...to all of the brides and grooms out there who want real advice planning their weddings. TK has proven that it really doesn't care about real advice (because real advice can make people uncomfortable) by banning Stage and Linger today - and if Linger's GBCK post on SB is any indication, you are losing a lot a valuable regs as a result.
When I joined TK years ago, I was stopped from making so many mistakes because of the regs that were here. I didn't always like what I was told, but what I was told was almost always the right thing to do. I had stuck around for so long to pay it forward and help those still in the planning stages. I left earlier this year because of the changes that are making TK a Weddingbee wanabe, and too many people (including a couple of mods) who took anything that wasn't puppies and rainbows as personal attacks on them.
So to the regs who have sent PMs (that I checked for the first time today) asking me to come back, I will miss you all but it just isn't going to happen. I only relogged into this account because I saw what happened to Stage and Linger. To those who are new here, I wish I could have gotten to know you and wish you good luck in your wedding planning. Here is some nutshell advice: Your guests comfort comes before everything else. Cut what only you will notice (like centerpieces) to pay for what the guests will notice (food, drink, how they are treated in general).
Proud to be an old married hag!!