This thread was orignally started for the 40+ Brides but would love to invite all 30+ brides to join.
I love talking to all the brides out there but I would like to hear what us 'Older Brides' are doing to plan their wedding. I am finding that I am doing things a little different and would like to see what others are doing.
My name is Celia and 46 y/o bride.
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Ladies, are you using vendor that are on LIW or outside vendor. I am looking outside the box for some of them. I need some ideas.
The only vendors I used from here were my makeup and hair artists. Everyone else I found on my RH recommended vendor list....which vendors are you searching for right now? For ex we loved our photog, he has a photojournalistic style but also takes great posed shots.
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Ladies, are you using vendor that are on LIW or outside vendor. I am looking outside the box for some of them. I need some ideas.
The only vendors I used from here were my makeup and hair artists. Everyone else I found on my RH recommended vendor list....which vendors are you searching for right now? For ex we loved our photog, he has a photojournalistic style but also takes great posed shots.
Thanks any others ladies.
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I wore pearls that my late father gave to me. I bought a pair of pearl and crystal earrings and matching bracelet online at annabellagio.com...if any of you ladies isn't sure what DOJ to get this is a great website bec it matches styles of jewelry to your dress neckline, whether your dress has pearls or crystals or whatever, and so forth
thanks.
You're welcome BTW you don't look like you're anywhere near 40
Thanks, born 1967 and I will be 42 in Aug 13.
Me too...I'll be 42 on Oct 10. I feel much younger though lol
How young are all you ladies and when are your b-days?
I am 46 will be 47 on Nov 10. But I feel like I am 30!!
I feel 30 too.
I turned the big 4-0 August 27. YIKES! When did that happen - I swear in my head I still feel like I'm in my late 20's.
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As far as vendors go, I'm using a mixture. Some of the vendors I booked I had already heard about and they turn out to be LIW vendors - like my photographer. He has done several of our friends weddings and we knew we were going to book him - I had no idea that he's a vendor here.
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As far as vendors go, I'm using a mixture. Some of the vendors I booked I had already heard about and they turn out to be LIW vendors - like my photographer. He has done several of our friends weddings and we knew we were going to book him - I had no idea that he's a vendor here.
Thanks, I still need some feedback. Any other ladies are using LIW vendor or not? Please let me know.
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I went to the Wedding Plaza in Floral Park and booked their package. I dont need alot of flowers or a whole bunch of Limos so this was perfect. They even cusomized a few things for me. In the package I got pics/video, limo,flowers,dj, and tux for FH. I havent figured out where I a mgetting my invites or favors from yet though
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I went to the Wedding Plaza in Floral Park and booked their package. I dont need alot of flowers or a whole bunch of Limos so this was perfect. They even cusomized a few things for me. In the package I got pics/video, limo,flowers,dj, and tux for FH. I havent figured out where I a mgetting my invites or favors from yet though
as for invites I'm leaning toward The American Wedding. As for favors I'm not sure, I'm still looking.
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I went to the Wedding Plaza in Floral Park and booked their package. I dont need alot of flowers or a whole bunch of Limos so this was perfect. They even cusomized a few things for me. In the package I got pics/video, limo,flowers,dj, and tux for FH. I havent figured out where I a mgetting my invites or favors from yet though
as for invites I'm leaning toward The American Wedding. As for favors I'm not sure, I'm still looking.
I am pretty sure we are going give mini wine bottles as favors. I just have to find them at a good price
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I went to the Wedding Plaza in Floral Park and booked their package. I dont need alot of flowers or a whole bunch of Limos so this was perfect. They even cusomized a few things for me. In the package I got pics/video, limo,flowers,dj, and tux for FH. I havent figured out where I a mgetting my invites or favors from yet though
as for invites I'm leaning toward The American Wedding. As for favors I'm not sure, I'm still looking.
I am pretty sure we are going give mini wine bottles as favors. I just have to find them at a good price
Wine a good idea, but my family are hard drinkers. I wanted to give chocalate candy bars, but my FH thinks we are giving them enough food, so the search as begun.
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I'm using my friends florist from Forest Hills Citibuds were are only doing bk and bt we will use the RH's CP to save money, my friends DJ company, invites I found on here for about 240 for 100 invites, favors we are doing a donation, photo/video still searching for our price range we may use FSIL friend. Our offciant and RH are LIW vendors.Hair and makeup I won at the 09 shower other wise I would have hade a friend's mother do it to save money.
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I went to the Wedding Plaza in Floral Park and booked their package. I dont need alot of flowers or a whole bunch of Limos so this was perfect. They even cusomized a few things for me. In the package I got pics/video, limo,flowers,dj, and tux for FH. I havent figured out where I a mgetting my invites or favors from yet though
as for invites I'm leaning toward The American Wedding. As for favors I'm not sure, I'm still looking.
I am pretty sure we are going give mini wine bottles as favors. I just have to find them at a good price
Great favor!! I think that is one favor Iwould really like lol. We did donations in lieu of favors, to honor our dads. We wanted to do donations to an animal organization also.
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One of the favors I had liked was the candy bar with our name. Then at TWOTY they gave us bride and groom cupcakes. So my FH said, why don't go to a local bakery and order black and white cookies. I couldn't believe he came up with an idea. So those are my two, but every other day I find new idea.
