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Looking for Advice
Veronica, on June 9, 2021 at 3:31 PM

My friend, "John" and his wife "Mary" were supposed to get married last June but because of Covid had to postpone their large wedding. They had a small wedding on their original date with their...

Samantha, Jun 10, 2021 10 285
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Have manners gone out the window?
mary, on June 8, 2021 at 7:19 PM

I have been wondering this for some time. I have noticed less and less people say thank you for a thoughtful gift. They are not obligated to say thank you, but seems kind of rude to me. We had 3 baby...

Florida Marlins, Jun 10, 2021 10 322
Soon2Bemarried
Etiquette Tips on How to Decline Wedding Planning Help?
Soon2Bemarried, on June 9, 2021 at 3:08 PM

How do you properly and politely convey to your step parent that you do not want their participation financial or otherwise in your wedding plans, other than attending the wedding ceremony and...

SLY, Jun 10, 2021 5 199
Lisa
I Cannot Pick a MOH Gift!
Lisa, on June 9, 2021 at 12:23 PM

My only bridal party member is my sister, who is my matron of honor. I want to get her something that she will love and that is completely non-wedding related, but I'm torn between a few options. The...

Michelle, Jun 9, 2021 14 147
mrswinteriscoming
People who knew they were going to be invited to your wedding but you are no longer close to?
mrswinteriscoming, on June 9, 2021 at 6:43 PM

Our wedding was originally due to take place in Dec ’20 but was postponed to Dec ’21 due to COVID. There are a few people on our original guest list who we are no longer close to and wouldn’t want to...

Ingrid, Jun 9, 2021 5 112
Michelle
i truly wish people would Rsvp. We are doing digital cell phone invites. But most won't Rsvp.
Michelle, on June 9, 2021 at 8:03 PM

Just want to know why no one will RSVP online. I'm sorry friends but I don't want to kill millions of trees to have my fave on them lol. Anybody know 9f any other invitations that I should do if they...

Dj Tanner, Jun 9, 2021 4 191
mrswinteriscoming
Inviting co-workers to wedding??
mrswinteriscoming, on June 8, 2021 at 7:51 PM

I work in a very small office with two colleagues (one of them being my boss) and I don’t see either of them outside of work, though I am closer to one than the other. I’m struggling as to whether I...

mrswinteriscoming, Jun 9, 2021 16 487
Artemis_d
Out-of-state Bridesmaid needing advice
Artemis_d, on June 8, 2021 at 10:48 PM

I'll try to make a long story short -- I was asked to be in my friend's wedding happening this fall before a date had been set, she asked last year around this time. I'm on the West Coast and she is...

Michelle, Jun 9, 2021 9 284
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Proposal gifts? / wedding gift?
Nina, on June 8, 2021 at 9:18 PM

Looking for advice. I'm doing a destination wedding in Puerto Rico but it's in APRIL 2022 and I dont know how I want to do my proposal gifts for my bridesmaids. Idea #1 was wine tumblers and a bottle...

Bride2Be, Jun 9, 2021 6 153
Soon2Bemarried
Bridal Shower Tradition
Soon2Bemarried, on June 8, 2021 at 6:01 PM

Are bridal showers still only for women? My parents and grandparents told me baby showers used to only be a women’s event as well. Anywho, if I have a male coworker of childhood guy friends would it...

Allie, Jun 9, 2021 7 149
Bethany
Having older flower girl and ring bearer?
Bethany, on June 7, 2021 at 12:12 PM

I want to have a flower girl and ring bearer but I do not have any smaller children in my family or friend circles. I do however have two cousins both age 10 who could potentially fill the those...

AJ, Jun 9, 2021 18 328
Samantha
Bridesmaids box???
Samantha, on June 8, 2021 at 4:30 PM

Hello beautiful ladies So I am from a country where we do not do the whole bridesmaids-groomsmen thing, but my fiancé is. So long story short, we will have them at our wedding. Now, I understand it’s...

PrincessBride7823, Jun 9, 2021 14 701
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Wasn’t originally invited to friend of 18 years wedding
L, on June 6, 2021 at 6:56 PM

I asked my friend of 18 yrs to be my bridesmaid over a year ago. She got engaged and we talked about our weddings to one another a lot. I asked her if I was invited (expecting to be invited) so I...

L, Jun 8, 2021 20 482
Lisa
Wedding Gift from Best Man
Lisa, on June 7, 2021 at 3:40 PM

So my fiancé was the best man at his childhood best friends wedding this weekend. We had to travel, stay at a hotel and use public (Uber/Lyft) transportation during our stay. All while my fiancé is...

Lisa, Jun 8, 2021 10 760
Jennifer
Adding Guest after lifted restrictions
Jennifer, on June 8, 2021 at 5:20 PM

My fiancé and I initially planned an intimate wedding of 35 people due to Covid restrictions but now that they are lifting it at our location we would really like to add more of the people who...

Victoria, Jun 8, 2021 3 127
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Thoughts on inviting non wedding party person to bachelorette weekend?
Bride2Be, on June 8, 2021 at 2:00 PM

I always just thought that the bridal party goes to the bachelorette weekend and no one else, but when I went to a bachelorette party for another friend she also had a few other non party friends come...

Ashlee, Jun 8, 2021 8 938
Gabriella
Feel like i shouldn't be celebrated
Gabriella, on June 7, 2021 at 11:59 AM

I've suffered from social anxiety since college. I can't present in front of a group without panic. I get shakes, my heart pounds, and I need at least 30 minutes to calm down afterward. I've seen a...

Kari, Jun 8, 2021 7 455 1
Britt
Advice?
Britt, on June 7, 2021 at 3:46 PM

So my fiancé’s grandparents have offered to pay for our wedding under one circumstance that we have a catholic wedding but i don’t have to convert my family is baptist , anyone ever faced a problem...

Gloria, Jun 8, 2021 29 564
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Guest list drama with parents. Any advice?
Ashley, on June 7, 2021 at 12:13 PM

I’m planning my wedding and my fiancé and I have pretty much finalized our guest list. However, my parents and his are not pleased at the fact that we didn’t add the parents of some of our friends to...

Amanda, Jun 8, 2021 13 481
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Uninviting a Guest
Jillian, on June 7, 2021 at 8:26 PM

Hello fellow brides, So I thought having to postpone in a pandemic was going to be our biggest problem, but... Some background: My FH's cousin died a couple months before we sent out our Save the...

Meghan, Jun 8, 2021 11 384
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