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Piggy - I don’t wear my engagement ring to work out, in the shower, or to bed! So I guess maybe it’s a personal preference?
I have a question for the beehive…do you feel it is appropriate to put “we have reserved __ number of seats in your honor” on an RSVP card?
Jen–I certainly think it’s OK! On ours we’re putting ___ of ___ will attend, and we’ll fill in the second blank ourselves. Whichever method you choose, I think it’s a polite way of indicating how many are invited to the wedding–especially in situations when it might not be clear (if you’re not inviting kids, for example).
Piggy–In fact, you’re not supposed to wear your ring while working out. I also don’t wear mine to bed, or when I’m cleaning, doing yard work, or taking a shower. Any situation where you could potentially bang up your ring is bad.
Joy–for our summer engagment photos, I wanted to wear something that looked fresh but not too “bridal”. So I found a cute white cotton tank with some brightly-colored beading around the neckline. We also wanted to go casual, so I wore jeans and dressy sandals. I can’t remember who it was, but someone mentioned earlier that it’s also good to avoid being too “matchy matchy” with your FI, and to avoid wearing clothes that are so trendy they’ll be embarassing in the future. Both are good hints, I think!
When I wear my ring:
Whenever I leave my apartment (and remember!). However, I live by myself, so no one knows if I take it off to do the dishes or not.
Next year when I am working in the hospital and wearing gloves, i don’t plan on wearing it at all. I don’t want to risk tearing gloves.
The ring is only a symbol of how you feel inside. You don’t have to wear it 24/7 to be in love and plan on getting married.
I had a friend who absolutely refused to take hers off and she cleaned it incessantly. I think that’s a little overboard! Laura is right, it’s just a symbol of how you feel! I wore mine pretty much all of the time, but that was just because I was too lazy to take it on and off! I still take off my rings when I wash dishes or shower (if I remember to it off, it catches water) and at night, I don’t want to poke myself! But there is nothing that says that you must wear it all the time! Wear it when you’re comfortable to.
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jen - i think it’s ok and miss butterfly did something similar.
Piggy - i wear it everywhere only because i’m so lazy. but you are supposed to take it off when you work out.
J - my brother had a civil ceremony, so his wedding was just for show and they didn’t sign a marriage certificate. do you think your pastor will mind that you’re already married? it is something that you’ll definitely have to tell him.
i was wondering if anyone knew a good place to buy hair barrettes/brooches for the lucky ones with thick hair.
In The Book of Common Prayer, there’s a specific ‘Blessing of a Civil Marriage’ in the section of various forms of wedding ceremonies.
I don’t know which religion/denomination you are, but my guess would be that, if it’s standard enough for there to be an official ceremony form in that prayer book, other religions/denominations would also be familiar with your circumstances and have a set way to deal with them.
Does anyone know any good vendors in Las Vegas? I’m planning my wedding in a span of 48 days so any help would be great. I need makeup, hair, photography, and etc. Help please!
Maria, since you are planning this wedding with so little time, I would really look into a wedding coordinator. this late in the game you may be able to get way better rates than you would regularly have to pay for full coordination.
it’s the research that takes all the time, and coordinators can really help sift through all the info. we hired a fay of coordinator a month before the wedding and they helped us find our linens, officiant, band, ceremony musicians, and korean ceremony vendors. good luck!
Piggy-I don’t want it to get scratched so I only wear it on special occasions … plus i’m not a big ring person…
I wear my ring at all times except when I shower. It’s a bit loose and I’m afraid it will slip off and fall into the drain.
If I’m just doing cardio at the gym I wear my ring.
And I wear my ring in bed but turn it around so the diamond sits in the palm of my hand so I don’t accidentally knock it around in my sleep.
Maria,
I would recommend the Las Vegas board on the Knot. They have lots of recommendations for vendors there. The great thing about Vegas is that if you wanted to and weren’t too picky about things, you could literally get married with no advance notice. The bad thing is that if you are picky, the really good vendors still tend to book up, just like anyplace else. Some ideas off the top of my head (not comprehensive at all): James at Glamsquad for hair and/or makeup, Todd at Bently & Wilson for photography, and I know there are a ton of others, but I’m just not thinking of them right now. As for the ceremony & reception, most people either do both at a hotel (sometimes even different hotels), ceremony at a chapel and reception at a restaurant. In fact, most Vegas brides I’ve seen have a reception at a restaurant, since a lot of them tend to be smaller destination weddings and Vegas restaurants are awesome. Good luck!
maria–ditto what shanbrite2 said. theknot.com’s las vegas local board is AMAZING and has so many resources. also, go to magnificentbliss.com/knot and under specialty bios, htere will be a las vegas bio… click on it and the info is fabulous.
otherwise, most hotels offer complete packages with makeup/flowers/photographer, etc. i think on the whole, hotel photgraphers arent that great…. but ive heard great things about bentley and wilson. if you do choose to have your reception at a restaurant, i recommend canalettos at the venetian and mon ami gabi at the paris hotel (across from the bellagio fountains).
before deciding on mexico, fi and i seriously considered vegas to get hitched at. we loved the bellagio, wynn and venetian. we would’ve eventually chosen the venetian had we decided to do a vegas wedding after all.
piggy -
i wear my ring EVERYWHERE! 
but like the ladies have said, i do think it’s personal preference. the only bad thing about working out with a ring is that it could get banged up if you’re rough w/ it
I was wondering what reasons everyone has for changing or not changing their names after they are married? I’m torn whether or not to do it myself!
Any thoughts y’all have on doing (or not doing) introductions of the bridal party as everyone enters the reception?
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