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1978 days agoHi All! I love my FMIL. She's super excited and we've been having a great time getting ready for the wedding. She just got her dress in, it's a dusty sage green Azazie dress for our June garden wedding. FFIL wanted to be really fancy... so he is...
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1984 days agoHi all! I want to ask my caterer to put take-out boxes on the purchase list so my guests can take food home if they want. We're having a pretty fancy wedding but I want guests to be able to take food. What's your take on leftovers? How many people...
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1991 days agoI feel awful. My wedding is Saturday June 15 2019. I am a specialty therapist at a preschool/ infant center for kids with special needs in NYC. I have been talking to my boss about taking time off work since early February. I requested to have off...
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1996 days agoHey all! I had my hair/makeup trial last week. What a great experience! I feel more confident and loved the stylists. Overall I'm happy, but I think I can tweak/ improve the look a bit. Thoughts? Makeup, I did put on an awesome lip stain/gloss later...
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1996 days agoHey all! We aren't doing a garter toss, and I had been pretty excited to do an alternative bouquet toss that seemed way more like FH and me. Here's what the "community toss" would look like: We would invite ALL 135 guests to the floor, FH and I...
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1998 days agoHi all! Need a little help with gifts. We have 4 BM and 5 GM + a friend is officiating, so more like 6 GM. For the guys, I'm at a bit of a loss. One of FH's groomsmen is in AA, and even though he's pretty relaxed about it, I think we should stay...
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2010 days agoHi all! FH and I are getting married in June, in NY, garden ceremony. Our clothing colors are grayscale; I will be in white, my bridesmaids will be in "fog" (a light bright gray), the groomsmen will be in charcoal grey suits with black ties, and FH...
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2012 days agoWow! Why didn't I think to look on Oriental Trading for wedding supplies?! I just went online to order some craft supplies for work (I'm a preschool therapist), and I realized they have a TON of affordable options for wedding decor, centerpieces,...
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2016 days agoHi all! Have any of you fearless DIY'ers attempted a bustle? I ordered custom sizing for my Azazie dress, so barring any large weight loss, the only alterations I'm expecting are a bustle and maybe some reworking of the bust cups. I got a price quote...
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2019 days agoI'm so totally scatter-brained lately. I'm about 2.5 months out, and I can't focus to save my life. At home, at work, I've hit some kind of mental roadblock where I just can't really seem to accomplish anything or think anymore. I just sort of sit on...
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2023 days agoHey all, (Soo this isn't totally DIY, but I'm not sure what section to post it in...) Our wedding ceremony will be in a garden at a historic estate, reception in the gallery, in NY in June, with a simple classy minimalist nature-inspired vibe....
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2025 days agoHey all! I live in NYC and I'm looking for reasonably priced alterations. I'm getting my dress from Azazie, and I know I'll need a bustle added, plus maybe a little adjusting for weight loss. Do you have any suggestions for a high quality, affordable...
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2027 days agoSo I sent out the majority of invites a few days ago. Yay. There are a few stragglers, due to me not having updated addresses for some people who moved, etc. The last batch will go out asap. At the last minute, my mom convinces me to send an invite...
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2031 days agoHi everyone! I was curious if anyone else had encountered conflicting wedding dates. My mom is very close with her aunt, she views her like a second mother, so we have always been pretty close to the second cousins on that side of the family. After...
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2032 days agoHi all! I don't know if this is a weird topic... but I was hoping to find other people who have booked the venue Locust Grove Estate in Poughkeepsie NY. I really would love to connect with you to chat.. I have a few very important questions about...
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2037 days agoHi all! We're not having any kids at our wedding, except for one infant in the wedding party: my sister's baby girl, my niece, who will be 9 months old at the time of the wedding (which is in 3 months). My niece is a little rock star, she's super...