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December 2, 2022
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643 days agoOver the course of planning, what did you not care about that is “expected” by online articles and Wedding Industry vendors pressure that you must focus all your attention and energy on? Some examples that we don’t care about: names/dates/titles on...
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657 days agoDo you have a preference or does your venue have a fire code restriction on the type used?
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658 days agoYour favorite brand, either drug store or high end, that doesn’t dry out your lips and is long lasting? Also what tips and tricks do you have for making regular lipstick last longer?
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660 days agoAre you keeping the centerpieces all the same or mixing up the styles if you couldn’t decide on one look?
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671 days agoAs a guest, do you prefer the couple telling you what to wear or do you feel that is overstepping? As a hostess, do you have a preference of what vibe you want or do you trust adult guests to dress appropriately?
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672 days agoWhich are you keeping vs skipping: Grand entrance (of any variation) at the receptionMC announcements First danceBridal party danceCake cutting ceremony ToastsAnniversary dance or alternative Bouquet/garter toss or any alternative Last dance In our...
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710 days agoAre you treating them as guests only, which is a huge honor in itself, or are you doing something special instead? For us, it was really hard to pick 3-5 people on each side to honor as attendants because we love everyone in our various friend groups...
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715 days agoWhen are you doing this? Are you dismissing the rows after the ceremony or greeting them at the cocktail hour or a pre ceremony cocktail hour? Those who did the pre- or post- ceremony cocktail hour greeting, how did it go over with guests? Our month...
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723 days agoAre you embracing the holidays or going with a different aesthetic? Are you doing anything unique for the season? What do your inspiration photos look like?
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737 days agoPutting together a binder for yourself with pockets to hold contracts, paint chips, fabric swatches, brochures and so on along with a printout of the wedding planning spreadsheets from GoogleSheets is an awesome idea. I was watching a video the other...
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737 days agoWhat have been your favorites as a guest and what did you absolutely hate?
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737 days agoIs this actually a thing that adults do? I was shocked reading another site where a bride was being encouraged by multiple fellow brides to ask a bridesmaid or other friend to be on “wine duty” to pour on any female guest who shows up with even a...
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738 days agoAre you walking into the cocktail hour/reception without any fanfare or announcement beyond what the officiant says at the end of the ceremony? While many djs consider it to be bare minimum standard at receptions, our guests for example would be...
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740 days agoDo you plan to have these at the reception? Switch them to the rehearsal dinner or eliminate them entirely? They are rare/nonexistent in our circles and we don’t feel comfortable with that much extra spotlight attention. We trust that the majority of...
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740 days agoFor those who had or are having a buffet, did your guests have one trip allowed through the line or did the caterer offer unlimited? We’re still debating between plated and buffet, even though buffet is the most common in our families and social...
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743 days agoIf you choose not to greet guests at the end of the ceremony, how will you will make sure that you get to everyone to say hi and thank you at the reception that doesn’t cut into dancing time? For example, one of you at the bar during cocktail hour...