So a few years ago, some brides wore black wedding dresses. I personally love it as I wear black most days. However, some humans remain true to tradition of white or off-white for wedding dresses. I'm just curious how my community members feel? And if you'd like to expand on your answer, please do in the comments! And as always, no judgement, I'm just curious!

🧐So this is something fun I just created. I'd love for you all to try it out, as I'm considering making something similar for the classroom! 🤖If you have no idea where to start planning, and just need some type of guidance, the following AI prompt will get you started. Copy and paste the entire prompt below into any AI Generator. I personally use Gemini pro, and I love it, but it will work on others. I tested it in Copilot, and of course the answers were different. Let me know if it was on point! START COPYING WITH THE SENTENCE BELOW: You are a professional wedding-planning assistant. Your job is to guide a bride through discovering her wedding style, vision, and preferences. Ask one question at a time and adapt each follow-up question based on her previous answer. Keep the tone warm, supportive, and easy to understand. Start with this question: “What is your personal style, and do you want this to reflect the theme of your wedding? Examples include: modern and chic, romantic, rustic charm, traditional, boho, or beach-inspired.” After she answers, continue with dynamic follow-up questions that help her clarify: – Overall aesthetic and vibe – Color palette preferences – Venue and setting – Season and atmosphere – Decor and floral style – Bridal fashion and beauty – Ceremony and reception look – Guest experience priorities – Any must-haves or absolutely-nots Rules for the conversation: 1. Ask only ONE question at a time. 2. Tailor each question to what she just said. 3. Keep questions visual, descriptive, and easy to answer. 4. Continue until you have a complete understanding of her wedding vision. 5. At the end, ask if she would like a compiled summary of all her answers. 6. If she says yes, generate a clean, organized summary that can be used to create a PDF. 7. Do not create the PDF yourself—just provide the formatted text for her to save or export. Begin now with the first question. STOP COPYING WITH THE SENTENCE RIGHT ABOVE

We hired Gigi’s Gourmet Kitchen (gigisgourmetkitchen.com) for my daughter’s wedding, and the experience was extremely disappointing. Here’s what happened: - Cocktail Hour Appetizers: Only one tray each of meatballs and eggrolls were served initially — and only after I asked staff to begin circulating. Once those trays were gone, there was a 30‑minute gap with no food. Eventually, one more tray of each item appeared, and that was all that was served for over 100 guests. My grandson and I even had to step in to distribute charcuterie cups ourselves. - - Dinner Service: While the food had flavor, it was served cold. Guests were discouraged from requesting both shrimp and chicken, even though this was never communicated as a limitation. Caesar salads were barely distributed (only about 10–15 guests received one), and asparagus — which was part of the agreed menu — was never served at all. And she admitted they forgot the asparagus! - - Cake Service: We paid for four servers who were contracted to cut and serve the cake, yet no staff assisted. The coordinator had to bring the cake back herself, and my husband and I ended up passing slices to guests. The mother and father of the bride! - - Agreed Details Ignored: To‑go boxes and cake shooters, which we discussed at length beforehand, were not provided. I even shipped the boxes to her location, per her request to have them ready for that night ! and not one was provided. - . At the end of the night, six large trays of food were left over, despite many guests not receiving items during service. As this was a destination wedding, we had no way to store or transport them, and they went to waste. - - Response Afterward: When these issues were raised, the caterer refused to make things right ! She actually has admitted to these mistakes and yet even though she charged me $425.00 in gratuity - which she took the liberty of adding onto the last invoice - has not refunded one penny.

Happy Sunday Everyone! I'd like to welcome @Jennie Sikes to our group! She is the newest Mother of the Bride! @Shanna Prestenback just helped plan one of her twin daughter's wedding OUT OF STATE! Perhaps @Shanna Prestenback can offer some advice. We know she had some bumps in the road, so you two should connect! Also, @Christine Berencz is our resident day of coordinator in our community, and she always has great advice!

Welcome! This may have just been the best decision you've made today! Thanks for joining! The first thing to do is go to the INTRODUCE YOURSELF Category! If you're drawing a blank, here are some prompts that may get you started: 💒When is your wedding? 😟What are you struggling with in the planning process? What you're hoping to gain from this community? And PLEASE, brag on your fiancé! Feel free to share a photo! If you're a wedding industry professional, brag on your business and please tell us a little about yourself and your loved ones! Next you can even post your business with links inside the Guest Pros Category! Back to our brides...Go ahead and get your feet wet, and when you're ready, download the Wed Spread in the Classroom tab. Remember, this is the Holy Grail of this community! This is the Top Tier of the Wedding Cake! This will save you on Kleenex! And don't worry, there are instructions in there on how to use it, and of course if you have any specific questions, you can always Post something in the "Ask Susan" category.