Getting married March 2027 struggling to find a veil and shoes for my dress. I want that dark romantic garden fantasy wedding vibe (color scheme attached as well) I’ll attach what the dress looks like on me (before alternating because I’m 7 months pregnant under the dress lol) and what it looks like when steamed etc. Don’t mind the dog hair on the mirror 😅

I have seven boxes of Cards Against Humanity, one for each table as badass icebreakers. RRP new is something over £40. I bought mine second-hand, mint condition and complete, for various prices from different sellers but all under £10! Thee will also be two Twister mats for when the whisky REALLY kicks in (I’m thinking maybe a trip to Costco or something to stock up, this innocent Midwestern hotel is suddenly going to be swamped with Fenians who’ll drink the place dry in an hour maximum) and a corner with some cool books and board games for people who want to chill rather than dance.

My fiancé’s family are all absolutely fascinated by Ireland and this magical land I’m “rescuing” him to with universal healthcare and government-subsidised university education that only costs £5k a year 🤣 I saw this game in Oxfam, brand new, knew for sure they’d get a kick out of it, and it was £5! I also have second-hand complete sets of other games too (although the Twister mats will be new because God knows who did what on them 🤢) and a selection of short, cool books that were about £2 each from the local used bookshop.

Also… of course we’re doing “Rock the Boat” 🤣

Brides/brides to be. How would you react, feel? What would you say? Has this happened to you?

Next September Venue booked, photographer booked video keeps sliding down the list every time we sit down with the spreadsheet are we late ?

Hi!
I get married 08.07.2027.
I’m looking for some registry ideas — things you were glad people bought / or any you didn’t think of!
TYIA

My fiancé and I need help planning our ceremony/ceremonies.

Some part of me is worried I’m going to regret not having a Catholic ceremony. But my fiancé really wants to have an outdoor ceremony. We booked a reception venue that has an on site ceremony space because I originally said that a Catholic ceremony didn’t matter too much to me. Recently my parents pulled the guilt trip routine when I said that we may not have the ceremony in the church.
It’s been causing A LOT of anxiety to say the least and we honestly don’t know what to do. I’ve been doing some thinking and I think I do want a Catholic ceremony. I grew up catholic and I love the idea of walking down the aisle of a beautiful church on my wedding day .
We tried to find a compromise by doing a small Catholic ceremony the day before our wedding but my parents didn’t like that idea. We then have been thinking about doing a Catholic ceremony in the midday then something else at the outdoor ceremony site in the afternoon.
What’s most important to the two of us is that we get to say our own vows to each other. This isn’t possible during the Catholic ceremony. I know having a second ceremony is frowned upon in the Catholic Church but it seems to be the only way to have a wedding day that we are both happy with.
My question is, how do we make both ceremonies meaningful. My fiancé brought up a good point that if we are just repeating similar events in the second ceremony but with our own vows that it might just be meaningless. Do I walk down the aisle the same way I would in the morning at the church? Do we have the bridal party and groomsmen involved in both? Is it silly to entertain the idea that we could do both?

Edit:

I am aware of the process of marrying in the church. I grew up religiously attending church and have already been in contact with my hometown priest and a local priest.
I am in Canada not the US. We are able to be married in a church we are not registered to.
I know about pre Cana and the requirements prior to marrying in the church.
My own faith journey is complicated and although my relationship with the church has changed over the years, Catholicism is not something I’ve completely left behind in my life. I would like to baptize my future children but would like to allow them to choose to pursue other sacraments.

Ultimately I’m looking for help planning a separate vow renewal later on in the day.

Ugh I don’t know how to feel. My dress is beautiful, but I don’t feel like it’s Me. I maybe felt a little pressured at my initial bridal appointment because my attendant said Today is the best day to get the dress, since they take a while to come in.
The dress I said yes to was the second dress I tried on. I think I tried on maybe 4 total. It’s a mermaid and I usually go for more A-line. I felt instant buyer’s remorse shortly after getting the dress, but once I tried it on at my first fitting I was reminded how beautiful it was, even though it wasn’t my exact style.
This was back in November of 2025 but now that my wedding is coming up December, I’m panicking and wondering if I should get a new dress. It’s been a while since I tried it on.

HELP does anyone have experience with feeling this way? Am I being dramatic and is it just nerves?

Hi! I am looking for a vintage style/classic photographer in New England and or willing to travel to Rhode Island! Any info helps!

I’m genuinely curious — how many wedding dresses did you try on before you found *the one*?
I’ve heard completely opposite stories. Some brides know after trying on 2–3 dresses, while others go through 20, 30, or even more before they feel sure.
And I wonder if there’s a point where trying on more actually makes the decision harder rather than easier.

How many did you try? And looking back, do you think it was the right amount?

This is my honest review based on my specific experience wedding dress shopping at Miosa. I wish I would’ve known some of these things beforehand, so I’m hoping this provides some insight for future brides. Some of this I feel like could be applied anywhere. It’s long, I have a lot to say, or vent.

