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Are any brides who are not ordinarily superstitious, but are nonetheless following any wedding-related superstitions?

There are some culturally-originating superstitions in the family I am marrying into. Although I do not personally feel that anything ominous will happen if I do or fail to do such-and-such, I find myself respecting these little traditional superstitions all the same, maybe just to avoid the criticism/teasing for not being aware of them. (Or heaven forbid something does go wrong, and somehow it will be attributed to my failure to respect the superstition!)

Anyone else following suit or abiding by any superstitions of your own?

Iris

Hello Mrs. Bee & Weddingbee fans,

Thank You,
Maricris

As a faithful reader (I check Weddingbee numerous times a day!) I noticed that there has been a lot on the topic of engagement rings. My fiancÆ’© and I are in the process of finding the perfect ring. I’ve only been looking at bridal sets because I didn’t want to deal with the hassle of trying to match my wedding band to my engagement ring, or having to get it custom made¢¢â€š¬”because we are on a budget.

Unfortunately, an e-ring caught my eye, and my fiancÆ’© and I both feel that it’s the perfect ring for me. It is a very unique ring and getting a wedding band for it to match will be almost impossible without having to spend a lot of money on it. My question is: Would it be weird if I just had an e-ring and no wedding band? Is that too untraditional? My fiancÆ’© will have a wedding band..but is a wedding band for myself necessary? Please help!!

Areum

Hello WeddingBee!

I have a pretty complex problem with my maid of honor issue, and was wondering if I could get some feedback. My best friend from high school and I made a pact that when one of us got married, the other would automatically be the MOH. So, since I’m getting married in October of this year, I asked her to be mine and she happily obliged.

The problem is, my one and only sister is almost 5 years younger then me… so in high school when we thought this whole thing out, I didn’t think it would matter to her because she was so young. Well now that she’s older (19), when I told my sister the news, she became very upset. And after talking it over with her, I found out that she was pretty upset for a couple of months and didn’t tell me.

I don’t want my sister to regret not being my maid of honor and still be upset with me (which she says she isn’t), but I don’t know how to ask my best friend to step down and let my sister be my MOH after I already asked her. Can I have 2 MOH’s? What’s the best way to handle this?? I don’t want to hurt anyone and I want my wedding to be a celebration…not something people are going to regret later on in life.

Alisa~*

Hi everyone!

My fiance and I are high school sweethearts and we have been together for over 8 years now. For our one year anniversary we both (without each other’s knowledge) bought each other rings with whatever money that was available to us at that age. So they aren’t the best rings - simple white gold rings.

Everyday after that we wore those rings and they mean a lot to us. So we decided that instead of buying new wedding rings, we would just get them cleaned and fixed up. My ring had two tiny diamonds in it, but one of them fell out and his ring is too small now. My engagement ring is also a tad too big and I would like to get it resized. I was wondering if anyone knew of a reputable jeweler in NYC that would do a good job. I know some jewelers won’t resize something that isn’t theirs, and I dont want to entrust my rings with someone who I am unsure about.

Thanks so much!

Grace

My mother wants to have a small ceremony at her house and then a dinner at some restaurant afterwards. No reception. She says since my fiance and I live together, we don’t need the presents that are given at a reception. To me a reception is about a celebration to share with family and friends, not about presents! I feel like she’s trying to create a family reuinion for my 7 siblings instead of a happy wedding celebration. How do I tell her what I want, when I’ve already told her what I want?

Tessa

Dear Weddingbee,

One of my girlfriends just got engaged and she’s looking into a destination wedding for this year, but she needs help on destinations. She looked into Key West (which will cost her guests about $800 including hotel and airfare for 3 nights). Is that too much? Her FI thinks it is, but the price is pretty decent?

St.Thomas, Bermuda, Paradise Island, and even Hawaii and have come up without anything conclusive. The ceremony and reception at these places are within budget so she’s really excited about that. But the cost of airfare and hotel may be too high for her guests. Do you know anywhere else that is more affordable for the guests? Her concern is that no one will show up. How much does a guest usually spend on destination weddings?

