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I need help! I am trying to figure out a good way to politely let people know that we would like them to wear Renaissance attire to our renaissance themed wedding. We already know that not everyone...

Hey y’all! So before I start this discussion, I am really looking for as much advice as I can get. I am not one to reach out to the general public when it comes to situations about family, but I am at...

One of my bridesmaid's SO is a registered sex offender. The offense happened over 10 years ago, but it still makes me uneasy. They have been a couple for two years and live together so it is a serious...

So I've got a potential dilemma that I don't know how to tactfully approach, or if it's even my place...I chose my best friend as my matron of honor, and my sister as my bridesmaid. My sister is...

I am really torn up and need some advice. My sister (with whom I am really close with) and her fiance have decided to get married on a 2-week overseas cruise so they can holiday at the same time. They...

Planning our wedding has been an absolute breeze, that is, until my MIL wanted to add 10+ additional guests to the list after we already sent out invites. Any advice on how to let her know (gently)...

Hey all, I'm putting together my photo list and hit a small bump in the road. We are doing a first look and are getting a good majority of our photos taken before the ceremony. The only photos that...

What is your opinion on putting an hour and a half ahead start time on the wedding invitations to ensure that guests arrive on time and are seated prior to the bridal party walking in? The ceremony...

My best friend since Kindergarten is getting married some time next year. Love her to death but she is very stubborn and likes to be in control. With that being said, it is her wedding so I 100% get...

Hey Brides! Looking for advice on which weekday to pick for our small intimate wedding of about 30 adults and 4 children next October. Just our immediate family and closest friends and their plus...

Our rehearsal is going to be the day before our wedding at 9am. I was thinking we could do a rehearsal brunch, so that people aren’t stuck hanging around until dinner if they don’t want to. Our venue...

Hi, As soon as I got engaged I asked my aunt to be my maid of honor. I don't have any friends that I was close enough with at the time to ask. I thought I would love having her as a maid of honor,...

My mom is a control freak- always has been. She’s the oldest of brothers and has this entitlement attitude and has to give unsolicited advice. She means well but most of the time, I think it’s from...

So I am getting married in three weeks. I have planned my wedding for the past year and been engaged to my fiancé for 4 years. My parents had me when they were young and never got married but have...

I’m looking for some tips on how to keep myself calm and stress free as I head into my 10 day countdown! I’m finding it hard to let myself relax and be in the moments of my day because all I can do is...

My husband and I have been married for 25 years. He had a daughter and son and I also had a daughter and son when we married. My previous husband was deceased and he had two ex “baby mommas”. We had a...

Me and my boyfriend are getting married and we’re not telling anyone. I don’t want to tell anyone cause I know how my family is and they’ll want for us to have a huge thing and we don’t want that. The...

This has been weighing on me. A girl who I am not very close to asked me to be one of her bridesmaids in a wedding in India this winter. At the time, she said almost everything would be paid for for...

This will be the second marriage for each of us. We have 8 kids together and he has full custody of his. Our kids are 16, 15, 13, 13, 11, 9, 7, 7. I’m 35 and he’s 42. I feel that we should skip out on...

Hi there! I am in a predicament. I asked two of my friends to be bridesmaids and am now kind of regretting it. And here’s why... One of them is now pregnant. The baby is due way before our wedding but...