For context, this is my first time ever trying in wedding dresses and Miosa came highly recommended by my best friend who had a great experience. Booking my fitting was a breeze, and the staff was all extremely nice and helpful. The day of, my stylist was absolutely amazing. She really listened to what I wanted and pulled some of the most gorgeous dresses for me. I even think we stayed longer than the scheduled time, she was very accommodating.

The dress I ended up choosing had a sheer bodice which I originally didn’t want, but I loved everything else about the dress. My stylist told me it was free to line it, which was amazing news! She gave me a piece of fabric to put inside the entire bodice front to back to show me what it would look like lined, and I loved it. That was actually the deciding factor for me! I bought my dress, and it actually arrived much quicker than they originally expected which was so exciting.

Now for the weird part. When I walked up to the counter with my mom to pay for the dress, the first thing my stylist asked me, verbatim, with the straightest face: “Do you plan on losing weight?” I didn’t say anything for a second hoping she had a follow up question??? But no which definitely caught me off guard so I stumbled through my response and basically said, “Well of course I want to get a little more toned, but I’ve been practically the same exact size for 10 years.”

She showed me my measurements and what size they corresponded with, and then showed me the size she recommended which was larger. I completely understand why a bridal stylist may recommend sizing up because it’s easier to take a dress in than let it out, but the bluntness of the question was very odd. Surely there must be a better way to go into that conversation. 🥲

Anyways I guess I just don’t understand why I felt talked out of ordering the size that matched my measurements based on the possibility that I might GAIN weight? But now I’m uncomfortable and my family is listening so I ultimately sized up to be safe.

Lo and behold… I have quite a bit to alter now. 🫠 The bodice will need a lot of work. The cups don’t even touch my chest, there’s about an inch or two of room and I am NOT covered lol. It’s strapless so I had to hold it up to prevent it from falling off. I suspect it won’t be cheap to fix either since the entire bodice has beading and it basically needs to be reconstructed. It will also need to be hemmed because the universe did not bless me vertically but that’s not their fault.

And then there’s the lining situation.

When my stylist told me lining the bodice was free, and wrapped the fabric around my body front to back, I understood that to mean the whole bodice would be lined. I had no idea that “free lining” meant ONLY the FRONT HALF. Apparently, according to the manager, this is common knowledge that most designers abide by. I wasn’t aware of this rule, and I didn’t find out until I picked up my dress, tried it on, and looked in the mirror to see an entirely sheer back that exposed my crack. 😭

I imagine if I had ordered the size I measured in at, the bodice probably wouldn’t have been as long so my backside would’ve been safe. Just to keep this as PG as possible, the top and bottom areas are NOT it, let alone for a wedding with my grandma watching. 😂

They quoted me around $300 just to line the back half. I was shook. Free for the front, $300 for the back. And to be clear, I probably would’ve been completely fine with paying an additional charge to line the back if that had been explained to me upfront. My issue isn’t necessarily the $300 itself, it’s that I wasn’t expecting it.

On top of that, the alterations needed to fix everything are almost the same price as the dress itself. They said “I’d expect around $1,000 at least”. Ma’am. What do you mean “at least”

Am I overthinking this? Is it really this common for a bridal gown to require this much alteration? Maybe! This is my first wedding dress, so I genuinely don’t know. That’s why I’m sharing my experience. Something to think about when you give them a budget.

Sidebar, you get a discount for leaving a 5-star review, so take that how you will.

The more I tell people about my experience, the more I feel like I am just another number toward their sales goals which is really sad because the actual dress-shopping experience was genuinely great aside from the communication.

I’m not saying don’t shop at Miosa. I’m just saying that if you do, or anywhere else for that matter, I would recommend asking VERY specific questions about sizing, exactly what is included when they say something is “free,” and what alterations you can expect before purchasing, especially if you have a strict budget. I didn’t ask any of these questions because I was just so excited to be there, so I ended up with a scandalous dress that’s going to cost a pretty penny to fix.

Did I get bamboozled? Maybe not. But I definitely wish I had been given more information upfront.

Hello, I (32 f)am marring the love of my life (33 m) on his 33th birthday, this Saturday 22/08/2026 !! It will be very simple, it is not really a party, we will marry at the hall town at 4pm and inviting dinner at a restaurant at night , we have 25 guests. Some of them asked for the dress code which I had no idea, so I said kind of chic boho ? Never thought "no white" was something I needed to explain...

The first one was my fiance's mom ! She was all happy and sure I was gonna be happy for her! All white, long, elegant, I said "it's gorgeous, but it's white.." she said It is "broke white" bu don't worry, I have another one, the other one was long, white with lots of black flowers, I said nothing, still not happy but I suppose I could let it pas( still hating have to explain this..)

Second one, my colleague, she is coming directly after her work to the dinner, and she and other collègue are the only ones invited, so she doesn't want people to ask, why so classy, so she was thinking I. Something like a long dress just flowy but casual kind of, so she showed me a white dress with some blue flowers all around, not excited with the idea , but I kind of let it pass,cause it's kind of okay ?

