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Blending familys can be a true joy, but there are tricky elements too. From merging households, to deciding where to spend the holidays, this is the place to give and get support on all things family.

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Meagan
Good friend planning her wedding the day after mine.
Meagan, on July 17, 2018 at 4:30 PM

So my friend got engaged last weekend and she was so excited to tell me. I was one of the first people she told. She then asked me what my date was again and when I told her she said oh well I guess...

Meagan, Jul 23, 2018 19 1,020
Jocelyn
Engagement ring rant
Jocelyn, on February 14, 2018 at 8:13 PM

Hello everyone please don’t be brutal with me. I was recently engaged to my amazing fiancé. We had previously talked about engagement rings when we saw his friends fiancé had such a gorgeous ring on...

Kaleigh, Jul 22, 2018 17 2,585
Elizabeth
Two separate bridal showers and two bachelorette party :/ and a little rant
Elizabeth, on July 21, 2018 at 12:24 AM

Sooo.... I have 6 bridalmaids, two of them are my soon to be sisters in law. My maid of honor was the first one to plan my bridal shower and has sent out evites to some of my guests late of May I...

Elizabeth, Jul 21, 2018 8 651
Suzzette
My mother is unable to let me go.
Suzzette, on July 19, 2018 at 8:57 PM

Hello all, I am kinda venting/looking for advice for other fellow brides. I'm 26 going on 27, and my mother has always been very controlling. Lately she has really started arguing with me about how...

MrsMcK, Jul 20, 2018 16 3,653
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Invite estranged sister?-venting
Stacy , on July 17, 2018 at 7:35 PM

I'm conflicted if I should invite my estranged sister? I've had no contact with her for more than a year. I've sent here a few text messages over the past year but she hasn't replied to any of them....

CountryRoads, Jul 18, 2018 10 1,016
Future Mrs.Scott
Mom with me at hotel the night before?
Future Mrs.Scott, on June 2, 2018 at 8:45 PM

I have a week left and as I get closer I think about how my mom has barely been involved. In the beginning she was excited and helping us look for venues and said she was willing to help pay. After...

Summer, Jul 16, 2018 9 899
Angel
Brother in law wont let my sister come to my wedding
Angel, on July 10, 2018 at 12:27 AM

Hey guys. Long story short my brother in law dropped off 6 page letters tonight in my mail box telling me and my FH that he won't be coming to the wedding and he isn't allowing my sister to come...

Kelly, Jul 13, 2018 52 1,712
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Mother of the groom drama
Kirstie, on June 27, 2018 at 9:14 PM

My future mother in law got. A bug up her ass 17 days before the wedding to tell my future husband and I that she’s not coming to the wedding or the wedding rehearsal the night before... and she’s...

Erica, Jul 13, 2018 12 1,074 1
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Advice on how to deal with an unsupportive family? ( Long post sorry)
Andrea , on June 30, 2018 at 8:44 PM

Hello, I am starting to get overwhelmed and annoyed with this whole wedding planning thing because I feel like everything is wrong and inconvenient for my family. I apologize for the long post and it...

Courtney, Jul 4, 2018 5 536
Lourdes
How to feel about not having a Bridal Shower or Bachelorette Party?
Lourdes, on June 10, 2018 at 10:34 PM

I just would like some advice or comfort or words of wisdom... something!! I don’t want to care but I do! I don’t believe I’m having a Bridal Shower or Bachelorette Party because my MOH is my sister...

The Nuptials, Jul 3, 2018 25 981
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Bridesmaids divorcing
Anakaren , on July 1, 2018 at 9:45 AM

Hi everyone !!!.....I’m a bit lost and confused I’m not sure what to do one of my bridesmaids is getting divorce so here’s the story ....my fiancé best friend is a groomsmen in our wedding and I had...

Mim, Jul 2, 2018 4 341
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Guilt about the guest list
Dana, on June 24, 2018 at 9:42 PM

We’re getting married in May 2108 and our guest list is limited to immediate family and grandparents. I am feeling some guilt about not inviting my close friends, aunts, uncles and cousins. But, We’re...

Jessica, Jun 29, 2018 7 175
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This wedding planning family drama has me stressed and crying myself to sleep
Cassandra, on May 29, 2018 at 1:56 PM

Oh happy times...my boyfriend now fiance have been together for 7 years and we are finally getting married. We put our wedding on the "fast track" and just wanted a small intimate ceremony and a...

Esther, Jun 25, 2018 6 596
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Sister is telling me what to wear to her wedding...and I’m a guest
Carissa, on June 23, 2018 at 7:13 PM

Hey all, im not entirely sure what to do about this situation. Both my sister and I are getting married over the next few months. My sister is in my bridal party, but she is only choosing to do a MOH...

Angela, Jun 25, 2018 15 873
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Best Friend Not Happy
Helen, on June 24, 2018 at 2:42 PM

Have any of you experienced family or friends not being happy for you? If so, how did you handle it? My gf surprised me & proposed last weekend on the beach. It was beautiful and romantic. She had...

Helen, Jun 25, 2018 5 449
Lindsey
4 months before my wedding, and my father passed away yesterday...
Lindsey, on June 12, 2018 at 9:38 AM

Good morning ladies, Long story short my father had cirrhosis of the liver and was given 6 months to live back in march. He had addiction issues, but was doing better than the nurses had expected....

intheforest, Jun 23, 2018 23 1,419
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Future sister-in-law stealing ideas
Amy, on June 18, 2018 at 2:57 AM

Ok, so my future sister-in-law and I are marrying brothers who both race. Racing has been a part of my life since I was born, she hates racing. Well tonight she told me yet another RACING related...

Cassidy, Jun 22, 2018 5 399
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Not inviting siblings to wedding - am i being harsh?
Cat, on June 19, 2018 at 10:37 AM

Over the past six months I have come to realize that my three (older brother and sister, and younger brother) siblings are all alcoholics, one I think may be battling substance abuse...

Kimberly, Jun 21, 2018 11 1,226
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My bridesmaid bailed on my wedding then said yes to my moh.
Nicki, on June 19, 2018 at 1:47 PM

So I have been planning my wedding for over a year now, and I asked my closet friends to be my bridesmaids about 3 months after being engaged, because I know what its like to be asked last minute and...

Jennifer, Jun 19, 2018 3 195
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Brother got engaged after, set date two months before ours
Bob, on June 10, 2018 at 2:13 PM

So my brother got engaged about 6 months after my now fiance and I. They just decided to get married about 2 months befoee our wedding (we had a 2 year engagement because work schedules worked that...

FutureMrs.Charles, Jun 17, 2018 5 253
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