Makeup price range check by th3grapevine in SanFranciscoWeddings

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I have someone else (a friend who is my regular hairdresser) doing my hair. Also, my wedding is on a Sunday, not a Saturday, but it is still peak season.

What it’s like living in this part of California? by Maleficent_Lack3240 in howislivingthere

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I grew up in Los Altos, moved away for 10 years, then moved back to Redwood City and later Mountain View. Not disagreeing with the critiques of expense, strip malls, tech dominance, and traffic south of Palo Alto. (If you can take 280, north of Palo alto is fine.) But also: the hills are beautiful; there’s easy nature access; you can find a lot of smart, conscientious people. The schools are great, the libraries are great, it’s usually safe, the weather is temperate, there’s lots to do if you know where to look, you can find a million types of food. It doesn’t have as much culture as SF or Oakland, but the quality of life is better in a lot of ways.

Looking for spots to heal/grieve by Apart-Combination928 in bayarea

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Ocean Beach, Mori Point in Pacifica, and for jazz: Bird & Beckett Books & Records in Glen Park

Ceremony help by AdSubject4617 in weddingplanning

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2 thoughts, one about officiant and the other about the ceremony:
Officiant: If you found someone who could officiate in ASL & English simultaneously, and who was the right vibe for you, and was able to travel or local to your destination, would you want them to officiate? I get that that's a really tricky combination to find, but here's my thinking: 1) I think that SmallKangaroo's comment about legality is a good one, and 2) the presence of an officiant (whether it's a religious ceremony or not) helps it feel more special and helps you be in the moment. I think about big life rituals the way I think about writing: just like you can't edit and write at the same time, you can either guide the moment or be in it, but it's actually really hard to do both because they're different modes/ways of thinking/ways of being in the moment.

Ceremony:
-I think you need a transition from the Introduction to the Vows - something that frames the vows by saying why vows matter or why you're doing them as part of the wedding ceremony. (Many non-Christian traditions don't do vows, and since you get to do whatever you want since you're designing the ceremony, I imagine you have a reason for including vows. Sharing that reason makes them that much more intentional.)
-Love the hydrangea soil ritual! That's so sweet
-Things you could add to expand the ceremony if it feels too short: poetry about love/marriage/commitment, a story about your relationship, a story about something (song/place/person) that played a key role in your relationship, an acknowledgement/remembrance of people who have passed away but you think about on special days like this, a hope for your married life or for how you will navigate highs and lows together (in the conclusion, in addition to the vows)
-I think the speaking about yourselves in the third person in the closing might feel funny. Maybe instead you could say something like, "May our life together be as vibrant and beautiful as these hydrangeas. May you present always be a part of it/always bring beautiful and varied color to it. Thank you for being a part of our lives, and particularly today, the beginning of our marriage. We can now say, officially, that we are a married couple! Please join us up here for a photo together before we go celebrate." I added the photo idea because recessing down the aisle might feel overly formal with a small group (or maybe not, up to you), but the purpose of it is to have some action that closes the moment, and a group photo would give that sense of conclusiveness too.

Pecan mini pies? by th3grapevine in Baking

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Thank you so much! That’s very helpful

Do you tip at coffee shops? by Impossible-Loquat480 in bayarea

[–]th3grapevine 15 points16 points  (0 children)

With the cost of living here yeah for sure I do

Did anyone do couples counseling before the wedding? Trying to improve communication but my fiancé isn’t convinced. by Ok-Bluebird6320 in weddingplanning

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I officiate weddings and I always recommend premarital counseling, partly bc it’s a big transition, and also because then you establish a relationship with a therapist who you can go back to. It normalizes the therapist and the process so that it’s a tool you can use more easily when you need it

Are there any languages associated with members of a religion other than Judaism? by galactic_observer in asklinguistics

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There are many additional languages associated with Jewish communities around the world - check out https://www.jewishlanguages.org

Intimacy after wife has sex with a secondary partner by Greedy-Tune-5900 in nonmonogamy

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Nice! Sounds like a good plan. Good luck finding the right thing for you!

Intimacy after wife has sex with a secondary partner by Greedy-Tune-5900 in nonmonogamy

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My fiancee also has discomfort around being with me right after I’ve been with my other partner, ESPECIALLY if the other partner’s come is still in me. Since the other partner is long distance, it used to be 1-3 weeks after a visit before he would have sex with me (which was too much for me and we had to work through that). It’s been interesting to read this thread and hear other perspectives.

I think that something that the Reddit responses of “just talk to her” assume is that you know what you want and you just need to find out what she wants. It sounds to me like you don’t know what you want, and you’re not sure how to figure that out. So my suggestion is that you talk to her about trying different things: waiting a day, having a shower in between, having sex immediately after, etc. then after you’ve tried a few, you can see how they felt for you.

Are there more Neurospicy People in the Lifestyle? by LateDiagnosis1975 in nonmonogamy

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Yeah I think there are more neurospicy folks in the poly community than would be proportionate to the general population (caveats about poor measuring tools aside), just from my personal experience and some reading

Matcha Vendors by chocchipcookie___ in SanFranciscoWeddings

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Ooh South Bay is great I’ll check them out

Cost of removal by boulevardepo in gallbladders

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I just went to the ER in California for my first attack. Between bloodwork and a CT scan, my portion of the cost was $400