March 2012 Weddings — The Knot Community

To Veil or Not To Veil...

lisa&sean — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:43:07 +0000

I really didn't want a veil...was thinking of opting for an updo with an ivory flower in my hair.

Are any of you guys not wearing a veil? A lot of people have commented to me that I won't look like a "bride" if I don't have one!

Suggestions Needed

w+c3 — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:38:36 +0000

Ok ladies I could use some song suggestions. I want to know what your doing or what songs were strong contenders in the following categories

1. Recessional
2. combined Mother of the Bride/Groom and Father of the Groom/Bride

Invites Sent!

JCWhitey — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:37:41 +0000

Final payment for our group cruise is due Christmas Eve so I wanted to get everyone signed up ASAP so they can get their reservations made in October or November, so I sent out the invites today!!

I wanted to to STDs first, then invites when it gets closer, but with the final payment being due so soon I figured I'd just save some money and send out the invites now.

RSVP deadline is November 25th. I wonder if I'll get any of them back! Haha!

Wedding Movies!

KatieC82 — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:00:37 +0000

What are your favorite wedding movies?

I love Father of the Bride, Betsy's Wedding, The Wedding Planner, Bridesmaids, License to Wed and 27 Dresses.

Help with song

stahlkc — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:21:07 +0000

I was hoping that you lovely ladies can help me with a decision. I have fallen in love with the song "Lovely Tonight" by Joshua Radin. The song is gorgeous and the lyrics are beautiful (even the FI likes it!). Problem is, I'm not sure if this should be our first dance song or the song I walk down the aisle to. I asked the FI and he doesn't care either way. Here is a link to the song: Lovely Tonight

Fingers crossed - accessory CHECK

cu97tiger — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:15:30 +0000

So, I think I found my wedding earrings... RueLaLa is having a sale today on bridal accessories. If you don't have an invite there yet, use this link. <--clicky

My bridesmaids dresses are navy, they'll wear silver shoes.

Meanwhile I'll have these earrings and navy shoes. **Love**

Q&A 10/13

Mrslamorte — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:14:15 +0000

top 5 movies??

The Dress Survey Take 2!!

w+c3 — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:30:11 +0000

So I know that Brittandjp and Scooterpie posted this, but everyone seemed so interested that now that everything is working I made a new post so that it wouldn't get overlooked since it was so far down on the list! Hope you don't mind!

Two big checks!

elidellio — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:20:16 +0000

I am sending out contract/checks to our caterer and officiant today. Hooray! If everything else goes wrong, at least there will be someone there to marry us and food for everyone to eat after.

Invitations: When to send?

ashley925 — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:33:39 +0000

My wedding is March 25th...and I was planning on having my invitations out by the end of November. My FI infomed me tonight that he's talked to "a lot" of people and they said that Novemeber was wayyy to early. Even though his sister told me she wanted a head count for the cake by january. And there are a few things that I want to wait and do until I get a final head count and I'd rather not wait too much later than January to do so. SO....when are you guys sending out your invitaions? How early/late is TOO early/late?

Disappointing Tasting

4n6chick — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:27:51 +0000

I apoligize in advance for the wall o'text. We had a 'tasting' tonight and ended up leaving disappointed, frankly.

Backstory: When we first found this venue, we immediately fell in love with it. The owner told us that they don't do private tastings of every entree for us, and that basically we rely on reviews, etc. There were a few other venues we looked at that were the same so it didn't bother me, and I had read a lot of really good reviews in several places online.

Well, a month or so ago we got an invitation to an "Open House and Tasting" so we assumed that they had changed their policy (I know, stupid of me to assume, but what else would I think?). We got there tonight and there were a lot of people there, checking it out, many of whom had already booked like we had (we've already put in three deposits). So, we go to the bar and then they start passing around appetizers.

After a while we're sitting at a table, talking with other couples, and all of us were wondering when they'd do the entrees. One of the representatives (who frankly was pretty annoying, as when we walked in kept saying how it was good to see me, how we had talked so many times, etc. and I had never met the woman before in my life) came to the table and while talking, asking questions, etc. we found out that no, no entrees. Just the appetizers. My FI was ticked, and the other couples weren't very happy either. We did talk to the owner again but they pretty much do not budge on the entrees. Though we did find out that the crab cake balls they were passing are not actually appetizer choices but a taste of their crab cakes (they were very good). We've been pretty torn on going with one of the two chicken dishes offered or sticking with the steak, and now we're no closer to picking anything than we were before the open house.

