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5071 days agoJust wanted to share some pics from my Rat Pack theme birthday party. It was awesome - everyone dressed to the nines, drank champagne and martinis, and even did a Dean Martin-style roast! (Of course, FS waited until everyone was a little tipsy before...
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5071 days agoFSIL is also engaged, and they're having their wedding about six months after ours. Their wedding is a big three-day destination extravaganza type deal. I found out over the weekend that she has set a date: 9/10/11. This is a week before my major...
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5076 days agoWhile I'm blowing up the boards, I'd like to point out which posts are GUARANTEED to get you 40 comments and loads of controversy. 1. Should I have a cash bar? 2. Should I do a dollar dance? 3. Why won't my bridesmaid wear her hair exactly the way I...
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5076 days agoOne of my peeves seems to happen on this board fairly often. That is, a bride asks for advice, and posters offer all sorts of suggestions. Then the bride comes back with a response that sounds an awful lot like, "That's NOT what I asked! I just want...
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5077 days agoTwo of my girlfriends have music degrees. One is a cellist, the other plays violin. Both have volunteered to play at the ceremony. I'm so excited! I think it's so generous of them, it'll be such a personal thing to have my friends play, and well,...
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5078 days agoAnd I am so excited! FIL's are hosting a dinner at Eventide, which is delicious...not to mention gorgeous. Question: should ceremony musicians be invited? Two of my girlfriends, a violinist and a cellist, volunteered to be musicians for us. Should...
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5081 days agoMe! Oops? I had a doctor's visit yesterday, and my doctor pointed out that I've gained some weight. Specifically, I'm at the very top of the healthy BMI range for my height, and I could stand to drop about 10 pounds. Since I have a history of...
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5083 days ago...what happens when a couple writes their wedding website AFTER happy hour? https://www.weddingwire.com/shannonandbrandon
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5083 days agoFS and I are having our reception at a pub in Arlington, Virginia. They are supposed to open a roofdeck, which in theory will be covered and heated, and most likely usable for our ceremony. I'm saying "supposed to," "in theory" and "most likely"...
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5085 days agoMy colors are black and white with punches of red and yellow - a sort of graphic, mod look. (There's an inspiration board in my profile that shows what style I'm going for.) The bridesmaids will be wearing black cocktail dresses of their choice,...
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5087 days agoIt's always been a difference between FS and me - his family is very posh, educated and secure. Mine, well, the moonshiner is the "classy" one. For the most part, it doesn't matter. Well, except for now. We're planning and paying for the wedding...
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5090 days agoAnyone know a good seamstress, and what I can expect to pay to have the bust brought in a little plus a hem and bustle? Trying to nail down the budget details. Thanks y'all!
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5090 days ago16 days ago, the boss of my five-person nonprofit went into the hospital with preeclampsia that had complicated into organ failure, and gave birth 10 weeks early. She and the baby survived and the outlook is good, though there is no indication of...
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5091 days agoNothing has made me more grateful for my FS than almost 20 years of dating. So let's tell our Worst Date Ever stories! 2002. I was meeting a gentleman for a blind date at a dive bar. The guy was way cute, until he made the mistake of talking. He...
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5093 days agoSo, my sex drive has beeen flagging lately. I'm not into it, I feel stressed and tired and sex feels like another chore on the list. FS is taking it personal, it's not, but I feel so sad and alone! Can someone (or, all of you) hep? I just feel really...
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5101 days agoSo, my boss is in the hospital, and the second-in-command has been in charge all week. Well, sort of in charge, she's leaving for a new job anyway, and sort of alternates between being in charge/a total tyrant, and not caring and whining about how...