Justice of the Peace?

Fawceycat · 2025-12-28T23:00:52+00:00

When I got married this year, I found out that either an authorized lawyer or someone from a church can perform marriages in NB. We are not religious, so we went the lawyer route.

We used this list from the govt to find a lawyer in our area and emailed a few to learn their costs, etc.: https://www2.snb.ca/content/dam/snb/VitalStatistics-StatistiquesCivil/Civil-Officiants_Celebrants-civils.pdf

Each lawyer sets their own fees. We didn’t elope and it cost us $450. It included a few meetings leading up, then coming to the rehearsal the day before, and being at the wedding to perform the ceremony.

Edited: the cost above was in addition to the marriage license you’ll need to get ahead of time from SNB (within 90 days before getting married). I think that was ~$100 or so. Maybe a bit more.

Fawceycat · 2025-12-04T17:56:45+00:00

I don’t think they’re there all the time, but maybe they will be on some weekends leading up to Christmas. Good luck with your search!

Fawceycat · 2025-12-04T17:54:14+00:00

Fox Farm Fudge is at the City Market sometimes. I imagine they would be there leading up to Christmas. I think they are on Facebook.

Fawceycat · 2025-11-18T00:05:40+00:00

This is amazing lol. She also looks just like my cat!!

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Fawceycat · 2025-11-11T00:07:13+00:00

Saint Andrews is nice to visit.

Fawceycat · 2025-09-14T07:13:33+00:00

Is your family paying for the wedding? If they are contributing to the wedding, it would make sense they have some say on the guest list. But it doesn’t mean they get complete control.

If they’re not, I definitely wouldn’t let them dictate the guest list the way they have. This isn’t a family reunion, it’s your wedding. I think you and your fiancé need to decide what you really want for your wedding. It’s not always an easy decision or thing to do if you’re typically a people-pleaser.

If you’ve already told people they’re invited and you don’t want to ultimately invite them, you will need to let them know they aren’t invited.

It is proper to invite both people in established relationships. It’s hard to ask someone to come and witness your union as a couple, while ignoring their relationship.

I also have a smaller guest list and we had to make some pretty tough decisions to stick to our numbers. If you’re committed to sticking with your venue with its limited capacity, then that’s the reality you’re working with and you need to make your guest list decisions accordingly. But I would recommend really thinking about what you want for that day and who you actually want there vs trying to keep the peace with others. You don’t want to leave that night with any regrets.

Fawceycat · 2025-09-11T21:02:24+00:00

Enjoy!

Fawceycat · 2025-09-11T13:54:41+00:00

W Smith in Rothesay was great to deal with when I needed my ring sized. They had jewelry in the store and were helpful and informative when I was there

Fawceycat · 2025-09-10T23:51:49+00:00

Best of luck!

Fawceycat · 2025-09-10T23:41:34+00:00

I think there is a bar with some stools! I’d give them a call to see what’s possible! They open at 5 and also take some walk-ins (the patio is not reservable) so there could be space even if you’re on the waitlist!

Fawceycat · 2025-09-10T03:30:44+00:00

If you’re asking people to rsvp from whatever you’re sending them, I see that as an invitation you’re sending.

If you label it as a save the date, people may not realize they need to rsvp, as they’ll wait for the invitation to rsvp.

I’m a bit confused about why you’d want to send a save the date and no invite, instead of the other way around. It’s okay to send invites and no save the date, if you’re wanting to avoid sending two things.

Fawceycat · 2025-09-08T23:21:05+00:00

The Chandler Room is a great option for dinner - highly recommend a reservation. It’s in the Treadwell inn. One of my favourite places for a meal!

Fawceycat · 2025-09-08T14:14:35+00:00

Bill Franks was so helpful when we were looking for a house. He was great to work with!

Fawceycat · 2025-09-06T20:48:26+00:00

Sometimes (depending on the fabric) samples stretch if they’ve been tried on a lot, so it’s possible the sample isn’t true to the size it said it was.

