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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...