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Vistaprint paper stock options...what to choose?
csquid, on February 11, 2014 at 11:24 AM

Ok so I'm having my invites reprinted because I made a lot of changes. My question is...what paper stock should I choose? I can pick from any of them for no extra charge. The last ones I ordered were...

csquid, Feb 11, 2014 5 597
Mrs.Ekstrom
Meal Selection Indicator *edit*
Mrs.Ekstrom, on February 10, 2014 at 8:45 PM

I need some ideas on how to indicate what my guest meal choice is on their place cards. There will be three total (Chicken, Pork and Kids), my colors are purple and grey. I don't want to just put a C,...

Allyson, Feb 10, 2014 9 204
mlw
Chapel Dulcinea brides... Cheap Reception ideas??
mlw, on February 9, 2014 at 2:55 AM

I LOVE Chapel Dulcinea, but I am just having the hardest time finding a reception venue that can work. There is NO way I wanna be rushed by doing my pictures, ceremony AND reception in the 90min they...

Mrs. Grissett-Johnso, Feb 10, 2014 10 1,425
JuneBride2014
My DIY sola flower bouquet and centerpieces *pic heavy
JuneBride2014, on February 1, 2014 at 10:05 AM

Picture 1 &2- our my bouquet the top view and side view Picture 3 &4- my centerpiece mock up So I finally finished my bouquet and centerpieces using sola flowers, fabric flowers that I made, dried...

Rosie, Feb 9, 2014 15 174
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Quote for (aviation) favor
Brittnee, on February 9, 2014 at 2:16 AM

Hey ya'll.. After MUCH deliberation we have chosen to use aviators as our wedding favor (the future hubs is a pilot and asked me to marry him on our first time up in the private plane). I'm thinking...

Kari Taggard, Feb 9, 2014 1 932
Michella
does anyone have a child activity book template they will share
Michella, on March 18, 2012 at 12:53 PM

I am in the process of making a kids bucket for all my kids that will be at the reception. I have lots of toys that I will be taking and putting in one room with an attendent to be watching over them....

Arlo & Jamie, Feb 6, 2014 14 568
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Flowers that go with Sunflowers
Meagan, on February 3, 2014 at 11:42 PM

I decided on Sunflowers for my October Mountain Wedding. I'm a DIY bride and I do want the flowers to be beautiful so I spoke to a florist. I told her I liked the first thing she showed me but I later...

Stefansalvatore, Feb 6, 2014 6 1,472
Kelli
Are paper and fabric flowers tacky?
Kelli, on February 4, 2014 at 7:57 PM

I made these flowers out of paper and fabric and I like them but I'm not sure if I can use them in the wedding either as bouquets or in some sort of centerpiece. The photos are of several different...

DanieGee, Feb 5, 2014 12 82
aec2003
Bouquets- how many flowers
aec2003, on February 3, 2014 at 5:07 PM

I'm thinking about ordering real touch flowers to DIY the bouquets. Can anyone tell me what the average amount of flower are in both the bridal bouquet & bridesmaid bouquets? I think I'm going to use...

mlw, Feb 4, 2014 7 2,077
emmy
Hobby Lobby Aisle runner
emmy, on January 31, 2014 at 5:44 PM

Has anybody tested out their aisle runner?I got mine from hobby lobby & tested it out with heels and it started ripping. im very concerned about this. Any suggestions on how to prevent this?

aec2003, Feb 1, 2014 11 1,014
Josh-Sarah
DIY blush coloured Cupcakes
Josh-Sarah, on January 31, 2014 at 9:19 AM

Just wondering if anyone knows anything about freezing buttercream iced cupcakes for approximately 2-3 weeks and how they thaw? As well as if anyone has made blush coloured icing and how they did it!...

B & K 2014, Feb 1, 2014 6 1,773
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DIY Ticketmaster invite.
Simon, on January 25, 2014 at 5:38 PM

So my bride and i are big concert goers and everyone absolutely loves the invites we did. Took me 30 minutes to do the design from the beginning, i Googled a couple of Ticketmaster logos, and looked...

KbellaP, Jan 31, 2014 23 177 1
Madison
Not serving food to guests..ideas?
Madison, on January 25, 2014 at 9:42 PM

So were on a 3,000$ budget, were doing everything dyi and as cheap (but not tacky) as possible. Ideas on not serving a meal but having like a dessert buffet instead? Would you be offended if...

Private User, Jan 28, 2014 64 4,767 1
Nadine
Coffee favors?
Nadine, on January 26, 2014 at 7:55 PM

What would you think if you got coffee grounds as a wedding favor? Would you enjoy it? If your a not a coffee drinker what would you think? Were thinking of giving a pots worth of ground coffee. His...

Nadine, Jan 27, 2014 34 852 1
Beth
Pocket folds and inner envelopes
Beth, on July 5, 2013 at 4:24 PM

If you did pocket folds, did you do inner envelopes? If not, where did you write the stuff that goes on the inner envelopes?

candace, Jan 25, 2014 12 230
Antoinette
How many of u r doing ur own rehearsal dinner and or reception dinner??
Antoinette, on January 24, 2014 at 1:59 AM

We are still trying to find someone to do the dinners. We are thinking 12ppl rehearsal dinner from cracker barrel. TOOO TACKY??? FH and I both like a lot of their food. And the reception dinner, man...

2d Bride, Jan 25, 2014 22 140
Chrissy
Escort cards-- help!
Chrissy, on January 24, 2014 at 2:44 PM

We're trying to decide escort cards right now and are wondering how people are doing theirs. If we order folded business cards, we'd have to hand-write names. We have horrible handwriting, so we're...

Alice, Jan 24, 2014 15 305
Kelly
Wedding Ceremony Music App
Kelly, on January 23, 2014 at 2:19 PM

Our ceremony venue is allowing us to use their speaker and just hook our iPod up to it...which is a great $$$ saver! I was going to assign someone to change the song for the...

Kelly, Jan 23, 2014 2 199
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Pandora Radio instead of DJ?
Lindsey, on January 21, 2014 at 7:23 PM

Okay, this is an opinion question. Would it make me "cheap" or just a bad decision to use the Pandora app (hooked up to the speakers and with the "no ads" upgrade) instead of an actual DJ? Since my FH...

TiffanyShay, Jan 22, 2014 18 1,489
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Please Help! Signature Drink Sign Template
Private User, on January 16, 2014 at 1:45 PM

How do you create a signature drink sign? Is there a specific program I should be using? All the guidance is very much appreciated!

mscountry, Jan 17, 2014 6 1,204
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