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Let me say, as an older woman, I absolutely love your common sense wedding plans. More people should be following it and make it custom. Might I suggest putting some throw away cameras on the tables and asking your guest to take random pics for you and putting them in a drop box left at the wedding table before they leave. That way you can get them developed and have memories from your guests point of view. As we all know, the Bride and Groom are extremely busy on their special day and don’t have the time. Looking forward to more videos. Even part 2 - 3 etc. ❤❤

One idea I love as a foodie (and I'm so sad I didn't see this before I got married) is asking the guests to send you (or your bridesmaids) a recipe they love and then create a cooking book with their recipes 🥺 best guest book idea ever 😍

former bride + current part time wedding planner here now, just here to share my thoughts: 1) definitely do the video invite! I spend 100’s of dollars and wish I had done a video invite instead. You could always order a FEW paper invites for people who might like that if you want to 2) if you’re doing the taco truck ask what the cost would be to hire an employee to pass trays of food around. ONLY con about food trucks is lines, if you’re not worried about that due to your guest count then ignore this lol but just something to think about. 3) bud vases are amazing! we did these for our wedding and they looked gorgeous and so minimal and there was actually room for food on the tables. 4) I LOVE THE SURFBOARD IDEA!!! so freaking cute and unique to you and Jordy. 5) for bridesmaids flowers you could do a single white rose or flower. In my experience giving bridesmaids something to hold makes your pictures look more finished. Otherwise they don’t know what to do with their hands when standing next to you. SO EXCITED FOR YOU AND JORDY AND TO FOLLOW ALONG!!!!

As someone who watched you back in 2018 and watched you now, this did NOT feel like a blast from the past. This felt like a beautiful view into the future of strong and healed woman who is glowing with inner peace. Thanks for taking us along on the journey.

Michel, Your ideas are customized, creative & adorable! Sweet Girl, I hope you don't feel like you have to keep explaining that this is "round two." This is "Round One and Only" for you and Jordie, and therefore, this celebration is unique and special and one-of-a-kind! As such, enjoy yourselves to the full!

Great budget tips! When my daughter got married, I made the black and white table runners and she had beautiful pots of green hydrangeas. Also instead of wedding cake, she had a cheesecake bar! When my son got married, we rented a house on a lake in Massachusetts with a large yard. Several family members stayed there for the week and we held the rehearsal dinner there. We catered a lobster boil! So much fun!

I love the surfboard idea, fun decor, but also meaningful for Jordy. A relative of mine created a print of a tree and had little stamps, so all the guests stamped a fingerprint as the 'leaves', which I thought was so cute and fun and different. The one drawback is you literally cannot tell you 'signed' and who didn't 😅

Part 2 please! I’m so happy for you girl! You deserve every part of this. I loving all the new unique ideas that also safe money. What a win win win ❤❤❤🎉

This may be your second wedding, but I think it’s your redemption wedding/marriage. I wouldn’t let people pressure you into not posting wedding content (if you desire to) simply because you get to have a second party. You are worthy of the celebration. People who have second weddings have endured something terrible, loss of a spouse or infidelity, things I don’t wish on anyone. This is no less special than if it were your first. In fact, this is more special because it will be your last. 😊 Blessings 🤍 to you Michel & Jordy

I love all your ideas! What a fun wedding you are going to have. Don't let anyone tell you that you "have to" do anything. This is you and Jordy's party!

I recently saw where people are going to Aldi to buy wine for their wedding. $3.99 to $5 a bottle and then put their own label over the regular wine label. Someone even said she peeled the labels and then put her own personalized labels on the bottles. I think it's a great idea. I like the idea of food spread out throughout the evening but think the overall cost will add up to the regular catering cost overall. Flowers are not needed for bridesmaids, definitely a great way to cut costs. As someone in their late 50s, I appreciate the idea of no invitations. Sounds like you have a lot of great ideas, I'm not surprised, do what makes you and Jordy happy because that's what it's all about.

I love that you are making this personal to you and Jordy. I feel like there are so many expectations of what “should” be included in a wedding/reception. This is to kick off your marriage, do what you want.

Some great ideas, Michel. I am a Grammie of 14. Two of my grandchildren used evites for their weddings. It was fabulous, easy to respond, the maps to church and reception were GPS attached which was very helpful. Also, the day of weddings we weren't looking for the paper invites, everything was on my phone!

You're starting a new chapter in your life and you deserve to enjoy every minute of it. Try not to bring up your other marriage, there's really no need for it. This is a new path you're embarking with Jordy and the viewers that care, only care about you and Jordy having a good life together. Enjoy the wedding prep and don't put yourself down because it's your second go at marriage. Be confident and beautiful!

A someone of the "older generation" I think all your ideas sound fabulous! Your ways of cutting costs have all become much more you and Jordy oriented instead of all the traditional stuff that people are used to (and frankly bored of). I think your whole wedding weekend is shaping up to be fantastic.

I first met you married & sad, yes you were sad in your eyes, now your eyes are joyful, treat it as your real wedding, the one you deserve until death parts you ❤️❤️

Tip: ask a florist school if a student could do your wedding flowers as their intership or something to write on their resume That way, you pay way less (1/2 or even 1/3) and if you have a talented and trustworthy student making the bouquet, they look great

Girl! As an "old school" girlie myself, I think virtual invites are GENIUS! The paper ones are only gong to end up in someone's trash anyhow. Which is not only sad but TERRIBLE for the environment...so you do you boo and don't let the haters hate! 😁💗💗

Not even a specific suggestion for Michel but in general I love giving this idea- the BEST "favor" I have ever gotten at a wedding was a professional quality portrait of my husband and I all dressed up. The couple had a photographer with an assistant already, so they worked it out with them that the assistant would spend an hour or so by a nice looking background just letting people line up for quick photos. They were printing them out there, but it would also be nice to send around via email after the fact. Something that everyone actually wants and no waste!

It’s so interesting to me that we are going through the same fase of life twice almost at the same time. First wedding, divorce and now second wedding. So please, it’s not annoying at all wedding content. I’m excited about those ideas, they are so cozy and nice!