Posts by Edward Lopez21

Hey ladies,
Since I deal with absolutely brutal cramps, the only thing that actually touches the pain are Advil... they’re incredibly heavy-duty (and yes, I also struggle with gastritis), but without them, those days would be completely unbearable... nothing else works—not Aleve, not Motrin, not Tylenol, not even Midol... just Advil... give it a shot, maybe it’ll help you too!

Hey everyone,

We stopped by the local bakery today and picked up this cake:



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The bottom layer is a rich chocolate parfait loaded with chunks of both white and dark chocolate, while the top layer is pure strawberry bliss with actual pieces of fruit... yummmm...

Arthur Thompson11 said:Man, I envy you guys... We’re looking at about 170 guests. And I completely forgot—it’s a tradition where we bring gifts over on the Thursday and Friday before the wedding, so we'll need to have plenty of cookies ready by then too...
hahahahaha, I can't even deal.

It's the exact same situation for me... Thursday and Friday... because, well, I'm from the South:-))
But since we're getting married in New York City, we managed to dodge all those logistical headaches like guest arrivals, meal prep, and all that chaos...

Sure, we can always just deal with that mess at home... I mean, if we have to, we will, and it’s fine, but we made a point of leaving that out of the restaurant menu entirely...
Honestly, where I grew up, you’d never even see a plate of cookies sitting out at a wedding, so it feels completely natural to me that they aren't there... plus, since I'm not exactly a huge fan of them anyway, it was an easy decision to make...😉

Arthur Thompson11 said:I have a feeling that wouldn't go over very well in my neck of the woods...🙄

hehe...around here, everything works out just fine... actually, it works out way too well...😂

Arthur Thompson11 said:I honestly can’t wrap my head around why you all are getting so worked up over such nonsense. Personally, I think having a dedicated little corner just for cookies is a bit much—it feels almost excessive. At this rate, you won't even have any cookies left because everyone will be too self-conscious to go grab one, fearing they'll get judged for how many they're eating. Just put the cookies out on the table from the start and call it a day.

Or just don't bring them at all, haha.😂

Angela Thomas said:For me, that’s more like a weekly requirement...😂

😲 😲 😲—so you aren't going to serve cookies to him or his family? Wow... how brave of you...😁

They'll have cookies at home... they'll have cake at the restaurant... and that's that. 😁

I actually mentioned this to my mother-in-law, and she agreed—she said that when you've already got cake on the table, serving extra sweets just doesn't make any sense... so I'm perfectly happy swapping them out for some hors d'oeuvres instead 😂

🤣😂

Honestly, people talk so much about this stuff! I don't think I've even eaten fifty desserts in my entire life... so they really don't mean much to me at all. And honestly, given everything else we had going on that evening, we didn't actually need them... I just find it a bit tacky having sweets sitting on the table when there's already meat and soup right there... plus, you generally know when it's time for dessert and when it's time for a real meal😂
So we ended up cutting them out, and somehow nobody seems to get what I'm saying... hellooo? Since John Doe is part of our group, there's always supposed to be at least one dessert sent over every single day🤣

Alright ladies, please don't come for me, but I’ve officially insisted on stripping all those little bite-sized desserts from the menu... we're sticking strictly to the wedding cake...
I honestly can't remember the last time I actually ate a dessert at a wedding, and when you consider the sheer mountain of food and the cake itself, those tiny little pastries just feel redundant to me, quite frankly... they seem totally unnecessary😁
My fiancé was actually totally on board with cutting the sweets, and he even suggested we swap them out for some fancy hors d'oeuvres during the cocktail hour instead.😉

Hey everyone, does anyone here have any firsthand experience with the band Vigor out of Indianapolis?

I just spent some time listening to their tracks and I am honestly blown away... if I were ever in a position to be booking a wedding band, they would absolutely be my first choice... highly recommended!

Hey J&B, thought I'd share this one for anyone considering a winter wedding
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Zachary Price2 said:That was our experience too... look, I'm from California, and I have never stepped foot in a wedding that didn't have dessert, nor have I ever heard of anyone pulling a stunt like that. 😕🤷

In our neck of the woods, the tradition is that whenever the main cake comes out, you also bring out a whole tray of assorted pastries, plus extra cake and fruit on the buffet... that's how we did it, and everything was absolutely devoured because they were delicious. I even got special compliments from the folks from the Midwest, and let me tell you, those people definitely know their way around a good dessert.😁
Plus, people were actually grabbing little boxes of treats to take home with them.
I went through a massive headache trying to track down a local bakery that actually made high-quality, tasty pastries, but in the end, it was totally worth the effort.

As for that whole thing about the coffee, it’s just incomprehensible to me... I always make sure to work out a deal with the restaurant so that whatever our guests want to order, they get it—assuming it's on the menu, obviously, but it's really just a matter of negotiating the details ahead of time.

There is a massive difference between having pastries served alongside the cake, and what these girls are describing where the sweets are just sitting out on the table constantly...

I mean, personally, a cake alone would be plenty enough for me, since by the time you're done jumping around, dancing, and eating a full meal, you can barely find the room for a single slice of cake...

Quinn:

granitewolf20 As if I hadn't already suspected that things were heading in this direction... I’m really not looking to dive into any sweets right now; I think I'll just wait until the time actually feels right for that... 😁 So, I guess that means we’re actually waiting on the cake now... I’m assuming I’ll be able to touch base with Sal and work out a deal where they offer guests some cookies if anyone happens to start craving them early... I’ve never actually eaten that at any kind of party, and there was always a massive amount of leftovers left behind... If you ask me, it’s nothing more than a complete and total waste of money... And even if she actually managed to get her hands on that little takeout container, half of it would probably end up spilled all over the floor anyway... 🤷) I’ve had my fair share of heated arguments with my mom over this particular issue, but honestly, everything changed once she finally heard what actually happened to some people... especially seeing how much they were left with after everything was split right down the middle... 😲) She finally had to give in and deal with me...

Like Granitewolf20, I’m from the coast too, and honestly, we don't have those fancy dessert spreads around here either—mostly because I think they’re a completely useless addition to any table. A friend of mine recently had a buddy get married to a girl from New York City, and since they decided to host the wedding down in California, they went all out and put those little sweets on every single table... and let me tell you, about 90% of them just sat there untouched until the end...
With this much food, fruit, and drink spread out everywhere, there’s honestly just no room left in my life for dessert... especially when I'm staring down an endless line of platters featuring lamb right next to mountains of sweets...🙏

So, just to be crystal clear—even though my wedding is going to be in New York City, and even if we’re keeping things on the smaller side—there is absolutely no way I'm putting a tray of cookies on that table... We'll have a cake, sure, but I've decided everyone can just order whatever they actually want, whether it's pastries, crepes, or ice cream, so there will definitely be plenty of sweets to go around regardless...😉