How long of a First Dance?
Courtney, on November 2, 2021 at 12:59 PM

Hey all! FH and I are getting ready to start dance lessons, and we’ve picked a song we like but when I was listening to it earlier I realized it was like 4-5 minutes long and I feel like that’s way...

Kari, Nov 6, 2021 10 1,138 1
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Another Postponement
Finnola, on October 30, 2021 at 12:18 PM

Hi all, I guess I am just here to vent and get a little support and am curious for opinions, since I am an emotional wreck. My original wedding date was in October 2020 - - obviously we could not move...

Elizabeth, Nov 2, 2021 5 593
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Growlers or lanterns or both centerpieces
Morgan, on November 1, 2021 at 11:53 AM

Hey wondering if anyone has done growlers as centerpieces or growlers and lanterns as decoration for a wedding and if anyone is will to share pics? ♥️ or if those two would go together or feel like...

Lynnie, Nov 2, 2021 2 508
Samantha
Dinner party wedding activities
Samantha, on October 29, 2021 at 2:27 PM

We are getting married on the beach with just immediate family, so total 16 people including us. After the beach ceremony, we will head back to our place for dinner. We will have tables set up and...

Jacks, Nov 1, 2021 5 1,168
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Looking for a hotel to have my reception.
James, on October 30, 2021 at 10:54 PM

Hi all I'm looking for any recommendations or info about any good and reasonable hotels to have my wedding reception. My fiance and I are getting married next year and we are looking for a hotel venue...

Fiona, Oct 31, 2021 3 116 1
Jennifer
Mid-thirties brides, bouquet toss?
Jennifer, on October 16, 2021 at 2:41 PM

Hi girls! My fiancé and I have waited until we were a bit older to get married. We’re in our mid-thirties, which means most of our guests are married with kids or older relatives. Other brides in our...

Mrs. Coakley, Oct 31, 2021 27 1,746 1
Chatae
Seating charts or open seating
Chatae, on October 24, 2021 at 5:20 PM

What are your ideas? I'm leaning more to open seating due to it being such as hassel but I'm open to ideas and what made you pick your choice?

Heather, Oct 30, 2021 21 1,176
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Timeline and Pictures
Kara, on October 27, 2021 at 5:38 PM

Looking for advice on length of "cocktail hour" and wedding day timeline. Anyone who has had or been to a wedding with a longer cocktail hour would be really helpful. Our venue is going to be flipped...

Heather, Oct 30, 2021 18 739 1
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