Is it common to buy each other a gift for the wedding day? My fiancé has hinted at wanting a nice watch, but the wedding itself is a huge expensive. What is typical?

What is your favorite professional development conference to attend and why?

In what order do you draft a patent application? I know the official answer is “it depends.” But what do you find yourself do most often? For me, it’s claims —> drawings —> spec.

A frustrated colleague asked for help with a difficult prosecution. I agreed to help. I just reviewed up the case and the examiner is combining NINE references. I think that’s a record for me. What’s your record for most number of references combined?

Is it reasonably possible to jump from patent prosecution to trademark prosecution?

Any insight into life as a patent agent with stern Kessler? Are there directors to avoid in the chemistry area?

Hi everyone! I need two paid background check referrals to apply for IT jobs , can somebody help ?

Is TikTok promoting fake news? I mean every social media could post fake news and spread it, but I feel TikTok's algorithm knows exactly who usually believes fake news and their videos spread faster than on any other platform. And I know you can report it, but is it maybe too late then?

Expected salary offer for a C role with 5 YOE (consulting) at Deloitte S&A (ccg)?

Is anyone else just complete burned out? How is this possible so early in the new year.

Any thoughts on open relationships? Has anyone tried one? I’m curious. Kinda wanna explore that but unsure.

I feel left out in my firm. How do I make 'friends' with my colleagues? I've been here for a year. I am naturally not a very out going person, was never 'cool' and I struggle to speak in group situations / make engaging conversation with higher ups. It is an important trait to have in this job and I just don't know how to do this. It makes me very upset - I even sought therapy but wasn't useful. I can't spend 14 hours each day feeling like this:(

Entry level employees: How much did you get paid upon joining Slalom?

Hello fishes, I've received an offer at Slalom Build as a Principal with a base salary of 170K + 7.5% annual bonus + 7.5% additional bonus spread across 4 quarters.

Are either the annual or the quarter bonus performance based?

Guys, I have an offer for a PM role. Just wondering is £85k is reasonable. Crossing over as someone with 5YOE in a related field.

Did Slalom ever have a covid vaccination policy in place, like a condition of employment? Thank you.

Any designers with ~4 years experience in nyc looking? Agency side but work is for a finance client. DM me for info and I’ll pass along books.

What's the avg salary of a bi engineer with 4 years of experience at Paypal?

Hi all! I got rejected from JPMorgan for their Global Finance and Business Management program (through my resume, couldn’t make it to interview). However, I’d reached out to recruiters and am meeting with one in a couple of days! Do I have a shot at turning this around? Or will it not matter once she learns I was rejected. Thanks!

Good time buy ETH now? New to the crypto scene so would love some honest advice. Not looking to start with a lot of $$$ but still scared of the huge drops from last week

Is a hair and makeup trial really necessary? It seems like such a waste of money.

Fun question: what are the best and the worst wedding trends you’ve seen?

For those who have already had their weddings, what advice do you have? Anything you could change?

We decided to do a photo session before the wedding for the two of us and family. The photographer and the location were amazing but the makeup was terrible, and because I was low on time, I couldn't fix it before the photos. The makeup artist make me look yellow! Idk if there's anything that could be done at this point, but feeling so disappointed :(

Looking for solid bridesmaid dress recommendations with a good color, design, and size range!

Guest list stress 😖😖 how many did y’all invite vs how many came?!

Should I invite fewer people to a destination wedding or will people just naturally decline?

Can I do a mother of bride dress appointment the same time after my bride fitting? It'll just be my mom coming to the appointment. Or should I do hers right after I finish my appointment?

Thoughts on uneven bridal parties? I would have 5 vs my fiancé having 3 people.

Anyone else’s mom driving them crazy about mother of the bride dresses? Wedding is a little over a year out 😂 Any store recommendations for MOB dresses?

So my fiancé and I are having a microwedding in Rocky Mountain National Park next year, and we’re working with an elopement planner.
She sent over a sample ceremony (intro, sweet poems + passages to be read, and example vows), and we read through it last night. I was reading it out loud while my fiancé made dinner, and it just hit me that this is really happening. I’m just really happy that I found someone who is willing to take a vow to spend his life with me and I’m so excited for that day :)

If I got married on a Sunday, could I use the flowers from the wedding the night before? (Anything they were going to leave behind like hanging installations) Seems like a waste for that decor to be trashed and an opportunity to pay it forward. Has anyone done this?

Help- my SIL showed me two dresses she rented for my shower, and I think they are super bridal/not very appropriate to wear as a guest or bridesmaid. I have asked others and they agree. I feel like my own outfit, a simple jumpsuit, pales in comparison to how over the top these dresses are. What can I say or do? I feel really down but also don’t want to start WW3 by saying something to her. I feel like I now need to rush to buy a new outfit.

I just booked my venue for October 2022. I am very excited but want to lose weight to be comfortable on my wedding day. I put on some weight during the pandemic and I am about 40lbs over my comfort weight. Anyone follow a plan that worked for them?

Thoughts on kindly asking your bridesmaids to please not give a gift? I am over the moon excited that my bridesmaids will be celebrating me and traveling for the wedding and bachelorette. I really do not want a gift from them at the wedding. Full disclosure, my fiancé and I have great paying jobs and my bridesmaids are grad students, artists, and teachers. How would you frame this? Even if they were millionaires I would not want a gift, but I don’t want it taken the wrong way.

Any tips on making a small wedding feel intimate and special versus tiny and boring?

Tux budget NYC?

Has anyone else had fears of marrying the wrong person or making a mistake? Like you are mostly sure, but still get nervous?

Questions for the brides - did you accompany your fiancé when he went to pick out suiting/tuxes? I’m not sure if I should go with him or not.