Hi! My name is Stephanie.
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March 23, 2019
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2178 days agoWe're going to our venue this weekend and doing our menu tasting!!! Our event planner also mentioned we could pick out place settings and chairs and etc. I'm going to bring my vendor list, seating/ room chart... What else I should be thinking of for...
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2180 days agoSo excited! We just booked our honeymoon hotel - Sandals Regency La Toc. I'm obsessed with the Pitons so we booked a room with the view of them. Now to book airfare!... flight times kinda stink from Chicago but that's ok, worth the flights!
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2182 days agoI've been having difficulty with my venues "event coordinator". On a few occasions she has told me incorrect information, including telling our that DJ he has to bring a generator for our ceremony in a ball room. Luckily my vendors have done so many...
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2184 days agoHi all! I'm looking on advice for decor that would work inside or oustide, but would also cover up a sconce that would be indoors... That is, our venue has an option for us to have our ceremony inside in a ballroom, or outside overlooking the golf...
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2185 days agoHello! I have some family crystals that I would like to hang from my centerpieces (pics below). I was going to get a decor hook, then Fishing line, then hang the crystal at the end. But I feel like a lone crystal dangling might look odd. So I looked...
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2196 days agoHi all, Long story short, it's incorrect to have a bachelorette party with people not invited to the wedding, right?? Long story: my sister/ MOH asked all my BMs and a handful of my friends about throwing a bachelorette party for me. All but one of...
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2200 days agoFor those of you that secured vendors on your own and then hired a DOC, did you introduce your DOC to your vendors ahead of time? If so, what did you say to them? Thanks!
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2207 days agoI've read a ton of comments to various posts that a certain level of service is expected at formal/ black tie weddings. I've searched for black-tie events and never find the level of service, just dress code. So I'm curious, what does everyone expect...
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2235 days agoHi all, I feel like there’s so much info on invitations but not so much on place cards. That said, what are the rules for placecards? Specific to us, we’re having a formal wedding (yes, tuxedos and white glove service) and our venue requires...
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2238 days agoHi all, I wanted input on determining RSVP date: Our wedding is March 23rd Our venue requires final headcount March 18th Florist requires final table count February 23rd We're inviting 200 people, if 150 come that's 22 tables, if 200 come that's 26...
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2240 days agoHi all, I signed a contract and paid a deposit ($950, which is half of package total) with a photographer ("Bob") on May 23rd. The photography package includes an engagement session, which we opted to switch for a bridal session. I emailed...
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2242 days agoHi all, Does anyone have a DOC they can recommend in the western suburbs of Chicago (i.e. Oak Brook)? I've contacted a ton using the WW vendor page but few have gotten back to me after a month of waiting, and the ones that have charge an arm and a...
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2243 days agoIs this a thing? If so can anyone recommend products? My dress has a low back, and is strapless. I'm about 1/2" too big in the waist for my dress and my shape is pretty athletic, so curious what I could wear underneath that would bring in my waist....
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2250 days agoDoes anyone know which is more cost effective at the end of March - Garden Roses or Peonies? I know I can ask a florist, but I’m just trying to learn what to expect before I consider changing our wedding design from peonies to Garden roses... want to...
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2266 days agoIs anyone making their thank you gifts for their parents? If so, I would love to see them! I’m making my mom a quilt as a thank you. She has always quilted and when I started quilting last year an asked me to make her one. I told her no, knowing I...
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2266 days agoI feel like this is a dumb question, but we’re having a formal wedding (cocktail hour with white glove passed hors d’oeuvres, five course plated meal at reception, open bar throughout etc etc) and FH is wearing a black tuxedo with satin edged black...