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I am having a Saturday wedding that I’ve been planning for over a year. My twin sister is my maid of honor. She got pregnant a month after my engagement. Due to her pregnancy and now baby she has not...
![Morgan](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/2/1/3/3/utbp_9202133.jpg?r=14950505)
My heart is just not in the wedding anymore. My mom insisted on paying for the wedding even though my fiance and I were budgeting everything to pay on our own. I had one condition--that my mother's...
Anyone planning to have a honeymoon baby? Or anyone out there pregnant with or already gave birth to a honeymoon baby? We will be getting married on Oct. 27, 2018, and we are hoping to conceive while...
![CountryBride](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/2/9/1/3/utbp_9412913.jpg?r=15076280)
My FH and I have been together for 8 years total. We got engaged just before our 8 yr anniversary. During the course of our long relationship we have experienced a lot of things--jealousy, anger,...
![Danielle](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/2/4/1/2/utbp_9582412.jpg?r=96262)
I had a blowout with my future MIL and my fiance's SIL Thanksgiving night. After a lot of talking, crying, fighting, etc. with my fiance, we worked through it. Anyways, it was concluded that I was not...
![Halle](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/2/7/3/1/utbp_9722731.jpg?r=19827)
Ok so I need you guys to help me and give me honest opinions . Saturday got officially engaged to the love of my life but we have been talking about getting engaged and getting married soon for about...
![Kendall](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/1/6/3/4/utbp_9621634.jpg?r=24793)
So my dad and I haven’t had a good relationship for some time. When I went through my divorce my ex husband painted a horrible picture and my dad sided with him. It’s been over a year and I’ve been...
![Soph](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/3/5/0/5/utbp_8603505.jpg?r=45057)
This past weekend my mom hosted a shower for us. It was really lovely and everyone was having a good time... aside from my FMIL... back story : a few months prior- after unexpectedly losing my dog to...
![Emily](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/5/4/2/6/utbp_8625426.jpg?r=38979)
My b/f & I have been dating over 3 years after re-uniting after a 12 year part in ways. He has never been married before, and I was married for 11 years to my son's father ( it should be noted...
![Monica](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/8/5/1/9/utbp_28628519.jpg?r=93647)
Hello all, My sister and I are both getting married next year. She’s been engaged since August and I’ve just very recently gotten engaged. She’s already has her venue & date set. I just wanted...
![Danielle](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/1/0/0/5/utbp_28761005.jpg?r=45376)
Sorry if this is long. I was just wondering if anyone else’s friends have changed the way they act towards you since you got engaged. I have this friend who I’ve been friends with since we were just...
![Sheharah](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/1/4/0/3/utbp_28651403.jpg?r=79384)
So my fiance and I just recently got engaged and instead of being overwhelmed with joy I am filled with anxiety. My mother and I don't get along at all! She always tends to make things about her, play...
![Alex](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/3/1/2/3/utbp_9873123.jpg?r=41617)
My FH and I live about 3 hours away from our hometown. We see our families about once a month and I have always gotten along with and had what I thought was a pretty good relationship with my FMIL....
![Helena](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/7/2/1/6/utbp_9957216.jpg?r=28622)
Most of my family will not be at my wedding because they don’t like who I’m marrying. It has caused a lot of drama and sadness. We were originally going to elope and then decided to have an actual...
Hi all, I know I haven’t been active lately but there has been a lot going on and I would appreciate some advice if you could so kindly give it! so many emotions right now. Me and my SO have been...
Okay, so me and my fiance are living together, and we are getting married by the pastor of the church we attend together. We had our first Pre-Marital Counseling session tonight and the pastor said...
![Terri](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/7/8/8/3/utbp_28707883.jpg?r=61845)
Hi guys! I think I just need to vent and I figured maybe I could borrow someone’s ears (or eyes in this case) and just have a little support. i got engaged last September to my long term bf of 6...
![Jeaninne](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/0/7/4/5/utbp_28600745.jpg?r=46582)
So I was talking to a wedding planner and she asked what is our budget. Which I couldn't answer. Didnt even think about how much I was going to need to get everything I want. Especially when your...
This is more of a rant but when my daughter announced her engagement and asked me to take charge of planning, I really had no idea how petty her now MIL could be. Once I found out her son wasn’t...
![Ciera](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/6/2/8/8/utbp_9536288.jpg?r=56463)
So, my dad is, thankfully, paying for my wedding. He asks me every now and then about it and pushes me to get things figured out in a respectful way because he knows my life is busy. Well, my stepmom...