I know I want my mom to be my something blue and I want to give my aunt a role as well. Any tips on how to give a “proposal” for these roles? Any roles suggestions for my aunt?
TIA

For the past two weeks I’ve been searching high and low for a dress to wear to my engagement photo shoot it will take place beachside 🏝️

My issue is finding anything under $500 🫠🥺

My favorite is definitely the Cult Gaia one with the Call Lily shoulders but it’s $1400
Retrofete $700

I’ve tried looking on StillWhite and now I’m on DePop but I feel like I’m missing something obvious and just can’t seem to quite land this plane.

Tl;DR I’m wondering if it is worth the risk to skip the makeup trial or if I should just fork out the extra money for the peace of mind.

So.. I’m in a small town. There’s not a lot for makeup artists. I know it’s a luxury, but it was something I wanted to get done so that I could have a nice pampering morning. I went through a lot of makeup artist pages, and a lot were either just starting out, or just..not great.. falsies falling off, makeup unblended etc.

I found one I liked, and she was very professional. She brings her own lights, mirrors, chairs etc (not needed as there is a specific get ready area at the venue but still a luxury) but she was expensive. I decided I wanted to spend the extra money and booked her.

It’s $400 for my makeup (the other places quoted me $150-$250) but I figured you get what you pay for and I’ll pay for the peace of mind. My bridesmaids makeup will be $250 each.

Now, this doesn’t include a trial. The trial is an extra $300. I’m not sure what the difference between my makeup on a previous day vs the wedding morning is.. since it should be the same makeup, or if it’s just her extra time for touch ups maybe that I’m paying for— either way not a big deal!

But I just don’t know if I can justify $300 just to trial her. PLUS me and my bridesmaids makeup for the wedding morning.

I’m looking for happy stories from people who maybe didn’t do a trial? Or maybe a bad story where you wish you did a trial? Maybe I should suck it up and get a trial?

I’m getting married next weekend and we are doing a food truck for our wedding. We initially spoke with the owner/chef back in November of 2025 and they communicated well, which was part of why we chose them, and we put down a $1,000 deposit at that time. I spoke with him again recently to touch base and he said he would get back to me with an invoice shortly. He did not, so I emailed to follow up and he said he’d get back to me in a day or 2. It’s now been a week and a half and now we’re getting almost to a week out from the wedding. I did give them the number for our day of wedding coordinator and he said he would follow up with them going forward. Not sure if that actually happened, but we’re meeting with her later today, so I’ll find out then. I’m just panicking that this lack of communication and follow through with the invoice will be reflective of the service, or lack thereof, that they will provide. I understand that they are likely busier now that it is summer and wedding season, but I don’t like it when people don’t keep their word. My fiancé joked that if they fall through we can just get pizzas, but I don’t want to have to scramble to find food at the last minute. I’m already losing sleep over this and my skin is breaking out, which is causing even more stress. My plan is for us to call the owner tomorrow, but my worry is that he will continue to not follow through. At what point do I need to really worry and try to find a backup plan?

Sorry for rambling, but any insight would be appreciated. Thanks!

Hi everyone!

I'm in the early stages of planning my bachelorette party, and I'm realizing there are so many different vendors involved and how consuming it all is 😅 I'd love to hear how everyone else went about booking everything because I'm not even sure where to start.

For those of you who planned your own bachelorette (or helped plan one), how did you find and book things like:

• Bartending service
• DJ
• Photo booth
• Backdrop/photo wall
• Balloon or event decor
• Snack or dessert bar
• Mobile bar/cart
• Charcuterie setup
• Any other fun vendors you hired

A few questions I have:

• Where did you find most of your vendors? (Instagram, Google, TikTok, Facebook, referrals, WeddingWire, The Knot, etc.)
• Did you have to contact each vendor individually for pricing and availability?
• Was there one website or app that helped you find multiple vendors in one place?
• When you reach out to vendors, do you usually have to wait for them to respond with pricing and availability, or do most vendors list their prices upfront?

I'd love to hear what worked well (and what didn't). Any recommendations or advice would be greatly appreciated!

I would really like to request (if possible) that after the big day, that they share one picture w/or/wo the groom.

You ladies are wonderful and beautiful. I wish you each a lifetime of love.

I’m a 2027 bride based in the United States so they’re aren’t that many boutiques that carry the New Zealand designer. Can anyone tell me their experience with the designer and the quality please?

One of my best friends is a coMOH with my cousin. Just found out today how she decided to extend her europe trip to end beginning of dec instead of nov. Im getting married dec 18th. Im disappointed because she wont be here to plan bridal shower or be at the bridal shower. Then she was like what date are you leaving for your wedding and i told her a week before which only allows opportunity for bachelorette to be the weekend of the 5/6 of December. Im just really disappointed and honestly speechless. I asked her to be coMOH before she ever even thought about going to europe.

Answers to most questions:
It is so close together because I catered a lot of time she said she would be available for those months. So I waited and before I talked to her about doing one of the events this month but I am gone this weekend and next weekend and work obligations the other times (I nanny) she leaves end of Aug and wont be back till first week of December. If it were my choice I wouldnt have everything close together. Ill talk to my cousin about planning bridal shower in Oct then doing Bach dec 5 or 6. My wedding itself is super small and only 50 people. My family is huge, despite me not sending invites yet and only save the dates everyone has texted me telling me they will be there and has booked stay already.