Not to offend anyone at all, believe me, I respect and love everyone here... so after that disclaimer, Am I the only one who doesn't find it necessary to get all these 'little' things? Like personalized everything - matchbooks, stamps, cocktail napkins, whatever? Its just that they might not be that much $$ each, but everything starts adding up, and I don't think anyone really notices those things..... Am I alone in this? Will my wedding not be 'personal' enough without these things?
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Im totally with you on this one, although, I believe that once I have all my major verndors booked and all the details come together, I might want it eventually...but for now Im not even thinking about it.
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No I agree. The only little thing that I am doing for is confoti, and we are putting pictures of all our close family and friends on the pieces of confetti. I figured everyone would appreciate that. But as for napkins, matchbooks, etc, I'm not doing that. I think it's nice if you do, but absolutely not necessary.
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I'm not doing all the little personalized things either. I'm some DIY, like the petal cones and my FMIL is doing the bathroom basket and out-of-town gift bags for the hotel, but that's about it.
I considered making up my own menus, but the hall provides them and I'll just use what they give me.
No matchbooks, matching napkins, cry packs, slipper baskets, etc for me.
I think our weddings are all personal to all of us, regardless of what we do!
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You know, if it weren't for my caterer doing personalized things, I never would have done them.
It just wasn't important to me. I didn't even do favors.
I did do personalized place cards with our picture on it. I thought that was cute and it was a recommendation from my calligrapher.
That was it!
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I'm not doing anything with personalization stamped on it. I am making a bathroom basket, probably out of town baskets, and MAYBE programs for the church (only because my mom wants to).
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I know what you mean, Lauren. My mother kept pushing the personalized stuff on me and then realized that no one missed it at the wedding.
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I did the napkins- BUT no matches or anything else- Just didnt feel like spending the money on it, and actually if I could go back I would not do the napkins either- it was one of those spur of the moment buys when I FIRST got engaged
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I don't plan on doing it either. I would drive myself crazy trying to organize/order it, and I have plenty of other stuff that needs my attention right now. I'm not even going to do the slipper baskets, etc etc.
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I'm with you. I go the low-key route. My opinion - it's the biggest day of my life - - not everyone else's.
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nope you r not the only one! I agree.....we r not!
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I'm not personalizing everything with our names or monogram either. I agree, to get the matchbooks, cocktail napkins, etc is a nice personal touch but those were the lil things that went out the window when forced to work within a budget. Besides, I want to be careful about not going overboard and being 'showy'. I think our wedding is still going to be personalized bc of the personal lil touches that we are including such as writing our own vows and having a memory candle for FH's mom. There are a few DIY projects that we could prob have done w/out, like the cry packs, but I just wanted to do those bc I'd hate for people to be tearing and not have a tissue!
ETA: Btw Lauren, absolutely love your 'disclaimer', what a way to keep the peace!!
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We're not either.
As far as I went was getting customized postage stamps.
Never saw the point of the matchbooks, napkins, etc. People know our names and what day it is, they don't need a reminder everywhere they look!!
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Posted by LaurenluvsTJ
Not to offend anyone at all, believe me, I respect and love everyone here... so after that disclaimer, Am I the only one who doesn't find it necessary to get all these 'little' things? Like personalized everything - matchbooks, stamps, cocktail napkins, whatever? Its just that they might not be that much $$ each, but everything starts adding up, and I don't think anyone really notices those things..... Am I alone in this? Will my wedding not be 'personal' enough without these things?
the way to make a wedding 'personal' is to add touches that are 'you' if doing those things is not 'you' then it can't lend a personal touch anyway, so it would be a waste...do I make sense...
I guess I am saying, yes, of course you're wedding will be personal enough...with or without the chotchkies. and such (how DO you spell that word! LOL)
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the only personalization we are doing on our wedding is our programs & menus...Other then that, I am not doing matchbooks or napkins...All those little things add up & we don't have the extra $$ to do it!
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'you are not alone......I am here with you.....'
I dont have the time or money for them. The only thing I am doing is menus, programs, and maybe funny cocktail menues for the bar. I think it is a nice touch, just isnt me
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Maybride519
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I know what you mean. It is sooo easy to get carried away with the little things but I can understand why people love the little things b/c like you said, it personalizes it. I am doing a few little things like table cameras and bells on the table with cards telling the guests to ring the bells when they want us to kiss.
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nope, we aren't doing anything like that here either. In fact for some reason I find it so tacky when it is done. Definatly more personalized things like the photo cube and some pics of us as kids. That's where I will spend my 'loose change' and spare time!
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Posted by LaurenluvsTJ
Not to offend anyone at all, believe me, I respect and love everyone here... so after that disclaimer, Am I the only one who doesn't find it necessary to get all these 'little' things? Like personalized everything - matchbooks, stamps, cocktail napkins, whatever? Its just that they might not be that much $$ each, but everything starts adding up, and I don't think anyone really notices those things..... Am I alone in this? Will my wedding not be 'personal' enough without these things?
I totally agree with you. I didn't do any of that.
