I am preparing for our shower next weekend. My FH's mom is throwing it for us, but over our house (we just bought a house two months ago.)

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Where'd the day go?

Things went well. Food was good. Company was great. Weather cleared up when it needed to (had a nasty thunderstorm band run through a couple hours before our OUTDOOR ceremony).

We're exhausted.

Tuesday morning we leave for Cozumel.

One of our big issues is determining a budget. His dad and both of my parents have agreed to contribute. I'm also willing to bet my grandparents will contribute heavily to the budget. I'm their first grandchild to get married and they have a lot of money to throw around. I'm not sure how to approach that topic with them though. It's probably pretty damn rude to flat out ask for assistance. The same goes with the parents. How do we approach the issue of how much money they are going to contribute?

We are torn on the issue because there are two factors. One, we want to get a good idea of the budget BEFORE asking about the contributions. Two, we would like to know how much they can contribute before we limit or bloat our budget.


I'm also wondering if I should invite co-workers. What is the etiquette on something like that? If I invite a couple, do I have to invite the entire office? We don't want our guest list pushing over 100. I've been getting a lot closer to co-workers lately, but there is one person in particular I would not want to invite. Then there is the issue of the +1. That would mean it would be double the office. That's a lot of people. There are a couple people in particular I would like to invite though.


Any thoughts or ideas would be MUCH appreciated!

We have been trying to get things settled with our caterer for over two months now. Yesterday we finally managed to get both of us on the phone with her and talk over our menu.

Part of the problem is that we just want a simple cocktail buffet for 50 people, and we want to provide our own beer and wine choices. Not many caterers want to touch something that small, so we are stuck with flaky, small-time, local businesses. Oh yeah, and we live 1200 miles away from our venue.

Everything we talked about sounds like what we want: tea sandwiches, antipasto plate, fruit and cheese, veggie platter, and pigs in blankets. They'll also provide linens, china, glassware, and cutlery, and they will keep the buffet and bar tables stocked, cut the cake, and pour the toast. Does this sound like I have forgotten anything? I'll just be pleased if she actually writes up the order and sends it to us, finally.

with less than 3 months to go, it's obvious i am beginning to panic! :P today's post is on wedding car rental.. my bridal studio does not provide a wedding car, so we need to rent one. does anyone have any recommendations other than weddingcars sg?


thank you! :)

I am getting married in 6 days...  and although it seems like I have procrastinated, I am really just stumped!!! 

I need an idea of what to give my FH for our wedding.  I was trying to find something that obviously isn't alot of money, but something that will last forever...   Something that he can use...  Something that when he looks at it (or uses it) will make him remember us on our special day...

Any ideas?

What are you getting your FH?


EDIT:

I bought him a beautiful box of cigars.  I figured it is something he could enjoy the day of with his friends and family, and then use the box when all of the cigars are gone as a keepsake.  He does enjoy the occasional cigar, and I thought for the occasion it was appropriate.  Thank you for all your input! 

Engagement date: January 13, 2009
Wedding date: May 22, 2010

These were taken for free by a girl at work who wanted to work on her portfolio for college.

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The unease I felt with how the train was looking never subsided, so I finally got angry enough that I tore out the blue panel. Even with just the lining showing I already felt 1000x better, so I knew I had made the right choice.

Here's what the train looks like now!
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My fiance is hugely into sailing and we've thrown around the idea of involving that interest in our wedding. He also has this special fondness for Miami and the South Beach area. One of the options I've found that combines these two arenas is Boat Miami. I don't think I'd actually want to have the ceremony on the boat. Rather, we'd marry somewhere on shore and then use the boat as our reception venue. Has anyone done anything like this? I'd be ecstatic if anyone had used one of these actual boats, and could give a first-hand account. I'm a little unsure about it, though, as I'm envisioning seasick guests vomiting overboard.

 
Name and/or LJ userID:  Noelle/that6tall2girl 
Wedding Date: October 2, 2010 (we think)
Bride/Groom/Other (please specify):  Maid of Honor
Age: 28
City/State/Country you live in: Congers, N.Y.
City/State/Country you're getting married in (if different): Briarcliff, N.Y.
Your song/First Dance song: I'm fairly certain they have no idea
Wedding Colors: It's looking like brown and green...autumny colors
Formality: Formal. Very WASPy.
Theme (if you have one): Autumn
Number of guests: It's looking like 300ish. Yikes!
How'd you meet your fiance?: They were long time friends
How long have you been together?:  They'll be two years....oh wait, it already passed. Two years.
Do you have a personal wedding website?: I'm sure she's working on it.
Have you read the community rules before posting this survey? Yep.
Anything else you'd like to tell us?: The bride and I have been friends since we met in high school. She's amazingly excited, and so am I. In addition, I'm 6'2", she's 5'5", and the 'maids are EVERY size in between with dress sizes ranging from 4 to 30. We're super organized and gathering as much information as humanly possible.

Name and/or LJ userID: Stephanie.
Wedding Date: June 2014. It's a long way away, but I'm young and don't want to marry too young. I have zero desire to marry at eighteen, thank you!
Bride/Groom/Other (please specify): Bride.
Age: 18.
City/State/Country you live in: Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
City/State/Country you're getting married in (if different): Nope, the same!
Your song/First Dance song: We Intertwined by The Hush Sound.
Wedding Colors: Bright orange and bright blue.
Formality: Summertime formal. I'm talking sundresses and khakis, not black tie but not jeans, either.
Theme (if you have one): Beachy, ocean, summer.
Number of guests: I'm not sure yet, but probably a large number. 200 at least.
How'd you meet your fiance?: We took a class together in high school, Becoming A Food Service Professional. He took it as a mistake filling out the class forms, and my first choice had been journalism, but the class had been full. It was pure coincidence, but I'm very happy with the way it turned out.
How long have you been together?: Twenty months as a couple. People tend to make a big deal out of the fact that we're so committed so young, but people date for a lot less time than we're planning to before tying the knot.
Do you have a personal wedding website?: Not yet.
Have you read the community rules before posting this survey? Yes, I have.
Anything else you'd like to tell us?: I know I'm young, I know that my wedding is far away, but I love getting ideas from others. I love talking about weddings and someday I want to be a wedding coordinator myself, if only for my family and friends. I love everything about planning parties, and I hope that I can give my opinion to those of you who have weddings coming up very soon. Congratulations to all of you, by the way!

