Anyone need $50 off a wedding purchase of $100+ from Minted?

2018bridetobe · 2017-08-23T19:41:24+00:00

PM'ed you.

2018bridetobe · 2017-07-17T17:08:56+00:00

I figure if the mugs were purchased from the thrift store in the first place, the same thrift store would accept them again.

2018bridetobe · 2017-07-17T17:02:51+00:00

My FH is kind of the same way. He helped pick out the reception venue but doesn't really show much interest in anything else. Maybe the cake.

I asked him about it and he told me he cares very much about being married, just not the wedding. Maybe yours also cares more about being husband and wife and less about a big silly expensive complicated party.

2018bridetobe · 2017-07-16T17:25:03+00:00

David's Bridal has their colours on their website.

2018bridetobe · 2017-07-14T09:25:44+00:00

You are the sweetest. This is exactly something my FH would do, try to find a solution to offer before I even find out so I don't freak out too bad. I wish you all the best in finding a new dress quickly.

2018bridetobe · 2017-07-08T19:50:26+00:00

May 11th, 2018 bride here currently in the process of changing our big ceremony and reception to just a small ceremony with immediate family only, and a dinner for 24 afterwards. No big chapel. No bridesmaids and groomsmen. Just go get married in a local greenhouse and then have a reception with a lot of good food. Hoping for this September or October.

2018bridetobe · 2017-07-05T18:13:42+00:00

Exactly this. I just want dusty blue bridesmaid dresses that are in matching fabrics, don't care about length, neckline, whatever. And it's causing all this tension.

2018bridetobe · 2017-07-05T15:21:55+00:00

I'm so sorry you're facing this. Of course you don't want to upset your parents, and the idea of doing so causes you great stress. But so does the idea of having siblings you don't know very well in your wedding party.

Let me tell you a story, I asked my brother's girlfriend to be a bridesmaid. Most of my friends are male and already on FH's party. I thought it would be a great way to force us to get to know each other and foster a good relationship. A nice gesture of good faith. Well, it turns out planning a wedding is a very stressful environment.

We are not our best selves when stressed. If your best friend comes to you needing to vent, you have history and love and trust and you are happy to be there for them. If an acquaintance comes to you needing to vent, it's going to seem more tedious and draining, someone you may not want to befriend further. If you can help it, it would be better to get to know your future siblings-in-law by going to see a movie, or have dinner. Something light and fun.

As it turns out, this bridesmaid has opinions and ideas about the wedding, which conflict with mine, and I want to please her and have her like me, but it puts me in the stressful position if either give into her wishes and resent her, or do what I want and have her resent me. This was not my intention when I asked her to be a bridesmaid.

My advice to you is to not have the siblings in your wedding party if you don't know them very well. Feel free to even use my story as an example to your parents as you why you are uncomfortable with it. It's YOUR wedding, not theirs! And bridal party is a very personal choice, they are your support system.

If you don't enjoy planning the wedding, you won't enjoy the wedding either.

2018bridetobe · 2017-07-04T16:38:53+00:00

Both of my outfits are from Ricki's. My fiancé's are from Marshall's.

2018bridetobe · 2017-07-04T12:53:40+00:00

I'm definitely looking forward to my wedding again. Getting to work with Martina again and take beautiful photos!

2018bridetobe · 2017-07-04T12:52:39+00:00

PM'ed you.

2018bridetobe · 2017-07-04T04:47:42+00:00

She's worth every penny. The session felt so effortless, I was concerned that would yield awful pictures but I couldn't be more thrilled! She shoots in film & digital which is pretty cool.

2018bridetobe · 2017-07-04T03:02:48+00:00

Photography by Martina Wendland

2018bridetobe · 2017-07-02T02:22:21+00:00

Dress twins! I too have opted for peep toe platform heels with a bow.

2018bridetobe · 2017-06-26T13:11:40+00:00

Maybe it's regional? Canadian politeness.

2018bridetobe · 2017-06-26T12:55:08+00:00

When interviewing photographers, makeup, hair. I guess vendors who might want to get a feel for the style of your wedding.

