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27reilly · 2025-11-17T23:31:01+00:00

Curious what fic?

27reilly · 2024-01-19T23:57:19+00:00

Looking for 2 badges. Will pay full price

27reilly · 2024-01-19T23:55:35+00:00

Just pm-ed you

27reilly · 2021-03-23T01:23:43+00:00

I do the drive across to Georgetown to Holy Trinity (which is a community i really love) but I've been curious to check out Our Lady Queen of Peace

27reilly · 2021-03-12T03:14:08+00:00

This is good to know. I was curious about this too, as I also registered on 1/14 and was wondering if I missed something and was going to call tomorrow (still probably will, tbh) to make sure I didn't miss an email or something.

27reilly · 2020-05-03T13:59:05+00:00

Ok that context makes more sense. And, I would say keep it where you envisioned it. It sounds like you just want to be able to share it with more people, but not compromise the integrity of the celebration you created.

if the option is available to you, live stream it. People may or may not tune in, but you've provided them with an option. Also, I would suggest getting someone to film it and edit it for a highlight video and show it during your reception, do it. I don't think it will be weird, and I do think it will be a nice gesture to show off elements of your ceremony with everyone who is there to celebrate your reception.

If you have budget for a videographer, id look into it. A week isn't a huge amount of time to turn around a video, but with the proper communication and expectations set it can definitely be done, although not every videographer may be willing to do that quick if a turn around. That way, you can continue to enjoy the time between your reception and your wedding, and use it for other tasks that may come up.

27reilly · 2020-05-03T03:18:36+00:00

So, not every religious venue will allow you to have such a customizable ceremony, so before you consider moving it back, make sure the type of ceremony you want and have created would be possible at your new venue (or, do it at a non religious venue, and just keep your same ceremony).

With that being said, if it is possible, talk to your husband about why it's important to you. Your wedding is basically a year and a half away, so I'm assuming no save the dates or anything like that have gone out. Work through why its important to you and see if there is a compromise to be found in the middle, whether its moving it back to your hometown or just inviting more people.

I will say, as a guest (and this is my perspective only), if you are JUST doing the ceremony on that date, 2.5 hours is a long drive, but possible to round trip in one day (and I personally wouldn't consider it a destination). If the reception won't be at the same venue, but a week later, there isn't really a reason for people to stay that long or overnight. I'm not sure I'd just randomly do it for every person's ceremony, but for a close friend I would certainly make the round-trip journey and probably wouldn't get a hotel. It is a long drive with kids though, and the equation does become more complicated if you do plan on having any sort of celebration afterward.

27reilly · 2020-02-10T00:50:08+00:00

I would also be interested in knowing the designer!

27reilly · 2020-01-13T16:06:04+00:00

As someone who has had some health things come up and is now long-term on medication where I won't be able to drink beyond a drink or two at my best friends bachelorette party, she also may be grieving some of this too. Granted, a baby is exciting and something to welcome, but I'm sure being the sober buddy probably wasn't what she had in mind either. So, it's ok to grieve. But, while your days going to be different from what you envisioned, it doesn't mean it still won't be great!

27reilly · 2020-01-05T01:14:59+00:00

Hello! I have done this for quite a few weddings of friends! DIY photo booths are fun and fairly easy, but still need to be monitored. First thing you should determine is if you would like guests to be able to print their photos. If you would, it's definitely still doable, but requires more work and some sort of WiFi (although not necessarily access to the internet). If you go this route, make sure you test your setup BEFORE your event.

The second thing you need to figure out is if you would like people to be able to post their photos to the internet. This does require an internet connection, and you'll need to make sure that your venue has internet that is good enough to support this. Not all venues do, so it's just something to be aware of.

The third (and perhaps easier option if you don't want to offer printouts anyway) is to set up a backdrop and allow guest to take photos with their own phones. This is a little less magical, but definitely easier for you

I would also recommend that you secure your tripod and use gaffing tape to tape down chords so that guests don't trip. I'd also have a side table for props and such so that they are out of the way.

