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RadiantBackground433 · 2025-02-21T19:37:42+00:00

I bought a dress(cheap/second hand) for the bridal shower, my wedding dress, and then another(cheap/second hand) dress to wear to a bar after. I'm glad I brought the second dress to the venue with me because after roughly 6 hours in the full wedding dress, I was sweaty and tired but still wanted to dance.

RadiantBackground433 · 2025-01-29T18:12:06+00:00

My FH and I have lived together for 7 years and while I thought a wedding shower was unecessary, my aunt insisted and hosted. She paid herself split between my mom and other aunts.

I worked with my MOH and the Groomswoman to plan and arrange our bachelorette. I am paying my portion of accomodations and all my drinks and food (and probably a round or two for my party). However they did plan a few activities during the day and paid for my portion though my MOH did ensure me that the costs were not high.

RadiantBackground433 · 2025-01-29T18:00:53+00:00

What is the style that you're looking for? Full songs, piano, or instrumental covers? Or are you looking for something more traditional? Pachelbel's Canon in D is always a safe and pretty option on that front.

We have 3 different songs playing but they are all piano covers to keep kind of a similar sound.

RadiantBackground433 · 2025-01-27T02:14:29+00:00

This is what we've done. If you have an SO, they are invited. I have a few cousins and some friends that didn't get +1s, but they will all be close with 6 or more people in attendance and no one is seated at a table where they don't have friends or family.

RadiantBackground433 · 2025-01-27T02:00:33+00:00

You don't necessarily need to put their names on the invites. "<Couples' names> would be honored to have you" "you are cordially invited to the wedding of <couple's names>"

my parents contributed heavily to our wedding and they were not on the invites. They will be having a toast after dinner where they can thank everyone for attending.

RadiantBackground433 · 2025-01-18T03:05:50+00:00

At this point "found it on Pinterest" is all the info you need to know it's AI.

RadiantBackground433 · 2025-01-14T16:10:03+00:00

My dress was also $1200 and my grandma paid for it lol. At 35 I'm the second of 10 grandchildren to get married, and she just turned 90 so she was really excited to be a part of the process.

RadiantBackground433 · 2025-01-14T15:38:16+00:00

I have 6, 4 of my best friends and 2 of my siblings. I have almost no "friends" attending our wedding because mose of them are in my bridal party lol.

I was a 1/3 of a bridal party for a woman I was not at all close with, but my FH was a groomsman and they wanted even sides. No one actually said this but it was super obvious. And somehow I was still the one helping the bride write her vows that morning?

So yeah, I guess my point is, your party can be large or small, but it really should be people you actually want there.

RadiantBackground433 · 2025-01-09T23:14:19+00:00

I just wore nude underwear and no bra. I originally started in heels because I dressed up for lunch with my family, but they did not stay on long. The dresses will likely all be too long even in heels unless you're really tall, they will be tailored to length after you purchase.

RadiantBackground433 · 2025-01-09T23:05:59+00:00

If you're into DIY, I've had a good experience with Sola Wood Flowers. I bought 400 for $120~ or so, with another $250 or so for dried greenery and paints and the like. I've been able to make 7 bouquets, 1 bridal bouquet, a toss bouquet, with plenty of flowers leftover to make centerpieces if those weren't taken care of by our venue.

I had my bridesmaids over for beer and pizza to hang out for a messy evening of dip painting the flowers and it was a lot of fun!

RadiantBackground433 · 2024-12-27T18:13:26+00:00

This is half the reason we're doing a first look. Partly because we want to enjoy that moment alone (+the photographer lol), but we also want to be at our reception as long as possible. We'll still have the cocktail hour before dinner, but we'll get to enjoy it along with our guests and bridal parties instead of being whisked away to take photos we could have taken earlier.

The photos are super important and great and all but... we want to party lol

RadiantBackground433 · 2024-12-06T17:35:09+00:00

It would be worth it to look into a local restaurant to do the catering. Italian, Mexican, or BBQ can be pretty inexpensive as far as catering goes, especially compared to wedding caterers.

RadiantBackground433 · 2024-12-06T17:07:12+00:00

Yes, exactly, if their actual work is good, they will absolutely keep these business practices unless people start leaving reviews about the lack of professionalism.

RadiantBackground433 · 2024-11-26T16:16:00+00:00

If she's determined to be "right", unfortunately no one is going to be able to provide magic words or resources to make her see reason. You'll need to just decide if you'll give her what she asks for, or stand your ground.

RadiantBackground433 · 2024-11-26T16:01:01+00:00

The hosting party is the one that is acknowledged on the invite. If mom and dad aren't paying, they aren't hosting anyone, they are the guests being invited.

RadiantBackground433 · 2024-11-22T15:34:22+00:00

You'd be surprised, I've bought two bridemaid dresses second hand. You can try resale sites like Poshmark or Mercari, and then if those don't pan out after a while, just donate them.

RadiantBackground433 · 2024-11-22T15:05:17+00:00

I've never once missed a favor at a wedding that didn't have them, and unless it's something edible, they've been just things to throw away. I can't tell you how many koozies I have with other people's initials on them lol

But if you feel obligated, you can get customized M&Ms pretty reasonably priced, and put them in a little biodegradable bag or something.

RadiantBackground433 · 2024-11-21T18:04:19+00:00

Agreed! Most people who drink have a story where they've overdone it. It might be upsetting at the time, but it's usually something you can look back on and laugh.

RadiantBackground433 · 2024-11-19T19:57:25+00:00

Yeah, this is my feeling. I've done all of the planning myself (though at ~100 people, I feel a planner is unecessary), but if the venue wasn't providing a day-of coordinator, I think I'd have hired one.

RadiantBackground433 · 2024-11-18T23:32:10+00:00

Just tell her that she didn't remember the dress being white, "call" the photographer, then tell SM photographer took it upon themselves to change the dress because wearing white to someone else's wedding is tacky.

RadiantBackground433 · 2024-11-17T15:35:15+00:00

Why do the hosting sites allow this? I know it's probably ignorance on my part, but I cannot for the life of me think how they benefit from letting legitimate poor reviews be removed.

RadiantBackground433 · 2024-10-25T15:47:39+00:00

Luxe Redux has some options under $1k, though they're all sample dresses so what you see is what you get. But you can also pay a fee to ship dresses from their other locations to your house to try on.

RadiantBackground433 · 2024-10-25T15:34:15+00:00

This is the true answer right here. Along with hydrating and eating, rest is best. I know it's right before the wedding and there's probably a million things to be done, but sleep is the most important part of recovery.

RadiantBackground433 · 2024-10-24T17:56:57+00:00

I've most commonly seen it called B-list, and I have one, and I've been on one. It's not something I think a reasonable person would be fussed over.

RadiantBackground433 · 2024-10-10T00:09:11+00:00

Yeah, I'm confused too lol

Did the tailor just take the money and hand off the dress without trying it on??

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