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melaneyelia posted:When is your honeymoon? If it's August-November, the Caribbean might not be your best choice since those are the worst months of hurricane season. Although St. Lucia is mostly out of the hurricane zone, it gets plenty of rain during that time (re: flooding). How bad is the rain during the hurricane season? We'll be leaving for our honeymoon that last Monday in September & I'm so scared that anywhere we decide to go will just be a washout. Also, I would kill to go sea turtle watching.
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That setting is gorgeous. I love the detail on the side of the band.
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pwnyXpress posted:She really means the world to me, and if it came down to it, I WOULD choose her over my mom in a heartbeat. There isn't a need to do this, though, and she's blown it out of proportion in her mind. You should say this to her, as it's the only thing that's going to help. She needs to know that she is your new #1 priority & that you will stand up to your mom/family if they're being mean/rude to her. Trust me, having a loved one's mother hate you is terrible. It makes family gatherings really difficult & awkward. If you don't stick up for her when your mom makes snide comments, she'll feel like you don't really care about her.
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May 20, 2009 12:41
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King Skinny Pimp posted:And so the fights over the guest list begin. No, it's not wrong, as long as you're the one paying for the wedding. Traditionally, if your parents are paying for the wedding, they get to invite whoever they want. Now, most parents are willing to work this out & keep the list to a manageable number, but if your mom won't, you may have to consider declining her funding to get the wedding you want. That's because they become the actual hosts of the party since they're footing the bill.
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May 23, 2009 22:02
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tishthedish posted:Ugh, wedding programs. Is this really necessary? I can't get my fiance to help me do anything, and this is one thing I just really, really don't care to waste my time on. What kind of ceremony are you having? Is it traditional? Are you incorporating two different religions or uncommon rituals (like handfasting)? If you're doing anything outside the norm for your family/community, I'd recommend putting together a simple program to explain what's going on during the ceremony. It's also something for people to look at while they're waiting for everything to start. If you're doing an outdoor wedding, the fan on a stick style is a nice gesture. Do you have any friends that would help you print & assemble? This is the time to give all those people that have offered up their help something to do. There are some real easy templates here: http://weddings.shanbritedesigns.com/templates.htm
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May 31, 2009 03:20
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Plate or platter posted:I have never had a wedding cake from Publix, but I have had other cakes and they have all been awesome. Publix does a great cake. I can also vouch for the awesomeness of Publix cake. I had one with a strawberry filling once & it was soooo good. I don't see why they wouldn't be able to translate that into a larger tiered cake. Oh, and one of my friends had to get her cake from Wal-Mart (her baker split town with her deposit) & no one could tell that it wasn't from a "wedding cake bakery".
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Vistaprint is really great for Save the Dates if you want more control over the design. They also run free deals a lot, so sign up for their e-mails. Magnet Street is great if you want something quick & easy. On some designs you can change the fonts & colors. But on others you just have to stick with their template & change the wording.
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Jun 20, 2009 21:59
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Guy LeDouche posted:got the ring, now its only 12 days I have to keep my goddamned mouth shut. I think it turned out great. Thanks to all that helped. Haha my fiance had the ring for all of 2 hours before he said gently caress it & proposed while we were watching TV. He's awful at keeping secrets.
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Jun 21, 2009 17:21
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The Frogs posted:Do any of the ladies out there think this ring looks swell? Am I over-thinking this? I think it's a really nice ring. The band has a good shape. I like how it sort of comes up to meet the diamond. You are definitely over thinking this decision. It's a gorgeous ring & there's nothing strange going on that could turn her off to it.
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Jun 24, 2009 12:44
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ATwoSlotToaster posted:Quick question... Has anyone ever heard of having a couple male bridesmaids and a couple female groomsmen? My fiancee and I want to do that but my mom didn't seem too keen on the idea. We're gonna do it anyway but she is worried that people will dislike the idea. What are some thoughts or opinions? (I am also aware that it is OUR wedding so we can do what we want, and we will be doing this idea, just interested in learning more about this specifically.) Thanks! We're having a female groomsman. It's not that strange nowadays. There are even articles about it on the knot, which certainly makes it mainstream. http://wedding.theknot.com/wedding-planning/bridal-party/qa/male-maid-of-honor.aspx
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Jun 29, 2009 02:24
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ih8ualot posted:Getting married on the 25th (less than two weeks!). The groom's checklist: I'm just gonna throw out a bunch of ideas....You can do what Kitten Kisses suggested & just make their present a photo album after the wedding. Give them a card with a promise to send them the album when it comes in. They make pre-embroidered handkerchiefs for moms to use during the ceremony. You could give your dad a bottle of his favorite expensive liquor. There are these cufflinks from Red Envelope. That's all I got for first thing in the morning.
