My best friend is getting married! And I am doing the reading! Yay! Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find anything that really
fits the couple. Halp.
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posted by griphus
on Sep 22, 2011 -
20 answers
Our wedding cake people canceled on us 2.5 weeks before our wedding! So we're seeking some affordable NYC bakeries who make GREAT cakes (we don't care about decorations, just the flavor) and can fulfill an order for 100 people on fairly short notice. We are considering asking for multiple smaller cakes, as it seems requesting one large, stacked cake significantly narrows down our options when ordering sort-of last minute.
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posted by Hwaet
on Sep 21, 2011 -
30 answers
I would like a nice transition in our Bride/Groom dance to having a dance with my mother. Just the tone obviously, I am looking for a piece of music that fits well. It doesn't have to be in the same era. Thank you.
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posted by Odinhead
on Sep 20, 2011 -
5 answers
My fiance and I would like to get married somewhere in the Adirondack Mountains of NY. We were thinking of a small, intimate wedding possibly at a lodge. Any suggestions?
posted by Direwolf
on Sep 14, 2011 -
8 answers
What's the proper Romanian phrase said at weddings to the newlyweds or bride (assuming it exists)?
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posted by RolandOfEld
on Sep 14, 2011 -
5 answers
We're having a photobooth at our wedding. As photobooths can be either cheesy or fun, we need to make some awesome props to push the feature to the Fun end of the spectrum. What should we have?
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posted by slightly sissy tea hound
on Sep 13, 2011 -
22 answers
Getting married TODAY. Things are good, but I'm kind of terrified and my thoughts are distorted. And then there's the honeymoon... Got any coping strategies for RIGHT NOW?
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posted by Madamina
on Sep 10, 2011 -
36 answers
Throwing one of my friends a wedding-themed birthday party to do all the corny wedding-reception rituals that I know she'll refuse to do when she actually gets married next year. So, er... what are those rituals again?
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posted by bookwo3107
on Sep 9, 2011 -
42 answers
Help us try to reconcile our desires for having an outdoor wedding with my the wishes of my fiancée's family / the rules of the Catholic Church. We're in Houston, TX and trying to figure this out. It's making our wedding planning very stressful!
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posted by swhitt
on Sep 7, 2011 -
22 answers
Taking my wedding dress on a plane- Help!
I have two options:
1) Take it in the bag and hope that the plane will hang it up in first class even though i am sitting in coach
2) Pack it in my bag (its fairly small and lace) and get it steamed somewhere on the other end. Where can you get things steamed? Do they do that at dry cleaner?
What do you recommend?
Thank you!!
posted by tessalations999
on Aug 29, 2011 -
22 answers
We're getting married! Hooray! Now, we just need to find a place to have the wedding... help us rent the waterfront venue of our dreams!
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posted by anotherthink
on Aug 28, 2011 -
6 answers
We were going to elope to Las Vegas in less than two weeks, but my sister just passed away. I didn't have a close relationship with my sister. Is the timing of the wedding bad?
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posted by zosime
on Aug 26, 2011 -
21 answers
I am getting married in two weeks in the Prospect Park Picnic House in Brooklyn. My fiancee and I are providing the alcohol (two types of beer, a red wine and a white wine and a glass of champagne for a champagne toast). Does anyone have good recommendations for a local business that we can buy in bulk from and have them deliver the alcohol to the Picnic House on the day of the wedding?
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posted by Falconetti
on Aug 23, 2011 -
8 answers
How and where do my fiancee and I get married in a way that involves her two teenage daughters and impresses on them the solemnity of this act? We have few close friends and are not religious. Hotel banquet rooms and churches do not appeal to us. Ideas?
posted by Uncle Grumpy
on Aug 21, 2011 -
16 answers
We're currently addressing wedding invitations. For reasons both personal and political, I really really hate the practice of addressing things to Dr. and Mrs. John Doe. Will it be stupid or scandalous or silly if we go with Dr. and Mrs. John and Jane Doe? Or just John and Jane Doe?
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posted by Hwaet
on Aug 19, 2011 -
36 answers
I want to rent an event space in NYC. Where do I start? It's basically a wedding reception without the wedding, I'd like it to hold about eighty people, with an open bar and using my own caterers. It should be three hours booked at least. I'd like it in Manhattan but totally open to nearer Brooklyn and Queens. What do I need to know and where should I go in getting a space for late October?
