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Bread Set Jettison posted:Any recommendation's on websites for booking the honeymoon? I tried Expedia and it doesn't want to process my request for some reason. TripAdvisor!
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I'll try trip advisor. Kayak seems to be ok. We're trying to just get the best bang for our buck. Has anyone ever used Europeandestination.com? They're part of the Better Business Bureau (which doesn't really mean much) and seem legitimate enough... but I dunno some weird bells and whistles are going off with the site. We want to travel to Ireland, and being able to stay in multiple places and see the sites all around is appealing... I just don't want to get scammed.
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My boyfriend and I have been talking about getting engaged for a while but finally made an appointment to start looking at rings. We're headed up to NYC to look at Satomi Kawakita's showroom. Does anyone have other recommendations for places to look while in the city? I like nontraditional and conflict-free jewelry, and vintage pieces. I'm excited but also nervous to be embarking on this process. I've been lurking in the thread for a while, but even having read all of your experiences, planning a Jewish and Indian wedding seems daunting.
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Jun 16, 2014 17:44
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I found the perfect dress today after many, many "meh" "hell no" and "eh, I guess could wear that" offerings. My friends and family are sick of listening to me talk about wedding stuff already (they seem to think that because my partner and I have been together for over a decade we shouldn't make a big fuss) so I'm going to share my dress with you guys! It's exactly what I wanted and I had given up on finding anything like it! I actually found it randomly when I was browsing around wiffling on pulling the trigger on a far inferior dress.
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Jun 17, 2014 17:46
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A Game of Chess posted:My boyfriend and I have been talking about getting engaged for a while but finally made an appointment to start looking at rings. We're headed up to NYC to look at Satomi Kawakita's showroom. Does anyone have other recommendations for places to look while in the city? I like nontraditional and conflict-free jewelry, and vintage pieces. We went with Leigh Jay Nacht. Customer service was excellent. They have a decent selection of vintage pieces and also have lots of reproductions. http://antiqueengagementrings.com/shopping/
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Jinxie Monroe posted:I found the perfect dress today after many, many "meh" "hell no" and "eh, I guess could wear that" offerings. My friends and family are sick of listening to me talk about wedding stuff already (they seem to think that because my partner and I have been together for over a decade we shouldn't make a big fuss) so I'm going to share my dress with you guys! Yeah that's pretty much awesome, where did you find it?
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Jun 18, 2014 00:47
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I'm pretty lucky in that there's tons of local vintage, enough to support regular vintage fairs. Once I decided on a vintage dress, I started following Etsy shops for the fair's vendors who had consistently nice stuff and my dress popped up in one. It's a totally random stroke of luck and I can't stop gushing about it. Specifically it's from this shop.
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Jun 18, 2014 03:46
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People who ordered their rings from an online/custom jeweler- how long did it take to show up? My girlfriend and I have been looking at rings a little bit and I'm weighing my options for acquiring said ring. I want to do some more looking with her to get a better idea of what she likes but I would also need the ring by the end of September, as I want to propose on our anniversary on the 30th of that month.
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C-Euro posted:People who ordered their rings from an online/custom jeweler- how long did it take to show up? My girlfriend and I have been looking at rings a little bit and I'm weighing my options for acquiring said ring. I want to do some more looking with her to get a better idea of what she likes but I would also need the ring by the end of September, as I want to propose on our anniversary on the 30th of that month. With James Allen, I think we ordered ours around the 10th of December? Something like that then it arrived just after Christmas. v  v
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Jun 18, 2014 04:41
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Bruce Boone from http://www.boonerings.com/ has a turnaround time of ~1 week, and they're based in Roswell, GA and can express fedex stuff to you. We were very very pleased with his customer service, he was super fast on returning emails too.
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nyerf posted:Bruce Boone from http://www.boonerings.com/ has a turnaround time of ~1 week, and they're based in Roswell, GA and can express fedex stuff to you. We were very very pleased with his customer service, he was super fast on returning emails too. I got my wedding ring from Boone Rings and, like you said, the turnaround time was great and I was really pleased with the product and service. However, I think he specializes more in bands and men's rings, and has a limited selection of "traditional" rings with stone settings. Most of his stuff is also tension setting, which can be tricky and expensive to resize. If C-Euro finds something he likes there then I'd so go for it. He's still got a great shop and I recommend him to everyone who's looking for actual wedding rings.
