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Guest dress code color request
D H, on December 18, 2024 at 10:37 PM

Is it now in 2025 acceptable to request your guest wear only certain colors to your wedding? I will do so , I've just never been told on an invitation before to do so.

LM, Yesterday at 2:58 PM 3 58
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Appropriate wedding present from poor college student?
s, on June 24, 2013 at 5:05 AM

I didn't find anything against forum rules, but this was the only place I could find to get advice! A good friend of mine invited me to her wedding which is happening in a few short months. I will be...

Chu, Yesterday at 1:29 AM 12 7,041
Leah
a wedding with an age limit?
Leah, on February 9, 2023 at 12:36 PM

Hey there, My fiancé and I love kids, but we just don't want kids at our wedding, especially if we don't have a relationship with them. We want it to be a celebration where all our friends can...

Madge, Dec 19, 2024 7 330
Kathryn
Asking the Guests to wear Black
Kathryn, on February 5, 2015 at 10:11 AM

I wanted to see what you all thought of this. I am not doing this but was suggested by my venue coordinator. We were talking about decor and possibly doing everything in shades of white. Then asking...

Stefanie, Dec 18, 2024 103 18,998 1
Sarah
Elope and then have a reception two years later?
Sarah, on December 5, 2024 at 12:20 AM

Okay I need some ideas and advice! My fiancé and I got engaged in February and booked a venue after a couple months of venue hunting. We live in Florida but decided to have a destination wedding in...

Michael, Dec 13, 2024 1 358 1
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Flower arrangements
Helen, on November 11, 2024 at 10:25 PM

I am looking for a poem or saying for guests to take flower arrangements home. maybe the youngest person at the table or name beginning with"?" etc. any ideas? thank you...

Jacksonbrown, Dec 13, 2024 2 48
Justina
Prenup
Justina, on April 18, 2017 at 11:30 PM

So, my FH and I have been discussing prenups. He wants one, and I have always said that I would never sign one. I was just looking for advice from people who got one, people who discussed it and chose...

Linda, Dec 13, 2024 70 985
Katelyn
Married without anyone knowing
Katelyn, on November 27, 2024 at 12:28 PM

Hey all! So my fiance and I have decided to get married because he is extending his contract in the military and we have been doing long distance for the past three years and we are tired of it and...

Link_In_Training, Dec 12, 2024 4 150
Jessica
Would it be rude to only invite a select few kids to our wedding?
Jessica, on October 17, 2020 at 12:19 PM

The way our guest list has grown blows my mind. One night, we had about 45, then we go over to my future MIL’s place and start talking about more names we might want to add. They came up with about 50...

Connie, Dec 8, 2024 27 8,359 1
Mrs. Lav
Plus ones for elderly needing rides?
Mrs. Lav, on March 15, 2015 at 8:36 PM

Sitting and discussing the guest list with FH and the FILs. If there are elderly people who don't drive, do we need to give them plus ones? We're having a smallish wedding compared to other family and...

YesYes, Dec 8, 2024 22 556
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Silver wedding ring?
Esenlee, on November 24, 2024 at 1:59 AM

Hi everyone, I’m starting to look at wedding rings, and I’m seriously leaning toward getting a sterling silver one! I know it’s not the most traditional choice, but I’ve always loved silver—it just...

Skylar, Dec 7, 2024 2 58
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Not choosing one family member in wedding party
Kelsey, on November 30, 2024 at 8:57 AM

My son is getting married. His fiancé has asked my son’s sister-in-law’s to be bridesmaids and his brothers next to him. His sister has been put in as a flower maiden? Causing trouble hurt feeling....

LM, Dec 5, 2024 1 83
Whitney
Destination Wedding Engagement Party Etiquette
Whitney, on June 25, 2018 at 3:12 PM

Hi all! I'd like your helpful and polite opinions on this one... We are having a destination wedding in the Keys in April (I'm from Atlanta and FH is from South Florida). Nearly everyone who comes to...

audacious, Dec 5, 2024 7 1,473
Molly
sil is a bridesmaid but we don't want her at the bachelorette party/weekend
Molly, on December 3, 2024 at 7:40 PM

Hi all, I am the MOH in a wedding, and the bride doesn't want her SIL at the bachelorette weekend. They are good friends and have no issues with each other which is why she is still a part of the...

Molly, Dec 3, 2024 83 1
Hannah
Guest List
Hannah, on November 29, 2024 at 11:54 AM

I've been doing research for months on what seasons I would prefer, colors, etc but I know one tricky thing will be the guest list. My main choices would only consist of my parents, grandparents, and...

Isa, Nov 29, 2024 1 63
Laura
Ask To Not Wear Perfume or Cologne
Laura, on May 8, 2013 at 7:33 PM

Is it appropriate to ask guests not to wear perfume or cologne? (Obviously I want them to shower and wear deodorant though!) My mom has severe asthma, and I'm sure some other guests may as well. I...

Michelle, Nov 27, 2024 24 1,575
Cece
Name etiquette/rule
Cece, on November 24, 2024 at 9:58 AM

So I never thought about this before it came up on a medical form. They ask you to choose Miss, Ms., or Mrs. I am married (so a Mrs.), but I did not take my husband‘s last name. So if I choose the...

LM, Nov 27, 2024 4 99
Jessica
Too soon for a vow renewal?
Jessica, on July 18, 2011 at 7:16 PM

My husband and I have been married just shy of 3 years. We married very young (he was 19 and I was 20) and our wedding ceremony was not exactly what we had in mind. While we don't regret getting...

Amanda, Nov 27, 2024 10 567
Mrs. Cohen
Guestbook signing... after the wedding?
Mrs. Cohen, on October 22, 2018 at 4:04 PM

We got married 1.5 weeks ago and upon returning from our honeymoon this past Saturday, we were SO EXCITED to go through our guestbook, but of the 47 guests that ended up attending, only about 20...

Cordova, Nov 27, 2024 29 2,006
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A Wedding Registry at Home Depot?
Alexa, on April 8, 2017 at 10:02 PM

I heard there was a Home Depot registry but when I went into my local store they told me they did not have it. One of the customer service people said I can open up an account at MyRegistry.com and...

Jane, Nov 26, 2024 13 7,769
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