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1998 days agoI come from a tight knit family and we all love spending time with one another. Sadly, my grandmother (GM) has recently decided to stop speaking to my mother (M) and cut her off. GM and M have always had a rocky relationship as they have quite...
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2003 days agoOur wedding is on a Sunday night and I am hoping to do a ‘recovery brunch’ with my and FH’s families on the Monday morning. FH’s family all live out of town so brunch would also act as a farewell before the out-of-towners go home. We are similarly...
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2005 days agoFH turns 30 next year and I’m stumped what to get him. It’s a big birthday so I’d like to get him a significant gift but am not sure what. For years I planned on getting him a nice watch but he lives in his fitbit and wouldn’t get any use out of a...
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2005 days agoFH and I were due to wed 12 December 2020 (our anniversary) – now postponed to 12 December 2021 because of COVID.I wasn’t fussed about postponing the wedding because there were lots of reasons for it but I have since lost all excitement for the...
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2034 days agoFH and I are marrying in December 2021 on our 7th anniversary. He’ll be 30 and I 24 (don’t @ me over our age difference). Children are definitely on the cards but not for at least around 3 years - it’s something we are excited for but not quite ready...
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2040 days agoA good friend of mine married on 29 August 2020 and has asked me for guidance on gift etiquette. One of her friends, who I don’t get along with very well, didn’t bring a gift to the bridal shower nor wedding (understandable, it’s not compulsory for...
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2050 days agoTL;DR - FH doesn't like attending family events with me/acts like it's a chore. I expect him to come to them with me as my partner. I come from a very tight-knit family. We are all up in each others' business (the good way) and love spending time...
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2054 days agoI did my trial for my wedding make up with a local MUA who a lot of girls I know use. I timed my trial for the day of a big event I was attending, and at the time I felt very ‘off’ – I had gotten a fake tan (trial for the wedding), I had contacts in...
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2055 days agoWe postponed our Dec 2020 wedding to Dec 2021 due to COVID. I wasn’t really phased by it at first because I knew it was for the best, but taking apart our invitations was a little saddening today! The only part of our invitation suite that is...
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2057 days agoFH and I postponed our 12 Dec 20 wedding to 12 Dec 21 (12/12 being our anniversary). This year, our original wedding date is also our 6th anniversary together. I haven't really given much thought to what we will do other than usual anniversary...
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2067 days agoI am good friends with the girls in my circle from high school (graduated 5 years ago), some much closer than others as with all friendship circles. Two of the women in the group, lets call them A and B, I have somewhat distanced myself from. For...
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2072 days agoWe have 1 hour between our ceremony and reception (same location) to take photos with our photographer. I don't want to do photos before hand because of the whole bad luck thing/the timing would be inconvenient. Is 1 hour enough for some good snaps? ...
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2072 days agoBackground: I have 2 cousins, a brother and sister (lets call them Alice, 4 and Tom, 8) and my fiancée has nieces, two sisters, (lets call them Sarah, 4 and Jane, 2 The ages I have noted are how old they will be at the time of our wedding. Alice and...
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2072 days agoWe postponed our December 2020 wedding to December 2021. There are some people who knew they would be invited to our wedding who we don’t think we will end up inviting now that we have postponed (i.e. because we just don’t see some people anymore)....
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2085 days agoMy best friend (lets call her Amy) met her FH overseas. He moved across the world to be with her (from Spain to Australia) with his parents and brother remaining in their home country. Amy has decided that once everything is over and done with re...
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2087 days agoOur wedding is taking place at a beautiful and ornate heritage tea room with grand chandeliers and bespoke ceiling décor (pictured below). To compliment the room without competing with it, I’ve elected for a ‘burgundy and blush’ colour palate with...