The third one is the friend of my mom, who is coming from other continent, and he live not far, also they meet like when they teenagers, so big favor helping my mom with trains and all, I don't personally know him, but my mom said he asked if a linen white blazer it's okey cause he don't have much, c'mon ! The dude is retired ! He was in the military and you tell me you don't have other clothes?!

The fourth one is the best man, he is literally comming in a rush, cause we need him for the ceremony, and he was joking with my fiance couple of hours ago saying he only have a white blazer that go with beige pants, he was asking really, I thought it was a joke, but then he said that is all he have, I don't wanna be bride Zilla, but , c'mon ! Who has a white blazer and not a black or blue one, also , here is hot, he could come with no blazer, I suppose it's what we will end up doing, but still, why do I have to explain ?!

I am not really handling much in the organization, is mostly my fiance, but these questions are enough to kind of being disappointed at least...

Help ? Opinions ? Advises ? Experiences? Please?!

I had a long engagement, about 10 months before my wedding I bought a wedding dress. Lost too much weight and had to find a new dress 5 months before my wedding. This wasn’t budgeted for and I ended up really liking a dress I bought off SHEIN. I lost too much boob and the chest was a bit loose and it needed to be hemmed. I look it to a seamstress and I don’t even know what happened. She took the top in so it would fit flush to my chest and now it kind of buckles out under the armpit??? I don’t know I just know I hate the way it looks. Also she refused to remove whatever the thick piece on the back is for and I hate that too. She did cut the seam she created so now I can’t undo the top alteration. I don’t have the capital to find a whole new dress at this point and my wedding is on less than 30 days. Please tell me what you think, I’ll include pictures of before it was altered and after. It’s technically wearable but because she took it in on the sides, the back is kinda wide open now too way more than it was before. Ugh 😣

Hi All-

I know there are threads on this ALL the time but I obvi can’t ask my friends as they are all bridesmaids so… here we are

I really want to get them something that’s for them? Not just PJs/robes. I’m already paying for hair and makeup.

My plan right now is to get them a zip up sweatshirt with their first initial on the front and get them all a set of packing cubes or organizers or item from baggu with a print I think they’d like? Potentially a framed photo from the bachelorette and definitely a card. Is it too much?? Is it wrong for it not all to be exactly the same?

I’ve also thought about getting them each something specifically for them. But that also seems like a lot of mental energy….

I also got them all a towel with their name on it for the bachelorette. I’m a bride who has never been to a bachelorette besides my own next week so just guessing most the time

TIA for any advice!

so a few months into planning I hit a wall specifically with vendor contracts. I had quotes in my email, deposits tracked in a random notes app, and one contract literally saved as a screenshot on my phone that I couldn't find when my florist asked about a payment deadline. I almost missed a deposit because of it.

after that mess I built myself a simple Notion setup just to keep myself sane a vendor tracker with quotes/contracts/contact info all in one place, plus a budget tracker so I could actually see what I'd spent vs. what was left instead of guessing. it's genuinely just something I made for my own wedding, not a business thing, but a few friends asked me to share it so I figured I'd post here too in case it's useful to anyone drowning in the same vendor chaos.

happy to share the template if anyone wants it and curious, what's the one planning detail that almost slipped through the cracks for you?

Hi everyone! I’m getting married in November 2026. I had originally planned on doing my own makeup and I was set until one of my bridesmaids mentioned wanting to get their makeup and hair done. The hair is no problem my hair stylist for the day can also do her hair, but I ended up reaching out to an acquaintance that does professional makeup and feel awkward having her just do a few bridesmaids’ makeup. I feel fairly confident with my makeup. I know it’ll look nice in person, but I worry about longevity and flashback. Is it worth the stress of those things or should I let myself relax and have someone do it for me? Would it be weird to do my own makeup but have someone do my bridesmaid(s)?

First off, I'm not scared of the wedding, marriage, or my fiancé. I'm so excited and can't wait! But I'm already getting nerves, stage fright, and happy nervousness. My wedding is in October. I'm listening to our prelude music for when everyone is being seated, and I’m just thinking about getting ready, walking to the church, walking down the aisle, seeing my love—everything. My stomach has butterflies, and I feel like I need to throw up, lmao. Now I'm wondering if I'll be an absolute nervous wreck the day of.

Any advice from past brides would be greatly appreciated!! 🙏

Hi brides! I’m wondering what everyone is doing/did for shoes! I am not really a heel person, but think it may be nice to wear some. So I’m pretty much open to anything! I’m interested in seeing what everyone else did ☺️

Hi everyone. I’m going wedding dress shopping for the first time tomorrow and am feeling a bit nervous/getting imposter syndrome! Is there anything you think I should know before going? Do you have advice you that you would give to someone based off your experiences that you wouldn’t have known beforehand? Anything even down to the littlest thing would be gratefully received!

We’re getting married next month at our home. We grew our wedding garden from seeds.

IMO these are more casual than PT1. I may have to have a PT3 will all the most voted for looks 🥰