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Jul 15, 2009 12:58
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ih8ualot posted:Red Envelope was a lifesaver. They have delivery dates on the website! How perfect. I'm so glad I could help!
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Jul 16, 2009 00:28
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jomiel posted:Haha that's what my parents said too. I thought getting the card itself would be obvious... If it had wedding bells or rings on it, yes it would be obvious. But if I didn't know you were getting married, that could be an invitation to a cute party. Even if you just do something like: "Miss Jomiel & Mr. Jomiel are tying the knot/getting hitched/combining their lives" it will be more obvious that it's a wedding invitation.
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Aug 5, 2009 00:26
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maso posted:Just wanted to share these shoes I ordered with you girls, I think they are hilarious and amazing and can't wait to wear them. I love them. Please tell me you're dyeing them some awesome bright color.
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Aug 5, 2009 12:42
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maso posted:I just want to say that I totally underestimated how much TIME it takes to make your own invitations. I think it will be worth it when I'm finally done, but my god. Um yeah. At this point, I wish I had just found the extra $300 & just ordered them online. I am really tired of cutting paper & feeding things through the printer.
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Aug 6, 2009 22:34
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jomiel posted:
Well, my invitations don't seem nearly as complicated as Maso's & Emilar's invites. I did buy pre-cut cardstock for the actual invitation & then cut my RSVP cards & the accommodations cards from normal 8.5x11 cardstock. It's just time consuming to individually feed that many pieces of paper through a printer. I bought a return address stamp on Etsy & used that to put our address on everything that needed it. Then everything got wrapped together with a big ribbon & stuffed in the envelope. I'm just frustrated because I kept putting it off & now I'm trying to do everything while I'm in my busiest month at work. So I'm just a little cranky right now. As for the other question running through the thread....I'm 26 & he's 27. We've been together for 6.5 years & are getting married in less than 2 months. We started dating during college & spent the majority of that time living 3 hours away from each other. Otherwise, we would have gotten married a couple of years ago.
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Aug 7, 2009 12:54
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Maso, your invitations are beautiful. Your efforts definitely show in the final product.
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Aug 7, 2009 23:30
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teacherkate posted:Can I ask which seller you used? I'm looking to get one done for our address. Of course. I bought from Rubber Stamp Press. I sent her my information & she had the stamp in the mail 2 days later. It's mounted on a nice wooden handle & I love it 
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Aug 9, 2009 01:24
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PhillyLucky posted:1. Would having it in a non wedding season month really save that much cash, if so about how much? Some websites said 5 dollars per head, which isnt really as much as I expected. I think that having it on a non wedding day would save more money. Have it on a Friday evening or do a Sunday brunch wedding. PhillyLucky posted:3. How much of our budget will the reception make up? Theknot.com said 50% but that sounds really really low to me (or maybe I'm wrong). That's probably about how my budget worked out, but that's mostly because we really splurged on photography. My photographer is easily 25% of the budget.
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Aug 15, 2009 20:18
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Kitten Kisses posted:Wedding favors have been like the hardest thing for me to decide on so far. Gonna get some little candies for everyone cause everyone likes food, but I want to get a more gifty gift too and everything either seems totally lame or really expensive. What do you all think of soaps as wedding favors? I found these the other night and think they're really cute: http://tinyurl.com/pusnoy Those are cute, but I never use soaps like that. They end up sitting in a dish somewhere collecting dust. If you're already doing candy as a favor, I really don't think you need to add anything else. Just save your money
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Hawkeye, that is a beautiful ring!!!