And with regards to the appetizers - frankly, I was less than impressed. There were scallops wrapped in bacon, chicken/spinach dumplings, fried shrimp, meat & veggie skewers (that had to be eaten with a fork so hardly a passed appetizer IMHO), and a variety of three mini quiche.

Nothing was awful, but to me they all seemed like frozen appetizers that they had warmed up. Except for the skewers, and they were kind of bland. The scallops were definitely the best, so we'll go with those, but I'm not sure which of the others we would pick. Probably the quiche and dumplings, I did not like the shrimp at all. It was fairly clear to me that none of it (except skewers) were made in-house, and it really makes me worry about the reception.

I just hope we didn't make a big mistake going here.

st patty day brides

ajohnson5676 — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:50:27 +0000

if u r doing a candy bar twinklecandy.com has shamrock suckers on sale 120 for 22 bucks 34 including shippping

What would you change (if anything) on this dress? (PIP, but is NOT ME)

femmepink — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 23:14:58 +0000

The girl in this pic is NOT ME, and I think she looks awesome so I used it as an example.

This is the dress I ordered, Maggie Sottero Leighton. My acutal dress is in now and I go Saturday to try it on. I haven't seen it since May. But I'm having second thoughts about the bow. I don't want people to be like "what is THAT thing?!" when they see my dress. What would you think? Would you alter the bow or get rid of it altogether?

I need to know what my mindset is going to be when I go to try it on Saturday.

(Very) Affordable Veils

JCWhitey — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:50:06 +0000

This is a spin off of my answer on the budget brides question. I am very, very frugal (I even write a blog about it!) and one of my favorite frugal websites to pass on to fellow brides is Valuveil: http://www.valuveil.com/wedding-veils.html

1 Tiered Fingertip Veil = $7.99

2 Tiered Fingertip Veil = $10.99

1 Tiered Chapel Veil = $10.99

2 Tiered Chapel Veil = $15.99

Those are just a few examples. They offer shoulder, elbow, finger tip, chapel, and cathedral veils in 1, 2, and up to 3 layers. The most expensive veil is the 3 tiered Cathedral length veil that's only $21.99! You can also add ribbon, cording, or pencil edging and rhinestones and pearls AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE!

I ordered a veil from this website back when I was modeling (WAY back when) and the quality is actually very impressive. For my wedding I was gifted a veil that the bride had paid over $50 for and it was comparable in every way to the veil I got from ValuVeil to wear for modeling purchases.

I do not work for them or even know who runs the company at all. I'm just a past client who wants to pass on the incredible prices that they offer to anyone wanting a nice veil on a budget. They are nothing fancy, but very nice! They are also a US company, which is a great bonus!

My look so far

KatieC82 — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:35:58 +0000

Hi ladies! I've got a pretty good handle on my looks so far:

http://readysethappy.blogspot.com/2011/10/head-to-toe-bride.html

What do you think? Feedback? Earring or Something blue ideas? Make-up suggestions?

Very Awesome Check - Flowers!

JCWhitey — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:16:33 +0000

FI and I met on a cruise wedding for a couple of friends of ours. When the bride (Marci) heard we were getting married she offered to let me borrow her amazingly beautiful silk bouquet from her wedding. She's sending it to me later this week! I'm really excited because 1) it has some special meaning to us, 2) it's beautiful AND matches our "colors" (even though we don't really have any, a lot of the things we've done so far have a lot of navy blue on them), and 3) it's free!!!!!

Rehearsal Frustrations

elidellio — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:31:44 +0000

Okay, so I e-mailed my venue to see about getting us on the calendar for a rehersal the evening before the wedding and they said they will "pencil us in" but if a corporate event or anything comes up we can't have it.

I knew that they couldn't guarantee it this far in advance but had no idea that they could never guarantee it! So, basically, if a company decides they want to book the space one week before they date they will give to them and we are SOL.

He said, "Don't worry, though, we'll get you in for a rehearsal sometime. Maybe on Wednesday or Thursday morning." Are you kidding me? I can't just randomly decide 2 days before when we're doing the rehearsal. My entire bridal part is coming from out of town, as are both sets of parents and most of the groomsmen.

What are you girls doing for rehearsal? Do you think we should find a separate space to do it in?

SO HAPPY

LoverBean27 — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:57:19 +0000

FI got a job today :)

For those of you who may have known we were both currently unemployed so there is a huge weight lifted now that he at least has a job!!

Now for me! :p

Q&A 10/12

Mrslamorte — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:46:36 +0000

Whats your Favorite TV shows???

