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Post by flamingo on Mar 9, 2018 19:59:58 GMT -6
lfig - BMs and groomsmen pay for their wedding attire here. S will be such a cute FG. And now that you bring it up, I would actually look very forward to a wedding if one of my kiddos were in it. MH is supposed to be traveling to DC for National Police Week the day of the first wedding (babysitters) But has decided to go a day late so he doesn’t miss her FG debut. Lol. This is precious. I'm sure she'll do great!
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Post by slenle on Mar 9, 2018 20:00:25 GMT -6
We have no weddings this year and I’m very happy about that! We actually have like, zero plans for the summer which I’m sure will change, but it’s pretty awesome.
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Post by slenle on Mar 9, 2018 20:05:54 GMT -6
Our kids are at the in laws for the weekend. Dh and I went out for pizza and mai tais (our local sports bar bought the mai tai recipe from another restaurant that closed... so good!) I had 2 and feel quite intoxicated. 😳Now we’re home and are going to watch bad moms Christmas. I’ve seen t twice already but dh wants to watch it. Lol. But i don’t mind, it’s a good movie that I don’t really have to pay attention to!
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Post by chrisy01 on Mar 9, 2018 20:13:32 GMT -6
Our wedding party paid for their clothes. I've been in weddings where the bride and groom paid for everything. But those were very few.
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Post by tallb on Mar 9, 2018 20:19:54 GMT -6
There is an f'ing travel warning for playa and we are going to the riveria Maya next month sans kids. Not pleased about this development. Destination weddings are such a chore. We are going to Playa with the kids next month. I hope is lifted by then. Did you hear about the boat that blew up last month? I hadn't heard about that at all.. def getting out wills find before we go 😔
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Post by snoopmommymom on Mar 9, 2018 20:44:30 GMT -6
We are going to Playa with the kids next month. I hope is lifted by then. Did you hear about the boat that blew up last month? I hadn't heard about that at all.. def getting out wills find before we go 😔 I didn’t hear about it until this week. We really only planned to have a resort-based vacation since this will be our first family-of-4 vacation (not counting trips to visit our home states/families). We booked through Costco travel and there was a strict cancellation policy. At this point i don’t plan on cancelling but i wonder if we’d be allowed a full refund.
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Post by cagoldi on Mar 9, 2018 21:02:53 GMT -6
That sounds exciting sands42! I told mh that I want Botox this year for my bday. Maybe some fillers too. Pete and my mom lost their minds when I said I wanted Botox. They may have talked me out of it. I might consider Restylane or Juvederm though. But now that I think about I can't imagine that anything is vegan.
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Post by cagoldi on Mar 9, 2018 21:04:31 GMT -6
S is in 2 weddings this summer! Her babysitters and our nephews. Wedding question....and I think this may be regional. But is is customary for the bride and groom to pay for the bridesmaid dresses and groomsmen tuxes/suits? Or does the bridesmaids/groomsmen pay for it theirselves? I’m just curious. I’ve seen both. Where I grew up, the wedding party always paid for their own, but where I live the bride and groom pay for everything. I've always paid for my own and we had our wedding party pay for theirs as well. Same. I can tell you something embarrassing that will make you feel better? I forgot to put a stamp on our return envelopes for the response cards that went out with our invites.
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Post by chrisy01 on Mar 9, 2018 21:07:16 GMT -6
I've always paid for my own and we had our wedding party pay for theirs as well. Same. I can tell you something embarrassing that will make you feel better? I forgot to put a stamp on our return envelopes for the response cards that went out with our invites. Not embarrassing. My cousin A didn't put a stamp on intentionally. Everyone knows btb have a lot on their plates.
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Post by chrisy01 on Mar 9, 2018 21:07:21 GMT -6
I've always paid for my own and we had our wedding party pay for theirs as well. Same. I can tell you something embarrassing that will make you feel better? I forgot to put a stamp on our return envelopes for the response cards that went out with our invites. Not embarrassing. My cousin A didn't put a stamp on intentionally. Everyone knows btb have a lot on their plates. Edit: sorry for the duplicate post.
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Post by guster on Mar 9, 2018 21:24:07 GMT -6
Josie's in a wedding this summer. I'm excited to see her walk down the aisle bc I know she'll love it. She talks about being the fg all the time, but it's such a long day that I worry about her endurance (and sitting still through the ceremony). Right now we have no sitter for Charlie so we asked MH's sister to come up for the weekend, but the only she can do it is if we pay for her flight (which we are considering). Otherwise, I don't know what we will do. We'll be in our new town for abt 2 months at that point and we have some former students that will be home from college who we would trust to babysit, so maybe that'll work.
