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Should i invite this person?
Bride2Be in Planning, on July 28, 2021 at 3:20 PM

Ok so I need help on whether to invite the younger brother of a family I am inviting. The younger sister is one of my dear friends from high school and I’m definitely inviting her as well as her...

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Registry wine glasses dilemma
Bride2Be in Registry, on July 12, 2021 at 2:39 PM

Would love some opinions on the number of wine glasses we should register for! So I’m definitely doing sets of 8 for red, white, champagne flutes, and I was also wanting some stemless, but it seems...

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How many glasses to register for?
Bride2Be in Registry, on July 6, 2021 at 11:39 AM

So I keep going back and forth on whether to register for 4 or 8 glasses? We’ve picked out a tall skinny glass and a shorter stout drinking glass and also some small acrylic cups (and red wine/white...

Meghan, Jul 6, 2021 16 2,712
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Do we need to make cuts?
Bride2Be in Etiquette and Advice, on July 2, 2021 at 4:59 PM

So our wedding is Aug 2022! I plan on finalizing the guest list in Nov/Dec this year so we can get STDs ordered and sent out by January 2022. Our venue max is 200 and our guest list (not including us)...

Bride2Be, Jul 3, 2021 19 703
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Inviting everyone at work except one guy
Bride2Be in Etiquette and Advice, on June 25, 2021 at 12:37 AM

I’m on the fence on this. So I work in a leasing office where we are all very close even my boss who I plan on inviting, except one guy who is very quiet and keeps to himself. Of course I’m friendly...

Kari, Jun 25, 2021 13 1,573
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Thoughts on inviting non wedding party person to bachelorette weekend?
Bride2Be in Etiquette and Advice, on June 8, 2021 at 2:00 PM

I always just thought that the bridal party goes to the bachelorette weekend and no one else, but when I went to a bachelorette party for another friend she also had a few other non party friends come...

Ashlee, Jun 8, 2021 8 1,849
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Plate taste changed
Bride2Be in Etiquette and Advice, on June 4, 2021 at 1:17 PM

Ok so back story- my dads aunt bought the plate set we originally put on our registry before covid happened (it was a 4-place setting) and we had to post pone the wedding and she told me to keep them...

Judith, Jun 4, 2021 12 690
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Is it too much violin?
Bride2Be in Planning, on May 14, 2021 at 1:59 PM

So we want to hire a violinist to play as people are arriving, during the ceremony, cocktail hour, and we figured we’d have them play during dinner too. We are having a country band kick off the night...

Natalie, May 16, 2021 10 1,230
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Recessional song
Bride2Be in Wedding Ceremony, on April 28, 2021 at 7:33 PM

I’ve chosen to walk down the aisle to a thousand dreams from the greatest showman played by a violinist, and I just realized I need to pick a song to walk back down the aisle after the ceremony is...

Erin, Apr 29, 2021 8 522 1
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Violinist during dinner?
Bride2Be in Wedding Reception, on April 24, 2021 at 5:43 PM

We will be having a violinist play while people arrive, during the ceremony, and during cocktail hour. We will be having a country band kick off the night after dinner , so I’m not sure what to do...

Catherine, Apr 24, 2021 10 1,432 1
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Paying all wedding expenses in advance
Bride2Be in Planning, on April 9, 2021 at 2:08 PM

I’ve been seeing a lot of comments from people about not paying the full amounts ahead of time. Like to just follow the deposit schedule in case anything happens. My fiancé wants to get all payments...

Cristina, Apr 12, 2021 14 1,418
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Guest list crossroads
Bride2Be in Etiquette and Advice, on April 9, 2021 at 12:35 PM

I’m having a hard time with some people on my guest list and whether or not I should keep them or take them off. These are distant relatives that I am friends with on Facebook and would see every once...

Judith, Apr 9, 2021 12 581
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Shoe bar idea
Bride2Be in Wedding Reception, on February 24, 2021 at 5:26 PM

I’m debating if I want to include a shoe bar at my reception and wondering if anyone else did this and what was the response? Did guests like it and use it or did it go to waste? I’ve been to a...

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Starting over
Bride2Be in Planning, on January 23, 2021 at 9:18 AM

My FH and I are scratching our old wedding plans and restarting. We haven’t paid any money yet and still in the planning stages. Originally we were doing a semi- destination wedding on Mackinac...

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Destination Wedding std vs Invitation or both?
Bride2Be in Planning, on November 13, 2020 at 2:27 PM

We are planning a destination wedding for Summer of 2022, and booking our venue this summer about a year out. What should we do in terms of sending a Save The Date or Invitation? I want to send...

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Table assignments
Bride2Be in Wedding Reception, on January 13, 2021 at 7:41 PM

For those of you who are assigning people to a specific table, are you also assigning them to a specific seat? Are you doing individual guest cards or one board for people to read off of? Are you...

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Rent gold chiavari chairs or keep white folding?
Bride2Be in Planning, on December 30, 2020 at 11:09 AM

I’m at a debate with myself on if I should keep the white folding chairs my venue comes with (they also provide white linens and silver silverware) OR if I should rent gold chiavari chairs that would...

Kali, Jan 5, 2021 19 2,310 1
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Head vs sweetheart vs hybrid table?
Bride2Be in Wedding Reception, on December 29, 2020 at 9:26 PM

So here’s the dilemma. Our bridal party consists of about 7 bridesmaids and 5 groomsmen. Almost all of which have a significant other or spouse. Maybe 3 total single people. My FH doesn’t want to just...

Melle, Dec 31, 2020 13 423
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fh doesn’t want a first dance
Bride2Be in Wedding Reception, on December 29, 2020 at 9:31 PM

She he HATES dancing and doesn’t like the attention but he will do one for a short time because I want one. Has anyone else dealt with this situation and what did you do? Short dance and cut into...

Ashley, Dec 31, 2020 12 695
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Bridesmaid regret??
Bride2Be in Etiquette and Advice, on December 20, 2020 at 11:00 AM

Anyone out there having bridesmaid regret?? I had asked my bridesmaids over a year and a half ago to be my bridesmaids (10) and with covid we are postponing the wedding to be summer 2022! I had let...

Kiara, Dec 20, 2020 13 1,150
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