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Joey
Canadian Trends and Traditions - Length of engagement
Joey, On May 20, 2019 at 08:25

According to the Global Wedding Report, the average length for Candian couples' engagements is 14 months. Is your engagement longer, shorter, or the same? Is your engagement 14 months long? Photo via...

Kat D, wednesday 5-Jun-19 56 1,342
Becky
Stages of your relationship in pictures
Becky, On May 28, 2019 at 15:34

Can you remember the first photo you took with your other half? Have photo's from different stages of your relationship and seeing the changes you went through and remembering all the moments behind...

Becky, wednesday 5-Jun-19 16 210
Crystal
Engagement Party 2 years later? Yes/no
Crystal, On May 28, 2019 at 10:20

Hello, We got Engaged Boxing wk 2016 but never threw an Engagement party as we didn't have any immediate plans of getting Married Right away. Also our Best Friends got Married In 2017, We Bought a...

Crystal, tuesday 4-Jun-19 10 100
Donna
Bridal shower # 2
Donna, On June 2, 2019 at 10:46

I was invited to go to a Baby shower May 31 a friend is expecting,. Never did I dream about the other friends that couldn't make it too the first too surprise me with no: 2 Bridal Shower how amazing...

Bianca, monday 3-Jun-19 4 117
R
Engagment photos
Rebecca, On June 2, 2019 at 14:42

My fiancé and I are trying to decide if we should get engagement photos done. We got engaged in March and our wedding is in November. With our engagement being a few months away from our wedding we...

Madisyn, monday 3-Jun-19 8 95
Joey
Shower Games
Joey, On May 29, 2019 at 08:20

What do you think of shower games? Are you a big fan of cute trivia games and quizzed designed around the guest of honor or the couple? Are you into the active games, like scavenger hunts and building...

Stephanie, sunday 2-Jun-19 17 139
Cash
Registry suggestions?
Cash, On May 27, 2019 at 03:03

Hi all, looking for some advice from bride to bride. My fiancé and I are trying to start our registry, but are running into some road blocks. The biggest issue being that my fiancé and I have never...

Stephanie, sunday 2-Jun-19 3 101
Alysa
Non-traditional Bridal Shower Ideas?
Alysa, On May 31, 2019 at 13:17

Hello beautiful ladies! I’m definitely a non-traditional bride, no hoopla for me. No bridal party, smaller wedding, etc. Each to their own! The thought of a traditional bridal shower with gifts and...

Alysa, saturday 1-Jun-19 9 102 1
Denai
Is it okay to wear a band with your engagement ring (while still engaged), if you have a second wedding band too?
Denai, On February 21, 2018 at 12:45

Are there rules to this? Lol. My ring comes in three parts, the engagement ring and two bands. The ring itself looks boring without the bands. When my boyfriend and I get engaged I would like to wear...

Joey, friday 31-May-19 16 2,325
Kristie Mendoza
Wedding Insurance
Kristie Mendoza, On December 8, 2017 at 18:23

Hiya! Does any one have any suggestions of insurance agencies to get wedding insurance in BC? We're about to put book our venue and put our deposit down, but we aren't getting married until August...

Kristi, friday 31-May-19 7 903
Casey
Groom not so... excited?
Casey, On July 9, 2017 at 22:27

Idk maybe I'm just getting cold feet, maybe I'm just over reacting on his body language/attitude but I'm feeling like he's just not even looking forward to out wedding... it's been over a year since...

Amanda, thursday 30-May-19 24 10,511
Natasha
Bachelorette in Mexico!! What currency to bring?
Natasha, On May 21, 2019 at 12:29

I am leaving in a few days for my bachelorette in Mexico and I am so excited? Anyone who has travelled there recently? What currency did you bring and what are you currency recommendations? We are...

Amanda, thursday 30-May-19 16 138
M
Medical Test Prior to Marriage
Mary, On May 27, 2019 at 13:58

Has anyone done medical test prior to their marriage? If so, what were they? I know that genetic test is really important. Do you plan to do it?

Erin, wednesday 29-May-19 7 138
Becky
Stag and Doe Complete!!!
Becky, On May 28, 2019 at 10:06

We raised enough money to pay off all big vendors and won't have much to pay left on wedding!! I should of took some photo's but we had around 25 standard prizes and 5 golden prizes for the raffles....

Allison, wednesday 29-May-19 13 163
Kelsie
Engagement Session ...nervous!
Kelsie, On May 23, 2019 at 17:11

Hey ladies! I have my engagement session coming up on Monday and I’m super super nervous! I’ve never been professionally photographed before and I definitely wanted to get some engagement shots...

Becky, wednesday 29-May-19 19 180
Joey
What's for breakfast (on your wedding day)?
Joey, On April 9, 2019 at 08:18

Don't. Skip. Breakfast. On. Your. Wedding. Day. You may feel too nervous to be hungry, you may be in a rush, but skipping breakfast is a recipe (no pun intended) for dizziness, headaches, a rumbly...