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Jun 18, 2014 10:31
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uraninjs posted:We went with Leigh Jay Nacht. Customer service was excellent. They have a decent selection of vintage pieces and also have lots of reproductions. Oh, thank you! They have some really lovely things.
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Does anyone have any suggestions for bridesmaid gifts? I'm trying to think of something that all three of them would enjoy. Also, it's incredibly frustrating to realize that both the time and the address on the invites you sent out 6 weeks ago are wrong. I totally forgot that the ceremony had to be at 1 instead of 1:30 because the officiant will have to leave to attend another wedding and it looks like I goofed on the address, in that it would be 49528 instead of 45928. Good thing I noticed that now instead of a month from now though. God, I am the worst part planner ever.
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Jun 21, 2014 00:16
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Nessa posted:Does anyone have any suggestions for bridesmaid gifts? I'm trying to think of something that all three of them would enjoy. I paid for mine to get professional hair/makeup done instead of handing them some cheesy monogrammed thing they'd just throw away afterwards.
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Jun 21, 2014 05:11
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Aquatic Giraffe posted:I paid for mine to get professional hair/makeup done instead of handing them some cheesy monogrammed thing they'd just throw away afterwards. I'm doing this, but I'm also giving them a "cheap and meaningful" gift of cool little cosmetics bags with "TEAM BRIDE" and their name on them, they're cool and not tacky, I hate all that cursive curly writing bullshit. These are stylish  And inside I've put silly things like a hanky with "FIX YOUR MASCARA" plus since MAC is doing our makeup and the cost is product-redeemable, they'll have a lipstick to do touchups with etc. I haven't fully decided what'll go in the bags but it'll be funny, "emergency-kit" style things. I'm not getting them expensive stuff because a) they're not those kind of girls, and b) although they have to fly to Tasmania, they're getting all their accom, food, transport, makeup etc paid for plus I gave them each $150 towards the dress of their choice so vvMaybe I've gone overboard but I have a bit of guilt over asking everyone to travel so far away. Heh.
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Jun 21, 2014 05:22
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Aquatic Giraffe posted:I paid for mine to get professional hair/makeup done instead of handing them some cheesy monogrammed thing they'd just throw away afterwards. Like, for the day of the wedding, or just as a gift certificate that they can use whenever? I think 2 of my 3 bridesmaids would be into something like that.
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Jun 21, 2014 07:07
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Nessa posted:Like, for the day of the wedding, or just as a gift certificate that they can use whenever? I think 2 of my 3 bridesmaids would be into something like that. I assume she meant on the day.. that's a common thing to do in lieu of gifts for bridesmaids.
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Jun 21, 2014 11:22
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Nessa posted:Does anyone have any suggestions for bridesmaid gifts? I'm trying to think of something that all three of them would enjoy. 
Each important male in the wedding party is getting a bow tie* handmade by me out of custom silk fabric that each man would like. These guys are getting this fabric:
* Bow ties are cool, dammit. quote:Also, it's incredibly frustrating to realize that both the time and the address on the invites you sent out 6 weeks ago are wrong. I totally forgot that the ceremony had to be at 1 instead of 1:30 because the officiant will have to leave to attend another wedding and it looks like I goofed on the address, in that it would be 49528 instead of 45928. 1. If that's the only thing that goes wrong, excellent. 2. You're only human. 
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Jun 21, 2014 13:20
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daggerdragon posted:I'm giving mine: Cool ideas! I actually already picked up little charms for them. I was at Thomas Sabo with one of my bridesmaids and she pointed out all the pretty charms. I didn't get Thomas Sabo charms though, I just picked mine up at Michaels, so they will be more for decoration of the actual gift, rather than the gift itself. One of my bridesmaids will be staying at the motel with us the night before, and we're paying for a second night for her there as well. I don't really know what to do about hair and make-up, since the town we'll be staying in is quite small and there's a hair salon, but no make-up people.
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Bread Set Jettison posted:Any recommendation's on websites for booking the honeymoon? I tried Expedia and it doesn't want to process my request for some reason. Also as far as getting scammed is concerned, AirBNB has some pretty hefty insurance behind it, so if things ever fell through they would absolutely put you up in a replacement hotel. Tempura Wizard fucked around with this message at 18:21 on Jun 21, 2014 |
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Jun 21, 2014 18:19
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Nessa posted:I don't really know what to do about hair and make-up, since the town we'll be staying in is quite small and there's a hair salon, but no make-up people. I got a Mary Kay rep to do my makeup. She might be an exception, but it could be worth looking into. Granted, the lady that did mine has been a family friend for years and I was already familiar with her "work".
