Back with a different ask. Attending a wedding in San Diego in October. Ceremony is in the afternoon (2.30pm), outdoors in a park. Cocktail attire - can someone post a link or two to dresses that would be considered suitable?
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Question: we received a Save The Date for a Saturday in November. It lists the date but no time. Shouldnāt they have listed the time? Is it an afternoon wedding? Evening? No idea!!! I guess in addition to āsave the dateā we need to āsave the entire dayā!!!
I donāt know if I have ever received a save the date card, but my daughter will be sending for her wedding next August. For our side, it will not be local, so it is more of a āsave the weekendā. It never occurred to me that the time should be on these cards, as the whole event will be multiple hours.
I donāt remember ever seeing the time on a Save the Date. I checked both the Save the Date and Change the Date cards for DS recent wedding and there are no times. Theirs was a destination wedding so it implied saving the whole weekend.
That certainly makes sense for a destination/ whole weekend event. This is a plain ole local wedding. Perhaps this is tradition! It just dawned on me that on a Saturday it could be anything from a late morning to early evening wedding! (not at a church)
@abasket - local wedding for you, but perhaps not local for others? Iāve never seen the time on the save the date cards -just the date of the wedding or in some cases, two dates - like āFriday and Saturday July2-3rdā.
Have not seen times on STD cards. Perhaps check the wedding website for details?
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Iām in need of a Mom of bride dress. I canāt remember if we have a specific thread for that. Can someone direct me. Thanks
We have in the past, but itās been awhile. Go ahead and make a new post 
Iāve been rethinking the idea of a shower. Traditionally they were to help a couple set up house. Nowadays many couples have already been living together and they have the basics they need. Fine china, crystal, and silver are anachronisms; people just donāt live that way anymore and donāt host formal dinner parties. In another thread I mentioned that a very nice shower idea is a recipe shower; itās gender neutral (many guys like cooking and have an interest in it, my DH and son-in-law certainly do) and it allows people to share a favorite recipe and an ingredient or piece of equipment to make it. A toolbox or gardening/lawncare shower is another nice idea (depending on the living situation of the couple).
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I think the recipe idea is spectacular. Can I come?! 
I suppose people who are not cooks can make it work by bringing their favorite ready to eat
Product or their fav food in a pinch gift
Card!
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My shower (MANY years ago) was a recipe shower. I still have the wooden recipe box full of recipe cards, and I still make many of the recipes. I enjoy remembering the women who gave them to me ā¦ a number of them have passed away, and I have lost touch with others. I like the connection to that time in my life that the recipe box offers.
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Great minds think alike. I think itās an elegant dress and looks easy to wear.
I havenāt been to an engagement party in a long time- do people usually bring a gift and if yes, any recommendations? TIA
Iād ask whomever is throwing/hosting the party if it is with or without gifts. When they threw a party for me, it was no gifts. You may want to casually inquire if other guests what theyāre gifting to get done ideas.
See if they have a registry.
Already checked- very few items and most already purchased- there was already an out of town shower. Wasnāt sure if people normally gift from the registry for an engagement party.
Thx for the replies.
The last engagement party we attended was 2 years ago and I took a gift. I donāt know that everyone brought one, but there were a large number of gifts on a table. I did buy from the registry for shower and wedding gifts but not for the engagement gift. I gave them a nice set of bar accessories from Williams Sonoma.
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I am anxious about finding a mother of groom dress and finding a song for a mother/son dance for sonās May wedding. Son already married in October in a small outdoor ceremony with some local friends attending in person and immediate family watching via zoom. I thought they might just do a big party afterwards but they want the whole experience (father walking daughter down the aisle, etc) that they missed the first time because of the pandemic.
Iāve begun researching dresses and songs but havenāt had anything jump out at me yet. Luckily I have time!