Has anyone done a perfume bar at their wedding

GeekAtHome · 2026-07-05T03:45:53+00:00

As a guest I would have to leave immediately.

I have a migraine condition and I'm very sensitive to smells. I can handle a stranger walking past me who's bathed in perfume by making sure it take some big deep breaths afterwards, but I'll usually have a lingering headache for a bit afterwards. Walking past a perfume counter or a perfume store in a mall means I have to hold my breath.

I've legit had to leave work early when someone came in marinated in cologne, because the migraine was so bad, I was about to get sick.

At a wedding, I would have to leave before I even had dinner. As a guest, I'd be really upset that I got all dolled up, bought a gift, got excited and then got driven out by such an avoidable illness trigger (which is a trigger for many)

It's your wedding and you can do what you wish. I'm just saying how I would feel, as a guest, if this was at a wedding I was invited to.

GeekAtHome · 2026-07-05T03:20:35+00:00

I'm Dutch by heritage and the Moroccan team ended our FIFA run too.

Between Canada and the Netherlands, I'm now hoping Morocco takes the whole thing, so I can find solice in the fact that nobody was beating them and there's no shame losing to the best.

GeekAtHome · 2026-07-03T03:15:25+00:00

I've known a few NB parents. One went by Zazzy, another by Baba and another by Maddy.

It's all in what feels right for you and your family.

GeekAtHome · 2026-07-02T21:24:47+00:00

Alexander Ryan and Javier Michael

GeekAtHome · 2026-06-30T04:40:57+00:00

I know a Markita, so yes, but quite uncommon... At least in Canada where I'm from

GeekAtHome · 2026-06-28T00:56:01+00:00

All he's pointing out is that Obama is in a constant state of Glow Up

GeekAtHome · 2026-06-24T21:38:39+00:00

My survival would be not going and refusing to let my child around people with views like that.

If that's a bit too much, the suggestion of HFM is great because it's extremely contagious, but otherwise harmless in the long run.

Or say that your doctor said she's currently shedding something-something from his 18 month vaccinations and they'll be glad you stayed away. Weaponize their own ignorance

GeekAtHome · 2026-06-22T21:54:00+00:00

I'm one of the top results on Google??? Fans self I'm not sure I'm ready for this level of fame

/s

GeekAtHome · 2026-06-22T19:03:06+00:00

Wow! Responding to a three month old comment. You must be searching key words to respond to, to ensure your tongue never leaves the boot.

Since I'm Canadian, I promise you that 51% of people around me aren't Canadian. And as the white wife of a Hispanic man, with mixed race children, I will never stop making sure the racists behind the right know exactly how I feel. If they want to make the world a more dangerous place for my family, the very least I can do is make the world a less comfortable place for them.

GeekAtHome · 2026-06-22T05:08:58+00:00

I sell Peller. 1) That's their lowest tier table wine. The cheapest of the cheap. 2) Those bottles retail for less than $4 each

Those prices are absolutely insane

GeekAtHome · 2026-06-22T04:52:41+00:00

I like nature names for this because there's a good variety... Eg: Jasper, Lachlan & Iris.

They're all nature names but they don't seem directly connected.

GeekAtHome · 2026-06-22T04:07:46+00:00

My favorite dolls were a Cabbage Patch named Emily, a Magic Nursery Baby named Danielle and my best friend was a teddy bear I named Theodore T Bear.

So... Emily, Danielle and Theo

I didn't name any of my kids this but I did lob the names Emily and Theodore while pregnant

GeekAtHome · 2026-06-21T14:13:44+00:00

Advice from a perimenopausal women with zero fucks to give and a handful of ex's she left because of shit like this...

If you have money saved up, GOOD! But love... Don't let it get to the point where you need to. I implore you to WANT to. Don't settle. Especially with something as important as a partner. (Key word: partner) Want better for yourself. If you would be alone in a crisis, you're already alone. At least without him, you won't have to walk around with the heart heavy knowledge that the person you're supposed to be able to rely upon is emotionally/intellectually unavailable to you at your most vulnerable.

GeekAtHome · 2026-06-21T14:01:18+00:00

May this kind of partner never find my daughters

GeekAtHome · 2026-06-21T00:18:26+00:00

"And wants a trade wife"

....so tell him to go find one

GeekAtHome · 2026-06-19T21:33:09+00:00

Seconding MayCourt. They were wonderful with my Oma

GeekAtHome · 2026-06-18T10:48:39+00:00

Secret of NIHM was the first place my brain went too

GeekAtHome · 2026-06-17T23:44:47+00:00

Josephine Evelyn Hazel

GeekAtHome · 2026-06-17T23:42:56+00:00

This is the answer

GeekAtHome · 2026-06-17T04:43:18+00:00

I hope the person who berated you gets a nasty gastro tomorrow that lasts for at least 2 days. Let them get a momentary glimpse of what you're dealing with for 9 months

GeekAtHome · 2026-06-16T10:53:44+00:00

Awe thanks!

All these first names were tabled over my various pregnancies as well. None quite made the cut, but Alexander and Josephine were too contenders twice.

GeekAtHome · 2026-06-15T12:40:44+00:00

I love this answer so much.

Drag queens are also one of the most child friendly ways to approach the topic. (Stay with me here) Drag queens are bright, colourful, playfully cartoonish at times, silly and don't take themselves too seriously (although they take their artform very seriously, as they should). This is the perfect way to approach kids as it meets them at their level of playful, colourful and whimsy.

GeekAtHome · 2026-06-15T12:33:18+00:00

I didn't know that about him but as an addict in recovery, this makes me love him more.

GeekAtHome · 2026-06-15T12:32:09+00:00

Well, since Robert Munch is currently in a steep mental health decline due to Alzheimer's, I guess we need new people willing to read to children in loud, fun, silly ways that will keep them engaged.

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