Discussions by 2ndTime

I need some help and opinions about what most people would prefer. FH does too. ("Will you please post on that wedding forum and ask those people since they know what they are doing?" lol) We won't...

I really want to avoid people inviting others who aren't invited on the outside of the invitation. Is it tacky to fill in the "M_________" line for guests on the RSVP card? I only have 40 guests so...

We are finalizing our guest list and I could use some advice. We have planned for a small wedding (30, but could go up to 40), in part for the intimacy of it and also due to cost. As such, we have...

Since FH and I are a bit older (42 and 51), our guests are as well. Also, many of our friends are friends from our workplace (we work at the same place), so the guests will know one another well. One...

I was reading this and thought it had some good advice: http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_58d2e3f3e4b002482d6e6ddb I guess I'm in a contemplative mood this morning--thinking about my sweet FH and how...

So the WW checklist says I should do this in May, which would be about 5 months before. Is that pretty standard, or should I be planning for this already? It will just be me for make-up and me and my...

...and I don't just mean this in a "I'm so stressed out from planning" kind of way. I have everything booked for a small October wedding, but as I look at my budget spreadsheet, I am truly wondering...

I have posted about this issue before, but I'm honestly wondering whether it is worth it to book a photographer. I know all of the reasons to do so, but I am very much impacted by the decision made at...

Just wanted to share this... This article is a few years old, but it's a good one. When I was planning my first wedding, my ex and I didn't think we needed to do pre-marital counseling because our...

I love this, possibly because I am a dork. http://go.some.ly/5XIND4K

FH has mentioned wanting to wear something on his left finger to designate that he is engaged... and I am starting to wonder about the tradition of only the bride wearing a ring to express that she is...

"Because they are tacky," I said when my 11-year-old son asked. Why did he ask? Because his dad and fiancée have one. I am usually *really* good about not speaking ill about his dad, but it just came...

So I think I know what dress I want to order. I have gone twice to try it on, and the first consultant said to order the same size as the sample, after we played with it for a bit and discussed....

Please share your moments when your shared something you shouldn't have about your wedding plans... so I know I am not the only one! I have been pretty good about not talking about our plans at all,...

2017 will be a year of changes for my kids (11 and 6)--their dad is getting remarried in the spring and I am getting remarried in the fall. My ex and I have a good relationship and co-parent, though...

We told FH's dad that we booked a venue, and the date, at Thanksgiving. He asked if his ex (FMIL) would be there. We said we were planning to invite her, and he immediately said he wouldn't come. He...

I'd love to hear pointers on not hiring a DJ and instead using a playlist. Some backstory before I'm told just to make room in my budget for a DJ: we are spending more than I planned on our venue....