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Aug 22, 2009 17:29
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Crab Legs posted:
I'd say the latest you can choose attendants is 6 months before the wedding. We knew who we wanted to be in our wedding before we even engaged, so we asked our friends within the first month of our engagement. That's one of the questions people will start asking, along with "Have you set a date?!?!?!" So if you can give them an answer it will make them shut up faster.
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jomiel posted:But then they start asking other questions like Where is it?! What are your colors?! This is very very very true. Is it strange that one of the things I'm most excited about (other than actually getting married) is the end to the "How's the planning going?" questions? One more month & then I can start preparing for "So when are you having kids?"
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Friendly Geek posted:
A lot of this depends on the designer of the dress. There are some designers that will create a dress from scratch from your measurements, but I think most designers produce dresses in standard sizes. And then from there, your bridal shop or local seamstress alters it to your body. My dress took 6 months to come in, which I think is a pretty standard time frame.
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Lackadaisical posted:
They most likely have registries. That is always the safest thing to do, because if you're not close with the couple you don't know their style or needs. They could already have everything they need for their kitchen, but really need some great sheets. Gift cards & money are always really great too
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Aug 28, 2009 12:56
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roop posted:I have a custom wedding card design that I'm making myself. What's the best way to get it printed into actual cards (i.e. with embossed printing on quality paper and folded in half)? You need to look into local printing companies.
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King Skinny Pimp posted:Wait, tungsten carbide can't be resized? Our jeweler said it would be fine to resize my husband's band if we needed to when we bought his band. Our jeweler told us his band couldn't be resized. If his finger gets bigger/smaller we'll have to buy a new ring.
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King Skinny Pimp posted:Weird. I wonder if it has to do with the style or something. Huh. If I remember correctly, it's because the metal doesn't soften when it's heated, like gold or platinum. Maybe your jeweler just meant that they will replace the ring with one in the correct size if it needs to be changed?
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Gravitee posted:Now that I have some free time on my hands, I'm going to reorganize the OP with updated links, suggestions, and advice that has been posted in the thread so far. Let me know if there is something you think should be included! I'll give you some links I have not used all of these, obviously, but they have good reviews from friends.DIY Flower Ordering Fifty Flowers-http://www.fiftyflowers.com/ Sams Club-http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?catg=605 Invitations Wedding Paper Divas-http://www.weddingpaperdivas.com/ Paper Source-http://www.paper-source.com/ Jean M-http://www.myjeanm.com/ Photo Booth Rental Party Booths (nationwide)-http://www.partybooths.com/ Online Dress Ordering Great if you need a lower price for a gown you love. Since these are also brick-and-mortar stores you know that you're getting the real thing, and not some knockoff if you bought it off Ebay. They're also great for ordering bridesmaid dresses. Pearl's Place-http://www.pearlsplace.com/ Jay's Bridal-http://www.jaysbridal.com/ Wedding Blogs/Inspiration Sites Wedding Bee-http://www.weddingbee.com/ Style Me Pretty-http://www.stylemepretty.com/ DIY Bride-http://www.diybride.com/ Shanbrite Designs-http://weddings.shanbritedesigns.com/ (This is a very poorly designed site, but she has lots of templates & free fonts to download) Project Wedding-http://www.projectwedding.com/
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maso posted:e: BY THE WAY, my wedding is exactly 30 days away as of today. SO excited. Though I just found out our officiant is in jail through tragic circumstances, so we're going to have to wrestle up another. Um what?? Were you having a friend marry you or was this an actual officiant? By the way, my wedding is in 9 days. And I cannot wait for it all to be over so we can get our asses to the Caribbean.
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jcschick posted:I'm sure this has been asked in the pages previously but I'm trying to do Do-It-Yourself wedding programs but am wondering how to go about it. Honestly I don't care too much about the programs but all we've got is a little generic color printer. Any suggested online templates? Where could I get the paper...just a Kinko's or something? I'm just afraid I'll gently caress these up and then have to have a professional do it for a lot more. I just bought 65lb cardstock from Staples & printed them out at home. I can e-mail you what I came up with if you need ideas. I didn't do any cutting, just printed on both sides of the cardstock & then folded it in half.
