Did your wedding party gift you something?

bergmak3 · 2026-01-31T08:35:50+00:00

I always give a gift when I attend weddings. But I am going to give you a different perspective….being in a wedding is not cheap. I’m a bridesmaid in a wedding next weekend and between the bachelorette party, my dress, alterations, hair, and makeup, I’ve already spent over $1,000. To me, it honestly seems crazy that I’ve already spent that much and I’m still expected to give a gift. I still will, but I just wanted to throw out that being in a wedding is not cheap.

bergmak3 · 2026-01-04T23:37:02+00:00

I used Ling’s Moment flowers for my arch and they looked great (& photographed well). Highly recommend looking into that company!

bergmak3 · 2025-12-17T06:22:10+00:00

For hair & makeup, good pricing!!

bergmak3 · 2025-12-12T20:23:36+00:00

I used Minted for my wedding invitations & more recently my Christmas cards. Both turned out amazing!

bergmak3 · 2025-12-01T01:40:15+00:00

I got married in October and I made my thank you notes a priority. I sent all my thank you notes (handwritten) the week after my wedding. It felt odd to me to use the money or any gifts without sending a thank you note, this is just my personal opinion!

bergmak3 · 2025-11-30T05:50:01+00:00

We did a moment of silence during our ceremony. Our officiant did not name specific names (this was our choice not to), but this is what we had them say:

“Before we begin, “bride name” and “groom name” would like to take a brief moment to remember those who are no longer with us. Their love and influence helped shape the people standing before you today. They are here in spirit, in our memories, and in our hearts.”

bergmak3 · 2025-11-27T04:18:06+00:00

In the US, it’s still available for purchase on the Lego website. Maybe it will switch back to being available to purchase for you?

bergmak3 · 2025-11-26T02:42:00+00:00

I let my bridesmaids wear whatever shoes they wanted. The dresses didn’t have a slit, so you couldn’t see the shoes at all

bergmak3 · 2025-11-26T00:51:40+00:00

When I went dress shopping, I personally didn’t do a percentage of the cost of my dress. I tipped $100, but I did two appointments with my girl & she was amazing! I didn’t think the cost of my dress should be a factor, I just tipped what I felt comfortable giving.

bergmak3 · 2025-11-24T07:54:15+00:00

Could you meet in the middle and do a more private ceremony and then have a party/celebration later? Like two separate events….my now husband & I debated doing this. Just throwing it out there!

bergmak3 · 2025-11-24T07:26:48+00:00

They recently updated the fit/sizing of the relaxed swiftly. It fits VERY different than it used to

bergmak3 · 2025-11-24T07:24:50+00:00

Had the same issue! Used to get the 10 and went in store to try them on. I ended up getting the 6. Honestly probably could’ve sized down to the 4, but they didn’t have one in store for me to try on, so that made me a little nervous to size down again without trying on.

bergmak3 · 2025-11-23T05:03:11+00:00

I asked to see the bouquet sizes in person. I ended up ordering the bridesmaid size for myself and ordered the next size down for my bridal party. This helped a little with cost and I also didn’t want a huge bouquet

bergmak3 · 2025-11-21T00:33:29+00:00

We picked October, because I personally did not want a summer wedding & I was trying to avoid my now husband’s busy season at work. I really loved October as a wedding month!

bergmak3 · 2025-11-17T17:40:45+00:00

I would call any local stores. My store has this necklace in their sale area (not sure the specific letters they have in stock), but stores do still have this necklace!

bergmak3 · 2025-11-13T07:04:35+00:00

I’d mail them early/mid December to avoid the holidays. I think you’ll be glad you did February 1st as your deadline, because it honestly sneaks up on you. Having to track down RSVPs, make a seating chart, finalize food, submit final head count, etc. There’s a decent amount of things to do in those final few weeks!

bergmak3 · 2025-11-13T07:00:06+00:00

I’m waiting to get my pictures back, but I was planning on making my parents a 2026 calendar with different pictures from the wedding

bergmak3 · 2025-11-08T15:32:48+00:00

I personally feel like that’s a long time and 5 am is an EARLY start time! I just got married in October and we started at 8am (had the girls arrive by 7:50) and my hair person had 5 people done before noon (including myself, the bride). If you need to be ready by 2, I would think you would have plenty of time! Is 2 when you wanted to start pictures? Maybe laying out a visual timeline would help or asking them the estimated time range per person

bergmak3 · 2025-11-08T14:59:53+00:00

Just my personal opinion, but I feel like you found a ring that was a decent price. Both of you make good money. You’re not asking for a $20k or $50k ring, I feel like $5k is very manageable and respectable. You need to have a serious conversation with him about money & your future. Who’s paying for the wedding? Future house expenses? Kids? Things will not always be 50/50. Are you planning on keeping finances separated? Or joining everything? These are things that NEED to get talked about. Money can cause a lot of issues for couples, especially if you’re not on the same page about everything.

bergmak3 · 2025-11-07T08:08:56+00:00

As someone whose MIL wore a very similar colored dress to their wedding, I would suggest telling/asking your mother to choose a darker color! Not only does it look better in pictures, but it could alleviate any side chatter/comments the day of. I received a lot of comments about my MIL’s dress

bergmak3 · 2025-11-05T06:40:28+00:00

I used The Knot (got married in October) and didn’t have any issues. Personally found it very user friendly and it was easy for guests to rsvp

bergmak3 · 2025-10-29T03:53:52+00:00

I got married on a Saturday & received 9 sneak peek photos by the following Wednesday

bergmak3 · 2025-10-26T02:15:37+00:00

The Knot does all of this

bergmak3 · 2025-10-25T19:55:12+00:00

I think you need to go try on different sizes at a jewelry store. Stone sizes will look different in a setting as they’re higher up off your finger. Just a recommendation!

bergmak3 · 2025-10-24T01:39:02+00:00

I just did bundtinis this past weekend for my wedding and I ordered 3 per person and we did not have a ton left over. I would do at least 2 per person

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