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Dudes in the thread, did you tell your parents before proposing to your gals? I'm home this weekend and I kind of want to tell my dad that I'm giving serious thought to proposing to my girlfriend, but I feel like it might be premature since I haven't even asked her dad if it's OK.
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C-Euro posted:Dudes in the thread, did you tell your parents before proposing to your gals? I'm home this weekend and I kind of want to tell my dad that I'm giving serious thought to proposing to my girlfriend, but I feel like it might be premature since I haven't even asked her dad if it's OK. My fiance told his parents, and he asked both my parents for their blessing (my parents are divorced) and that really meant a lot to me.
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Jun 22, 2014 02:42
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Personally I would have been offended if my husband asked my parents for their blessing.
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C-Euro posted:Dudes in the thread, did you tell your parents before proposing to your gals? I'm home this weekend and I kind of want to tell my dad that I'm giving serious thought to proposing to my girlfriend, but I feel like it might be premature since I haven't even asked her dad if it's OK. I talked to my parents first, and then my wife's parents. I talked to my parents first because they're my parents and I'm more familiar with them and I have a tendency to consult them before making major life decisions because I know they're way smarter than I am. When I talked to my wife's parents, I was very careful about phrasing; I asked for their blessing and approval, and couched it in terms of "This is something that I'm planning to do, and I wanted to give you guys a heads up and address any concerns", and very specifically NOT in terms of "I'd like your permission". My wife has a good relationship with her parents and I knew that her parents were very traditional, so they'd definitely want to be approached before I proposed, but at the same time I didn't want to ask permission if their answer didn't matter (because it's not like I was planning to break up with her if her parents said no).
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C-Euro posted:Dudes in the thread, did you tell your parents before proposing to your gals? I'm home this weekend and I kind of want to tell my dad that I'm giving serious thought to proposing to my girlfriend, but I feel like it might be premature since I haven't even asked her dad if it's OK. Asking the parents/father is a very personal thing so asking for random opinions on the internet won't get you anywhere. It's sort of old fashioned but considering that you're linking your families together it's understandable to want to involve her parents in the process. As for your dad, go hog wild, that's just a conversation between father and son. Personally I didn't ask my wife's father, but it never really crossed my mind since her father was a thousand miles away and had been alienating himself from her for some time. Dude didn't even come to the wedding with the lame excuse "just started a new job and don't want to look bad by taking vacation time". Anyway, I would say it depends on your relationship with her parents. If you're buddy buddy with them, then informing them of your decision is sort of a romantic if, as I said, old-fashioned gesture. If you think they'll say no, then just don't bother. If they say no, you have the non-option of not proposing, or you poison the well right off the bat.
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Gravitee posted:Personally I would have been offended if my husband asked my parents for their blessing. I would have been too if I thought it would have made a difference to what he did! But they are both really fond of him so I thought it was nice that he talked to them. It definitely wasn't a like "if you say I can't then don't worry I'll just ride off into the sunset". I do think it's pretty outdated and not really necessary though
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C-Euro posted:Dudes in the thread, did you tell your parents before proposing to your gals? I'm home this weekend and I kind of want to tell my dad that I'm giving serious thought to proposing to my girlfriend, but I feel like it might be premature since I haven't even asked her dad if it's OK. I told my folks after I asked her folks for permission. Just kinda felt like the right thing to do, didn't want them to feel left out of the process? I'm pretty friendly with my folks. I say do it, the main thing is you don't exactly want everyone and their dog knowing before your (hopefully!) soon bride to be.
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I was asking about talking to MY parents specifically. I was definitely planning on talking to her parents before proposing, so I'm not looking for an argument one way or another on that question.
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Duckie posted:You can learn and do it yourself if you have time, or maybe a bridesmaid knows and is willing to pitch in? If not, I'm sure there are makeup artists in the surrounding areas that will drive to you. I'm probably just going to do it myself, maybe with some help from my bridesmaids. On a whim, I decided to do a sketchbook guestbook instead of a regular guestbook. I don't care about people's signatures in a book, but I think a bunch of drawings would be a lot more fun. C-Euro posted:I was asking about talking to MY parents specifically. I was definitely planning on talking to her parents before proposing, so I'm not looking for an argument one way or another on that question. I know you're not looking for an argument, but I would recommend not asking her father for permission. Talk to her parents, sure, but don't "ask her dad if it's okay".
