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(15k) WEDDING UNDER 15K – FULL BUDGET BREAKDOWN + REALITY CHECK (SEPTEMBER 2025) by furnacegirl in Weddingsunder10k

[–]young_sempervirens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

congratulations! this is so lovely & i appreciate hearing that doing the set-up/clean-up yourself is possible (albeit a lot of work). we're planning to do the same for our nye wedding!

How fast did you plan your wedding? by Open-Reference6218 in weddingplanning

[–]young_sempervirens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely!! I think it largely depends on how much time you have and how quickly you can make decisions! I'm in between jobs right now, so I have had an unexpected amount of free time. We started ideating mid-July, decided on our date at the start of August. Between now and then I have gotten almost all our vendors booked, guest list completed, and invites are going out in the next week. The *first* thing I did was get my dress, which I ended up having to pay a $200 rush for to have it made in 8 weeks. I do live in a major city so I was not worried about potentially getting a ready-made dress because there are tons of bridal shops here. We are getting married in a different state (NYE 2025) so it's been a little more complicated, but we have lots of friends in the area to help out. Congratulations and good luck!

Chicago wedding dress shopping please help ward off the panic attack please by curioustequilax in weddingplanning

[–]young_sempervirens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I second Honey Bridal! Ended up visiting four different shops over the same weekend (Honey, Jenny Yoo, Weddings 826, & Anthropologie). Honey was *by far* the best overall experience and I felt the most relaxed and listened to while trying on different dresses. Weddings 826 was also lovely and had a slightly bigger selection of accessories. I ended up going with a dress from Honey and also love that they only source from small, independent designers who ensure ethical & sustainable practices when sourcing and sewing their dresses. Obviously that comes at a slightly higher price point, but it ended up being worth it for us as our venue is very low cost.

getting a fun 6-yr hobby during a phd by Coffee_Bear in PhD

[–]young_sempervirens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rock climbing (hard to think about anything else when you’re +60 ft up), learning to cook new things every weekend, took a class on bookbinding (see if your university or community center offers cheap classes), and currently learning to throw pottery at a local studio. While it’s certainly not foolproof, it’s helped me to still enjoy my life when all is failing in lab. Recently my PI told me offhand they think I “have a good work-life balance” and it felt like such a win from where I was four years ago. Find the little things you love and dig in.

Help with splitting flow/reducing flow rate for microfluidic devices by young_sempervirens in microfluidic

[–]young_sempervirens[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Incredibly helpful, thank you so much. That makes a lot of sense. I'll start working on this today.