Discussions from Before the wedding

Hi Everyone, we are getting married during summers with an intimate guest list under 50 people. Please tell me what is the general rule or expectations around food for vendors such as photographer,...

OMG flowers are so overwhelming anyone have any guidance for how much I should be spending We have gone over budget on our venue so are trying to save some money in the flower department but I don't...

Hello everyone! I'm curious how couples who have lived together for years - and therefore likely have all of the furnishings and home items they need - are handling their wedding registry? My mom is...

Hi!! I'm getting married in June and I'm feeling a bit sad about our guest count. My fiance is from England and because of that a lot of his family cannot attend our wedding. We initially had a lot of...

Hi everyone! I am struggling to decide if I want to hire a cinematographer for our September wedding, however, I can't seem to justify spending an outrageous amount of money on a video that in the end...

Has anyone used greetings island to send virtual invites and track RSVPs? Wondering if I will actually be able to send the invites to everyone and track the RSVPs for about 40 people with a free...

Has anyone here done a virtual bridal shower? I’d love to hear any tips for keeping everyone engaged and any game ideas ☺️

My fiance and I are doing a first look and have decided to read each other letters during our first look instead of writing our own vows for the ceremony. I even made 2 sets of custom notebooks for...

Our wedding is in July this year (2022). We weren't planning on doing engagement photos since we couldn't find a use for them. We are planning on sending email save the dates by the end of this month...

We’re in the part of the planning process where we’re almost at the deadline for guests to respond with their RSVP card. My fiancé and I received an RSVP card back with a name on it of someone who...

So most of my family lives next Provence over from me I’m not sure when I invite them if I am supposed to pay part or all of transportation and hotel stay as the bride and groom do we pay all half or...

Hey everyone! We're starting to plan our engagement party in Ontario, and we're trying to think of good prize ideas. The tricky part is most of my fiancé's family lives in 3 different provinces, so...

Advice We have decided to go ahead and do just a ceremony at a local beach with just immediate family instead of a backyard wedding at my parent's place with friends and family. We will plan the...

I am just under 9 months away from my wedding date and I have felt no stress throughout the planning process. I have the majority of my vendors booked, with the exception of a couple big ones like my...

Let's talk about what you are most looking forward to on your wedding day! My wedding is now only 104 days away! I'm stressed and excited!! I'm most looking forward to our first look! A first look is...

Hi everyone! I’m 5.5 months out until the big day (July 9) and my FH and I have been going back and forth on when we should go for our wedding bands. When is it the right time to go? I was thinking...

Considering a diamond alternative? I wanted to share my thoughts and findings on moissanite, as I spent years researching and still came up relatively short for the Edmonton area. 1. What is...

Hi everyone, My partner and I have our wedding in July 2023. Because of covid we've decided to start looking for our vendors now. We booked our venue last Nov so we are luckily set there. We are both...

Hi Fellow Brides Looking for some advice on bridal gifts - not proposal gifts per se but gifts as a thank you for standing with me. My plan was to ask first and then if yes give them a USEFUL gift. I...

Does everyone send save the dates now a days? Did you decide to skip them and were your out of town guests okay with that? Our wedding is in August and I was going to send Save the Dates to out of...

Hi everyone, we are hoping (yet again) to go ahead with our June wedding. Fingers crossed!!!! We are having a small wedding (40 people) Our venue is an hour away for most of the immediate people we...

Hello, After postponing twice, I am hopeful that our wedding will happen this October. With that being said, I was hoping to get peoples thoughts on a few things - are there any "little details" that...

I have been working with this group of people in a small work environment for 5 years. In the last few years, I have really had to sit down and think: Are these really people who I consider friends?...

Has anyone not exchanged gifts with your spouse the day of? My FH doesn't really want to exchange gifts cause he feels we just paid for this wedding plus we are getting rings that he doesn't see the...