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I'm just curious to see what other people paid their officiant! I've come across such a different range of prices and I'm trying to figure out what a normal price point would be.

Have any of you heard, that it's customary to give a bride and groom a wedding gift if you were invited, and you RSVP not attending. What are your thoughts on this?

So I’m working on my wedding timeline and my mom and I are disagreeing on this so I’d love some additional input - I want the first dance before the food (with father/daughter and mother/son dances...

So my FMIL brought up thank you cards, that it's a nice gesture especially when people paid for a gift or gave money. I recently went to a bridal shower never got anything and then went to their...

Hey everyone, I’m wondering if you brides are paying for your bridesmaids dresses and their hair/makeup? If not, how did you tell them? I’m not really sure what the norm is Thanks!!!

Hi I got engaged in September of this year and I am slowly starting to plan little things here and there and get new ideas. We are getting married in 2023 but don’t have an official date yet. I am...

Hello beauties!!! so we have finally picked our venue just working out a couple logistics around securing it but that's basically done!! now I'm looking at save the date cards & wondering the best...

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...

I live in Alberta and my current last name is linked to my business and of course shows up on my taxes. I have 2 concerns. 1. I dont want to have to change ALL my information to accommodate the new...

Hey everyone! Getting married August 27, 2022 at a private venue (the Legion). I'm on the fence about having a day of coordinator. I met one recently at a wedding show and loved hearing all the little...

Hey everyone! I have been looking for an officiant for some time and keep getting blind sided by pricing. There are many I have researched on WW that post pricing starting at $200 which only...

HI, How do i send a message to all the guests ? There's only 3 options: online invitation, request RSVP and request address. I'm not sending an invitation and the last 2 doesn't allow me to message...

How do I invite the people who are coming to my rehearsal dinner? I will have the rehearsal at the venue and the dinner (a bbq) at our Airbnb Do I put this on the invitations? Or do I send a Facebook...

My Fiance and I are meeting with a potential officiant tonight. What questions should I ask? or what questions do you wish you had asked your officiant?

My wedding is still 10 months away but I’ve had a few vendors not email me back for months at a time. I’m not going to name names. At first they were all really good at replying. And I understand that...

Curious if anyone did personal training leading up to their wedding (SUPER costly I know). I work out regularly and am pretty active already, but am considering it around 3 months or so before the...

I wasn't going to even start thinking about hair and makeup till in the new year, but now I am hearing some stylists are already booking well into summer 2022. When are you planning on booking hair...

Anything in particular to look for when hiring a DJ? I'm really torn between two DJs. One is slightly more expensive but not enough to be crazy concerned about. Both have all 5 star reviews. Anything...

I'm sure this has been asked many times before but I couldn't figure out what wording to use to search the discussions so please bear with me. We will not he inviting kids to our wedding and I'm...

Hey Y'all! My fiancé and I got engaged on October 27th 2020 on the same day we received our keys to our first home together! It was a complete surprise & I am busting at the seams to start the...

Question for all - our wedding venue is approximately 20 minutes from the closest hotels. We are trying to lower the costs for our wedding and we have been quoted about $600 for transportation...

Hi everyone! My name is Rose and my fiance's name is Justin. We are super excited to plan our July wedding in 2023. I look forward to getting to know you all!

So we found a venue that checked all our boxes for us, large indoor space with a great aesthetic based on their descriptions so far, large heated covered patio incase covid restrictions come back into...

Hi Everyone I've been finding myself stressed lately as I work closely with patients in an extended health care field and I've had multiple clients say "Why bother having a big wedding? Why not just...

I’m mostly writing this for venting/just to talk it out with you all as I feel you all might understand more than friends who aren’t planning a wedding. So my fiancé and I went to a friends...

Hello, I am posting this as an anonymous person but I am curious, as being newly engaged and looking at wedding vendors, many require non-refundable deposits to be made. Now this is understandable...

Hey everyone! Were having a small wedding, and only need transportation TO the venue (about 20min travel time). As of right now, most of the limo companies will charge for a 5 hour minimum (around...

Trying to figure out my open bar. Having the hardest time figuring out a red and white wine for the guests. Not trying to break the bank but also have some 'winos' so don't wanna feed them pure sugar....

Hi, I am wondering if anyone has some ideas as to how to honour people who have passed. I am not really a fan of the seat-saving thing, and we also have a total of more than 5 people that have passed....

Ok, so im very nervous and anxious to even open up about this. I have been with my partner for 16yrs. Long story short there has been alot of discussion about marriage. We have a beautiful 5 1/2yr old...