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Hey weddit, help me through my panic and rage here.

Our plans from the beginning were to use my brother's close friend and bandmate (brother is professional musician) as our DJ. He DJs casually in NYC, knows our music taste, etc.

Well, DJ-friend doesn't have liability insurance and 9 days ago, my venue contacted me asking for proof of insurance etc. I started hounding my brother and DJ-friend 9 days ago to get this taken care of (found them a plan, sent step-by-step instructions, said I'm paying for it, etc.). They still haven't tackled this. Last night DJ-friend said he'd tackle it this morning. Well it's 1:30 now and he hasn't answered my texts or emails all day.

At this point, I'm incr

Wedding is in just under two weeks. I just had my final fitting, and was looking at pics of me in my backless gown. I have a slight but noticeable sports bra tan. Since it's noticeable in the crappy cell phone pics, I'm worried about how pronounced it will be with HD cameras and nice lighting.

TL;DR I was thinking of using a tanning lotion. Anyone have any recommendations? Or is this a terrible thing to try out so close to the wedding? Will it look weird if I just use it on my back?

Thanks for any pointers!

Hi everyone,

I know you get a lot of housing questions, so I apologize about yet another one. I've searched the sub, though, and didn't see anything on these two companies.

Has anyone lived in a Fox Bloomington or Dwellings LLC property? Or know anything about them? Both companies manage a few different buildings.

I'm a young professional looking for housing from afar, so it's hard to get a sense of the options. For more details, I'm looking for a quiet, clean building. Budget is about $1,000/mo.

Thanks in advance for any pointers!

Hey weddit, I could use your help. My fiance and I aren't big liquor drinkers, and we're working on our bar plan. We are allowed to bring outside alcohol, which is awesome. But we have no idea which labels are reasonably affordable yet not disgusting.

We're doing classic margaritas, Kentucky mules, and will have some vodka on hand with mixers as well. Anyone have any recommendations for a vodka, bourbon, and tequila that are palatable and won't break the bank?

I had my second dress fitting a few days ago and I'm too excited not to share. I've already spammed my besties and mom with pics, but I can't stop looking at them!

It's a bit too tight now (hello holiday weight), but the seamstress says we can address that at the next fitting if I don't adjust back to my pre-Thanksgiving size.

Album here! It's the Theia Devon gown with the Elsa overskirt.

Shout out to The Alterationist in Chicago. She's the bomb.

Hi everyone,

Has anyone else noticed a weird taste to Silk unsweetened soy milk lately? I've gotten two cartons, both with best by dates in February. Both taste way different than they normally do. They have an almost chemical taste to them, like they taste really...clean, if that makes sense. It's unpleasant.

Has anyone else noticed a taste change? I've googled and don't see any recall or anything, or any news about a formula change.

So I recently finished DIYing all of my invitations. It was a ton of work and probably not worth it, but I really love how they came out. Here's one all wrapped up and pretty and ready to go in its envelope.

So I mailed them like two days ago. I printed address labels and return address labels. I don't mail things often, so I didn't know it was a bad idea to put a return address label on the back of the envelope (I put it along the envelope seam). I saw it done on Pinterest, so why couldn't I do it?!

Well today, two days later, I got back two invitations. No "return to sender" or anything on it. So now I'm panicking that USPS is reading my return address label a

Hi weddit! It's obviously black Friday and I need help deciding if I should order a cover up. I'm getting married in March and, as long as it's not pouring, want to get some wedding photos outside. So I'm planning to have a cover up in case it's frigid.

I'm wearing the Theia Devon gown, which is very simple. I'm pairing it with the Elsa overskirt (front, back) for the ceremony. I'm having the train removed and wearing that look, without the skirt, for the reception. Please excuse potato quality photos, of course my cell phone broke right before my first fitting and I was stuck on

My fiancé and I are hoping to adopt a dog this summer. We've filled out the survey below. If we've said anything contradictory or unrealistic, please correct our expectations. We would be thankful for any advice!

What breeds or types of dogs are you interested in and why?

• No breeds in particular

What role is your dog expected to fill and how do you envision your dog fulfilling that role?

• We're mostly looking for a companion, from the couch to walks and hikes. Also potentially a jogging partner, but that's not necessary. We would like to do some obedience training for fun--tricks and things like that.

What experience do you have owning dogs? How about training dogs? Hav

Hi all, I have an internship coming up in another city and I'm pretty disappointed with the gym options in my neighborhood. The one option that is convenient and "affordable" is a Crossfit gym. I have some hip mobility and lower back issues that have kept me from doing traditional deadlifts and squats. Will this be a problem for Crossfit? I can, of course, work on my mobility because I would love for it to not be an issue anymore--but I only have two weeks before I move. Has anyone started Crossfit with some mobility issues?

My other options are a cheap gym with basically no barbells that looks super crowded in the mornings (and gets constant complaints about dirty showers and backed-up dra

Hi all, so this might be a really silly question. I've tried googling but haven't found anything super helpful. I'm trying to DIY my save the dates and invitations but I'm having some trouble printing them. One of the fonts is super fine, and it keeps coming up pixelated and uneven. I've tried two printers (one crappy one, one better one at FedEx) with basically the same result. The paper is 92lb matte cardstock from Cards & Pockets. I made the design in Word and then converted to a PDF.

Is this an issue with the resolution of my PDF? Am I supposed to do something to make it crisper? Or is it a printer problem? Will I have the same issue if I send my

...that stations and buffets are two different things, with two very different price points. My fiancé and I are considering two different caterers. Due to some confusion on my part, and some massive miscommunication, I accidentally requested a detailed price quote from one of them for stations (their most expensive option) when I was imagining buffets (their cheapest option). We got the price quote today and it was over $12,000 more than I had estimated based on an initial, tentative quote for 120 guests. I spent half my day freaking out and feeling deceived. I looked back over the options about an hour ago and saw that stations and buffets are, indeed, two different things. And now I feel

Hi everyone! Due to budgetary concerns, I'm trying to spend less on groceries. Looking over what my boyfriend and I buy in a week, we spend a ton on fresh veggies. I know that eating more frozen veggies could help cut costs, but they always seem mushy and bland. Does anyone have any tips? How do you like to cook frozen veggies? Any favorite recipes? Thank you!!

As an aside, changing grocery stores or seeking out other markets isn't an option. Our schedules are crazy busy, we don't have a car, and we live in an area of our city that doesn't have great grocery options. We use Peapod because otherwise we'd have to take a 20 minute bus ride to the closest grocery store.

Hi everyone,

I started lifting in January, but I think I've overdeveloped my chest and haven't worked enough on my upper back muscles (trapezius? I'm not great with anatomy). I'm sure I had rounded shoulders to begin with from poor posture at a desk job, but I've noticed that when I stand straight now, my shoulders are rounded and in front of my ears.

I have been doing cable rows and bent over barbell rows with a wide grip, but I've come to think I'm never really activating the right muscles--it's more like I'm pulling with my arms. I've also been really slow to progress on these exercises. Are there any other exercises to try that might help me activate them, or work them better? Thanks i