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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 32
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...

Cece, Jul 25, 2024 1 35
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 19 347
Audreana
Premarital Counseling a must?
Audreana, on January 25, 2017 at 4:20 PM

Although I saw another recent post kind of similar to this, hear me out. I was interested in premarital counseling because all of our married friends rave on and on about how great it was and how much...

Asia, Jul 23, 2024 21 1,522
Tyler
Destination wedding guest question
Tyler, on July 15, 2024 at 10:16 PM

I am planning a destination wedding and was wondering how I can nicely go about telling the wedding guest that we are not going to entertain them during their trip. like I only want to see them at the...

Heather, Jul 23, 2024 12 473
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Evite invitations?
Feneesa, on March 8, 2018 at 4:13 PM

I really don’t want to spend the money on invitations, I think it’s a waste. Has anyone done online invitations, it is the age of technology.

Ashley, Jul 22, 2024 23 2,944 2
Emily
Am i in the wrong? Surrogate father of the bride
Emily, on July 2, 2024 at 3:56 AM

Hi everyone! I’m getting married next year and I have a dilemma which I’ve known for years would arise when I eventually was to get married. I don’t have a relationship with my father - he walked out...

Sammey, Jul 20, 2024 16 388
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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...

Anderson, Jul 19, 2024 8 1,005
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Is it unreasonable to ask 2 couples to share a bathroom?
Annie, on July 11, 2024 at 1:01 PM

Hi there, We are planning a wedding with only 10 non family guests. They all know each other and are friends (neighbors, frequently have dinner parties, etc with the possible exception of 2 +1's of...

Rae, Jul 15, 2024 11 189
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Having a few cupcakes to go with wedding cake?
Angelica, on July 11, 2024 at 4:12 PM

Hello, I am planning my October wedding. We originally thought we were only going to have about 55 people. But the list has grown a bit since we first ordered our cake. Now suddenly so many people...

Angelica, Jul 15, 2024 4 107
Jessica
What to do when You have Multiple Best Friends
Jessica, on August 16, 2012 at 1:58 PM

I have 6 girls that I am really close to and 3 BEST FRIENDS! One of those three are def. a maid of honor but with no duties being that she lives 18 hours away from me. The other two of the three I...

Maryann, Jul 13, 2024 20 4,650
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i have been left out of my husband bachelor party… but was it a bachelor party ?
Jane, on July 10, 2024 at 10:33 AM

Hello Friends ! I need some advice ! My husband had his bachelor party last week.He always told me he wanted to do something chill with his friends at the bar, like playing music with his band and he...

Jacks, Jul 12, 2024 5 230
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Wedding etiquette
Nicola, on July 3, 2024 at 11:01 AM

My daughter is planning a destination wedding and has her heart set on renting an Airbnb out of state that accommodates 40 guests. Initially, our plan as parents was to cover the venue costs, which...

CM, Jul 10, 2024 8 195
Ronesha
Vow Renewal Etiquette???
Ronesha, on September 6, 2015 at 3:58 PM

Hi...we'll be renewing our vows in 2019 to celebrate 15 years...(can you tell I'm excited?!) I've never been to a renewal...and I know the "etiquette" is slightly different than a wedding. We eloped...

Shannon, Jul 10, 2024 10 3,240
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Tips for limo drivers and djs
ashley, on January 26, 2017 at 3:18 AM

What is the proper amount that you tip your chauffeur and your dj?

Rani, Jul 10, 2024 4 544
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Canadian Wedding Websites
Melissa, on March 11, 2015 at 11:14 PM

Hi, I'm having trouble trying to locate Canadian websites to purchase items such as wedding favours, decor and misc items. All websites i have found are in the States and the shipping costs is...

Moumita, Jul 10, 2024 1 388
*Peacock*TheWifey
What is a polite way of telling guests they can't just invite extra people?
*Peacock*TheWifey, on June 9, 2011 at 11:45 PM

We're having a problem with a lot of our guests. Unfortunately, me and FH are young (22-23) and a lot of our friends haven't been to a wedding before and don't know proper etiquette. We have had a...

Mary, Jul 9, 2024 21 62,566 1
Nessa
How much is too much for a registry?
Nessa, on June 27, 2016 at 11:27 PM

I'm not building my registry any time soon and I'm aware that you should have items of a variety of prices but I have been thinking: What would be considered too high priced for a registry?...

Kari, Jul 9, 2024 19 5,813
Sylvia
Not tipping wedding vendors.
Sylvia, on June 10, 2021 at 10:10 PM

Hi! I wanted to get some insight on weddings and tipping your vendors. I will in fact be tipping every vendor who’s providing me a service for my wedding from the venue, to DJ, to the event decorator...

Amber, Jul 8, 2024 35 23,718 2
doukakis3
Two Websites for Two Events?
doukakis3, on March 21, 2021 at 8:25 PM

Hello! I'm having a small wedding in Boulder, CO in summer 2022, and then a larger reception for family in NJ in the fall. I want to have 1 wedding website to make it easier for me to manage, but I'm...

Ivonne, Jul 8, 2024 8 278
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