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Nessa posted:I know you're not looking for an argument, but I would recommend not asking her father for permission. Talk to her parents, sure, but don't "ask her dad if it's okay". In saying that I think people should do what they wanna do, even if it's not what others would do. Nessa, I said I would do my own makeup but ended up deciding not to because although I am p good at doing my own makeup and so are my bridesmaids, none of us know the first thing about makeup for photography and it can be a different ballgame
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My stepfather gave my mom's parents a heads-up that he was planning to propose, and my grandma told my mom about his plans before he did the actual proposal (they still got engaged/married, of course). My grandma was a oval office and a life-ruiner, but I'm sure she wasn't the first or last to do this.Gravitee posted:Personally I would have been offended if my husband asked my parents for their blessing.
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I thought I was doing the right thing be my fiance by asking for their blessing (not permission) and while my fiance did appreciate it, her parents caused some unnecessary drama.
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Nessa posted:Like, for the day of the wedding, or just as a gift certificate that they can use whenever? I think 2 of my 3 bridesmaids would be into something like that. Yeah, day-of stuff. First off because my bridesmaids aren't the girly-girl monogrammed tote carrying and jewelry wearing crowd. Second I wanted everyone to look their best in pictures and pro makeup for pictures is different than regular makeup. Third, some NEVER wear makeup and wouldn't have the skill to do their own makeup and one of them had questionable tastes in makeup palettes and that way I avoided a bridesmaid wearing neon blue mascara down the aisle. C-Euro posted:Dudes in the thread, did you tell your parents before proposing to your gals? I'm home this weekend and I kind of want to tell my dad that I'm giving serious thought to proposing to my girlfriend, but I feel like it might be premature since I haven't even asked her dad if it's OK. My husband told his parents and his dad went out and bought a ring with a bigger diamond for my husband's mom to one-up him 
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Sharks Below posted:Nessa, I said I would do my own makeup but ended up deciding not to because although I am p good at doing my own makeup and so are my bridesmaids, none of us know the first thing about makeup for photography and it can be a different ballgame Well, my photographer is one of my bridesmaids (and her boyfriend). I asked her about makeup, and she just said "Oh, there's lot's of things we can do!" It's kind of difficult now that she's living in a city 3 hours away, but I'll try to bring it up to her again.
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With regards to asking-your-female-partner's-parents-permission, I think you really have to think about who your partner is. You are getting married to hopefully you know her well enough to know about her relationship with her parents. Personally, I love my parents dearly, but we're not super close, and I am a raging feminist. If my partner has asked my parents permission, I would have seriously reconsidered our relationship. If my partner had just talked to my parents to give them a head's-up that this was gonna happen, I still wouldn't have liked that very much. He didn't. Hell, his parents were there when it happened and he didn't even tell them in advance! Which was perfect, because I was suspicious enough as things stood already and their poker faces are not great. Point is, don't do it out of some outmoded cultural bullshit. Do it because your wife-to-be is very very close to her parents and you know exactly how they and she will react. If she isn't that close or you don't know how they will react, don't do it.
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Nicol Bolas posted:With regards to asking-your-female-partner's-parents-permission, I think you really have to think about who your partner is. You are getting married to hopefully you know her well enough to know about her relationship with her parents. This is pretty much me as well. My parents are super traditional and we're not close at all so if he had asked permission I would have been pretty offended and wondering what the hell. I was definitely surprised he hadn't talked to his parents about it first though, he's very close to them and usually tells them everything. That said, the majority of people asked if he had asked my dad first and were really surprised that he hadn't so apparently it's a thing that is still done. I can see it being sweet if she's really close with her parents and it's more of a check in before hand and less a permission thing.
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Nicol Bolas posted:With regards to asking-your-female-partner's-parents-permission, I think you really have to think about who your partner is. You are getting married to hopefully you know her well enough to know about her relationship with her parents. This is exactly what I was looking for, TBH. My girlfriend grew up in SE Asia and though her parents still live overseas she is still pretty close to them, especially her dad. But they're on the liberal end of their culture and really like me from what I can tell, so maybe a "hey I'm going to do this thing" talk with her dad (or both) is the way to go. Though they did, according to her, tell her that I need to talk to them before proposing, but she did seem imply that they were kidding around somewhat. It's just too bad they don't speak a ton of English 
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