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My mom and sister and niece were over today swimming in the pool and the subject of bridal shower came up. My sister and mom both were planning on throwing me a shower my sister said it was her job....

Is anyone else having a unity candle ceremony and are you playing music during it? I was just wondering how long it would last so I can pick a song that isn't too long or that can last through it.

I heard this topic discussed on the radio this morning & found it quite interesting, as I never really thought about it. The gang was trying to decide why brides/grooms would want to ban cell phones...

I've got in my head that I'm going to make a pot roast for dinner.. Its my favorite and I can't stop thinking about it lol But I want to try something different. Usually it would involve carrots,...

I've really been considering boudoir pics as my FH's wedding gift. Is anyone willing to share their CLEAN pictures? I'd love to get some ideas for my own!

Does anyone know of any FREE sites where you can design your own wedding cake? I found a couple, but they were pretty much stupid/waste of time and extremely limited. The only thing I have found was a...

Help! We want to do a destination bachelorette party in San Diego. We aren't worried about what to do at night, there's plenty, but we can't come up with any ideas on what to do during the day for 2...

I've been to lots of wedding where the favors given to the guests were left on the tables at the end of the night. We don't want to waste money on favors that people are not going to like or take with...

I need some suggestions on what our bridal party and parents should walk into while being introduced at the reception. My finance and I are going to be introduced to "I Believe In A Thing Called Love"...

FH is cajun and I was wondering if there are any traditions that we could do in the ceremony to include his side of the family. I don't speak with his mother so I was wondering if you ladies have any...

The idea is to make a reasonable sentence from the letters provided by the previous poster. an example.. given letters are: h a p p y can make.. her antlers poked patty's youngin' Okay, first set of...

Just imagine, hypothetically, you and your DS have decided, "to hell with all this pretense, let's just get married already." You've set a budget of $1500 or less, and it's going to be you,...

At a friend's shower this weekend she had koozies that read 'To have and to hold, and to keep your drink cold"... they were so cute! I want some for my his & hers shower but need something different...

My bridal shower is this Saturday May 21 2pm- 5pm. I want to serve appetizers like meat & cheese platter, fruit platter , vegetable platter salad. I want to save money & not over feed my guest. Do you...

I sent out invites last week, and I have to say.. People just must be idiots! I specifically remember writing "and guest" on one of my single friend's invite, and I got a text today that said "Can I...

There was a mutual friend between my best friend and I that I used to hang out with all the time. We never hung out individually (she was my FRIEND'S friend) but we always hung out together. For like...

I want to have a bachelorette party/wknd but A) idk what to do or where to go for it B) there's not much exciting to do in Dayton, OH. How far before the wedding should you have a bachelorette party?...

FH and I have no clue what to get his mom for mothers day. My mom wants lotion from Bath and Body Works. Easy, done. His mom on the other hand is very tomboy-ish. I bought her a Yankee Candle tart...

I ask because this morning, I took the Metro (DC subway) to work. The couple across from me were smacky-kissing and simpering and baby-talking about how much they were going to miss each other. Since...