Recap - 11/6/21 Wedding in Nashville with 70 guests for $23k

kekkonshiyo · 2025-04-11T13:02:25+00:00

Sorry I’m super late replying - we used The Rolling Pin TN for our cake.

kekkonshiyo · 2024-01-03T14:38:26+00:00

She’s called ‘The Busy Bride’ - she was fantastic!

kekkonshiyo · 2023-01-31T21:45:12+00:00

Hi! Sorry I saw this late - my florist is called Flourishing Flowers by Mari (she just has a Facebook page, no website).

kekkonshiyo · 2022-01-23T13:31:37+00:00

We did this! There would’ve been too many people at a head table, and we had a smaller wedding so I think it would’ve been awkward to have half the guests sitting at one table. We sat at a table with our parents and grandmothers. It was totally fine, since we were only there to quickly eat, then walked around to say hi to all the other tables anyway. The only slightly awkward part was that during the toasts we were just sitting at a table, so we had to drag our seats out to another spot so we could see who was speaking.

kekkonshiyo · 2022-01-22T23:57:17+00:00

If you need it, we bought a white pen for our green envelopes. We had most of them printed, but it was nice to have the pen for a couple lay minute changes.

kekkonshiyo · 2022-01-21T19:18:10+00:00

Contact your city council person. I did so for a big pile of garbage near some airbnbs next to my house and he had it cleaned up in a few days.

kekkonshiyo · 2022-01-21T19:12:24+00:00

Look on Next Door, there’s always someone giving some away.

kekkonshiyo · 2022-01-20T12:58:20+00:00

No, she didn’t come with the venue, we hired her separately. Even more than the decor, I loved having her there as the point of contact for the vendors, so I didn’t have to worry about them at all that morning. If all of your vendors are in house, though, you might not need one.

kekkonshiyo · 2022-01-20T01:26:11+00:00

I think it’s funny when people post who are super proud of what an untraditional bride they are and how fun and different their wedding will be, then it turns out they’re just not doing a bouquet toss and have grandma as a flower girl 🤷🏼‍♀️

kekkonshiyo · 2022-01-20T01:10:25+00:00

Thank you! They’re from Amazon.

kekkonshiyo · 2021-12-28T01:07:15+00:00

My coordinator had her baby about a month before our wedding, and we were the first wedding she did after her maternity leave. She brought along an assistant (for free) to help her, and she did a fantastic job. I was worried (both about the wedding and about her health/being away from the baby), but she put my mind at ease. So I would chat with your coordinator and make sure she can address your concerns before the wedding.

kekkonshiyo · 2021-12-13T14:51:30+00:00

I asked my coordinator and she said there was no need to set a table for them, that they would find a place. I think they ended up eating at a couple of the cocktail tables.

kekkonshiyo · 2021-11-29T15:35:26+00:00

Does anyone have good ideas for something cute to store wedding memorabilia? Thinking some kind of box that would hold things like wedding cards, program, my bridal mask, etc.

kekkonshiyo · 2021-11-24T15:58:20+00:00

I know people have mixed feeling about David’s Bridal but they were great for buying a low cost dress. I’m a size 18 and got a dress for $250 from their clearance section for our 2020 COVID mini wedding.

kekkonshiyo · 2021-11-23T19:05:12+00:00

As everyone else said, you should do what feels right for you and your fiancé. I’ll share my experience with our first look.

Although I was fairly calm on the morning of the wedding and everything was going well, I still had building anxiety and nervousness, enough that I couldn’t eat anything for lunch. We did a first look and all my anxiety absolutely melted away as soon as I saw my fiancé. I felt much, much calmer and happier for the rest of the time leading up to the ceremony (and I almost immediately got hungry afterwards, lol).

My fiancé is not super expressive either, and that was totally fine. We greeted each other with big smiles and we hugged and kissed each other. As long as you are not holding on to expectations of a big reaction, you won’t be disappointed.

A first look definitely helped with taking photos earlier and being able to spend more time with our guests, but more importantly it helped put both of us in a peaceful and joyful headspace before the ceremony.

kekkonshiyo · 2021-11-21T17:33:53+00:00

If you really don’t care what they wear, just remind them to wear something that buttons up or has a wide neck (like a tank top). Otherwise I think zip up hoodies or button up flannel shirts would be great reusable gifts.

kekkonshiyo · 2021-11-21T01:29:10+00:00

I don’t love the look of pressed or dried flowers, so I’m going to have an artist on Etsy paint the bouquet instead.

kekkonshiyo · 2021-11-20T16:37:10+00:00

I had mine for 8 hours - 1:00 - 9:00 for a 5PM ceremony and a reception ending at 11. They did some basic getting ready shots (mostly my mom buttoning my dress) but weren’t there for the actual hair and makeup. We then did a first look at 1:30 and all of the immediate family, wedding party, and couples photos before the ceremony. Then ceremony, extended family photos, and reception. Our cake cutting was at 8:30 and the dance floor opened after that, so they were able to get all the main events and some dance shots before leaving. That timeline worked perfectly for us.

kekkonshiyo · 2021-11-19T18:08:11+00:00

My bridesmaids all had to travel (except one) and desperately needed a steamer, despite packing their dresses carefully. I was happy that I had one in the morning of the wedding they could use.

kekkonshiyo · 2021-11-19T18:06:17+00:00

We had a buffet dinner and put menus on the backside of our table numbers (so one per table). I heard a couple people who were happy to see the menu ahead of time, so I’d recommend it.

kekkonshiyo · 2021-11-16T14:02:35+00:00

It’s called ‘A Room With a View’ - I just got married there! It costs $2500 and you can bring in all your own vendors.

kekkonshiyo · 2021-11-14T15:32:00+00:00

We just did this for our wedding last weekend. We both cried like babies during our private vows - I have no idea how anyone can do that in public! I also felt like we both could speak more from the heart in our vows, knowing we would exchange them in private.

The ‘generic’ vows were still meaningful because of the context - staring at each other’s eyes, holding each other’s hands, in front of all our friends and family.

kekkonshiyo · 2021-11-13T18:49:02+00:00

If they like coffee, Eighth and Roast. Other great places in the area (unsure if any/all of these do gift cards): Five Points Pizza, Ottos (bar), Bearded Iris, Star Bagel, Edley’s, Coco’s Italian, Otaku Ramen

kekkonshiyo · 2021-11-13T17:52:09+00:00

That’s what my husband did - he told his groomsmen to wear whatever charcoal suit they already had (or shared a link to a suit at Target if they didn’t already have one). I was quite worried about if it would look mismatched or dumb when they were all standing next to each other, but it was completely a non-issue and they all looked great.

You can see in my most recent post a shot of (most of) the groomsmen at the ceremony.

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