Parties and Events
Join groupPlanning events to celebrate with your friends and family before the big day? Share photos and tell us all about your engagement party, shower, and bachelor or bachelorette parties!
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Hi all - I'm having a destination wedding in Riviera Maya, Mexico in February 2019 and I'm trying to figure out when would be the best time to have a bridal shower and a bachelorette party. Everywhere...
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Hey! How does everyone feel about bridal showers? Are they truly necessary? My fiancé and I don’t want to make a registry because we don’t really need anything and tbh we prefer only getting cash at...
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So my FMIL suggested sending the menu for our rehearsal dinner to everyone attending (around 15 ppl) so they can decide beforehand what they want to eat and we'll have an idea of what it'll cost since...
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Even though I'm 10 months out from my wedding date; it's always really bummed me out that we never took engagement photos even though I know we technically don't NEED them. When it comes to photos and...
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Having trouble deciding on what kind of food to have for rehearsal dinner. I really want mexican, but also want something some what faster as we will be decorating our venue that day as well. What are...
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Super excited to take my photos this weekend! Just looking to see if anyone has any tips or must-have pictures/poses they'd like to share!
We're thinking of putting something together (informal) for after the rehearsal dinner since we will have some family/friends in town. We are already spending a ton on the wedding so were thinking of...
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Hey lovelies! I'm so excited to finally be less than a year away from our wedding (we had a long engagement). My FH and I wanted an engagement party as sort of a way to kick off the festivities and...
Hi all. So we’re t-minus 76 days until our wedding and I just found out I’m pregnant. Like yesterday. I know I can’t be more than a few weeks along and I’m really hoping that I won’t be showing for...
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So I have a cousin who is getting married three weeks before me. We are not close by any means but we have grown up together. Because of our wedding days being so close our mutual aunt wants us to...
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So Saturday was my bridal shower. I was surrounded by lots of love and beautiful weather. My fsil's and fmil hosted the shower at a local winery. We had bbq and sandwiches. Fruit and veggies. Mini...
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Hey everyone! I’m looking for some super fun ideas for our combined trip! So far we’ve come up with a beach trip or a cruise, but we really want something that is a little different yet still a good...
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Hi everybody, In 2 weeks we are expecting 100-110 people at our home for our engagement party. It will be mainly outside, like a graduation party "open house" style. We're renting a massive tent for...
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Sooooo... we live in Nashville and are just a stone's throw away from Lynchburg (home of Jack Daniels). So I snuck down to the godt shop and got him a collector's bottle of gentleman jack engraved...
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Hello! My fiance and I live in Minnesota and we will also be having our wedding in Minnesota. Most of his family lives in California. I will be having a bridal shower here with my family but I do not...
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Couldn't just pick one 😂 my MOH did a fantastic job ❤❤
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Had my bridal shower this weekend and it was amazing. Special thanks to my mom, grandma, aunt, and cousin for putting everything together. It was so beautiful 😍 also did my make up trial for the...
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![Amie](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/7/7/7/3/utbp_30987773.jpg?r=31517)
What is the actual point of the bridal shower? Do you need one ?
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Hi all, I'm the bride and honestly I feel like a pretty relaxed bride, go with the flow sort of thing. My MOH was there when we got engaged and soon after the engagement I asked her to be MOH and she...
![Emily](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/4/0/4/7/utbp_28664047.jpg?r=10789)
Hi all! I'm getting married on March 22nd and am currently planning our rehearsal dinner (actually is a lunch). I'm thinking of doing it at a restaurant, but have a dilemma around alcohol. It's just...