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Invited to Shower, Not to Wedding
Colleen, on July 29, 2024 at 3:05 PM

My family and friends will be giving me a bridal shower. My family will invite other family members to the shower, that I am not inviting to the wedding. I will have a list of people I want at the...

Tiffany, 7 hours ago 8 250
Sarah
best and worst bridesmaids gifts you've received!?
Sarah, on July 13, 2013 at 10:04 PM

Ok ladies so do tell. What are some of the best and the worst bridesmaids gifts you have received? I've been a bridesmaid twice. I have gotten a decorated pair of flip flops for one and for the other...

Emilia, 13 hours ago 32 511
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Received wedding photo … there is a photoshoot of an other couple !
Jane, on August 2, 2024 at 9:40 AM

Hello guys ! We had a wonderful wedding, sunny day, everything went smoothly I just received my wedding pic from one of our 3 photographs ( who was also a friend and attended the wedding as a guest /...

Jacks, Yesterday at 8:22 PM 10 131
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what color wedding dressed should be worn at 4th wedding?
marlena, on October 5, 2013 at 1:42 AM

What is the prober color of wedding dress to be worn on a 4th wedding?

Private User, Yesterday at 3:02 PM 6 2,381
Briana
Limo?
Briana, on March 22, 2021 at 11:09 PM

Hi everyone! I could definitely use some help/thoughts. My ceremony and venue are at the same place, me, my fh, immediate family, and bridal party will be taking pictures at a location 10 minutes from...

Premier, Yesterday at 6:19 AM 6 236
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Boyfriend is the Best Man in a Destination Wedding
Cid, on August 5, 2024 at 2:11 AM

My bf of almost 3 years is the best man in his best friend's destination wedding next year. (they've been best friends since they were little kids). I've met the couple a few times and we've gone on a...

LM, Aug 5, 2024 5 98
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College Student - own invitation or with their parents?
Kathleen , on January 11, 2014 at 3:57 PM

I have a cousin, over 18, who is in college and I am unsure how to send her the save the date/invitation since her "address" is her parents house. Do I send her and her parents separate invitations or...

Alice, Aug 5, 2024 8 1,020
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Avoiding substitute guests
Susan, on March 3, 2018 at 8:20 PM

My wedding is going to be bigger than I intended. I really don't want to see random people I didn't invite. Does anyone have any ideas how to word the invitation so that it goes specifically to the...

Private User, Aug 4, 2024 24 2,141
Carson
Second Reception?
Carson, on August 4, 2024 at 10:31 AM

Hi everyone! My fiancé and I have run into a dilemma with our guests and guest count. For context, we are located in Dallas, Texas and will be getting married in the Midwest. Our problem is we have a...

Jacks, Aug 4, 2024 1 37
Kelli
No-kid Rule Is Upsetting Too Many People
Kelli, on January 29, 2020 at 10:25 PM

So I’m getting married in 5 months and my FH and I have no kids of our own and do not want any children at our wedding. Period. We’ve made this very clear from the beginning but are still receiving...

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I was invited to the Bridal Shower, but not the Wedding?
Mal, on February 10, 2015 at 3:07 PM

The bride is my coworker and I work directly with her every day. The shower is being hosted by an outside party [groom's family] and there are several employees that have received invitations to the...

Carole, Aug 3, 2024 24 40,466 1
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Do i need to invite my cousin's boyfriend who allegedly sucks?
Megan, on July 30, 2024 at 8:40 AM

My cousin, who's 24, has been dating her boyfriend for about a year, and they live together a few states away. I've never met the guy but my cousin's family does not like him at all. They say he's...

LM, Jul 31, 2024 5 111
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Mother of bride escort?
Jackie, on July 28, 2024 at 10:02 AM

How crazy would it be to have her sister walk her down the aisle OR perhaps her sister and her brother in law together?

Andrea, Jul 30, 2024 6 54
Natalie
Destination Wedding: Can we say “no Kids”?
Natalie, on December 18, 2020 at 10:45 AM

Hello Brides! My fiancé and I have decided that we do not want kids at our wedding. We have chosen Key West, a tropical, party destination as our wedding location. It’s a “destination wedding” in our...

Allison, Jul 30, 2024 20 5,091
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Attend the wedding or the funeral?
Felicia, on September 18, 2019 at 9:50 PM

I am a bridesmaid in my friends wedding next weekend. However, my husband found out earlier this month that his grandmother passed away. He originally told me she is being cremated, and that the...

JoseFin, Jul 30, 2024 23 5,121
Sara Collins
Save the date/engagement Shoot advice needed!
Sara Collins, on July 25, 2024 at 11:44 AM

We are getting married next May and we are needing our engagement shoot photos done ASAP! It took us a while to find a photographer we could afford and she is super good at her job. Weather has been a...

Sara Collins, Jul 29, 2024 3 112
Mrs. Cohen
Guestbook signing... after the wedding?
Mrs. Cohen, on October 22, 2018 at 4:04 PM

We got married 1.5 weeks ago and upon returning from our honeymoon this past Saturday, we were SO EXCITED to go through our guestbook, but of the 47 guests that ended up attending, only about 20...

Ayse, Jul 28, 2024 30 1,884
Mary
Feeling alone... No help from family or friends
Mary, on June 25, 2014 at 9:14 AM

So my fiancée and I got engaged this year. We have scheduled our wedding for next September which is still a long ways away. Our only hiccup between us is trying to get our family and friends on...

Jasmine, Jul 27, 2024 20 1,109
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Very upset with bridesmaids!!!
Steph123, on July 25, 2024 at 5:59 PM

I’m getting married soon and I had my bachelorette and it did not go as planned and there’s a lot of tension right now between me and my bridesmaids they all live out of state so I don’t really see...

Jacks, Jul 25, 2024 1 79
herecometheclarks
Catholic/Interfaith Wedding Question
herecometheclarks, on September 20, 2017 at 1:12 PM

So we are getting married in a Catholic Church with a mass. However, we REALLY want my FH's (baptist) preacher to give the homily. Does anyone know if this is possible/have any experience? We're in...

Abel, Jul 24, 2024 19 351
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