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Katie
Reception - Change Over from Dinner to Dance
Katie, on September 6, 2015 at 11:31 AM

We're getting married in a large gallery room in a museum - ceremony and reception. Guests will come into the ceremony, and then have to leave the room so the caterers can flip the room for supper....

Zoe, Sep 19, 2019 9 1,677
Hali
How long does it take to receive your venue contract?
Hali, on March 24, 2019 at 5:47 PM

How long does it take to receive your venue contract?

Kori & Daniel, Sep 18, 2019 25 2,058
Susan
How many songs for reception?
Susan, on August 19, 2016 at 9:17 AM

How many songs should we have for a 6 hours reception?

T. K., Sep 18, 2019 6 2,322
Theresa
Timing for an evening wedding with no dinner
Theresa, on September 17, 2019 at 11:34 AM

Hi everyone, I would really like to get some opinions on the best way to time our wedding. We do not plan on serving dinner (see below details) and this is the timeline I was thinking so we can catch...

Theresa, Sep 18, 2019 8 3,668
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Changing my middle name on marriage certificate
Cindy, on September 17, 2019 at 3:04 PM

Hi, I'm getting married in California. I have decided the easiest thing to do in my opinion to be able to keep my last name is to just add it to my middle name as a second middle name. My question is...

Cindy, Sep 17, 2019 9 225
Sherry
September 22, 2019 date twins?
Sherry, on April 2, 2019 at 5:21 PM

Do I have any date twins? How far into your planning are you? What are you currently working on? So far we have booked our venue, gotten the dress, all the decor is done, photographer and officiant...

Sherry, Sep 17, 2019 61 510 1
Mariah
How soon should i notify guest (destination wedding)
Mariah, on September 16, 2019 at 4:55 PM

I’m getting married September 2021 in Jamaica (aprox 2 years from now) I want to give my guest as much time as possible to pay for their trip. When is the earliest I should inform my guest to make...

Concetta, Sep 17, 2019 6 531
Futuremrs.1
Vistaprint gold foil invites
Futuremrs.1, on September 14, 2019 at 3:33 PM

Hi I'm interested in getting the gold foil invites on Vista-print but I would love to see some examples on how the look. Would love if you can share the pictures of your invitations!!! Thank you

Jennifer, Sep 17, 2019 9 626
Renee
Yankee or Bath & Body Works Candles
Renee, on September 15, 2019 at 9:31 AM

Between the 2, which ones are better? Trying to decide on gifts for my wedding party and I'm not sure which one is better. What do you think?

Renee, Sep 17, 2019 19 399
Tracy
Do bridesmaids wear corsages and carry bouquet?
Tracy, on September 16, 2019 at 12:28 PM

Definitely doing bouquets, but I was creating a count for how many corsages to order and wasn't sure who generally wears a corsage. Thanks in advance!

Katie, Sep 16, 2019 8 2,465
Vivian
2021 Brides
Vivian, on September 16, 2019 at 4:36 AM

Hello to All, I dont know if it's just me or not but looking at all these wedding dresses are giving anxiety!! Its like I like different elements from different dresses. I am also in the mist of...

Vivian, Sep 16, 2019 8 204
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Help Finding 85 cent/3 ounce stamps?!
Gabriela, on August 12, 2019 at 11:41 AM

Hi everyone, We're getting ready to send out our invitations (finally!) and so I took my invite to the post office and it weighed 75 cents, 5 cents over the standard 2-ounce forever stamps. We're...

Gabriela, Sep 16, 2019 5 441
LiveLaughLove
Card Box - Should I be worried??
LiveLaughLove, on May 22, 2014 at 1:44 PM

My FH and I went to get this cute card box that looks like a suitcase. The suitcase will be open and sitting on top of a wine barrel. Well, my dad made me paranoid after we showed him the suitcase...

Kori & Daniel, Sep 15, 2019 24 1,748 1
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Wedding contests
Chrissy, on June 21, 2018 at 10:15 AM

I get married in 2020, Does anyone know of any contest for wedding stuff going around.

Bonita, Sep 15, 2019 13 4,221
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What to do about Gravel in the Reception area?
Becca, on July 21, 2017 at 3:44 PM

Hi there! So I'm getting married on September 29th, and my venue has a lot of gravel. It's an outdoor wedding, the Ceremony will be held on grass while the Reception will be held on gravel. There is...

Sasha, Sep 14, 2019 8 3,532
Jenna
Beach house or resort???
Jenna, on January 18, 2019 at 11:40 PM

Im looking into a destination wedding. My fiancé and I will be traveling down to myrtle beach March 23-27 to look at venues. The venues we are looking holds the ceremony and a reception. The reception...

Miranda, Sep 14, 2019 5 219 1
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Groom's Reaction?
Jessica, on September 13, 2019 at 10:15 AM

If you're married, how did your groom react? If you're getting married, how do you think he will react vs. how do you hope he'll react? I feel like there's so much pressure on him! My FH is amazing....

Rebecca, Sep 14, 2019 20 276
Erin
Doing a wedding on your own land/barn
Erin, on September 11, 2019 at 2:43 PM

Hi guys! So I’m thinking about having my ceremony and reception on some land owned by family. There’s a barn that my great grandfather built on the land. I think it’s a super cute idea but I also know...

Sinéad, Sep 13, 2019 4 2,283
Marlina A.
Rehearsal Dinner. What is the point?
Marlina A., on August 9, 2013 at 12:49 PM

Is there actually rehearsing going on? Is it necessary to spend another couple of hundred dollars on another fancy dinner? Please help. Thanks

Josh, Sep 12, 2019 48 11,070
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Having a courthouse wedding for immigration reasons then planning a formal wedding.
Lizzy, on July 9, 2017 at 11:07 PM

We are doing the bare minimum at the courthouse ceremony and then going all out for our formal wedding. What ar some symbolic things to do at the formal ceremony to spice it up to make it feel a...

Ryan, Sep 12, 2019 20 1,527
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