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Lilly
Hate to admit this, but I'm a little jealous.
Lilly, on April 7, 2022 at 11:10 AM

My sister and I are both in our 40s. I was married once for over 2 decades. She's never been married or even lived with a man other than her 2 sons. She's been dating her bf for about a year. I've...

Steph, Apr 11, 2022 5 414
Victoria
Mother in law keeps trying to add to guest list
Victoria, on July 16, 2018 at 5:09 AM

First off my parents are paying for the majority of the wedding. In laws have been more than helpful enough with offering to pay for added bonuses which I appreciate greatly. We agreed on 100 guests...

Victoria, Apr 11, 2022 16 4,061
Mimimushrooms
I’m holding my Mom accountable for maybe ruining her own friendship
Mimimushrooms, on April 6, 2022 at 4:18 PM

I’m venting here because me being “officially” engaged is apparently a huge gamechanger for my Mom. She’s obviously trying to compensate or keep up with the Joneses through me. We have yet to have a...

Mimimushrooms, Apr 11, 2022 8 384
Victoria
Invitation Pickle
Victoria, on April 1, 2022 at 3:34 PM

Hello darling bride friends! Idk if I'm looking for advice or more to vent, but here we go... As my title indicates, I am in a bit of a pickle regarding certain invitations to extend to certain people...

Erin, Apr 11, 2022 15 350
DanteNicole
How do i get over the fact the flower girl didn't have her basket
DanteNicole, on April 8, 2022 at 4:26 AM

So I feel beyond immature about this, and that why I wanted to kind of talk it out so that I could get over it. But on the wedding day the flower girl, my niece, didn't have her basket because my SIL...

DanteNicole, Apr 11, 2022 10 405
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Friend who was meant to act as witness now assumes she will be my MOH - what do I do?
Throwaway, on March 3, 2022 at 5:57 PM

This is just a throwaway account to help save feelings just in case. My fiancé and I were just going to have a small courthouse wedding so I asked a friend that lives close to me to be the witness....

Lindsey, Apr 11, 2022 6 251
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To tell my narcissistic future mother in law I’m upset with her?
Laura, on March 25, 2022 at 3:40 PM

My FMIL is a complete narcissist, but in the last few months she has gone into overdrive regarding our wedding. It first started when she found out my FI and I had received promotions, after which it...

Pam, Apr 10, 2022 9 471
Amanda
How would you feel?
Amanda, on April 6, 2022 at 2:28 PM

My fiance and I have been engaged for a year and selected our date almost 6 months ago. My cousin, who is more recently engaged, reached out to my parents to see when our date was to make sure that it...

Pam, Apr 10, 2022 22 526 1
Altman
Cancelled May 14, 2022 Wedding
Altman, on March 22, 2022 at 11:51 AM

I totally had to cancel my wedding bc my future in-laws are I don’t even know how to describe them. My MIL is overbearing & doesn’t know how to accept NO as any answer. She was planning the...

Lily, Apr 8, 2022 25 691
mrswinteriscoming
Could you live next to your in-laws if it meant cheap rent?
mrswinteriscoming, on March 27, 2022 at 8:20 PM

My husband and I live in an incredibly expensive area and are not willing to move elsewhere and sacrifice all the things we want for the prospect of purchasing a larger home for less than what we'd be...

Mimimushrooms, Apr 6, 2022 17 339
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To Invite...?
Allison, on April 4, 2022 at 12:41 PM

So sticky situation. I'm wondering if I should invite my grandmother to my wedding... I have basically no relationship with my grandmother (father's mother). She moved to New Mexico shortly after my...

Jacks, Apr 5, 2022 5 166 1
Nathalie
We had to replan a wedding in a week and things went south with my mom
Nathalie, on March 31, 2022 at 2:03 AM

Hi, I need to share what has been the worst experience for me these last two weeks and ask opinions about what happened. First I need to add a bit of context. Our wedding date is May 21st 2022 (in a...

Nathalie, Apr 5, 2022 22 438
Mrs.evans
How many brides have family members who try to or have taken over planning your day who else has this problem
Mrs.evans, on April 3, 2022 at 4:20 PM

Hi beautiful brides to be how many of you besides me have family members and friends who are telling you. What you are supposed to have or what you dont need your for you and your grooms day. I have a...

Mrs.evans, Apr 4, 2022 14 185
Rosie
When did you realise you were in love with your now-fiance/ee?
Rosie, on February 14, 2022 at 5:53 PM

It's the week of love, y'all! Which makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside and curious to know - when was the moment you realised you were in love with your spouse? In my experience, it's usually not...

Amanda, Apr 2, 2022 44 647
Becca
Pre-bachelor Party- is it ok that I'm not ok with it?
Becca, on March 30, 2022 at 9:08 AM

My fiancé mentioned to me last night, during our weekly movie night with my friends, that he wanted to talk to me about his friends wanting to throw him a pre-bachelor party. Is this even a thing? We...

Amanda, Apr 2, 2022 9 524 1
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Not Chosen to be a Groomsman
Joseph, on April 16, 2019 at 7:57 PM

Over the last few years, I've been invited to about 3-4 weddings per year. Because attending weddings can very quickly become expensive, I've been following a general rule of thumb: I only go if I am...

Tia, Apr 1, 2022 28 9,831 1
Rebecca
Need to vent
Rebecca, on March 27, 2022 at 3:43 PM

The whole process of planning our April 30, 2022 wedding since March 2020 has been a long, overwhelming struggle. There are so many aspects that I have loved and yet so many more aspects that have...

Steph, Apr 1, 2022 8 348 1
Mrs.evans
How was your Marriage counselling session or didn't have 1
Mrs.evans, on March 17, 2022 at 7:44 PM

Today was our first marriage counseling session and I was thankful and surprised that he really showed up .And he really much involved with the session asking questions no hesitation at all. So it...

Mrs.evans, Apr 1, 2022 17 246
Chrystal
4Th marriage
Chrystal, on March 30, 2022 at 6:37 PM

Okay, so i am planning for my 4th marriage See my first marriage well i got married when i was 19 and 7 months almost 8 months pregnant and that marriage lasted 7yrs. I knew my first husband litterly...

Sloane, Apr 1, 2022 3 308 1
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Help! Invitations issues
Brendan, on March 30, 2022 at 4:22 PM

So my Best man and his wife are getting a divorce. I am really good friends with her as well. Do I still invite her to the wedding? I know she will have a plus one by then and I really don't want the...

Brendan, Mar 30, 2022 7 176
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