Michelle, wednesday 29-May-19 29 702
Chelsea
Jack and jill 2017
Chelsea, On May 19, 2017 at 09:25

Hey guys! I just had my jack and jill this past Saturday and it was a huge success! We managed to raise $4100 which pays for my whole honeymoon to Jamaica and we have an extra grand to either...

Chelsea, tuesday 28-May-19 21 6,410 2
Donna
Bridal Shower
Donna, On May 26, 2019 at 21:17

I had such awesome day today was my bridal Shower the turn out was just great I never excepted so much, the family, close friends it couldn't have been a better day. Hot summery day. Great food plenty...

Becky, tuesday 28-May-19 7 107
Emma
Wedding Hashtag Help!!
Emma, On May 13, 2019 at 01:15

Looking for anyone with a creative mind as I am struggling to come up with a cute hashtag for our wedding!! My last name is Benn and his is Veley (pronounced v-uh-ee-l-ee). I will be taking his last...

Emma, monday 27-May-19 4 87
Amanda
Friday funny
Amanda, On May 24, 2019 at 12:27

For those of us who have or are dealing with some jealousy from bridesmaids or just close friends.. I've seen this a couple times and it makes me giggle every time so I had to share... yaaaassss

Allison, monday 27-May-19 15 164
Marissa
Finished and Mailed Invitations!
Marissa, On April 28, 2019 at 15:40

We finally finished putting together and mailing the invitations. I'm so excited to start receiving RSVPs (hopefully sooner rather than later)! We semi-DIYed the invitations by using a kit from...

Jennifer, sunday 26-May-19 14 218
Tamara
Non- Rehearsal Dinner
Tamara, On May 23, 2019 at 12:32

We will not be doing a rehearsal for our wedding as it is fairly straight forward simple event, however we are wanting to do a get together dinner with our parents and bridal party the night before....

Amie, friday 24-May-19 6 110
Amie
What did you do?
Amie, On May 21, 2019 at 21:45

Hi ladies, My wedding is August 3 and I feel like I haven’t done enough for my bridal party. I feel like I’ve asked so much of them just by asking them to be in my bridal party. I live in Vancouver...

Amie, friday 24-May-19 12 209
TeamDNA
Rehearsal Dinner Invites
TeamDNA, On March 28, 2019 at 16:42

Hi everyone, how are you or did you go about inviting people to your rehearsal dinner? Its going to be casual-having it at the Canadian Brewhouse. I really dont want to send out invites. Most of my...

Vinod, thursday 23-May-19 16 180
Tamara
Wedding Timeline - Multiple questions
Tamara, On May 23, 2019 at 12:49

I'm struggling to make a timeline for both sides of the wedding party, men and women. Our ceremony starts at 1pm. What is the best time to have the men meet and begin to get ready in the groom's...

Vinod, thursday 23-May-19 4 133
Lisa
It's 99 days away today!!!!
Lisa, On May 23, 2019 at 09:23

Sorry, just so excited that we are less than 100 days away now! Eeeek!

Lisa, thursday 23-May-19 15 115
Cindy
D.j. backed out...playlist Options?
Cindy, On May 8, 2019 at 22:42

My wedding party has been planning a stag and doe and the DJ backed out. It's in a week and a half. So we decided maybe to just use a playlist. I know people have gone this route for their wedding so...

RayChance, wednesday 22-May-19 14 153
Lynnie
Bridal Shower Guest List - Who are you inviting?
Lynnie, On May 21, 2019 at 11:05

Who's on the guest list for your bridal shower? ☂️ Are you keeping it to only the closest crew of family and bridesmaids? Extending the invite to your friends who live in-town? Or is it 'the more the...

Allison, wednesday 22-May-19 12 149 1
Alix
Engagement photos!!
Alix, On May 21, 2019 at 11:28

Got our engagement photos back yesterday. I love them!!

Alix, wednesday 22-May-19 17 147
N
B.c bachelorette ideas???
Nadine, On March 12, 2019 at 13:50

Hey everyone! We are looking to rent a house/cabin or a space where we can have to ourselves and not have to worry about being too loud and such! We live by Calgary and we were thinking of b.c but...

Chantelle, wednesday 22-May-19 6 3,689
Nicole
Bridesmaids gifts
Nicole, On May 14, 2019 at 19:20

I’m starting to think about what I’m getting my bridesmaids as a thank you gift and I need help! I don’t want to get them anything that says bridesmaid or bride or anything wedding specific as I want...

Amie, tuesday 21-May-19 10 177
Krizia
Sooo.. About Rehearsal Dinners
Krizia, On May 15, 2019 at 04:52

I'm recently engaged (woot woot!) and new to the wedding wire community (BIG woot woot) and my fiance and I have already run into our first dilemma, so I thought I'd come on here and ask for some...

Amie, tuesday 21-May-19 12 245

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