I’ve never been to a destination wedding so I am completely clueless. Hope you or the other bees can help.

Ms Yummie

What is the correct way to send out boxed invitations? Do you put them in a large white envelope, wrap in brown packing paper and address or send them out via courier? I know they’ll be beautiful once opened, but how can they look nice when being mailed too?

Thanks!
Nicole

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Hi Nicole,

A boxed invitation can mail all on it’s own, without an outer envelope or extra packaging. As long as the box is sturdy, it’s properly sealed, properly labelled, and it meets the size requirements of the Postal Service, you can drop it right in the big blue mailbox around the corner.

I like to seal my boxed invites with a long label that’s at least 2″ wide. It needs to wrap all the way around the box to seal it securely, and you can use the front of the label as a spot to address your invites. You can address the label as you would any invitation, there’s no need for bar codes or special stickers.

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I’m in NYC and trying to figure out who to use for my invitations. My wedding is 9/29/07 so I should find someone soon right? Originally I was thinking of going down the letterpress route¢¢â€š¬”they are so beautiful. In order to stay in my budget, I think I’m going to have to opt out of that.

So I was wondering who you are using for your invitations¢¢â€š¬”any good recommendations? I know of this on weddingbee, but I was hoping for more specific info.

Could you let me know:

1) What Invitation vendor
2) Website or contact info
3) Price range
4) How many invites you’re getting
5) What kind of process you are using
6) If you have pics to share of them?

Thanks¢¢â€š¬”much appreciated!
-MCR

Hello Fellow Weddingbees,

I am looking for a reliable place to have my wedding picture negatives transferred onto CD. Originally when our photographer asked us if we wanted the pictures all on CD, I said no because I didn’t think I needed them. As our photographers did a combination of digital and 35MM photos, I have some on CD but it seems that the better pictures are the 35MM ones!

Since I got married across the country, I don’t want to risk mailing the negatives back to the original photographer. I also don’t want to pay $75 a CD as one place quoted me. Any ideas? I live in the Philadelphia area but my husband works in NYC so any help in those areas would be appreciated! Some people have told me to just go to a place like Wal-Mart or Target but that makes me a little nervous¢¢â€š¬¦

If anyone has any thoughts or has done this and can give me a realistic estimate of a price that would be great.

Thanks,

Mrs. Snowbride

Ack! I need help finding an appropriate mother-of-the-bride dress for my stepmother. She’s not old enough to be my mother (late 40’s) so I don’t want to dress her like she is. Any suggestions on where to shop? It’s a Friday evening, summer wedding that’s not black tie, and we’re taking photos outside before the ceremony.

Thanks - you guys are the best!

xo,

e

For those of you who have taken them, were you at all concerned that your dress would become dirty or worse before the wedding? If you were concerned, what steps did you take to insure the safety of your gown during the photo shoots? Especially those of you who took your bridal potraits outdoors. TIA!

Bride08

What are you ladies doing for placecards? My wedding is around Valentine’s Day and I am considering using valentines. The name of the person/couple/family would go on the outside of the envelope, and the table name/number would be written on the back of the valentine. Thoughts? Where to buy such valentines? Fiance would probably select Batman valentines from a drugstore. Any ideas for less juvenile valentines, or would it be fun for guests to receive the basic drugstore boxed valentines?

Thanks!

Iris

Hi!!

I love the site… but one thing I haven’t seen featured is wedding shoes for garden/outside weddings. Any ideas for cute wedding shoes that won’t sink into the grass?

Thanks,

Kat

Dear Weddingbee,

I’m having a beach wedding in California in July of 2007. I’m trying to get some parasols for my wedding and am having trouble finding some within my budget (my budget being whatever’s the cheapest). So far I found some parasols at Oriental Trading Company for $29.95 for a set of 12. I’m wondering if anyone else has gotten parasols for cheaper. Can you help?

Connie