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So, my FI and I are in a bit of a pickle. We have a guest that we want to disinvite. He’s already responded “Yes” that he’s coming. Before the etiquette police come to get me, hear me out: This guest has been a friend of my FI’s brother for a looong time, and somewhat of a friend to their family. After our Save the…

Boy do I hope I can get some help on this.

My best friend and I have been friends since before either of us can really remember. We’ve been BEST friends for over 10 years. When she got married last year, even though I wasn’t exactly in the best financial position, I flew down for her wedding (we now live across the US from each other).…

Hi… for those more experienced brides out there… what’s the best way to start looking for a photographer? We’re leaning towards having a “destination” wedding (and I say destination in quotes because we’re not talking Hawaii or the Caribbean or something, but a weekend getaway wedding in the continental US that’s accessible to everyone). We want to have a photographer there to capture the weekend…

My fiance and I are forgoing the traditional wedding reception “events” such as the bouquet toss and cake cutting (we’re having cupcakes). Any thoughts on whether we should have timed “events” to keep the guests entertained, and if so, what those would be (we don’t want to do a first dance either as we both have left feet, but we have been informed that it…

I have a dilemma now I didn’t expect to have. Until two weeks ago I had a location and was ready to sign a contract for an October wedding, when my mother in law sent an email to my fiance and I asking if we really insisted on having the wedding on a Friday, which posed a problem for her guests. I live away from…

I have a problem. It’s three weeks ’til my wedding and the venue just informed me that we can’t hang anything from the walls or ceiling for the reception. To save money (we are on a tiny budget), we are having our reception in the fellowship hall of the church where the ceremony is. (And after reading so many wedding sites, I feel like the…

I have been following Weddingbee religiously for the last 3 months as I’ve waded deeper and deeper into the planning process. One of the biggest turn-offs to planning, however, has been the unbelievable cost involved! We are paying for the wedding ourselves (I have no parents, his are not interested in being financially involved), and are saving as much as we can from our scant…

Hi, here’s my question:

If you have a guest list that’s prioritized into list “A” and list “B”…and you want to maybe not send out invites to the B list’ers until you start getting “no’s” from the A list’ers… do both A list’ers and B list’ers get save-the-dates?

If not, then how do you make sure that the B list guests also have ample time to coordinate…

Dear weddingbee,

I want pocketfold invitations with 4 information cards to address all the info that I need to tell people. I got a quote of $1200 for 125 invitations from a company for all the sizes and colors that I want. Is this an ok price?

Do you know of any actual stationers that I could try in Manhattan? I was thinking it could be…

I am wondering what the “stages” of marriage are? It was mentioned in a comment on this beehive when someone asked about unique guestbook ideas like wishbowls.

at my wedding, we will have what we are calling “wedding jars”. basically they are 6 vases with narrow tops that represent different stages that our relationship will go through. we will ask people to put advice, words of encouragement,…

Hi all!

I bought an ivory dress (well, more cream-ish than ivory I should say), and now I’ve run into some issues that I hadn’t thought about when buying the dress.

Should I wear gold shoes and jewelry then so it matches the warmer tone? My rings are platinum though. Will that clash? And should the bridesmaids also wear gold shoes and jewelry? Their dresses are going…

Hi bees!

I was hoping you all could help me out with suggestions on what to do about the owner of my venue (please!). She is upset with me, and is now uncooperative and making it impossible to plan things. The back story: Back when I booked the venue, we agreed on some different terms than her usual standard contract. One of those terms was…

I currently find myself stuck between a rock and a hard place. I have asked 3 people to be a bridesmaid for my wedding. Since then I have had a bit of a falling out with one of the girls, where I realised that I only asked her because we have been friends for so long and it was almost expected. I now find that…

Hi there,

I get my hair done at a fantastic salon in NYC, and I’ve been working with the manager there to arrange wedding day hair and makeup for myself, the bridesmaids, the moms and some aunts. However, I just got off the phone with her and she raised her original price from $80 to $100 for hair (no matter what style) and from $75 to…

Hi,

If you are having a Friday late afternoon/early evening ceremony (5pm), how much of a faux-pas is it to have light hors d’oevres and “cocktail” food reception? I am trying to figure out ways to cut costs, and most weddings I have been to, the grand cocktail hour was practically enough food to fill you up alone because they had carving stations, appetizers, pasta bar,…