Let's Play the Bride Below Me

True! Got it purchased at a sample sale over the summer. Heck yes for savings!


The bride below me is having a destination wedding.

False! Staying in Chicago area.

The bride below me met her fiancé on the internet (like me).

View Quoted Comment True! It's amazing what you can find on the internet!


The bride below has a halo-style ER

View Quoted Comment False! I wouldn’t consider it a halo at least. If so a vintage version!

The bride below me is getting married in the most popular wedding month October (like me).

False -but close. I'm getting married in November

The bride below me is going for a A-line style wedding dress.

View Quoted Comment I haven’t gone shopping yet but am A-line dress is high on my “want” list!


The bride below me is getting married in less than a year.

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True! I am getting married 4/18/2020!

The bride below me has their venue picked already.

View Quoted Comment True! Booked our venue last month.


The bride below will have a destination wedding.

View Quoted Comment True. Getting married at Sandals Resort in Jamaica


The bride below is having a large wedding party

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False! We each have 5 people standing with us, but I guess that could be considered large for some.

The bride below is doing a first look.

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True! I love the idea of having a special moment alone with my FH before the wedding!

The bride below me is getting married in a barn.

View Quoted Comment False! Getting married outside at my grandparents house. Heck yea for saving tons of money!


The bride below me is going on their honeymoon right after their wedding.

True! We’re going to leave on the Monday after!


The bride below me is wearing a cathedral veil.

True! Our wedding is on a Thursday night and we fly out Saturday morning!!


The bride below me has gone over her budget.

I’ll do both since there were double responses.


Cathedral veil - false, not long enough, I’ll need a royal/monarch length for my dress.
Over budget - true-ish. Once we figured out how much venues and catering actually cost, we adjusted our budget upwards (but we can cover it!)
The bride below me is incorporating a cultural tradition into her/their wedding.

True! We will be integrating Jewish and Catholic elements (I am Jewish, my FH is Catholic) and I grew up in Thailand so there will be a Thai ceremony honoring our elders at the reception.

The bride below me wants her pet to be a ring bearer, but the venue won't allow it

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False! Our dog will be the ring bearer because our venue is dog friendly

The bride below me has already picked her centerpiece design.

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False! My mom & I have been trying to figure this out for the past week LOL .

The bride below me has her siblings in the wedding party.

True!
The bride below me has made a budget spreadsheet already.

True!

I love staying organized and can't imagine not seeing where my money is going towards.

The bride below me has paid off most of her vendors!