I was in a wedding when I was 12 - too young to be a bridesmaid, too old to be a flower girl - so I was a junior bridesmaid. I hope that helps clear up that question.

They did that at the last wedding I went to, also, and it was very much appreciated!! Also, they had a contract with the photographer, and after taking all of the standard photos and the table photos, the photographer set up a corner for anyone to get their photo taken. Now, I don't know how more that cost them, but a LOT of people took advantage of it and had a good time! Since this was a man on our soccer team, we took a team photo, which the groom just loved! All in all, it was a FUN wedding!!

I was thinking the same thing, I'm afraid :)

I love the idea of the rose balls. They sounded beautiful! I love weddings.

Carnation -- get your invitations ONLINE! That's what I did, and it was so much cheaper than going to Swoozie's or another paper store in the Atlanta area. And they were beautiful and high-quality, too. I don't remember the name of the company I used right offhand, but I can find it for you if you're interested. (E-mail me if you want to chat-- you've still got my e-mail address, right?)

I had a blast planning my October wedding in 2003, and my cousin did a Christmas themed wedding a few years ago, so please feel free to get in touch with me if you want suggestions or need to bounce some ideas off of anyone. :)

Congrats to your daughter!
Carrie

I tried to pm you! Clean out your pm box! :)

I am having 4 attendants and 180 guests. That is a perfect size wedding for us.
The flower ball idea is something my friend did & I loved it so I think I want to do that for my 2 flowergirls. Unfortunately, my nephew refuses to be my "ring bear" as he calls it. I won't force him so I have to come up w/another idea...
Any suggestions?

Carnation this is a good idea you might want to check out. I know in the Los Angeles area that quite a few places are allowing receptions - for instance we have the Museum of latin american art in Long Beach that one of my friends checked in to for her wedding and reception. If I could afford it (whenever i finally get engaged) I would love to have my reception at the Aquarium of the Pacific.

Not sure what options are open for your daughter based upon the city the wedding is in but definitely check some of the places out.

Carolyn

Today is the day for blunt advice. How about telling him if he's such a brat, he doesn't get to participate?

Yeah I did but he was relieved. MY sister is the one who really wants him to do it & I would love to have him but not if he is going to throw a tantrum & refuse to walk down the aisle. BTW, he's 7 so he knows what he's supposed to do. He just doesn't want to do it.

Haha good for you.

bette, you are wise beyond your years. if little nephew is telling you he does not want to be ringbearer, it is very wise to listen to him. don't let your sister or your parents force him into it. there might be as scene at the wedding. you don't have to have a ringbearer. children often upstage the bride(for good or bad reasons!) and it is your special day/

My brother-in-laws sister had her rehearsal dinner at the Aquarium in Dallas and it was beautiful. Plus for the cocktail hour you got to look arounda t all the fishies! I would take my glass of wine and go watch the penguins. It was great.

I had neither a ring bearer nor a flower girl at my wedding. I wanted my nephew to be the ring bearer but his real dad was marrying the woman with whom he cheated on my sister (he was married to my sister, cheated on her while she was still pregnant, got the other girl pregnant when my nephew was 6 months old, divorced my sister, had another kid with the woman and then decided to get married) the same day. I was not happy about that because we had already been planning our wedding for a year when they decided they're going to get married the same day. (I don't think my sister told them that was also my wedding day.) Whatever.

Some friends of ours are getting married at the Art Musem here in July. They were going to get married at a gorgeous old theatre until the city decided to do some work on it. I think their wedding will be absolutely gorgeous and can't wait for it.

My fiancé wants to have our wedding reception at the Aquarium in Brooklyn. My mother thinks it doesn't sound elegant enough for a wedding reception. What do you guys think?

For those of you asking about aquarium weddings/receptions, it can be very elegant. I was a bridesmaid for a wedding that was held at the South Carolina Aquarium and it was a really cool locale. I'll admit that I was wary about it but it ended up being really neat. The ring bearer used a stuffed sea turtle as the "pillow" for the rings and the favors were a cute little creamer and sugar set with aquarium scenes on them. The bride and groom were both big scuba-divers (and the groom had a B.S. in Aquaculture), so it was neat for them. It was an evening reception too, so it was really classy.

Thanks for the input. I am working on my SCUBA certification right now. My fiancé is a diver. When he suggested this location, I thought he meant we would get married inside a display underwater wearing SCUBA gear surrounded by fish, lol!