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How do i communicate to my family that their expectations are too high?
mrswinteriscoming in Family and Relationships, on October 12, 2021 at 6:51 PM

FH and I come from vastly different backgrounds - I come from a family that is all up in each others' business and we are loud and boisterous and spend lots and lots of time together whereas he grew...

Eniale, Oct 13, 2021 6 684
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Sos! Having to downsize wedding even further and stuck with who to cut!
mrswinteriscoming in Etiquette and Advice, on October 5, 2021 at 5:45 PM

TL;DR - We have to cut our guest list down even further because of COVID restrictions. I want to remove some family from the list (obligatory invites) but it will cause major tension. Advice needed!...

mrswinteriscoming, Oct 7, 2021 19 739
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Songs for Recessional/singing Marriage Certificate?
mrswinteriscoming in Wedding Ceremony, on September 15, 2021 at 2:28 AM

We are having an intimate outdoor ceremony (by our standards) with about 40 guests. My bridal party and I will be walking down the aisle to a cover of Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling in Love" as...

Ingrid, Sep 17, 2021 7 990 1
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Recommendations Please! Where did you buy your bridal robes?
mrswinteriscoming in Wedding Attire, on September 13, 2021 at 2:32 AM

I'm looking to buy matching bridal robes for both my bridesmaids and flower girls and I am struggling to find places that sell matching adults and junior robes that come in rayon or jersey material....

Kyra, Sep 13, 2021 6 662
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wibta if i reorganized my bachelorette with half the original guest list?
mrswinteriscoming in Etiquette and Advice, on September 1, 2021 at 4:13 AM

Background: My December 2020 wedding was postponed one year due to COVID and later downsized from 150 to 45 due to COVID restrictions in light of recent outbreak. My bachelorette was planned before...

Rosie, Sep 1, 2021 8 273
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How late can i leave alterations given i can't see a seamstress until just before the wedding?
mrswinteriscoming in Wedding Attire, on August 26, 2021 at 11:26 PM

I'm in Australia and am currently in lockdown due to a massive surge in COVID cases recently. Since 26 June we have been in lockdown and this will continue until September 28 if we are lucky and the...

Lynnie, Aug 30, 2021 3 472
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How to word mandatory vaccines?
mrswinteriscoming in Etiquette and Advice, on August 29, 2021 at 4:32 PM

I’m in Australia where the Delta variant has sent the country spiraling and we have found ourselves in the middle of a 3 month lockdown. Our government is very slowly planning to go back to normalcy...

Cece, Aug 30, 2021 2 348
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covid number restrictions - do we cut guest list or uninvite guests?
mrswinteriscoming in Etiquette and Advice, on July 19, 2021 at 7:54 PM

Due to a wave of COVID outbreaks our government has put our city into lockdown, and unfortunately, though our wedding is still 5 months away, our government is quite slow to lift the restrictions it...

Rebecca, Aug 13, 2021 12 739 1
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Cocktail or formal dress code?
mrswinteriscoming in Wedding Attire, on July 29, 2021 at 5:35 PM

We have scaled down our original wedding plans (thanks COVID!) from 150+ to about 45 people. Our ceremony will take place in a sandstone courtyard in the middle of 19th century now de-commissioned...

Rosie, Jul 29, 2021 5 1,272
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Did you cancel your planned wedding in favour of something smaller? Did you regret it?
mrswinteriscoming in Planning, on July 22, 2021 at 12:57 AM

FH and I are currently evaluating if we cancel our wedding because after one round of postponing and a heap of new COVID cases in our area (we are currently in lockdown) we know that our wedding,...

Sharonda, Jul 27, 2021 7 795
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1 kosher guest difficult to find external supplier for - help!
mrswinteriscoming in Wedding Reception, on July 7, 2021 at 8:45 PM

Our reception venue is catering our wedding and thankfully is able to accommodate a number of dietary requirements (vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, lactose free etc) without us needing to change the...

Kari, Jul 9, 2021 9 759
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Flaky vendor? Persevere or replace?
mrswinteriscoming in Etiquette and Advice, on June 16, 2021 at 8:45 PM

My makeup artist is a distant family friend who used to do makeup full time but now does it solely as a side hustle on occasion as she has 2 children under 3. Her work is beautiful but I’m a little...

mrswinteriscoming, Jul 5, 2021 6 171
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We've gone back into lockdown and I'm panicking
mrswinteriscoming in Planning, on June 27, 2021 at 8:12 PM

Living in Australia we've had a pretty good response to the COVID-19 crisis though our vaccination program has been tediously slow. We've now gone into a 2 week lockdown due to 110 new cases - the...

Eniale, Jun 28, 2021 5 395
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Will anyone actually see my shoes?
mrswinteriscoming in Hair and Makeup, on June 24, 2021 at 8:29 PM

I want to be comfortable on my wedding day so I bought 2 pairs of gold flats to match the gold crown I originally thought I was going to wear (I have sensitive feet so one was a backup in case the...

Melle, Jun 25, 2021 10 2,791
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Handing out slippers to guests during reception?
mrswinteriscoming in Wedding Reception, on June 23, 2021 at 6:39 PM

I was talking to my aunt last night about my upcoming wedding and she suggested we consider having slippers given out during the night for guests to wear in place of their heels/dress shoes. She said...

Ava, Jun 24, 2021 18 3,818
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How much time will you/did you take off from work for the wedding?
mrswinteriscoming in Planning, on June 15, 2021 at 7:06 PM

Our wedding is on a Sunday but I know for certain I will take time off work from the Thursday onward because we have a bit of running around to do (Thursday pick up suits/drop off place cards, Friday...

Ellen, Jun 23, 2021 30 988
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When to do the Hora?
mrswinteriscoming in Wedding Reception, on June 20, 2021 at 6:46 PM

I have decided to have a Hora at our wedding because while I no longer identify with the religious side of Judaism I was raised with, culturally it is quite important to me having been raised...

mrswinteriscoming, Jun 21, 2021 5 899
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What is going in your ‘day of’ bag for the wedding and who is going to be responsible for it ?
mrswinteriscoming in Planning, on June 20, 2021 at 6:31 PM

What is going in your ‘day of’ bag for the wedding (i.e. bandaids, bobby pins) and who is responsible for it (including things like your phone)? I am thinking of possibly giving this all to my mother...

Llise, Jun 21, 2021 3 605 2
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How did you pick your Mua?
mrswinteriscoming in Hair and Makeup, on June 21, 2021 at 1:20 AM

I had a MUA lined up who had been recommended to be by a few people and was fantastic at what she did, but I parted ways with her over the weekend due to unprofessionalism. She agreed to do the...

SLY, Jun 21, 2021 3 603
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Addressing invitations to families + 1?
mrswinteriscoming in Etiquette and Advice, on June 14, 2021 at 10:38 PM

Our invitations are generally being addressed in the form of ‘Mr John Doe and Mrs Jane Doe’ (as applicable) or to ‘The Doe Family’ where we are inviting all members of the household. There is one...

Ava, Jun 15, 2021 6 252 1
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