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![Brittany](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/6/4/5/3/utbp_31336453.jpg?r=99697)
My Husband and I were engaged since September 2019 and got married on Saturday, August 15th, 2020. Him and his best friend (IB) grew up together since they were little. IB and his fiancé were engaged...
![Sarah](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/0/6/3/1/utbp_32180631.jpg?r=63221)
I have a son from a previous relationship, he is 9. Him and my fh get along fabulously and have a great relationship. While I know not everything can revolve around my son, I do want to make sure he...
I need some advice!! One of my potential bridesmaids- We were super close about 8 years ago. Over the last 2 years we barely talk anymore. When we do, I am always the one to initiate the conversation...
![Ashley](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/3/4/6/1/utbp_30523461.jpg?r=94430)
Ok, I need some advice. One of my bridesmaids, whom up until a couple months ago, was a very close friend of mine and another girl in my bridal party. She actually had a hand in setting up my fiancé...
![Nicole](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/5/1/8/5/utbp_35465185.jpg?r=90312)
So my dad was uninvited to my wedding after what he said on thanksgiving. But I haven’t told him. (He terrifies me. Abuse as a child). He made a comment in front of my children(one who was also the...
Okay so some back story. I asked my future sister in law to be one of my Bridesmaids in my wedding which she accepted, but ever since then the only thing I have stressed about this wedding is her. 1....
![Breanna](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/4/1/8/7/utbp_6994187.jpg?r=12142)
Is there anyone else who's mother has taken control of their wedding? I love her but she's convinced that she knows what I want and need when it comes to my wedding. She is in communication with my...
![Alyssa](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/3/1/4/1/utbp_33263141.jpg?r=61390)
Has anyone else felt this way? My FH and I have been together 9.5 years, and my in laws/ my FH whole family has always said how they can't wait for us to be engaged, and they "couldn't have picked...
I was MOH a few years back for my cousin and threw a house party full of games, naughty things, gift bags for all the girls, food ranging from vegetarian options for a few of her friends, signature...
![Katie](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/3/1/8/9/utbp_29233189.jpg?r=94902)
Over the weekend me and my FH were at his mother house. She brought up the wedding and started telling me all these people she needs to give me names for. Our wedding is 3 months away and we already...
I’ve only been engaged 4 months and I want to cry. I’ve been to so many venues and I’m trying my best. My fiancé and I are religious, but I feel like that’s our main stressor. My parents don’t like...
![Sara](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/1/5/5/4/utbp_30611554.jpg?r=68409)
My husbands grandpa passed in June of 2020. We were unable to visit him due to covid, and had not been able to see him face to face since the previous Christmas. his grandparents were in a facility...
My friends seem to be jealous of the time I spend with my fiance. I've known them for about 5 years now and they're two years younger than me (28). Our relationship evolved from seeing each other...
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We are having two long "Thanksgiving Style" dinner tables at our reception. One will be our entire wedding party and their plus ones and the other will be the rest of our wedding guests. I recently...
![Shirley](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/8/3/6/3/utbp_33238363.jpg?r=21973)
So I came across this post on reddit from a bride who is in a fight with her MIL about the color dress the MIL wants to wear to the wedding (unspecified but it seems like it may be ivory from the...
It seems like my fiancé and I are in a pickle. We got engaged in September and we found a venue we both love. The date is set for June 2022! But, this week my fiancé got big news from his job. He got...
![Kp](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/4/3/4/1/utbp_35434341.jpg?r=35183)
My mother, God love her, has made every big event in my life absolutely miserable. My fiancé and I are getting married, about 2 hours from our home (semi-destunation) in April. We have found a...
Hey fam, i was curious to know if you all knew before getting engaged where you would live or what your living situation as a couple would be. Currently my Finance and I have discussed it and we do...
![Honey](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/1/7/3/1/utbp_32791731.jpg?r=92294)
FOR SOME BACKGROUND: when my fiancé’s brother got married his now wife invited me and FMIL dress shopping. She also had her family with her. After FSIL chose her dress, FMIL and I went back home. On...