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So my fiancé has two sisters, one of which got married last year. There was big drama in their family because the sister getting married did not include the other sister in her bridesmaids, but...
We were invited to a family members wedding and kids are invited. But here is the thing while my husband, me and our two other kids are invited we were told our 4 month was not invited. I understand...

I was raised by my step father.. and at 17 I met my biological father. he had no idea I even existed, so I don't fault him. He's a rigid man, and very serious, but he's helping a ton with my wedding...

Has anyone else experienced this, because I feel like I'm freaking out a bit... for likely no reason. The day was beautiful and multiple people have told me I looked beautiful, the food was amazing...
I am 46 and getting married this year. It is both of ours first wedding. Because I’m a little older I don’t want to have a big fancy wedding and a bridal party. I just don’t need that. My fiancé wants...

My fiancé and I just bought a new house last Dec! Our wedding is in Nashville with almost all guest traveling. The wedding is Saturday and rehearsal dinner Friday for the bridal party. My mom’s...

Hello!! September wedding here we’re from Iowa but due to Covid have decided to “elope” and have an outdoor mountain top wedding. Has anyone ever planned for that? Any tips or tricks?

I had planned to do a menu card tucked into the napkin at each place setting, but my caterer is doing a pre-set salad. Should I: A) Ask my caterer to serve the salads to guests instead of having them...
Hi all! My boyfriend just got my ring this week!!!! He and I designed it together, but I am dying to see the real thing and it’s killing me knowing it’s somewhere in our apartment. He’s not proposing...

So, I'm remarrying my ex-husband. It's almost time to order invites and we're needing help with wording. Everyone coming knows we are being remarried so I guess we don't have to spell it out on the...

Hi all, I've read over and over again not to add that your wedding/reception is adults only onto the invitations. I'm wondering if anyone has actually done this and what the feedback was. I ask...
Do you think 2 tiffany and co. wine glasses is a good wedding gift??

My MOH, SIL and I were having a discussion about the invitations to my bridal shower and the type of message it would send to the guest as of what kind of gift to bring. My MOH and I came to the...
Hello there, I'm having a hard time with this and would like advice. So my husband and I got married in April this year, and I asked my best friend to be my maid of honor. She lives in New Jersey...

Does anyone know how to print A2 envelopes? The envelope is too small for MS Word and I don't want to write these by hand nor use labels...

I have a best friend that I want to be my maid of honor and a married best friend that I would like to be my matron of honor. My sister (who I am not close with) assumes she is my maid of honor and I...

After searching these forums pretty thoroughly, I'm genuinely curious - has anyone ever enjoyed themselves at a dry wedding? Most posters just talk about all the negative things about a dry wedding...
My fiance and I got engaged in December and it will be the second marriage for us both (I'll be 50 and he'll be 53 by the time we wed). We still really want to have a beautiful, "proper" wedding to...

I recently got a wedding invitation that said, "The bride requests that you do not wear white." I thought it was pretty bold because I thought it was an unspoken rule and everyone knew not to wear...
I found a venue that is also a hotel- almost all of our guests are going to be coming from out of town. If we book this venue (the rooms are included in the cost) how do we navigate giving the rooms...