Powercropper, last night H printed out the traditional vows of several Protestant denominations. Apparently writing the vows is really important to Fiance. (So important that she hasn’t started writing yet?)
H and I kept reminding him that we are talking about vows and that they should be equal. Do they really want one of them vowing “till death do us part” and the other one “to always change the kitty litter”?
I suggested that each of them draft a short statement of commitment to the other, not to exceed 3 sentences, to be said before the traditional vows.
Ooh, haven’t thought to ask about vows. Did ask if they had selected a cake yet (they did last week) but neglected to ask the flavor. And reminded D she needed to update her wedding website with new information about shuttles available.
S asked me if I would order aisle runner today using my Amazon Prime. So I did. They are using an alternative “florist” so they don’t provide the runner. Wondering what florists normally charge for setting up the runner? (or for the runner itself???)
Also if anyone has laid a runner themselves - any special tips or suggestions? The one I ordered is 3 feet wide and 100 feet long. Got very good reviews. I’m seeing it suggested to bring double sided tape to help secure here and there.
Hey changing the litter box a big deal. Honestly, that made me really lol.
Your son’s wedding is this weekend ? What part of country are you in, weather on east coast so dang cilly.
And, Missypie, I can relate to your mantra " this will be fun, this will be fun…" Lol
Congrats @JHS - a Philly wedding ?
Goskid (2017 wedding) is in big hunt for wedding insurance right now. Because I suggested it a month ago?? Nope. Because an acquaintance with October 2016 wedding learned that their wedding & reception venue closed down/went out of business abruptly. Couple has already plunked down over $25K for venue/catering, and other deposits.
They’ve consulted an attorney who told them to forget it; they would be 50th in line, plus they’d have to pay attorney fees, so just move on. Besides the loss of $$$, they are having a hard time finding a new venue for that date, so may end up postponing.
I’m one of the parents on this thread who also has a kid’s wedding that is very imminent. D1’s wedding is in a week!
D2’s wedding is in September. @gosmom That is interesting about the wedding insurance, which I had never heard of (though quite upsetting about the friend situation!). I took notice of your post partly because D2 just turned down her first offer to be on Broadway, for many reasons that I don’t want to elaborate about on a public forum, but a small reason that added to it (though she would have turned it down anyway), is that she would have had to reschedule her wedding, and also postpone the honeymoon for a while.
^^^I have been slow in posting an update to my MOB dress thread! But, I haven’t forgotten. A lot developed with it all and in fact, as of tonight, the final selections seem to have been made. Will post soon!
(my daughters strongly influenced the final selections and after all, I want them to like what I wear as these are their weddings, and so it wasn’t like it was only up to me)
I just spoke with my sister whose son just got married. She said one thing she wished she had done better was to speak with the photographer beforehand about who were the key people to take pictures of. She paid for the photographer, and the photographer didn’t have any good pictures of her and her husband, my side of family, but had hundreds of pictures of business associates. She said to those guests it was just another wedding, but to her it was the only wedding she will have for her son.
Sooz, last night I finally cut the tags off my dress! With 5 days to go, realized nothing better would come along.
We got the TJ’s pots to drain but many plants still look pathetic.
I feel bad for all of our guests facing super lengthy TSA lines. I just tell myself that they are all adults and can be trusted to leave enough time to catch their flights.
Sooz and Missypie - hope you can come back sometime after this weekend and give a full blissful report!
Missypie, I flew last week out of Detroit (morning flight) and Boston (Friday afternoon flight) - I waited no more than 30 minutes in Detroit and maybe 5 minutes in Boston - lines weren’t much of an issue! But of course, I’d rather be safe than sorry and arrive plenty early.
Missypie and all other upcoming weddings, please share your experiences after you all catch your breaths! Some tips, dos and don’ts. The tip about the photographer was a great one I wouldn’t have thought of.
When I got married in 1979, the venue my parents had deposited at was closed down by NYS for tax evasion. My mother’s best friend had used that venue for her daughter the year earlier, so we never anticipated this. No insurance, so my parents lost their deposit. The bigger issue was finding a venue, but fortunately they did, at one of these places that did multiple weddings. It was either that, or my parents offered to give us the money and we could elope.
Perhaps a group e-mail to all the wedding guests inviting them to share the photos they took with their phones would be in order. Some of those pictures may be very good and may feature the key people. I’m astonished at how good cell phone photos are these days.
@Lassie3 I’m happy to share about my daughters’ weddings after they take place. I don’t think I will have tips to share though. My girls and their fiancees are doing ALL the planning themselves. Also, D1’s wedding which is a week from today (not on the weekend) is a VERY small intimate affair, and so differs from a lot of what people are talking about here. My D2’s wedding in September has more elements and more people involved, but she is not into a lot of traditional stuff…like she wants no flowers.
They are using an alternative “florist” so they don’t provide the runner. Wondering what florists normally charge for setting up the runner? (or for the runner itself???)