The Wedding Bowl

Do you send a wedding gift if not attending a wedding? (I always have, under traditional Emily Post principles.)

Affordable wedding venues under 3,000 $ in NC. And day of wedding coordinators under 800$ . Struggling to find/stay within our total budget of 10,000$.

Does anyone use a wedding planning app? Can you recommend a good one?

Long shot but anyone knows of any nice hotel in Central NJ (near Princeton) where we could spend our wedding night? Where do you all plan to spend the night of your wedding? Thanks!

Need some help. My fiancé has a friend in the wedding party and him and I have a very friendly and joking relationship. Lately, when he’s been drunk, he’ll make rude comments about me to my fiancé and ask her if she’s … more

My friend got engaged 2 years ago and planned a wedding in Hawaii. I promised I'd be there no ifs ands or buts, BUT it got pushed back by a year. I've since gotten engaged and I'm planning… more

Fiancé and I are butting heads on wedding budget and size. I have a large family and really want them all to be in attendance, but that doesn’t fit in his plans for budget. I’ve offered to pay more, b… more

Just venting. Had someone I considered a close friend decline invite to my wedding. As background, I was previously engaged and she was a part of my bridal party. That ended and we remained friends. L… more

Started wedding dress shopping and once again feeling a bit of sticker shock after looking at prices 🙃 how much is reasonable to budget for a dress these days?

We're thinking of having our wedding on a Sunday night because it would save us a ton of money on our venue. It might also keep the guest list down so we can cut some costs there too. But I don… more

Wedding planning and the surrounding stress and constant family drama has made this a deeply depressing process for me. Every time I find myself getting excited about it, something happens and I’m bac… more

Does anyone else absolutely dread the wedding planning process? I know the day is supposed to be about me and my fiancé, but quite honestly, I feel it’s only been a great deal of time, energy, and mo… more

@chicago brides - can you drop the ig handle or website of your bridal hairstylist or one you’d recommend!

officially got my first gig as an assistant to a wedding planning starting this summer.

super excited but this’ll be my first wedding - any tips?

What are some traditions or common practices that you wanted to change or avoid for your own wedding, until you realized there’s a reason why it’s usually done that way? I don't feel like I'm … more

Anyone know of a month or day of coordinator in Atlanta? My church and club (reception venue) both have excellent wedding planners and handle everything in their venues but I’d like to have someone in… more

Any suggestions on a “mini moon” in July? We are located in north east and looking to go and relax at the beach or something similar. We are going to wait to go on honeymoon in the fall or maybe even … more

Anyone have a bridesman and can give advice?
Mine is my gay best friend - not super feminine but his friends are almost all female. So I thought he’d be happy to attend the bachelorette (long weekend … more

Did anybody else feel totally ridiculous putting things on their registry? Every time I look at the items, I cringe thinking people will probably judge me for some of the things we added; either becau… more

We are planning a destination wedding in South America and my fiancé feels strongly that we should not have a wedding registry. We initially put that we won’t have one because we are asking people to … more

Let's take a moment to laugh about the worst advice we've been given while wedding planning. For us, it was to not pay deposits until 6 months out because you don't want any money tied up … more

Is anyone else stressed about the opinions of others? I was planning on hosting a more intimate gathering for the wedding weekend but as soon as I mention it there are additonal people I apparently HA… more

What have you done/paid for/ or gifted to your bridesmaids? Im having a domestic “destination” wedding, so most of my girls have to fly and pay for hotels in addition to dresses etc. I’m starting to h… more

Has anyone gotten a wedding dress from online? Or knows someone who has

Having an intimate garden wedding… does anyone have any lessons learned other than not wearing stilettos?

Anyone else starting to hate wedding planning? I've spent more time trying to find my bridesmaids' dresses than my own gown. I told them, find black cocktail attire. You guys wear whatever wor… more

How do you deal with wedding plans “regret”? NOT about getting married im super excited about that but I feel with the planning there’s always something I think I could have done better. Example - my … more

So, I'm in my 30s and have been married before in my early 20s. I just took a look through my Pinterest wedding board from back then and omg. 🤦‍♀️😂 I don't even know who that person was- she… more

Hi! Has anyone used White Elm Films or Yours Truly Media for videography? If so, let me know what you think

Why do wedding albums cost so much? My photographer is charging $1000 for them.. is that normal? She does charge around 10k for a day though.

Are rehearsal dinners a must? We’re already over budget and another dinner would significantly add to the expense. Thoughts?

Best honeymoon locations? Currently thinking Egypt, Japan, or Tanzania, but don’t want to spend too much after a pricey wedding. What something with natural beauty but my fiancé and I love adventures … more

What are some fun icebreakers I can do to light up a lunch I fear is going to be very awkward? Two sets of parents are meeting for the first time, all are 70+, come from different cultures/countries a… more

Anyone feel like they’re tempted to spend so much money on random things for the wedding?

Started a new job this week — 5 weeks before my wedding — and I’m so torn on whether to take a honeymoon. During my interview process I was forthcoming about getting married in April (especially in te… more

Bridal party: I’ve got the obvious ones down, but what about “borderline” bridesmaids? Something in between “I’m a bit surprised I was asked” and “I’m offended I wasn’t asked”. Which side do you err towards? more

Has anyone had a day of wedding coordinator? Was it worth it for you? My fiancé and I are planning a destination wedding and I’ve already selected all the vendors but I’m thinking I might need some he… more

We are considering a morning wedding ceremony & then inviting everyone to come back together for a reception in the evening. What do you all think of this idea?

What is a good budget for wedding photography in NY? We aren’t doing a videographer and don’t want a ton of boring posed family pics/ we aren’t having a wedding party.