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Katy I like the first way - five thirty in the evening. I think it’s entirely up to you and what you prefer.
Urigio I do not think it’s rude. I think it’s only a recent trend that more people (other than bridal party + family) are invited to rehearsal dinners. Maybe you could give them some kind of handout or pamphlet with suggestions for other local activities, restaurants, bars, etc, so they don’t feel like they’re abandoned in their hotel room. I totally feel your pain, I don’t see the point in having a rehearsal dinner that is essentially a replica of the guest list for the wedding.
ForSure510 - before you do what it sounds like you are about to do (for centerpieces with live animals in them), check out the knot boards (I believe the “reception ideas” board). There are some really strong arguments against using live animals in your centerpieces. Something to consider.
I have been leading two ‘girl groups’ for adolescent girls for the past four years and have really been involved in the girls’ lives. I think they’re more excited than anyone for my upcoming wedding. I want them there , but the problem is that there are 20 of them and spending $100 a head on each of them is impossible. Anyone teachers or mentors had this problem before? What’s the graceful way to handle it?
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Does anyone have a reference for a hairstylist or makeup artist in Palm Springs? Preferably one that would come to the site that morning/afternoon.
Thanks!
ForSure510– ditto LS, the goldfish centerpieces have been a huge source of flaming and general controversy for a while now. Without getting into details, here are the basics:
1) the stress can make the fish die. Not attractive, and poor fish!
2) what will happen to the fish afterwards? What if no one wants to take them home?
They make some cool glass fish you could use instead… they’re even hung from little blown glass floaters so they look like they’re swimming.
Christine, that is a real bummer, I’m so sorry to hear of your predicament.
The good news is that your wedding date is still a long ways off and so there’s still lots of time to find a good venue. Presumably when you did your original venue search, you checked out more than one location - why not just book your second choice and be done with it? If you didn’t check out other locations, I say make a list of a few other nice locations in your area and make appointments to go and visit them. Maybe take a few days off to feel disappointed and then get back on it - I think the best thing to make the problem seem insignificant is to book a new venue and put the problem behind you.
We are hosting our own wedding and our own rehearsal dinner. Should we combine the rehearsal invites in our wedding invites? What if the wedding is a more formal shindig than the rehearsal?
TN: Better as a separate mailing, imho. Plus you can have a completely different/fun style to the rehearsal invite.
Gretchen, here’s a list of classes:
http://www.friendsofcalligraphy.org/pages/classes.html
Katy: Half past five
Urigio: Definitely not rude! In fact, that’s what rehearsal dinners used to be until people started to go wedding crazy 
ForSure: Please do not use live fish. In addition to the fish possibly dying in the middle of the dinner table, there’s also a likely chance they’ll poop and let’s be honest, fish poop on the dinner table is a gross thought.
Katy -
half after five o’clock
Does anyone know of a place where you can sell leftover craft items from your wedding? I have about 70+ mini green apple candles that I originally purchased from Hunt’s Candles for the place cards. (http://www.huntscandles.com/apples.mhtml?mgiToken=D7K0AFJ1C693D2)
It’s a shame to just let them go to waste so was looking for a bride-to-be who’s in the market for them.
c-girl, personally i’d be a little hestitant. i’d feel more comfortable being able to meet with the person making my dress to go over the pictures, fabric and questions we both may have. this is something better left to do in person. you have to factor in measurements [and i don't trust my own measuring abilities - i can measure something 3 times and get 3 different numbers!] and any alterations so that would be extra if you buy online.
i’ve only had a bridesmaid dress made but the bride met with the seamstress a couple times before having her start work on the dresses. have you thought about finding a local seamstress to make the dress? that could be an option as well. maybe you could talk to the people who left reviews for the seller and ask them about their experiences.
Angela, try:
http://community.livejournal.com/weddings_4_sale/
I know there was a girl who was talking about using those recently.
c-girl: i too think it might be a little risky. i’ve heard iffy things about dresses “made to order” from Ebay. why not try some local seamstresses first? that way you can really have much more of an involvement in picking fabrics and most importantly — fittings! call around and ask about experience with wedding dresses and photos if possible. good luck!!
c- girl…i wouldn’t trust e-bay on something like that. i had a $1000 dress replicated for $500 in NYC by a reputable bridal studio. i was nervous about it at first, but was reassured after they showed me samples that they had. i have yet to see the finished product…but the owner/employees have been absolutely wonderful with me from hair to make-up to quickly adjusting dresses in stock for my pre-wedding shoots. let me know if you want info: lcheung@acsdny.org
Katy - I like “five thirty” more but I’m sure you can go either way since there doesn’t seem to be a consensus here.
question for the hive…my FI’s birthday is also our wedding day…would be hard to forget our anniversary, lol….but would love to hear ideas on how to surprise him with something birthday related…I don’t want to stick to the normal birthday cake routine
Hi, Is there a lighting company that doesn’t have to cost $2K in NY? I’m from Long Island, NYC area etc… and would love to find someone/company who can do simple lighting for under $1000. We were thinking of buying some lighting equipment ourselves (renting) but I do want to research more. Can anyone recommend something?
thanks~
We have a post-reception plan for the fish (my parent’s have a pond that gets new goldfish added to it every year) and are comfortable with/have lots of experience dealing with goldfish because of this and having them as pets for years. I know all of the possible downfalls of having live fish centerpieces, but am just really looking to find this specific photo of them.
thanks!
SP~ We are doing the same thing and simply including an insert in the invites for the hometown gang that say “The pleasure of your company is requested at a Wedding Reception for…yadda yadda yadda”
c-girl- I would not trust eBay to get your dress made. READ the feedback. The only reason people don’t leave FULL ON negative feedback is because they don’t want the seller to give negative feedback to them. If you read the NEUTRAL ratings, you’ll see that people had problems. Go to someone you can trust in your area. Hope that helps!
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