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![Sarah](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/5/4/9/0/utbp_37135490.jpg?r=33969)
So we were going to have one signature cocktail but it’s just SO EXPENSIVE… we’ve already spent close to 25,000 on this wedding and alcohol is the last big expense we need! Would just beer and wine be...
![Imani](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/3/2/5/9/utbp_37913259.jpg?r=26252)
I’d posted about this before - but forgot to ask a question. When should we send out the itinerary for the weekend? Our wedding is two weeks from tomorrow. Should I send it out then or a week before...
![S Mau](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/7/6/1/5/utbp_37567615.jpg?r=21611)
I’m having my wedding ceremony and reception at a state park, there is a fee to get into the park. Is it wrong to have them pay or should I pay their way ? It’s $10 a car but I can’t really pay...
![Victoria](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/4/6/6/5/utbp_38704665.jpg?r=85858)
Hi everyone. Just curious if anyone else has experienced this. We when we booked our venue we were told we would have a good tasting prior to our wedding. I followed up with the venue at the beginning...
![Laurelyn](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/1/4/3/5/utbp_31961435.jpg?r=30514)
My fiance and I just got engaged. We're happy and excited to plan our dream wedding, but we have one obstacle: we are both college students and we have no money. I lost one of my scholarships so all...
![Makeba](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/5/5/0/9/utbp_31235509.jpg?r=54044)
Our Wedding is 9-25-22, 69 days and counting. Really excited. A few things to take care of. Can’t believe it’s really happening 💕💕. My fellow brides are you ready?
I’m trying to figure out a nice way to fill out the section where we include our parents names and grandparents names. My mom passed away and my dad is still alive. My FH parents divorced, his dad...
Hi everyone! My fiancé and I have set a wedding date in April 2023 (I wanted plenty of time to plan, and he wanted him to be 30 and me 25 lol). For anyone else with a longer engagement, how soon are...
![Carly](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/3/0/6/7/utbp_38593067.jpg?r=32706)
Ideas for save the dates that don’t break the bank?! ways to do it yourself or websites you’ve used for low cost but effective Save The Dates!
![Carly](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/3/0/6/7/utbp_38593067.jpg?r=32706)
Wondering if anyone started a side job to help save/ make money.... if so were they WFH, online, etc. which were your favorite, easiest to join etc. thanks in advance
![kristina](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/1/7/6/8/utbp_8621768.jpg?r=14471600)
Hello all - I am making this post on behalf of a friend who is getting married this Saturday. She had planned to take her photos at Cantigny, but is worried about the weather - the forecast for...
![Victoria](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/6/3/6/7/utbp_36166367.jpg?r=77459)
Hi all! Has anyone been dress shopping yet? I wasn't planning on going until September of this year but my bridal party thinks I should go sooner.
![Sarah](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/5/4/9/0/utbp_37135490.jpg?r=33969)
So me and my Fiancé cant decide which song we want to dance to for our first dance !! Here are the 2 we love for it and we can’t decide 😩😩 Help 1) I don’t want to miss a thing by Aerosmith 2) You’re...
Ladies start at 7 am. I was going to order food for both parties but men won't arrive that early i assume. Ceremony at 430. Photographer arrives at 230.
![Tina & Darren](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/8/9/6/5/utbp_35438965.jpg?r=47331)
I got a question about our ceremony is at a hotel that's all-inclusive. Our dinner is plated so we are paying per head. I don't know how to get people to respond to my RSVP. I don't want to pay for...
![Michelle](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/1/8/2/8/utbp_5261828.jpg?r=42044)
We’re getting married in April next year and we are so excited but I’m incredibly bored of having nothing to do. My parents made me push the date to 2023 despite my wishes of a fall wedding. they...
I can't believe my wedding is just under a year now! I feel like I'm so far ahead. I have my venue, dj, photographer, my step mom paid off the florist for my 💐 and boutiners ( forgive my spelling...
![Cassi](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/4/9/3/1/utbp_32474931.jpg?r=20974)
We finally got our engagement pics redone and I’m suuppeerrrr late posting them here-but here’s a few of our favorites and even these were hard to select- our previous pictures were not the best so we...
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![Elena](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/7/4/7/1/utbp_6257471.jpg?r=48961)
Happy Holidays, would love to know if anyone knows a place to buy charger plates that aren't plastic. Were having a black tie wedding and would love good quality ones.. that won't cost and arm and leg...
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9/18 bride I’m nervous it’s almost that time for me and I don’t know what to get for thank you for coming to our wedding as a wedding gift to everyone