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Post by guster on Mar 9, 2018 21:24:59 GMT -6
Let us know how it goes, @sands!!
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Post by wineallthetime on Mar 9, 2018 22:05:15 GMT -6
Nurse weighing me, "Is that right?? You don't look like you weigh that much, you look small". Don't know if that's a compliment or insult..
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Post by peachsmama on Mar 9, 2018 22:09:31 GMT -6
The play was great and I didn't starve. I sat next to a nice old man who fell asleep at one point and leaned on my shoulder 😆
Dh had a rough night with the boys though.. That's 2 nights this week I've gone out and I have to take maternity pictures this weekend for my cousin.. he's going to run to work on Monday.
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Post by tgrimes on Mar 9, 2018 22:42:26 GMT -6
Nurse weighing me, "Is that right?? You don't look like you weigh that much, you look small". Don't know if that's a compliment or insult.. Did you cut her?
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Post by Sunny41 on Mar 9, 2018 23:12:32 GMT -6
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Post by chrisy01 on Mar 9, 2018 23:18:17 GMT -6
Nurse weighing me, "Is that right?? You don't look like you weigh that much, you look small". Don't know if that's a compliment or insult.. I would take it as a compliment. But lately I have been trying to look on the positive side.
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Post by chrisy01 on Mar 9, 2018 23:19:46 GMT -6
I should be going to bed but instead I am working on some things to prepare for next week for work. Some new things have come into light so I am trying to get a ahead so I have an upper hand. There might be a managers role opening up in the next few months and I want a chance to get it.
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Post by Sunny41 on Mar 9, 2018 23:45:58 GMT -6
I should be going to bed but instead I am working on some things to prepare for next week for work. Some new things have come into light so I am trying to get a ahead so I have an upper hand. There might be a managers role opening up in the next few months and I want a chance to get it. I really hope you do.you deserve it and I joe you aren't ignored like last time
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Post by Sunny41 on Mar 9, 2018 23:47:43 GMT -6
It's almost midnight and I'm waiting on my brother to get here from the airport. I'm sure he's tired and we are tired but I feel like saying hi and hoping he is ok with jetting off to bed.
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Post by trtlcrzy on Mar 9, 2018 23:47:59 GMT -6
Nurse weighing me, "Is that right?? You don't look like you weigh that much, you look small". Don't know if that's a compliment or insult.. They’re weighing you? I never got weighed at the hospital after giving birth. Did you tell her that she’s rude and shouldn’t say things like that to hormonal women that have just had babies?
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Post by trtlcrzy on Mar 9, 2018 23:51:29 GMT -6
We went over to a friend’s house tonight after dinner. You know you’re getting old/have young kids when you’re home at 11pm.
I had 3 in my bridal party, but an acquaintance of mine had like 10 people and they were all each other’s bridesmaids. No thanks.
The norm around here is for everyone to buy or rent their own attire, although DH was given some money towards his tux for the last wedding he was in.
We have 2 weddings this year and they are both in the next 3 months. I plan to get a babysitter for both so I can let my hair down and have a good time.
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Post by nam2013 on Mar 10, 2018 0:27:21 GMT -6
Re bridal party This isn’t really a thing over here. You see them a bit more these days, but not a lot. We have so-called ‘witnesses’, both bride and groom each have two. After you say your vows, you have to sign an official marriage declaration. All of the witnesses have to co-sign. Witnesses are often good friends, parents, grandparents, siblings. Since we both have two sisters, we choose them. I gave each of my sisters a 100 towards a nice dress/shoes whatever, just because I thought it was a nice thing to do.
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Post by wineallthetime on Mar 10, 2018 3:43:54 GMT -6
Nurse weighing me, "Is that right?? You don't look like you weigh that much, you look small". Don't know if that's a compliment or insult.. They’re weighing you? I never got weighed at the hospital after giving birth. Did you tell her that she’s rude and shouldn’t say things like that to hormonal women that have just had babies? I think they only did because they needed a room on the ob floor and transfered me to a different floor where I think weight is part of their daily vitals.
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Post by wineallthetime on Mar 10, 2018 3:58:55 GMT -6
Between the 2 of us we have 4 sisters, so we had them and a close cousin in our btidal party in my side. Huge bridal parties seem more for show then anything!
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Post by guster on Mar 10, 2018 6:06:48 GMT -6
I didnt have a bridal party -- we had a mutual close friend do a reading, my best friend and MH's best friend held our rings and brought them to us. We had to do the witness thing, too, @nam. MH's brother and sister signed for us.
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Post by Sunny41 on Mar 10, 2018 8:26:01 GMT -6
MH AND I had a destination elopement so no bridal party
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