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Kelsey
Should i Allow My Mother to Attend My Wedding?
Kelsey, on August 25, 2021 at 1:27 PM

Note: This is very long, I do apologize. Hello, I’m getting married 9/25/21, so a month from today. My mother has struggled with drug dependency issues for the majority of my life. She had been clean...

Kim, Aug 26, 2021 9 292
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Ways to include difficult mother of the groom
Kathy, on August 25, 2021 at 12:26 PM

Hello! FH and his mother do not get along. She has caused a lot of problems in our wedding planning. For example, she threw a fit because FH wanted to include his brothers from his father's first...

EGD, Aug 26, 2021 21 916
Aliea
Hurt & Frustrated
Aliea, on August 23, 2021 at 1:05 AM

My wedding is in 24 days and I just had the wind knocked out of me. One of my younger brother's was killed on Friday and I have no desire to finish things for this wedding. I can't eat I haven't slept...

Aliea, Aug 25, 2021 14 417
Juahline
Wedding party conflict
Juahline, on August 22, 2021 at 1:12 AM

Hello Everyone hope you are all doing fine. I have a question, would you allow a friend to be apart of your wedding if they are not speaking to your spouse? I’m having an argument with my fiancé...

Jacks, Aug 25, 2021 15 431
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Family Drama 2 weeks before the wedding
Bonnie, on August 23, 2021 at 1:20 AM

So to start off, I decided to have an intimate ceremony with about 20 people to begin with and then a reception for the rest of my family later on. My guests got mad that I was only inviting just...

Jacks, Aug 25, 2021 6 349
Betty
It’s the thought!? Right?
Betty, on August 22, 2021 at 10:36 AM

So, my husband & I are both older & have been married before, between the 2 of us we have 7 children with the exception of his youngest they are all adults & most are living on their own....

Jacks, Aug 25, 2021 19 356
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bil forcing a plus one
Sheree , on August 24, 2021 at 2:16 AM

Hello, my soon to be BIL who is a groomsmen asked us a few months ago if he could bring a gentlemen he takes care of as a caregiver. We have met this man once he is in a power wheelchair and a...

Jacks, Aug 25, 2021 12 332
Emily
Father not coming to your wedding?
Emily, on August 9, 2018 at 3:31 PM

So I have my father and my step father . My biological father decided LAST NIGHT that he wasn't coming to my wedding. I get married in 9 days so that has me stressed out quite a bit. I told my dad 18...

Erica, Aug 23, 2021 13 5,427
Steph
Asking for a friend need an opinion
Steph, on August 21, 2021 at 2:09 PM

My friend has been dating this guy for 6 years. He was hesitant to date at first but finally made it official after she kept asking. He wouldn’t move in together for about 4 years then finally said...

Jessi, Aug 23, 2021 10 375
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3 years and no proposal... Should i consider moving on?
Laura, on August 20, 2021 at 11:26 PM

Hello... I need some advice, I'm 24 and I've been dating my boyfriend for 3 years now, he's 36 and we get each other so well, we make the perfect duo, we're soul mates and I love him so very much, we...

CountryBride, Aug 22, 2021 19 2,154 1
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Who to walk me down the aisle?
Jerrica, on August 21, 2021 at 12:12 PM

So to start I'll explain my past. I grew up with a very abusive father. It wasn't until I was about q4 years old that my mom finally got the courage to leave. At this point there was my brother (16),...

Ingrid, Aug 22, 2021 15 244 1
Michelle
Maintaining relationships outside of planning
Michelle, on August 16, 2021 at 5:27 PM

Since wedding planning has a tendency to bring out people’s darker sides when dealing with them and relationships fizzle unexpectedly, how are you keeping that from happening with fiancé, family and...

Ellen, Aug 22, 2021 5 153
Yasmine
What's your favorite date night?
Yasmine, on August 16, 2021 at 4:07 PM

Just curious, what is you & your partners favorite date night? For my husband and I, I would say going to a nice restaurant for dinner, then going to the casino (we usually have the best luck),...

Yasmine, Aug 21, 2021 22 187 1
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Divorced family
Aaron, on June 25, 2021 at 6:30 PM

Hello, Anyone out there have a wedding where their divorced parents don't like being around each other basically? My fiancé's dad/family has held a very long grudge against her mom for their divorce...

Kelsey, Aug 20, 2021 6 242
Samantha
Stepdaughter Issues
Samantha, on August 18, 2021 at 2:09 PM

My FH’s adult daughter loves drama. She has made several comments about our wedding that are hurtful to me. She hated her dad’s last wife (I’ll be his 3rd), so I think she is just worried that I will...

Samantha, Aug 19, 2021 4 322
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Religious father’s toast posing problems
Paige, on August 17, 2021 at 9:50 AM

Sorry for this being a long one, I’m pretty emotional. So my parents are both heavily Christian, and I was raised the same. This left me with a lot of religious trauma, and me and them have a mediocre...

Jacks, Aug 19, 2021 17 595
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covid - Don't know what to do
Tessa, on August 19, 2021 at 12:46 AM

Firstly I just wanted to say I AM SO SORRY you are having to plan a wedding through covid. I know how stressful this is. So I am from Australia, but I can’t find a forum and I REALLY need some advice...

Crystal, Aug 19, 2021 9 412
Chloe
Man of Honor
Chloe, on August 18, 2021 at 9:32 AM

So, I've asked my best friend to be my Man of Honor and he agreed. Both me and FH have no real bridal party to speak of, just him and the Best Man (bridal parties are very uncommon where I come from)....

Maddie, Aug 18, 2021 3 116
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Need some advice
Amy, on August 11, 2021 at 12:28 PM

Just a quick backstory. I'm from London and my partner is from Greece. We were in a long distance replationship and he decided to move in London with me for a year. After a long discussion we've...

Peyton, Aug 18, 2021 11 199
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Family
Janica, on August 16, 2021 at 9:00 PM

Hello Brides to be I was wondering have any of y’all family members show their feelings about your marriage, and if so how are y’all dealing with it ,what I am asking is it stressful to you and how...

Janica, Aug 17, 2021 8 199 1
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