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Shannon
Bachelor party no no
Shannon, on December 11, 2018 at 7:24 PM

So we got married in Vegas on Sunday. On Friday night I had my bachelorette party. On Saturday my husband had his bachelor party. They ended up at a strip club. I knew this would happen, I mean it’s...

Jose, Feb 18, 2019 10 756
Danielle
Bachelorette Shirt Sayings - Baseball Game
Danielle, on February 13, 2019 at 2:09 PM

Hello! So my friend's bachelorette party is coming up. We are going to a baseball game and Flo Rida is playing afterwards (yayy!). I am trying to use one of Flo-Ridas songs to come up with a saying...

Maggie, Feb 13, 2019 2 154
Cheyenne
Mimosa Bar - Bridal Shower
Cheyenne, on February 11, 2019 at 6:50 AM

Hey all! We are having a DIY mimosa bar at my shower! I was wondering if anyone had done this before - how many guests did you have and how many bottles of champagne did you buy? (We're not buying...

Mcskipper, Feb 11, 2019 5 3,050
Brianna
Bachelor/bachelorette Party in Las Vegas!
Brianna, on February 6, 2019 at 12:25 PM

For my fiance and I's party, we want to do something different. We want to combine ours to have the wedding party/extremely close friends with us. We're also not doing this the night before. We're...

Brianna, Feb 6, 2019 8 149
Leigh Anne
How long for a bridal shower?
Leigh Anne, on January 3, 2019 at 7:56 PM

I was thinking between 2 to 3 hrs long. How long are you planning for your bridal shower to be?

Maggie, Feb 6, 2019 5 3,734
Summerbride77
Welcome Party ideas!
Summerbride77, on February 5, 2019 at 4:10 PM

FH and I are in the process of trying to plan our welcome party (at least get a space booked) and to be honest we are stuck! We want to have a nice party but we don’t want to break the bank/throw a...

Mrs. S, Feb 5, 2019 7 1,172
Bocachica
mil not coming to my bridal shower
Bocachica, on February 3, 2019 at 4:25 PM

I found out last night that my MIL is planning a weekend trip the weekend of my bridal shower, which my mom is throwing me. Our wedding and my family is based in MA, while she ( and my fiance and I)...

Sophie, Feb 5, 2019 11 3,063
FutureStephD
Consolation-prize bachelorette party?
FutureStephD, on January 31, 2019 at 3:06 PM

Background: my sister and MOH tried to throw me a bachelorette party in Whistler and four out of five other BMs declined. So my cousin/BM, my sister, me and a few other friends put together a girls...

Yoice, Feb 1, 2019 26 536
Shanna
Vietnamese Tea Ceremony and Rehearsal Dinner
Shanna, on January 11, 2019 at 11:04 AM

My fiance's family is Vietnamese and mine is American. We really think his parents would like it if we did a traditional tea ceremony the night before our wedding at our rehearsal dinner. We are both...

Bianca, Jan 30, 2019 4 411 1
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Do you need to invite the groom’s family for a bachelorette party?
The Sealpups, on January 27, 2019 at 11:48 PM

I’m in my 30’s & not interested in getting drunk or strippers. I want something more chill - a getaway where we possibly get drunk doing wine tasting, eat good food, maybe take a spin or yoga...

Maria, Jan 29, 2019 5 237
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Bridal Shower Wishing Well Alternative
Nicole, on January 28, 2019 at 2:14 PM

Any ideas for a wishing well alternative for a bridal shower? We have previously done cookbooks and stock the bar.

Vicky, Jan 28, 2019 4 1,984
Rica
Winter bridal shower outfit for a guest?
Rica, on January 26, 2019 at 3:19 PM

I'm a bridesmaid and heavily involved in planning the shower for my friend. Now that it's coming up, I can't seem to find anything nice enough to wear in the winter in CT! Please help with ideas.

Mikayla, Jan 28, 2019 3 251
Fwbride
He’s invited to Bachelor party trip but not wedding.
Fwbride, on January 23, 2019 at 1:31 PM

Sooo I have a lot of questions recently ha. Anyway my FH and I planned a coed bachelorette/bachelor party trip to Toronto and lucky for us everyone agreed to go except best man. One of his groomsmen...

Teri, Jan 24, 2019 17 727
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Getting lingerie at bridal shower?
Caryn.hewlett, on January 19, 2019 at 9:47 AM

Hello there, My bridal shower is coming up in a few weeks and I was being so stress-free and uninvolved (which can be difficult for little Type-A me) but my mom keeps getting asked by family friends...

MrsD, Jan 21, 2019 11 9,603
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Alternatives to Bridal Shower??
, on January 20, 2019 at 10:24 PM

I’m want to have a bridal shower, but HATE the typical cheesy showers. I hate the idea of opening gifts in front of everyone and playing ridiculous games. Does anyone have any ideas?

MrsD, Jan 21, 2019 10 286
Fwbride
Rehearsal Dinner formality
Fwbride, on January 17, 2019 at 5:22 PM

So we are having a very formal/elegant wedding and I want the rehearsal dinner to be on the same level, but my FH wants to do a “good ol’ black BBQ”. I hate BBQ. I’m an island girl so I love seafood...

Amanda, Jan 18, 2019 12 245
Tiffany
Bridal shower @ restaurant
Tiffany , on January 16, 2019 at 11:01 PM

Just curious my MOH (sister) planned my bridal shower this weekend... we’re having at Mimi’s Cafe for brunch .. I didn’t think of this til now do guest pay for their own bill?

MrsD, Jan 17, 2019 12 923
Symphonie
Average size list - Rehearsal Dinner
Symphonie, on January 15, 2019 at 10:11 AM

Hi ladies, What would you say is the average size list for a rehearsal dinner? How many people did you invite and what were the relations to the family? FMIL gave me a list of 52 people, which...

Sarah, Jan 16, 2019 15 10,444
Sarah
Guys at the Bridal Shower
Sarah, on January 12, 2019 at 6:13 PM

I'm in a dilemma. My MOH is starting the planning process for my bridal shower and asked for a guest list. I have a very good guy friend (hes gay but not that it matters) who I know my FH is okay with...

Jayla, Jan 14, 2019 4 501
Rosa
Rehearsal Brunch - Half the wedding
Rosa, on January 10, 2019 at 3:09 PM

I’ve hit one my first main dilemmas. I realized that my 50-60 member wedding has about 26 people traveling in a day prior only to do rehersal and with that the rehersal brunch idea I was having May be...

Rosa, Jan 11, 2019 21 1,307
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