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Jessica
Non-traditional rehearsal dinner
Jessica, on January 3, 2019 at 3:48 PM

I need thoughts and opinions... Since our venue is a barn and we are bringing in an outside caterer for the wedding, we were doing the rehearsal at the barn with wedding party, parents etc but then...

William, Mar 20, 2019 11 342
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When to Have Bridal Shower?
Shannon, on March 17, 2019 at 6:20 PM

Hello! We are getting married on March 28th, 2020. With the holidays and everything, we are planning on sending out our wedding invitations at the end of January. However, we are unsure when to have...

Michelle, Mar 18, 2019 9 169
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Can you combine the parties????
Michelle, on March 16, 2019 at 7:18 PM

Our new house is almost finished being built. We want to have a housewarming party but I thought having a housewarming, engagement party and wedding all in one year was just too many parties to invite...

Adrianna, Mar 18, 2019 32 2,175
Justine
How close or far apart are the dates of your bridal shower and wedding?
Justine, on March 14, 2019 at 2:11 PM

As far as I know, there's no real "guideline" of when someone should host your shower before your wedding, but I'm just curious. What's the date of your shower and what's your wedding date? How far...

Yajaira, Mar 18, 2019 68 726
Keri
Bachelorette Name Ideas
Keri, on March 12, 2019 at 11:21 AM

Hi! My girls are taking me to VEGAS next month for my bachelorette, and I wanted to surprise them with handmade tumblers for us to enjoy our in room drinks and to walk around with. I wanted to come up...

Megan, Mar 15, 2019 3 319
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(introvert) Bachelorette Party
Rachelle, on March 12, 2019 at 2:08 PM

I'm not one for parties or attention or anything like that. I'm not having a Bridal Shower simply because of it and I'd probably have to be tipsy to deal with people watching me open gifts. This is my...

Emily, Mar 15, 2019 17 1,917
Angela
Wedding rehearsal attire
Angela, on March 7, 2019 at 4:32 PM

What are you guys wearing for your wedding rehearsal? I love to dress up but after a long day I don't know if I will feel up to it...

Angela, Mar 13, 2019 24 339
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Does the bride do anything for the the bachelorette trip?
kelsey, on March 9, 2019 at 10:17 PM

Hey everyone! My bachelorette trip is next weekend, I am so excited even though I have no clue what is in store. I just realized though, is the bride responsible for bringing gifts or anything? Did...

Jolie, Mar 12, 2019 8 8,352
Sherry
Monogram themed bridal shower??
Sherry, on February 25, 2019 at 12:51 AM

Has anyone done a monogrammed themed bridal shower? I had no intention of having one. It's both of our 2nd marriages and we've lived together for 7 years. We need nothing and had no intention of doing...

Sherry, Mar 12, 2019 10 466
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Bachelorette Hashtag Help!!
T, on January 7, 2019 at 11:45 AM

My name is Tia Russell and I am looking for a fun hashtag for my bachelorette party. My FH last name is Healey. Thanks In Advance!!

Alexandra, Mar 8, 2019 2 177
LaLa
Bridesmaid Proposal Party
LaLa, on March 5, 2019 at 5:29 PM

So I did something a little different ... I decided to make my bridesmaids proposal a bit more of an "occasion". I know most people send a box or a card, or verbally ask for someone to be their...

Nicole, Mar 6, 2019 6 216
Desiree
Rehearsal dinner and wedding shower together
Desiree, on March 4, 2019 at 8:14 PM

So most of the people for the bridal shower are from out of town so it was suggested that we combine the shower and rehearsal dinner. Now the rehearsal dinner is self pay except for parents and...

MrsD, Mar 5, 2019 33 1,078
Nemo
How much do you usually spend on a registry gift?
Nemo, on February 27, 2019 at 1:36 PM

I am attending my first wedding shower as a guest next weekend, and I'm trying to figure out what most people spend on a gift! H and I have a set amount that we give for weddings, but this is new...

Jolie, Feb 28, 2019 12 399
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Timeline until wedding in 2020
Rachel, on February 26, 2019 at 2:01 PM

Hey guys so we are planning on getting married in May 2020 and I’m trying to figure out when everything should happen (shower, bachelorette, etc). We got engaged in October 2018 and my mom offered to...

Amanda, Feb 28, 2019 7 216
Gen
Venue's complimentary valet - tips?
Gen, on February 25, 2019 at 3:55 PM

So our venue offers complimentary valet parking for our guests. I am wondering what to do about tips for this? Is it us who will give the tip, or the guests who utilize the service? Of course we don't...

Jolie, Feb 26, 2019 13 1,406
Ashey
Friends have their own vacay during bachelorette
Ashey, on February 22, 2019 at 8:16 PM

Hi all, Very condensed version of story but my bachelorette coming up, and idk how I feel about a few of what I thought are my closest friends (known since middle school) they made other plans during...

Ashey, Feb 25, 2019 17 1,018
Vanessa
Subtle Nerdy Engagement Party Ideas
Vanessa, on February 6, 2019 at 2:03 PM

We are having an engagement party thrown for my FH and I by our parents and they know how big of fans we are of Star Wars, Game of Thrones, Marvel/DC and anything Disney or Broadway Musical related!...

Maggie, Feb 22, 2019 8 339
Futuremrst
How to invite guests to the after-party?
Futuremrst, on February 21, 2019 at 3:10 PM

My FH’s aunt is throwing an after party at her house after our reception, and I’m trying to figure out how to invite people to it. Should I put it on the wedding website, on the detail card, on the...

MrsD, Feb 21, 2019 6 426
Kristen
Out-of-town guests welcome party/social/meet&greet
Kristen , on February 11, 2019 at 9:58 PM

Hi, We are having our wedding in my families hometown however still about 90% of the guests are going to be from out of town (with most coming from a different state). Because of this we want to do a...

Chelsea, Feb 21, 2019 21 2,162
Lauren
Bachelorette Ideas
Lauren, on February 17, 2019 at 2:58 PM

My maid of honor and I are trying to come up with ideas for my bachelorette party since not all of my bridesmaids will be 21. Our wedding date isn't until August 22, 2020 but I want to start gathering...

Cody, Feb 19, 2019 13 193
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