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Sep 22, 2009 23:07
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Fire In The Disco posted:We made our programs. They turned out pretty awesomely, and were definitely original. Rather than printing them at home, we had Office Max print and cut the linen paper and card stock for us. It was really inexpensive, and we were able to assemble them ourselves. That was wonderful, since they have better printers than we do. Here's how they turned out: I initially wanted to do something just like that, but the wedding is in 4 days so we took the easiest route possible. They look really good by the way.
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Whitey Ford posted:Here's her ring (wish I was a better photographer); Here's a great tutorial on taking great ring pictures. http://www.weddingbeepro.com/2008/12/08/how-to-take-amazing-engagement-and-wedding-ring-photos/ The ring is beautiful by the way
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eknomf if your friend isn't a complete douche, they'll understand if you don't bring a gift. If you do have a little to spare, a gift card to one of the stores they registered at is always appreciated. Even $20 will help buy something they didn't receive.
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We're back from the honeymoon & I am really not ready to go back to work! The wedding & reception were wonderful, even though it poured the entire day & my outdoor wedding got pushed inside. We don't have any good pictures back yet, but here's one that a cousin took during the first dance.  It's still kind of weird to say 'husband' now. I slipped up yesterday & had to correct myself. 
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ucmallory posted:TLDR: I think my reception spot may not be worth its salt. Now I'm sad that I have to find somewhere else. Things I find "off" about the venue: 1. Soda is charged based on consumption, instead of a flat fee per guest. I understand charging for alcohol based on consumption, but soda??? 2. They won't meet with you on a Saturday to sign the contract. 3. The cloth napkin thing....I've never heard of a venue that provides linens, not providing them to people that choose a buffet. If you're this frustrated now with the venue, it probably won't get much better as the year goes on & you get deeper into planning. This sounds like the type of place that will keep coming up with extra charges that you knew nothing about.
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BulletRiddled posted:In our invitations we included an email address and phone number for RSVPs, and so far exactly four people have responded out of the 150+ we've sent out. From what I've heard through family and friends, pretty much everyone is planning to come and bring a guest or two, but only four have given us a concrete "yes" and the number of additional people they're bringing. We've got roughly two weeks to finalize everything, and the number of people coming is anywhere between 8 and 300. I'm starting to see why everyone gets so stressed out while planning this stuff. I had a hard enough time getting people to drop a pre-addressed & stamped envelope in the mail. I can't imagine how hard it would have been if people actually had to put forth the effort to call me to RSVP. You need to get your fiance, parents & in-laws to start calling people for you.
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Oct 20, 2009 23:51
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maso posted:It looks like you two really enjoyed yourselves So glad to see that the dogs could make it out for at least part of the celebration!
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maso posted:Haha yeah...well the dogs weren't allowed on the beach but we took them out for pictures. Snapshot preview of what my real photographer was posing us for, just for you Cambria: Thank you for the picture I promise I'll share the ones of us & Cambria when I get them back. I don't think I mentioned it in my post-wedding reply, but she made it down the aisle & sat through the ceremony without making a peep. I was so proud of her My initial color choice was green & brown, but I became obsessed with green....so all the accents became green & the backdrop was white. I can't believe people said that green & brown would be ugly! That is one of the hottest color trends in weddings & home furnishings right now.
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I'll just give our whole "special song" playlist... Ceremony Seating of Grandmothers: Vitamin String Quartet - Tribute to Coldplay's Yellow Seating of Mothers: Ben Folds Five - The Luckiest Groom & Groomsmen: Greg Laswell - Off I Go Bridesmaids: Rilo Kiley - More Adventurous Bride: Coldplay - 'Til Kingdom Come Recessional: Further Seems Forever - On Legendary Reception Entrance: Coheed & Cambria - Welcome Home First Dance: Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Follow You Into the Dark (performed by one of our best friends) Cake Cutting: Cake - Love You Madly Bouquet Toss: Gwen Stefani - Crash Garter Toss: Secret Lives of the Freemasons - It Only Took a Whisper Last Dance: Bosc - Evolve (this is a beautiful song & would make a great bridal entrance or first dance song too) Vitamin String Quartet is great for ceremony music. They cover pop music as a string quartet (obviously) & is a great way to incorporate music you like.
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