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Hobby lobby invites
Victoria, on July 1, 2016 at 5:25 PM

I bought hobby lobby invites and my printer doesn't want to print them. I think the invite is to big. My question is what is the best printer to print them?

Heather, Jul 1, 2016 11 190
Mary
HIDE THE BRIDE HELP
Mary, on June 28, 2016 at 2:28 PM

I'm trying to figure out how to get from the Brown X to the blue X without being seen

Lara, Jun 28, 2016 35 764
Abigail
Best Apps to Play Ceremony Music
Abigail, on June 28, 2016 at 4:01 PM

Long story short, we've had terrible luck finding someone to play live music at our wedding in August. We talked to our DJ who is playing music during dinner and for our reception and they want an...

Wendy Caviles, Jun 28, 2016 2 396
Future Mrs. Glace
wooden letter guestbook
Future Mrs. Glace, on June 27, 2016 at 6:44 PM

For my wedding, we are doing a wooden letter like this for our "guestbook". Im buying a 2 foot unfinished wooden letter G for our last name. I want to paint it black and have white or gold signatures....

Crescent 1894, Jun 28, 2016 8 230
Marie
Ceremony Clean Up
Marie, on June 17, 2016 at 3:39 PM

Hi All, My Ceremony venue has no coordinator or staff that will be present. Pretty much the florist will drop everything off and the bride and groom have to show up! But, one tiny thing is getting...

Merrie Contrary, Jun 26, 2016 39 1,276
Sarah
DIY Photobooth
Sarah, on June 23, 2016 at 11:55 PM

We are hosting our reception on my FMIL's acerage and we are creating a photobooth for guests. We have a "frame" that will be hung from a tree and I would like to set up a camera on a tripod for...

Juli, Jun 25, 2016 15 133
Megggle
Preventing Centerpieces from Tipping
Megggle, on June 23, 2016 at 8:08 AM

Hi Ladies! I recently took my mom up with me to finally see our venue in full bloom and we decided to take up a centerpiece mock-up just to see what it looked like on the tables. My mom is a freaking...

AshleyMTL, Jun 23, 2016 18 10,806
Sara
DIY Adding Bling to Shoes
Sara, on June 20, 2016 at 3:14 PM

I just ordered these bad boys today for my wedding shoes (eeeeek!). Not only do they match my bridesmaid dress color but they will also work for my something blue. I'm contemplating adding something...

Erica, Jun 22, 2016 7 116
Rhonda
Photography Question. Who will you use for your prints?
Rhonda, on June 14, 2016 at 6:24 AM

We were married October 2015, and have just last night picked up our "cd" of wedding pictures, all 378 images. Our package gave us a choice of either choosing 128 prints, with no rights to all of the...

Liz, Jun 21, 2016 25 212 1
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Successful backyard wedding?
ENG, on June 18, 2016 at 2:40 PM

Has anyone successfully hosted a wedding in a private backyard? I would rather allocate the venue cost into better food/drinks/etc.. But can it be done? I would get a day-of-coordinator at the very...

Darcie, Jun 18, 2016 21 218
Courtney
How long does one can of spray paint typically last?
Courtney, on June 17, 2016 at 10:26 PM

I'm planning to diy our centerpieces by spray painting wine bottles. I have 30 me and my BM's plan to spray paint. Does anyone have experience with spray paint and know how many cans I should buy? I...

Kayla, Jun 17, 2016 1 1,556
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Music on Beach Wedding
Nadja, on June 16, 2016 at 6:38 PM

Does anyone have any ideas on how to corporate music into a beach wedding...do I bring speakers

annakay511, Jun 17, 2016 11 168
Katie
Throwing petals during ceremony aisle exit?
Katie, on June 17, 2016 at 10:14 AM

Our ceremony and reception are in the same location. Ceremony is outside and reception indoors at a hotel. We are not doing any type of "send off" at the end of the night since we are just taking an...

annakay511, Jun 17, 2016 6 387
mlw
Is anyone else having a Dessert-Only reception?
mlw, on April 29, 2016 at 4:18 PM

If so, what are you planning to serve, and how are you displaying it? Ours is a long day. Check-out from the hotel me and the girls will be staying at, either lunch before the wedding or after, a 2 hr...

Ash7898, Jun 16, 2016 99 1,165
Tracie
Wedding Day Event Set-up
Tracie, on June 15, 2016 at 11:30 AM

I'm a DIY bride and I'm trying to save money on my decor. There isn't much decorating to do on the wedding day, but I won't be able to put everything in place. It would be too stressful to do all the...

Tracie, Jun 16, 2016 17 846 1
Melissa
DIY ostrich feather centerpieces
Melissa, on June 15, 2016 at 7:16 PM

I'm having a small wedding and trying to cut costs where ever I can. It's going to be a roaring 20s theme, black and gold. I want to do black ostrich feather centerpieces in gold eiffel tower vases....

Ellsy62, Jun 16, 2016 8 169
VeganWifey
My succulent DIY favors and place cards
VeganWifey, on June 14, 2016 at 1:56 PM

I made 180ish succulent favors/place cards. The wedding is 3 months out so I still have the task of keeping them alive for that long lol. I bought the pots at Walmart for about 50cents each. We had to...

_MidwestGirl_, Jun 14, 2016 11 328 3
Katlyn
Registry info in invitations, help, ideas!!!!?!!!!
Katlyn, on June 13, 2016 at 5:41 PM

My invites came in the mail the other day and they are PERFECT except I forgot to put registry and hotel info in them. I want to make little insert cards to add to them for people. Any ideas? The...

I'm Mrs Shuey, Jun 13, 2016 17 274
Kay
Wedding Signs: Does anyone know this font????
Kay, on June 3, 2016 at 4:02 PM

Quite a specific question but I keep coming across this font on pinterest wedding sign photos such as this: https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/ARgHd-oZnrjz7FMEPhag5QDZx0cWN51xLrU7aywfCwWSDgQkPRys_p4/ Anyone...

Nina, Jun 13, 2016 2 277
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Limo rental
Patricia, on January 5, 2013 at 2:44 PM

My daughter is getting married near Lebanon, Pa in June. I would like to rent a 6 passenger limo that my husband can drive. We don't want to spend the money for a driver. Does anyone know where I can...

elite, Jun 7, 2016 4 1,135
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