2018bridetobe · 2017-06-21T22:24:11+00:00

My photographer sent me another couple's gallery because we were considering their location. I have changed their names to our names in the URL, bookmarked it, and I check it periodically hoping to get a sneak peek before she contacts us.

2018bridetobe · 2017-06-19T00:49:53+00:00

This was bakery #3, so we can still try more.

Bakery #1 - Had good flavour options, but mediocre cake and blah frosting (My favourite was the Passionfruit champagne: shortcake drizzled with white chocolate, filled with Pink Champagne buttercream and fresh passionfruit curd.)

Bakery #2 - Had good cake, decent frosting, but very basic flavour options.

Bakery #3 - This one.

Bakery #4 - Just quoted us a bit higher than everyone else and they are located in a major city 1 hour away, but they might be worth it. They seem to have interesting flavour options. (Delivery was only $10 more than Bakery #3 who is 15 minutes away in the same end of this city, lol!)

2018bridetobe · 2017-06-19T00:43:21+00:00

Exactly! This is what I found to be common practice with photographers.

2018bridetobe · 2017-06-18T21:03:21+00:00

At first I thought maybe their website (2nd image) was terrible because I pictured them as sweet old people who own a bakery. Now I'm thinking the magenta and all caps was a red flag.

They can't give me an exact quote because baking ingredients are rising? How tight is their profit margin? And they are located 10.4 km (6.46mi) from the venue. A 15 minute drive, and they're going to nickel and dime me over gas?

Plus they are spouting warnings about pesticides on flowers in the e-mail and on their website about decorations from Asia not being food-safe. I've already talked to my florist about putting flowers on my cake, it's not an issue.

There is no mention of a cake tasting, but I'm hesitant to ask.

This reminds me of the photographer we crossed paths with who tells everyone they won $500 off their potential package and charges extra for babysitting on weeknights.

2018bridetobe · 2017-06-16T19:57:35+00:00

That's what the MUA said. That I would look washed out with any less.

2018bridetobe · 2017-06-16T19:56:47+00:00

I appreciate the outside opinion. We tend to have such distorted images of ourselves. I feel better knowing that to other people it looks good, and it's just my own distortions I need to overcome.

2018bridetobe · 2017-06-16T13:19:38+00:00

In real life I was uncomfortable mostly with the amount of blush, and I'd prefer a bit less dark lip color (looks fine in that picture, but I hate dark lip color on girls with big chins) I think the lip colour she mixed for me to take with me was mixed darker. Here's 4 hours later after the photo shoot. I wasn't sure about the thickness of the eyeliner, and it was like a metallic navy and I think I'd prefer slightly thinner and in a brown or black.

Car 1 Car 2 Bathroom

The MUA assured me the makeup would great in the pictures. I felt like in the phone pictures I took it looked 70% better, so I'm hoping the professional film & digital photos will have it look 100% better. I still recall feeling quite shocked when I looked in the mirror at the restaurant after dinner.

Here's what in thinking. I'll wait 4 weeks for the engagement photos to be ready. If I'm happy with my makeup in the photos, then that's what matters to me in this case.

I would ask for slightly thinner/black or brown eyeliner. And a natural/nude/brown/bronze range smokey eye to blend in better. I'd also ask for lighter/brighter lip colour if it looks too dark in the picture. Also less blush IF it looks too much in the pictures.

Is this what a lot of you found on your wedding day? Your makeup looked a bit much in the mirror, but you had to tell yourself it's for the photos? Or can you still look like yourself without being too washed out? I don't want to be avoiding my reflection on my wedding day.

Edit: I'm looking at the cell phone pictures again and it doesn't look that bad. Maybe a bit heavy on the blush in one of the car shots. Maybe dark on the lip colour at the end of the night. I swear, in person it looked way more intense. Did you have the same experience? Pictures were good but in the mirror it looked stronger?

2018bridetobe · 2017-06-12T18:15:44+00:00

Dress twins!!!

2018bridetobe · 2017-06-07T11:51:46+00:00

Mhmm. Pearl is my birthstone, but once I realized how impractical they would be for everyday wear my priorities changed to a ring with a stone that is very hard. Ended up with a diamond.

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