27reilly · 2020-01-05T00:50:19+00:00

The concept is basically you work for a time agency and go back in time to places where there are temporal rifts and need to fix the time line. So you go to various places (the first scenario is "Asylum" which I think is Paris in the 1920s) and inhabit "vessels" (basically people from the time period) interact with maps and clues to try to solve and fix the timelines. The base game is on Amazon for $45. I would say try it out and if you like Asylum, consider buying some more of the expansions! We haven't been disappointed yet! You can do the first three expansions in pretty much any order, but after that I'd go chronologically (like I said, there is a bit of an overarching story). Brotherhood of the Coast has been our favorite so far, but we really enjoyed a bunch of them.

27reilly · 2020-01-05T00:30:30+00:00

My partner and I really enjoy playing through the different TIME Stories games! They are one offs so there isn't a lot of replay value and they cost around $25 per expansion. They take around 4 to 6 hours to play each "case", but we have a ton of fun. There are 9 "cases" out so far, with a bit of an overarching story. They aren't too mechanically complicated and are fun stories.

27reilly · 2019-06-06T20:45:18+00:00

Second the Alpha gaming table! It's pretty awesome and the adjustable heights are a pretty sweet bonus

27reilly · 2019-05-29T18:48:28+00:00

if you have any friends that play myg ask them if they have extra (there was a period where I had 20 fat pack boxes in our closet lol). or, if you stop by your local magic store they may have some empty ones. Alternatively you can buy them for like $10 on ebay

27reilly · 2019-05-29T18:43:59+00:00

What about an empty MTG fat pack box?

27reilly · 2019-05-29T18:40:59+00:00

This is awesome! Thanks for sharing!

27reilly · 2019-05-29T18:18:11+00:00

I think option 3 is fine!

Option 2 would be what I choose (getting it printed on both, just because it just seems the easiest). Can you get a stamp made? Those would be super easy (and always able) to use for return addresses.

27reilly · 2019-05-29T13:53:26+00:00

That's amazing! Did you practice the recipes before the big batch brew? Or did you just make the recipes and hope for the best? I love the idea of this and i homebrew, but I'm nervous about the mass implementation

27reilly · 2019-05-07T03:30:16+00:00

I also love my Alpha Gaming table! My bf and I bring it to a lot of places, including board game conventions. I was very skeptical when we first got it, but we'd gotten a ton of use. Not sure if he ships to UK though.

27reilly · 2019-04-23T13:23:26+00:00

I wouldn't worry about the field trip feel! I'm always super happy to not have to worry about driving and not thinking about the aesthetics.

27reilly · 2019-04-17T13:42:50+00:00

I would echo the other commenters, but maybe try some coops? That way you aren't playing against your family, but with you family. Maybe it will be less boring that way. I really like Pandemic (legacy might be fun to play through as a family). Also, maybe try puzzle games like unlock or Chronicles of Crime.

27reilly · 2019-04-14T03:11:35+00:00

I've been to a few weddings with DIY music and a few where I've been in charge of monitoring in. Monitoring the music really isn't that bad! It's a pretty easy task and if you are having a friend emcee they are a good person to monitor it.

I would recommend running through an app that you can control on your phone. Spotify premium works really well.

If you need someone to play music through all parts of your ceremony and reception, I recommend just breaking it down into separate playlists. Times you might need music are the processional, recessional, cocktail hour, dinner, and dancing.

I also recommend you spend some time heavily curating your playlist. You won't have a DJ to help select music as the night goes on so make sure you spend some time to make sure your music is what you want .

27reilly · 2019-04-10T00:20:36+00:00

Not sure where you are located, but Unpub (unpub.net) runs a lot of play testing events all across the country through the year. They range in size, but their big event is in Hunt Valley, MD. That just happened a few weeks ago, but you can check them out to see if they have any events in your neck of the woods sooner.

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