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Hi,

My name is Stacy and I subscribe to your blog. I am getting married next Friday and have a big problem. Yesterday, I had scheduled a meeting with my DJ, but he never showed up. He is nowhere to be found. He doesn’t answer my calls nor is he responding to my voice mails.

Stacy

Dear weddingbee,

I recently tried to sell my designer wedding dress, veil, accessories, etc. on ebay with no success! Is there a place or website you could recommend that is the best place to try to sell your once gently used wedding items? I know there are several sites out there, but not sure which one is the best.

Thanks again!

S.

Hello Weddingbee!

I journeyed over to Union Square last week for the infamous Running of the Brides!! And thankfully, I did find a beautiful gown for a bargain price!!

But now I’m stuck with details that bridal salons would normally take care of, such as cleaning, pressing, and alterations. I have some scuff marks on the gown and some of the embroidery has come undone on the bodice. I was wondering how brides-to-be have taken care of such issues with gowns purchased @ sample sales and etc. I do not want to get it professionally cleaned b/c I think it will be quite pricey at about $200+. Would spot cleaning work?

Any and all help would be greatly appreciated!

- “kp”

Hi Bees!

Katie

I have a question for the hive. What’s a graceful way of offering entree selections on the RSVP, so that a number is entered for each type of entree and the total is one entree per guest attending? I’m afraid that if I use blank lines with each selection that they would place checks on the lines rather than write numbers, or they would write numbers but the total will not match the number of people attending. All I could come up with is this:

*Entree selection:
Number of Chicken Entrees _______
Number of Fish Entrees _______
Number of Vegetarian Entrees _______
Number of **Kids Meals _______

*Total number of entrees should match Number Attending
**Children 12 years of age or under

Is this okay?

Ellen

Hi,

Thanks.

GB

Dear Weddingbee,

I was hoping for a few cute ideas for women with short hair. All the hair ideas I see in magazines are for long hair. I have chin length hair, and don’t plan on growing it out just for the wedding. It wouldn’t be me.

So I was hoping that maybe you, the other bees, or readers have run across anything.

Sincerely,
Maggie

Dear WeddingBee,

I have been searching for a wedding dress to wear to my destination wedding in August. Since we are getting married on the beach, I want an ivory, knee-length dress but I am having such a hard time finding a dress like that. The dresses that are short don’t seem fancy enough to make me feel like a bride. I know something must be out there, but I need your (and your readers’) help in leading me towards my desired wedding gown.

My ideal cost for such a dress would be under $600. I know many brides are considering beach-side weddings, so any advice given may help others who don’t want to be weighed down by their wedding dresses!

Thanks!

Cindy

Hi,

Ana

Hi Mrs. Bee!

My fiancÆ’© and I are getting married in NYC at a church on the Upper East Side, and our plan all along was to head over to Central Park after the church to take photos with us and the wedding party. Unfortunately, we just learned that (a) you need a permit to take photos in Central Park (b) the permit costs $100, and (c) they only let you stay for 30 minutes!

I was wondering if you could start a discussion about this on WeddingBee. I’d like to know what other brides’ experiences have been like if they’ve taken photos in Central Park, and if they really enforce the 30 minute rule. I’d also love to know if other parks in the city (Battery Park in particular) have similar restrictions.

Thank you so much!!

Sarah

Hello Mrs. Bee,

I was wondering if you or the other devoted weddingbee readers could help me.

I’m in need of finding green (celery or kiwi-ish green) bridesmaid dresses for my May 2007 wedding in northern New Jersey. I’m originally from Orange County, CA, and my 3 BMs are flying in from the OC and San Francisco. Originally, my BMs had thought maybe to get this Dessy dress in the color Cypress.

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Let me just start off by saying that weddingbee is the best thing ever!

And now a question to all the brides:

My venue is charging me 1000 dollars extra to have the ceremony outside. They are providing the arch (which is really a POS), the chairs and the aisle runner. I am responsible for all the decorations. I was just informed that there will be no sound system provided. So basically I am paying 1000 dollars for chairs, an aisle runner, an arch and grass to have the ceremony on? Did your venues provide the sound systems for the ceremony if it was held outside?

Please let me know your opinions, for I’m meeting with the coordinator at the venue on Friday and would like to demand a sound system…but I don’t want to do it if this is the norm either.

Thanks!

-Mad Bride

Dear Wedding Bee,

I am looking for a headband similar to the one on the cover of the Fall Instyle Weddings issue. I love how delicate and cute it is! Here’s the catch: I am wearing gold jewelry so I need a gold headband. The only ones I’ve found are thick and garishly yellow gold. Any ideas on where to find a thin, simply embellished, light gold headband?

I realize this is a bit “needle/haystack-ish” but I trust you girls for advice!!

Thanks!
B from Chicago (Bride to be on 9/15/07)

Hi there ladies,

Your site certainly helped pass the pre-wedding time for me, and was an invaluable resource that I’ve recommended to many friends who have upcoming weddings. Thanks for providing a sweet and ‘real’ look at weddings… my web favourite.

I got married this past January 8th in Mexico, and I have a question that doesn’t seem to be addressed too much on the site. What creative things have people done with wedding photos? I had a fantastic company that provided digital files, so I do plan on using Blurb (or a comparable service) to create photo books. I also plan on printing some enlargements for us and our families. Any other suggestions on what to do with great wedding photos post-wedding?

Thanks and all the best,
Erin from Toronto

* You can check out photos from Erin’s beautiful wedding here.

Dear weddingbee,

Please help! I’ve searched high and low, near and far, and scoured every inch of the internet looking for the perfect dress.

I blogged about it at the beginning of my dress-hunt, and I’ve spent every weekend (and even some weeknights) since then visiting all sorts of bridal salons and dress shops.

So, I finally found the perfect dress. Well, almost. I just found out that my dream dress only comes in ivory!!!

What to do?! I am so tired of dress shopping, but I REALLY wanted a white dress. Should I keep looking? I have looked at hundreds (if not thousands) of dresses online, and I’ve tried on at least 30 of them.

How many dresses did you have to try on until you found “the one?”

Thanks for your help!
Flip Flop girl