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For those who are opting for a wedding video, what do you want to see in the highlight? If you were to direct your own 3-5 minute video to send to your guests, what would you want in it? Some examples...

Do I have to ask for the marriage license and sign it in BC or Alberta?

Does anyone have any recommendations for where to get faux flower bouquets? I decided I want faux flowers since they'll last forever but I'm having trouble finding places. I also don't want to have to...

This is going to sound ridiculous. I know ladies have been in a groom's wedding party for quite some time, but this is a bit of an odd situation. We had an even number of bridesmaid & groomsmen (2...

So a lot has happened! We had our wedding booked for December 2022 in Mexico and of course, as we start rolling things all of the sudden everyone has a problem. A lot of drama came up that completely...

Hi all! I am in the process of planning our wedding for December 2022! Currently I’m trying to plan out bridesmaids proposal gifts. I will be asking my sister and three other girls to be bridesmaid,...

Hi everyone! Looking for some advice regarding making things less awkward! Our bridal party consists of my sister and best friend and on the fiance's side his buddy and brother. But here's the thing,...

I need some input on whether to get real or faux flowers for centrepieces. I'm leaning more on faux just because it cost less but will the guest care? I know guests would love to take home...

Has anybody ever done a guest choice hotel? Where are you go to a hotel in there area your wedding is and see if they will give you a special group discount? How do you go about doing this? How far...

My fiancé and I are getting married at a venue where we will have the ceremony and reception at the same place. I want to do pictures before but my fiancé wants to be surprised and see m first when...

Anyone have any recommendations for Budget and Timeline templates? The WeddingWire timeline definitely seems geared more towards “pre covid” times (ie, booking officiants and make up far later in...

Hi everyone, With the vaccine passeport in Québec we were thinking about the members of our family that won’t be taking the vaccine. Now, we are thinking about doing our wedding at cottage or in a...

Anyone ever planned a wedding for 150-200 people on a low student budget? I am trying to figure out which catagories I can cut out and not pay too much for. My most important things are the dresses,...

Hi fellow Bride-to-be's! Since COVID, we had to postpaid ne the wedding from June of this year, to June of next year. We weren't to worried because things were starting to look up a little bit, and we...

Just got engaged and booked our venue and now the date is 10 months away! it seems so close but so far. I know its going to go quickly so what did you do that made your planning process go a lot...

Hi everyone. Our wedding is in November and I am getting ready to send invites. However, due to current restrictions on weddings, we have decided to have the ceremony only and we will have our...

Good morning all! So I’ve never planned a wedding before aha and we aren’t sure if we should be sending out our save the dates before or after the stag & doe. Our wedding is August 6/2022 and our...

To be honest I’ve never been a huge fan of flowers. I mean of they’re pretty - but I’ve never enjoyed them as a gift or been jealous of someone else receiving them. So I’m struggling with what to do...

What type of things are you saving on? Flowers, cake, music ect

Has anyone else had issues with venues responding to requests for information. I recently sent messages out for a particular venue and they haven't responded back. Thanks all Patti

My fiancé's parents asked us for our guest list I thought it was a bit odd, but we sent them a copy. They have now responded saying these xyz aunts and uncles need to bee added to the list as well as...

Hi guys, Full of anxiety right now as our wedding is fast approaching (in 31 days). We had our wedding ceremony last year because we didn’t want to push it and this year we are hoping to finish the...

I’m really freaking out. Help please!! I can’t even sleep. My wedding date is September 30th 2022. We have most things booked. Except DJ florist and photographer. We were supposed to pay for those...

We are considering having custom reusable masks made for ourselves and key people for our October 15th wedding. We had considered this previously but decided not to bother once the mask mandate was...

Hi all! I’m not sure if anyone else feels this way lately, I’m just a little nervous with what the next wave will bring and I’ve been having a hard time recently hearing of the BC Vaccine passports...

Is it crazy that I have been looking at wedding stuff and buying wedding planning books even though I haven’t been engaged yet? Or has anyone done this ? This has been a dream of mine since I was...

Hi all!! Happy planning to everyone! Quick question to very specific folks - to those who scaled down their wedding, how did you inform your guests? My partner and I made the decision to fully cancel...

Hi everyone! Very new here and hoping for some insight based on experience! What’s the average percentage of people that won’t be able to come to the wedding? I.e. if I invite 150 people, how many are...

Anyone else gotten married on the Sunday of a long weekend? We’re almost 100% on the Sunday of May long weekend. We like the date (it’s a numbers thing lol) and although we originally booked and...