Dress Survey Part 2 - It's working!! :)

brittandjp — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:50:09 +0000

Scooter and her dress survey thread made me wonder what you ladies spent on your dresses. Rather than being TOO nosey, I figured a poll is anonymous and can easily get my questions answered. Feel free to elaborate below if you'd prefer. :)

Halloween...

arrestclementine — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:22:10 +0000

Just ordered my Halloween costume and I started to think... What is everyone else going to be for halloween???

Dress Survey!

scooterpie7 — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:40:17 +0000

Hey ladies! Just reading the budget brides post below got me to thinking about dress prices.

Was your dress on of your big splurges or did you find a bargain?

Answer the poll and feel free to elaborate below!

fancy monogram PIP

centladyliz — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 04:23:42 +0000

So, I am completely undecided when it comes to invites and all the trimmings. Lately, I have been thinking that I want a fancy monogram. Here's what I made tonight. Thoughts?

DIY Paper (PIP)

jml1981 — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 04:17:04 +0000

Please tell me what you guys think. I have finished with the printing design of the invite, reply card, and the sticker to go on our bead favors (mardi gras theme). The beads are both purple & green, but I only put green on here.

I guess it won't let me post bigger pics, but you can probably see them better when you click on them. The colors are kelly green and regency (dark/bright) purple...

Argument

w+c3 — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:16:12 +0000

So who else is arguing with their FI over weddig stuff?? I'm losing it lol We argued last night trying to look at the proposal from the travel agent for our honeymoon. (Large enough that when he fell asleep on the couch watching football that I left his ass there to sleep the night away!) And then tonight I tried to get him to go over the ceremony and the first dance song and that ended in an argument and tears as well! I feel like we dont' agree on anything! Its like I show him the song that I plan on walking down the aisle to and instead of saying its pretty he says "Your not walking down the aisle to here comes the bride!?!?!" No i'm not. Nobody does anymore. (sorry to the 10% who still hold out on the tradition) and it was like when I finished the unity candle his first words were "I didn't know we were having a Bling theme."

I could scream!! How can people who have been together for 5 1/2 years and love each other so much not agree on a damn thing!?! I was like I don't know what you were taught but I the wedding is a majority the girls thing and you loving me are supposed to say "Honey Whatever makes you happy" He tried to tell me that every couple argues and fights and you just don't see it and that is why I have this ideal of how we should just agree on anything. I just decided that I'm not going to share my ideas with anyone anymore becuase nobody is as excited as me and the only person that ever likes my ideas except my maid of honor who is like my twin...or at least shes got the support, super excited best friend thing down without me telling she is faking. I said this is so dumb to argue over because your not even going to remember what I walked down the aisle to or what was playing as the bridesmaids walked!

Wedding Insanity is setting in!

bargain budget brides...

southerncharm24 — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:24:18 +0000

What have you saved money on? Have you gotten an amazing deal?

We are getting closer, and most things major budget busters have been booked. Spill what went well for you, or your biggest savings, or all the things you have received discounts on!

Readings at your wedding

rachel801231 — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:12:50 +0000

So who is going to have a reading at your wedding. I ended up having four bridesmaids. I really wanted a friend of mine to participate in it so I am going to ask her to read something. The thing is, I haven't figured out what I want her to read. I'm a preschool teacher so I thought it would be cute to have her read a short story about love or friendship but I can't think of any that would apply to the situation. For those having readings, what are you using?

us honeymoon resorts??

britt686 — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:15:19 +0000

are there any resorts within the us for our honeymoon we dont want to go outside of the US??

My dress is coming in @ end of the month

Rachmarie23 — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:25:58 +0000

Several months ago, when I ordered my dress, I ordered the dress 1 size smaller than what was recommended, hoping that I would lose the extra weight. I have since lost quite a bit, but I'm beginning to get nervous. Did anyone else have this sort of excited to wear your dress but nervous that you haven't worked out enough feeling? My ultimate goal was to fit into it when it comes in, and then have it altered down a size in January when the fitting/ alterations process starts.

Losing a bridesmaid =(

tiffk10 — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:52:08 +0000

So one of my very best friends is likely pulling out of the wedding. She is studying to be a Physician Assistant and has a major exam that will more than likely be the week after the wedding.

I totally understand why she is pulling out and support her need to prepare for this exam and get that it may be difficult to attend the rehearsal and pre-wedding stuff and study for the exam, but I am so bummed. I told her we could see what things are like in January/February, but I'm not going to get my hopes up.

Anyone else have someone pull out or turn down being a bridesmaid?