1. My grandmother was supposed to be traveling over to the US from England for my wedding, except she needs a major back surgery that keeps getting pushed back for various reasons. At this point she will have about a month between her surgery and the wedding, and it's looking pretty unlikely that she'll be able to come. I'm her eldest grandchild of three, the others are 8 and 2. She's feeling really depressed about not being able to come - and everyone keeps mentioning we should get a videographer. I hadn't planned on it for many reasons 1) we don't have the money, 2) it's a small venue and wedding and I don't want the photographer and videographer to get into each other's way and ruin ALL the shots, and 3) we only have a little over two months before the wedding at this point.

Can anyone think of any other things I can do for her to help her "experience" the wedding? I plan on letting her see all the hundreds of pictures but that doesn't seem special enough for the occasion. I'm pretty bummed about it. I was hoping maybe she'd offer the money she *would* have spent on a ticket towards the videographer that she wants - but I'm not sure if that would happen or not.

2. My mom and one of my aunts don't get along. I don't have any problems with this aunt. I know they are planning a "surprise" bridal shower for me, and I'm pretty sure my mom will not invite my aunt. Should I call the maid of honor and ask that she's invited? I figure it will cause drama if she's not, but if she IS there will be tension between her and my mom.

hi all!

i was just wondering if you would have any:

1. tailor recommendations for bridemaid dresses. i have already bought material.

and

2. makeup artiste reccomendations? i'm looking for someone to do makeup for my mum, MIL, sister and another aunt. my own makeup artiste quoted me $150/pax, which seems to be a little steep. my budget's about $80-$100/pax. any recommendations?


thanks all! your help is greatly appreciated =)

We seem to be making steps forward in preparation every day. Yesterday we went to Michael's and bought some ribbons, some baskets to use as our program holders (decoration post, coming soon), a couple $3.99 black frames, to stand up and use as sign holders ("Please Sign Guest Book" "Please Take Favor"), and some supplies for the oatmeal chocolate chip cookies I'm making and packaging for the co-ed wedding shower favors.

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I finally received my engagement photos. My wedding is about 20 days away and I still have to take my bridal portraits.
I don't know how happy I am with the pictures, but they are better than nothing. Let me know how you guys feel about them. I was planning on displaying them at the wedding, but I'm not sure which ones.

I still have tons of things to do, but my Fiance' is gone due to the Army, which makes things harder because I have to do EVERYTHING on my own. Excuse my whining.

EDIT: Thanks to everyone who commented on the pictures. I guess I'm just picky. I'm happy to show them off at the wedding now. (:
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No idea if this is the same in the States, but in Canada WalMart carries a line of make-up called "indulge". Everything is $2.47 and I decided to try out one of the eyeshadows (which includes 5 coordinating shades).

Man, this stuff is actually REALLY awesome! I put it on about 8 hours ago, with no primer, and it still looks perfect. It hasn't faded much at all, and there's no creasing whatsoever.

DEFINITELY worth trying out! I'll be using this for the wedding in 2 weeks :)

Name and/or LJ userID: Shannon / sweetshay
Wedding Date: October 10, 2010
Bride/Groom/Other (please specify): Bride
Age: 22
City/State/Country you live in: Bloomington, MN
City/State/Country you're getting married in (if different): Chicago, IL
Your song/First Dance song: Haven't picked it yet.. Alex (groom) and I have such different music tastes..
Wedding Colors: Most likely orange and black or orange and brown.
Formality: semi-formal
Theme (if you have one): Most likely Geek Squad
Number of guests: Right now it's a little over 200..the Mom's haven't chimed in yet though.
How'd you meet your fiance?: We both work for the Geek Squad so we met on the company forums in 2005... met in person in April of 2008 and have been pretty attached since.
How long have you been together?: Officially as a couple, 9.5 months.
Do you have a personal wedding website?: Working on it currently.
Have you read the community rules before posting this survey?: Yep! :)
Anything else you'd like to tell us?: It's amazing.. we just got engaged 07/08/09 and many people have already messaged me telling me that they *HAVE* to me invited to my wedding or they just *HAVE* to be in my bridal party. I see why so many people elope.

Name and/or LJ userID: Amanda /kai_nimura
Wedding Date: Sep. 2010
Bride/Groom/Other (please specify): Bride
Age: 26
City/State/Country you live in: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
City/State/Country you're getting married in (if different): New Castle, PA, USA
Your song/First Dance song: Taylor Swift's Love Story
Wedding Colors: Dark blue and Lt. pink
Formality: Semi-formal
Theme (if you have one): Outdoor-fantasy
Number of guests: about 100
How'd you meet your fiance?: okcupid.com
How long have you been together?: About a year.
Do you have a personal wedding website?: www.theknot.com/ourwedding/AmandaBarron&JosephIacovone
Have you read the community rules before posting this survey?: yes
Anything else you'd like to tell us?: If I had all the money in the world, I would drive away from my wedding in Ecto-1.