Discussions from Family and Relationships

A good friend of mine, Veronica, who was a former supervisor that I've grown very close to is officiating my wedding. Her and her husband have both been there for me and my fiance during extremely...

I’m getting married in 79 days... From the moment I got engaged the tension between my mother and I has been growing. I’m getting knots in my stomach just thinking of it all. I knew from the start...

Hi Everyone! I'm looking for some advice on my mother. She is not paying for any of the wedding because she doesn't have money. My Dad, future inlaws, and grandparents are all chipping in (with my...

My fiancee is a good guy, let me start with that. He refuses to start planning the wedding until he has ALL the money we need. I think we need to start putting money down on venues, I need to get my...

I'm just wondering if everyone is super close to all of their girls, or if they have a few friends that aren't really all that close to them. I have 4 girls- my MOH (bestie), my youngest sister, and 2...

I really got blessed with a great future family. My FMIL has been the biggest help with my planning and generally just being there. And her husband has been welcoming me into his family since day one....

Shortly after becoming engaged, my fiance’s Sister announced she was pregnant to the family. We became the back burner as everyone was planning for the arrival of the little one. I am SO excited to be...

Question for those of you who are getting married: Do any of you (brides or grooms) not have much of your own family coming to your wedding but your significant other has their entire family coming...

Hey y'all, Hoping for some guidance here. My father and I are not close, to put it very mildly, but he is very generously paying for a large portion of the wedding (we are paying for the rest), and...

Hey, all, I'd love some advice from brides who have an estranged relationship from their father. To try to paint an accurate picture without going into too many details, let's just say that my life at...

So my fiancé and I had dinner with his grandparents a little over a week ago and they cornered us and questioned us on why we were getting married because we’re not able to support ourselves. His...

Hey guys. Im from Uk, not Alabama and I am loosing sleep over this. Background story - been with my partner for 3 years, got engaged a year ago and from the very begining (even before we was...

I think this thread has been done before, but not in a long time. I feel like sometimes we lose sight of the real reason that we are getting married when we are planning and stressing over the wedding...

Hi everyone. Just feeling a little emotional. My mother hasn't shown any excitement for my wedding at all. I've tried numerous times to ask her if certain weekends were good for us to go dress...

We are having a small non-traditional wedding (20-30 people) so we want a very small bridal party, like 2 each side. I have asked my best friend since high school (whom is gay) if he would be my...

My parents and I didn't have a good relationship throughout my engagement and they refused to help with anything until the... DAY of the wedding. I am very bitter about this and neither my mom or I...

Is it wrong to make my fiancé pick another person to be his best man?

I've posted on here numerous times regarding different stages and issues of my relationship with my MIL. My issues with her can be condensed down to: culture clash, her being pushy, controlling,...

My fiancé and I met quite a few years ago and really enjoyed one another's company. I'm 40 and he's 36. We are both teachers and avid runners. I had taught with his sister for a number of years at the...

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