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posted by The Whelk
on Aug 18, 2011 -
3 answers
What would be a good poem/saying/verse for a little boy of 8 to read at the wedding of his dad? Mom is trying to help but is stumped.
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posted by momochan
on Aug 17, 2011 -
8 answers
Seventh wedding anniversary is quickly coming up and it's just going to be the two of us and a 6 week old. How do I make the day special?
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posted by samhyland
on Aug 15, 2011 -
8 answers
We're getting married (yay!) and we've got a location in mind. I want to take pictures so I can do a Google Sketchup model of the location and plan the wedding of our dreams. What's the best way to do this? I don't need centimeter accuracy, but I don't want rough estimates either.
posted by jgwong
on Aug 10, 2011 -
4 answers
I am the best man for an upcoming wedding. I think I have the toast down (don't worry, keeping it short) and I'm really looking for a quote/saying or short poem to end it with. Suggestions?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 3, 2011 -
15 answers
Well, it's T-minus five weeks to the wedding and I haven't got the music down. I've got a crapload of amazing singers and all of my ideas are going down the tubes. Hope?
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posted by Madamina
on Aug 1, 2011 -
12 answers
I uploaded a video of our wedding ceremony to Youtube. Our recessional was "Love Story" by Taylor Swift. Youtube informs me today that I have "infringing content". Do I have a leg to stand on to claim fair use?
posted by TrueVox
on Jul 27, 2011 -
21 answers
My friend is having a medieval themed wedding, and I have been asked to play the role of the jester. Other than juggling, what skills should I practice?
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posted by sicem07
on Jul 26, 2011 -
17 answers
What would be a great wedding present for our friends? The bride is French, early 30s, groom, late 30s, New Zealander. They have two very sweet children, a little girl, three years, and a little boy, just under a year old. Wedding is in France and we won’t be able to attend, but we will be able to see them on Saturday this week.
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posted by t0astie
on Jul 25, 2011 -
5 answers
As part of a gift to the groomsmen for my upcoming wedding, I am getting each of them a book that is relevant to their lives or interests. I need some help picking out a book for two of the groomsmen, based on some specific criteria:
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posted by Falconetti
on Jul 24, 2011 -
15 answers
First time groomsman trying to put together plans for a bachelor party. What's a fun idea when some of the other guys are under 21 and the groom doesn't really drink anyway? He's a little socially awkward—even with us—and I want to make sure he has a great time.
posted by mean cheez
on Jul 19, 2011 -
17 answers
I'm having a hard time asking two close friends to be bridesmaids because I feel like I'm imposing. Advice/anecdotes requested.
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posted by juniperesque
on Jul 19, 2011 -
19 answers
Help me choose what to do for flora at my wedding: do it ourselves, or pay more than we want to?
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posted by brenton
on Jul 12, 2011 -
37 answers
My wedding was almost two years ago, and I never sent out official thank you cards, because apparently I suck. I want to go ahead and send them out now, but would that be even more awkward?
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posted by crowyhead
on Jul 11, 2011 -
41 answers
Two of my best friends are getting married (to one another!) and I'm putting together a book of letters, photos, advice, poems, etc. from everyone invited to the wedding. A lot of what I've found are love poems and vows written in the first person about how much the speaker loves the intended, which might feel a bit weird coming from the wedding guests. I'm looking for more general advicey-type stuff, about marriage as an institution or love in the abstract. Funny or serious; the couple are extremely happy together and have great senses of humor.
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posted by you're a kitty!
on Jul 5, 2011 -
12 answers
I was invited to a wedding but not the hen party. I'm not hurt or angry, I'm just curious. And also slightly embarrassed and awkward...
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 3, 2011 -
29 answers
Asking for a friend: She needs to dye/paint these white satin
Badgley Mischka Lilly pumps a saturated canary/butter yellow for an upcoming wedding. She can't find a place to color them for her. Have you dyed satin shoes before? How did you do it? What to know?
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posted by iamkimiam
on Jul 2, 2011 -
13 answers
Is it a bad idea to propose the day before (or the day of) my girlfriend's good friend's wedding?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 30, 2011 -
70 answers
Do people send flowers to a wedding? I have a friend (who is originally from Turkey--this is relevant) who was invited to the Florida wedding of her father's friend's daughter (who was born in the U.S. but is of Turkish descent). My friend can't attend, wants to send flowers, and is wondering whether to send them to the church or the reception.
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posted by notclosed
on Jun 29, 2011 -
15 answers
