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Jessielee
Appropriate Vendor Response Time
Jessielee, on March 22, 2024 at 12:54 PM

Hi all, I was hoping someone could give me some insight on how long is normal between vendor responses. I found the place we want to get married. We did a tour on Tuesday and he said to let him know...

Jessielee, Mar 22, 2024 2 197
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Wedding ceremony at the Bahamas
Sam, on March 22, 2024 at 7:55 PM

Hello everyone! If anyone here has experience with having a marriage ceremony in the Bahamas, specifically in Nassau or Paradise Island. I'm currently exploring options for venues and hotels that...

Sam, Mar 22, 2024 9
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Wedding at the Bahamas
Dusan, on March 15, 2024 at 5:26 PM

Hi everyone, I'm in the process of planning my wedding in the Bahamas and am a bit confused about the documentation required for obtaining a Marriage License. Some sources suggest that a birth...

Sam, Mar 22, 2024 5 121
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Parents info on marriage license???
Monica, on October 4, 2017 at 9:24 PM

Hi everyone! My fiancé and I are currently in the process of obtaining a marriage license. I was hoping to gain some wisdom from y'all on here...is there a reason why we have to put our parent's...

Ali, Mar 22, 2024 18 31,189
Jacqueline
Bridal Shower Event Planner
Jacqueline, on March 21, 2024 at 2:25 PM

I am in the process of planning my daughter's bridal shower for this year in August, in NJ. Does anyone know what the cost would be for an event planner to buy/rent the decor I want, set it up, along...

Skylar, Mar 21, 2024 2 207
Flowerchild
Couples getting married on September 14, 2024
Flowerchild, on January 4, 2023 at 7:27 PM

Hello. I'm Nalani Smith soon to be Mallory. I got engage in LA at Universal in Harry Potter world due to that we our having a Harry Potter themed wedding he is a Gryffindor and I'm is a Slytherin. I'm...

Shannon, Mar 20, 2024 8 150 1
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Changing name and flight booking
Anna, on March 19, 2024 at 1:31 AM

Hi! New here and hoping for advice. I’m getting married early April. I am planning to book a flight to see family mid-May and want to book flights while there are seats available. I have to book with...

Lynnie, Mar 20, 2024 3 75
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Are wedding planners supposed to charge sales tax?
P2BE, on November 27, 2015 at 6:26 PM

I got a quote from a wedding planner for day of coordination which includes the quoted price plus sales tax but none of my other vendors that are service oriented are charging tax. Are your wedding...

Kristi, Mar 20, 2024 13 9,072
Teresa
Planning Process....
Teresa, on March 16, 2024 at 5:24 PM

With 62 days to go until Wedding Day, here is what we have left to get done I got my wedding planner paid off on Wednesday 3/13/24 Wedding Cake is ordered and paid in full Photographer Balance =...

Skylar, Mar 19, 2024 3 44
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Song Choices
Alexandra, on March 15, 2024 at 2:09 PM

What are some parts of the wedding your DJ asked you to pick music for? My DJ is not very communicative and we don't have our first real meeting with him until a month before the date. I'm someone who...

Andrea, Mar 18, 2024 5 82
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My friend is copying parts of my wedding!
JuneBride, on April 22, 2015 at 7:21 PM

Hey all, I got engaged about a year ago and have been planning my wedding since. I got a dress and created a website about 6 months ago. My friend got engaged about 2 months ago and is planning to...

Lori, Mar 18, 2024 30 1,189
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Wedding fund bank account
Ali, on March 15, 2024 at 12:41 PM

My fiancé and I are opening a bank account to put money in for wedding expenses. Does anyone have recommendations for which bank to go with or type of account?

Stephanie, Mar 17, 2024 1 52
Amanda
Couples getting married on October 19, 2024
Amanda, on September 5, 2022 at 10:10 PM

Hello wedding day twins!! How's the planning going? Have you started? Are any of you located in IL?

Lizzy, Mar 15, 2024 16 168 5
Kati
Videographer - was it annoying?
Kati, on May 11, 2017 at 12:50 PM

We originally weren't going to do a videographer for budgeting reasons but found one for a decent price with great reviews and sample videos of previous weddings so are leaning towards hiring him. But...

Kristi, Mar 15, 2024 10 325
Meghan
Wedding Limo Logistics
Meghan, on March 28, 2021 at 6:18 PM

I'm having trouble figuring out the logistics for booking a limo. The girls and I will drive 40 minutes to the venue early the day of the wedding for hair and makeup, while the boys will be in a...

Dwen, Mar 15, 2024 3 121
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When did most of your Rsvps come in?
Alexandra, on March 13, 2024 at 1:40 PM

We just mailed ours a week and a half ago, but I'm eager for people to respond! It's fun getting new responses each day.

CM, Mar 15, 2024 3 65
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Limo or rolls Royce
Ana, on April 26, 2021 at 7:23 PM

Hi! So I’m in a little debate over transportation for day of wedding.. I don’t know if I want to do the rolls Royce or a limo? So I live about 30 minutes from the venue and if I ride with my dad in...

Eric, Mar 15, 2024 5 233
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Table/escort Card Question
Alexandra, on March 14, 2024 at 11:42 AM

Hi all! So I was looking on Canva and they had some nice templates for escort cards. I like that I can type everyone's name onto the cards since I do not have the best handwriting. However, I am kind...

Lisa, Mar 14, 2024 3 118
Kenya
Couples getting married on September 26, 2026
Kenya, on March 14, 2024 at 4:06 PM

Why did everyone choose this date? We always knew we wanted to get married in September but we wanted to be financially ready so the two year date was an easy pick and easy to remember.

Kenya, Mar 14, 2024 27 1
Lauren
Couples getting married on June 30, 2024
Lauren, on March 6, 2024 at 12:33 PM

Hey date twins! We're almost at the 100 day mark! What are your big stressors currently? Things you're anxious about? I feel like there was so much to get done and now I'm in a lull.. I feel like I'm...

Lyndsey, Mar 14, 2024 2 102 1
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