Family and Relationships
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![Maria](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/7/7/7/1/utbp_28577771.jpg?r=12359)
My only sister is 9 years older than me and had me as her Maid of Honor back when I was 15 years old (I was surprised...). Honestly we still aren't super close so I was just going to have her as a...
![Victorian Bride](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/0/5/0/6/utbp_8320506.jpg?r=64453)
Hi everyone! I wanted to know if anyone has had to cancel their wedding within two weeks or less? Its all due to family drama. *sigh* FH and I are both extremely stressed. My FH's brother was to cater...
So.... My fiance and I are getting married in December in east coast. My fiance is originally from California with majority of his family still living there. We've dated for 2 years now and I have yet...
So first of let me say I am a huge control freak! My mother passed away when I was a little girl my grandparents raised me and my brothers and I have essentially been on my own since high school...
Hello everyone. I asked my long time best friend to be my MOH and a college friend and cousin to be bridesmaids. My college friend I still would hang out with about 4 times a year and went on...
![Erin](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/0/9/7/4/utbp_9800974.jpg?r=91610)
So my fiancé and I got engaged this July and we are getting married in March 2019. My fiancé’s sister is also engaged and is getting married May 2019. They have had that date set, but they also got...
Wondering what I should do for my in-laws significant other as far as gift. one has been married over 10 years so he’s like a second father. The other has a girlfriend of 3 years. She’s sweet and I...
So me and his mother had a great relationship at first, years ago. But she slowly started to dislike me as my relationship with her son got more serious and she feels like I'm changing him, taking him...
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Hi ladies! I’ve been struggling for the past couple weeks and have no idea what to do. Let me give you a run down of what’s going on. I knew for a while that things weren’t exactly right with my...
![Brittany](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/2/9/8/6/utbp_9632986.jpg?r=15219256)
I am so annoyed by my FH sister. She sent me this incredibly passive aggressive text message yesterday: FH’s Sister: Hi Brittany…..wedding question. I saw the invitation about the rehearsal dinner and...
![Gabrielle](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/0/1/8/2/utbp_9750182.jpg?r=15301377)
My fiance and I recently got engaged and I've been getting some pretty opinionated feedback about my ring. We are not a super traditional couple and he ended up not going with a traditional diamond...
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![Kayla](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/0/6/5/4/utbp_8920654.jpg?r=44077)
*Warning this will be long* hi everyone, so those of you with kids or future step kids how or are you including them in the ceremony? My FW have been together for a little over two years. We have a 5...
So I sent out invites for my bridal shower/bachelorette party a couple months ago. It was impossible to get them all available on the same day so we chose a date 2 weeks before the wedding. My invite...
Hello! I'm a 30 year old (M) with a wife (30) and infant child. A bit of background: I moved to my wife's state to start our newly married life together. Seeing as how I am not a citizen (US), my...
![Vicki](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/7/5/7/2/utbp_9337572.jpg?r=15430722)
Hey all, New to the boards. But I thought this could be a good place for support. God knows I'll need it. So, to the topic. I was on the phone with my sister this morning and decided to take the...
I'm at a loss on what to do. My fiance and I are a month out from our wedding, and his parents have now asked us for the 3rd time to accommodate family members on his side that weren't originally on...
![Meg](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/2/0/1/9/utbp_7582019.jpg?r=14747191)
My fiance's family is amazing. My FMIL was a very strict mom, and she has always butted heads with my fiance, but they are close now regardless. She's a very loving woman and will make such a great...
![Kelsey](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/2/7/7/4/utbp_6662774.jpg?r=15206443)
So we are 8 days out until our wedding day. Well one of my bridesmaids that I’ve known for 11 years is really stressing me out. Today I got a text saying there are issues and we needed to talk. So I...
![fallinlove1014](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/9/2/1/0/utbp_8729210.jpg?r=14555540)
My FH's brother is our Best Man. He has been dating his girlfriend for 2-3 years, they live together and are pretty serious, on the path to engagement probably. She is pretty involved with the family....
![Emily](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/5/8/0/1/utbp_9185801.jpg?r=15430045)
My FH and I have been talking about it and we both really really feel strongly about adding two people to our wedding party. Our wedding is in two months. The only reason I didn’t ask the girl I’m...