Financial Trouble Attending Best Friend's Wedding

HELP! My husband and I along with our 1 yr old son are supposed to attend a wedding in Illinois in September in which we are the entire wedding party. Our best friend is getting married to a girl we've only met once, and he asked my husband to be the best man. Then, they just assumed without asking.... [Read more]

Making the Wedding Cake as a gift

Hi, I will be making the wedding cake for my friend's wedding in December (about 300 guests) and I am also a bridesmaid and my fiance a groomsman. I am going to have to spend a great deal of money on this wedding. My fiance and I have calculated that between everything we will both be spending.... [Read more]

Wording for cake and punch reception

Is this format proper wording for a cake and punch reception? Jane Doe McFarland and James Earl Richards invite you to share a special moment in our lives as we become husband and wife on Saturday, the seventh of July Two thousand and seven at two-thirty in the afternoon Location 125 Anystreet.... [Read more]

Toasting Glasses and Wedding Cake Servers Necessary?

I have a strange question to ask. In many stores they sell Bride and Groom Champagne Glasses and Cake Cutting tools. Are we expected to purchase these items for our wedding reception or are basic versions normally provided by the Reception Hall? My fiance and I do not like champagne and besides.... [Read more]

Decorations to go along with cake topper

We are having a small wedding. The reception will be in the fellowship hall, following the ceremony at the church. My bridesmaids will be wearing between a burgundy and cranberry color dress. They will be carrying stargazer lilies, as will I in my bouqet. The florist is providing the cake topper,.... [Read more]