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5. Anna - You may want to ask your rabbi if he/she has any suggestions - they may already have something written up. Have you tried a google search? Terms like “Jewsih wedding tradition explanations” might be helpful.

7. Not skinny enough - as a woman who is a size 14, trust me - your size two is perfectly gorgeous without a corset/spanx/etc. If you don’ believe me, ask your bridal consultant and best friend, I bet they’ll say the same thing. As for the sticky things - they do work! Or at least they did on my size D’s. Just be sure to use the alcohol wipe they come with or you’ll be pulling gooey stuff off your breasts all honeymoon long. There are also bras that are strapless and backless, they affix themselves by coming down around the torso and ataching around the stomach. Go to a good lingerie department (try a Nordstrom’s if there’s one near you) with a picture of the front and back of your dress and ask for their advice. Then have them fit you professionally so that you’re sure you have the right size.

7. go braless and just make sure the seamstress does her job. there should be no slipping. I am sure you dont have a tummy, but if you are worried cut out on salt and work the crunches.

6. Check out lcipaper.com. That is where I got the envelopes for my invitations, which are 5×7. They have a wide range of envelope sizes and types.

6. alisaandthor. you should check out cardsandpockets.com. if you’re ok with having white envelopes they sell them in the size you’re looking for. each are $0.15. i ordered my pocketfolds and envelopes from cardsandpockets.com. great service & cheapest prices.

As another small-size with some odd rolls, I have to say that spanx worked for me, but that you have to get the right size AND you MUST have good posture. And stomach crunches do help, but part of that is being aware of how you’re holding your stomach.

4) melodiouscarol - I’m renting my wedding dress from One Night Affair - it’s in W. LA on Sepulveda just south of Santa Monica. Here’s their website: http://onenightaffair.com/

(8) Leslie–try a light coating of aerosol hairspray. That’s what I’m using on my cardstock invites, so I don’t know if it’ll work on vellum or not, but it’s worth a shot. This is a cheaper version of the spray that artists use to seal their works when they work in chalk or pencil.

(6) Alisaandthor–Paper-source.com provided me with inner and outer envelopes. They weren’t listed on their site; I had to call.

(2) Suetibu–eBay may have some Goccos for sale; I know several of the ‘bees bought them off there a few months ago

Suetibu–you’ve probably already thought about this, but what about screenprinting? It’s really not very hard to do, and all you need (besides materials) is a lamp to expose the screens and a tub or hose to rinse out the screenprints in. We’re screenprinting our invites and I’m really excited about it! There are a bunch of tutorials online if you need help.

fishgal - depends on if you think you’d really actually use it. I tend to find that the book things aren’t that useful. When the mood strikes me, it’s not nearby and I end up jotting something down in a notebook I keep on my desk/purse/etc. Google notebook and google spreadsheets have been great for keeping pictures (I scan the magazine ones in) organized and in one place that I can manipulate and get anywhere i go (well, anywhere I go that has a computer and internet, which most of my vendors do). Google spreadsheets also allows me to manipulate guest lists/seating arrangements/etc fairly easily and you can share it with other people. So for example, the invitation list can be accessed by your parents, your FI, his parents, etc.

Just be sure it’s the type of thing you’re acutally going to use. Are you more of a pen/paper gal than computer? Do you generally like organizing folders (good way to know - could you find your tax forms from 2002 in less than 2 minutes if you were in the right room?)

Can anyone show me a wedding website card that tells our guests to RSVP and get all wedding-related information online at our website? I did some google search, and some people put the information on the save the date card, but since we didn’t do save the date, can anyone suggest a good place to publish that information? Thanks.

5-Amma
I have information (from a friend’s wedding) on the Ketubah, Bedeken (veiling), the Chuppah and Breaking of the glass. If you’d like the text email me - jennypah@yahoo.com

5. For my fellow Jewish bride, check out a very helpful book called, “The New Jewish Wedding” by Anita Diamant (available on Amazon.com.) It’s seriously the 6th Book of Moses! It outlines everything that makes the Jewish wedding different, why the traditions came to be, and ways you can adapt them to make them your own. And you can cobble together the short descriptions you’re looking for within the chapters. I also bought “The Creative Jewish Wedding” but it wasn’t as clear and straightforward as this one.

newcomer, I used weddingwindow.com and it cost me about $60. I later found out about another website called ewedding.com and that one is FREE and does everything weddding window does. You can put all your wedding info there as well as have your guests RSVP to events.

Question:
My hubby and I have planned a mini-moon to Vegas but we’ve never gone as a couple. We’ve only gone by ourselves with groups for Bachelorette or Bachelor party.
Any recommendations for good restaurants or things we can do together? (We’re planning on seeing a cirque show)

Without really reading any of the above suggestions, Piperlime.com is a great source for shoes and reasonable prices and selection of styles. For myself, I couldn’t decide so I ended up purchasing 3, but obviously one of them will end up going back!!