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I have changed my mind about the favors so many times that FH has said each time I come up with a new idea, 'but i thought we were doing this'. He finally said to me just let me know what ever you pick, its fine with me. I think I was driving him crazy about the favors.
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One of the favors I had liked was the candy bar with our name. Then at TWOTY they gave us bride and groom cupcakes. So my FH said, why don't go to a local bakery and order black and white cookies. I couldn't believe he came up with an idea. So those are my two, but every other day I find new idea.
I really like the black and white cookie idea. Way to go FH!!!!!
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One of the favors I had liked was the candy bar with our name. Then at TWOTY they gave us bride and groom cupcakes. So my FH said, why don't go to a local bakery and order black and white cookies. I couldn't believe he came up with an idea. So those are my two, but every other day I find new idea.
I really like the black and white cookie idea. Way to go FH!!!!!
I know. I couldn't believe he came up with an ideas. In my head i was like wow, he is listening. All I could say to him was I love you and was smiling.
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One of the favors I had liked was the candy bar with our name. Then at TWOTY they gave us bride and groom cupcakes. So my FH said, why don't go to a local bakery and order black and white cookies. I couldn't believe he came up with an idea. So those are my two, but every other day I find new idea.
I really like the black and white cookie idea. Way to go FH!!!!!
I know. I couldn't believe he came up with an ideas. In my head i was like wow, he is listening. All I could say to him was I love you and was smiling.
SOmetimes they come up with great ideas!!!! I love that idea BTW!!!! How creative of him!!
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One of the favors I had liked was the candy bar with our name. Then at TWOTY they gave us bride and groom cupcakes. So my FH said, why don't go to a local bakery and order black and white cookies. I couldn't believe he came up with an idea. So those are my two, but every other day I find new idea.
I really like the black and white cookie idea. Way to go FH!!!!!
I know. I couldn't believe he came up with an ideas. In my head i was like wow, he is listening. All I could say to him was I love you and was smiling.
SOmetimes they come up with great ideas!!!! I love that idea BTW!!!! How creative of him!!
That's why I love him at the last second he will hit it out the park. See I am crazy I have this thing with doing everything as one union. Black, white and Red it can stand for us and the blood that floats through our body. Two different cultures become one. Since my name is Renay and his is Charles, I've name the party as Ray Charles. Another color theme I am looking at is cream, chocolate and rose. That's why I like the candy bars everyone is sexy chocolate and chocolate comes in three favors: milk, dark, and white. See where my brain goes.
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One of the favors I had liked was the candy bar with our name. Then at TWOTY they gave us bride and groom cupcakes. So my FH said, why don't go to a local bakery and order black and white cookies. I couldn't believe he came up with an idea. So those are my two, but every other day I find new idea.
I really like the black and white cookie idea. Way to go FH!!!!!
I know. I couldn't believe he came up with an ideas. In my head i was like wow, he is listening. All I could say to him was I love you and was smiling.
SOmetimes they come up with great ideas!!!! I love that idea BTW!!!! How creative of him!!
That's why I love him at the last second he will hit it out the park. See I am crazy I have this thing with doing everything as one union. Black, white and Red it can stand for us and the blood that floats through our body. Two different cultures become one. Since my name is Renay and his is Charles, I've name the party as Ray Charles. Another color theme I am looking at is cream, chocolate and rose. That's why I like the candy bars everyone is sexy chocolate and chocolate comes in three favors: milk, dark, and white. See where my brain goes.
I love those ideas Renay!! ...when we were planning our wedding, FH was a lifesaver. He made the donation scrolls, the table numbers, and because of a stupid mistake I made -forgetting his sister's name as part of the BP on the programs- he reprinted and made them all again for me/us. They may not be as into it all we are lol but they are definitely there when it counts!!
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Posted by Ray8183
One of the favors I had liked was the candy bar with our name. Then at TWOTY they gave us bride and groom cupcakes. So my FH said, why don't go to a local bakery and order black and white cookies. I couldn't believe he came up with an idea. So those are my two, but every other day I find new idea.
I really like the black and white cookie idea. Way to go FH!!!!!
I know. I couldn't believe he came up with an ideas. In my head i was like wow, he is listening. All I could say to him was I love you and was smiling.
SOmetimes they come up with great ideas!!!! I love that idea BTW!!!! How creative of him!!
That's why I love him at the last second he will hit it out the park. See I am crazy I have this thing with doing everything as one union. Black, white and Red it can stand for us and the blood that floats through our body. Two different cultures become one. Since my name is Renay and his is Charles, I've name the party as Ray Charles. Another color theme I am looking at is cream, chocolate and rose. That's why I like the candy bars everyone is sexy chocolate and chocolate comes in three favors: milk, dark, and white. See where my brain goes.
I love those ideas Renay!! ...when we were planning our wedding, FH was a lifesaver. He made the donation scrolls, the table numbers, and because of a stupid mistake I made -forgetting his sister's name as part of the BP on the programs- he reprinted and made them all again for me/us. They may not be as into it all we are lol but they are definitely there when it counts!!
That's true, FH will look at everything I show him then he will say okay or give his view.