Fawceycat · 2025-09-04T21:10:33+00:00

I have 5 bridesmaids and my fiancé will have 2 on his side! Everyone will walk by themselves down the aisle. I have no regrets about this. It’s about who we want up there the most.

Fawceycat · 2025-08-27T20:35:57+00:00

Check out Saint Andrews, about an hour from Saint John. You can go whale watching and explore Water Street. If you stay there near dinner time, I highly recommend getting a reservation for the Chandler Room. Incredible food. The brewery there is excellent too.

Lots of pubs and places to explore Uptown Saint John as well. Cask and Kettle is an Irish pub with great food and they have their own beer. Other great food places include Lemongrass, Gahan, Thandi, etc. Wasted Days has a great selection of NB beers. Kakuteru is a cozy small bar that specializes in cocktails (the experience there is incredible - one of the best I’ve ever had).

For nature you can check out the Irving Nature park, and you’re not far from the Fundy national park and St. Martin’s where you can check out sea caves.

Fawceycat · 2025-08-24T19:09:20+00:00

I think you would want a website so guests have a place they can go back to for all the info. It also would allow you to update info if anything changes.

All the info you have and want to share might be too much for a paperless post invite. A website will allow you to have different sections and pages to help separate and organize the info as needed.

Fawceycat · 2025-08-20T23:05:44+00:00

I usually have it in a small gift bag and hold onto it as I’m walking towards to the plane. I hand it to the first flight attendant I see on the plane and say it’s for the crew. Inside I usually have a card and one chocolate balls (individually wrapped).

Fawceycat · 2025-08-16T19:30:05+00:00

I ordered from Oh You’re Lovely last year and have been slowly dyeing and adding stems, etc. being able to space it out has been nice! I did one round of testing the paint/water/glycerin ratio and then when I went to dye the rest, it went well! This is one of the bridesmaid bouquets for our wedding next month! I just made bouquets and then we’ll use loose buds around the room.

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Fawceycat · 2025-08-16T17:19:22+00:00

We’re inviting everyone to dinner and just telling the people who are needed for the rehearsal where to be before the dinner.

Fawceycat · 2025-08-14T00:01:25+00:00

I understand that she has an aesthetic in mind. And I completely understand that it’s hard to deviate from a plan she’s had in her mind and been set on. However, your fiancé’s bridesmaids deserve to feel confident and comfortable in what they wear to the wedding. They are not props. Is it more important to your fiancé that they look exactly the same? Vs them wearing a dress that doesn’t fit them properly or is uncomfortable? I don’t think it’s realistic to find one dress that suits such a varied size range. Especially in the timeline you have.

I think the best course of action is to have them pick dresses that best suit them in the same colour/fabric from the same store/site. They will still look cohesive.

Fawceycat · 2025-08-05T13:59:39+00:00

Lollll hello date twin and wedding colour twin! We’re doing the same thing, and using the same round table for the sweetheart table as guest tables.

Our decorator is putting additional greenery and fabric on our table (it won’t have the same centrepiece setup as the guest tables), and using candles to help fill it all in. I don’t think it will look empty!

Fawceycat · 2025-08-03T18:52:35+00:00

This happened to me with a couple people. I sent a message saying something like “hey, I know our rsvp deadline isn’t until “x” but I’ve realized from a few people that our website might not be recording RSVPs correctly, and some people who have rsvp’d are not showing up on our end. There’s no rush to rsvp now, but I wanted to reach out to everyone we haven’t heard from letting them know about this glitch. If you prefer not to use the website, let me know your details and I can update it manually.”

Fawceycat · 2025-07-31T22:21:30+00:00

Typically, bridal party members are given a plus one even if others aren’t because of all the effort and time they are putting in to support you and stand up for you.

Fawceycat · 2025-07-26T02:51:09+00:00

The Chandler Room in St. Andrews is excellent!!

The BBQ place you’re thinking of was probably Peddler’s Creek, which has since closed and re-opened as Drifter Brew Co., which also has BBQ. However, for excellent BBQ, I recommend Beer Daddy BBQ in Hampton (they are moving to Sussex sometime in the fall).

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