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Best man’s fiancé not invited to wedding
Blake, on October 23, 2023 at 4:33 PM

Hello all. I need some brutally honest opinions. If you were the finance of a best man, but not invited to the said wedding, would you be happy inviting that couple that snubbed you to your own...

Rita, Nov 7, 2023 25 612
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Wedding Takeaways
Kelly, on October 16, 2023 at 5:49 PM

There's a lot of common advice give on this forum and from other wedding advice sites. My experience flew in the face of a lot of advice, so I want to share my experience. 1."Only about 10-15 people...

Kelly, Oct 21, 2023 9 224 2
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My best friend didn't give me a plus one for my boyfriend...
Paige, on August 5, 2019 at 11:10 PM

My boyfriend and I have been together for a year and recently moved in together. One of my best friends (for over a decade) is getting married in a few months. She recently told me that there's a...

Nicki, 4 hours ago 29 4,561
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Not picked as a bridesmaid
Blank, on November 27, 2023 at 11:48 PM

Hi all! I’m writing this message looking for a place to vent and ask if my feeling should be as hurt as they are. I recently attended a dinner with 5 of my close friends. We all tend to have very...

CM, Yesterday at 9:56 PM 11 187
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Feeling guilty over not meeting family's expectations regarding some guest's getting invited
Barbara, on November 28, 2023 at 6:25 AM

I am getting married this year in the city where my parents live, mostly because the weather is much nicer and a big part of my family lives nearby, but also because my fiance and I love traveling and...

Andrea, Nov 28, 2023 6 106
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My sister has other plans about daughter who i am close with to be a flower girl and/or in the wedding party but i am torn with my fiancé’s nieces. Wh
Jan, on November 28, 2023 at 8:42 AM

I My daughter is getting married. She has told her sister(bridesmaid) that her daughter can’t be a flower girl because she is torn between her fiancés side nieces. What to do?

Andrea, Nov 28, 2023 5 90
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My caterer ate the food
Dena, on November 26, 2023 at 8:29 PM

I had a small wedding rehearsal for my son catered. My first time hiring a caterer myself so not sure of the etiquette. Based on the menu of salad, shrimp cocktail, Brunswick Stew & grilled...

Dani, Nov 27, 2023 6 152
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Hurt feelings when none of my family is attending my wedding
Wendy, on November 25, 2023 at 3:21 PM

Been trying my hardest to fight off the pre-wedding blues for our upcoming nuptials with just over a month left. The thing is, my mother recently passed away and after several betrayals from my dad,...

Pat, Nov 25, 2023 3 134
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Tipping
D Marie, on October 21, 2023 at 11:20 AM

My wedding is next Saturday the 28th, we have an all inclusive wedding package with our venue that includes DJ, catering, photography and florist. My contract shows that gratuity is included for the...

Michelle, Nov 25, 2023 3 103
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How to handle a lot of Kids at a wedding?
Vanessa, on October 26, 2023 at 10:55 AM

Hey everyone! So, to keep this short, my fiance's family has a LOT of kids. We have to go over it again, but from recent weddings of family members we've been to, I know there will probably be 15-25...

Michelle, Nov 24, 2023 3 120
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Wedding/life Advice Needed
Xandria, on November 21, 2023 at 2:33 AM

My fiance’s sister keeps having mental breakdowns. Recently she was saying things like she hates her twin sister’s husband for stealing her twin from her, and she called him up and started yelling at...

Natalie, Nov 22, 2023 10 221
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Surprise significant other on rsvp
Meghan, on November 7, 2023 at 7:26 PM

My fiance and I are planning a super intimate and small destination wedding. We are only having 20 guests and included in our invitations that we wanted to be able to spend quality time on our wedding...

David, Nov 21, 2023 7 223
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Loving memories...
Shemetrus, on November 19, 2023 at 10:31 PM

Hello all, so my fiance' and I are getting married next year. He has recently lost his grandmother, and about 8 years ago his grandfather. There's sometimes a little tribute to those that are unable...

Shemetrus, Nov 20, 2023 4 69
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Step Father/daughter Dance Song (bio dad not around)
Via, on November 13, 2023 at 5:19 AM

Hi! First off I want to say I appreciate any suggestions y’all may have. My bio dad hasn’t been in my life for the last 25 years. My step father is who I mean when I talk about my dad to friends and...

David, Nov 20, 2023 1 39
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How to tell bridesmaid to pay for own hair and makeup?
Linda, on November 14, 2023 at 12:50 AM

I've been a bridesmaid 4x and only once was my makeup paid for. Now being a bride, I am seeing how expensive it is. I gave the BMs the options to do their own hair and makeup. However, if they wanted...

Michelle, Nov 19, 2023 6 177
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Invitation Dress Code Etiquette
Abbie, on November 16, 2023 at 11:03 AM

We have a very specific question for our invitations. A little context: We are having 2 events for our wedding - (1) a Welcome Party and (2) the actual wedding & reception. So our invitation is...

Michelle, Nov 19, 2023 7 169
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Dinner 4 Two a scam?
Ashley, on July 11, 2016 at 1:45 PM

Hello I attended a bridal expo yesterday, and I got a call from this company called dinner 4 two saying we won this trip or two wedding bands. I was wondering if anyone else has had this experience. I...

Jailene, Nov 17, 2023 30 25,979 6
Kasyah
Videographer Isn't Responding
Kasyah, on December 28, 2020 at 8:54 AM

As if getting married in 2020 hasn't been a nightmare enough now I'm dealing with this... We were married back in July of this year and I have had hardly any communication from our videographer. We...

Bryle, Nov 17, 2023 15 2,295 1
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Question regarding Groom's Father - Help
, on November 14, 2023 at 1:04 PM

Hello, If the groom's father is divorced from groom's mother and remarried, and the groom's grandfather is deceased, who should the groom escort down to the aisle - his wife of his mother (groom's...

David, Nov 16, 2023 18 170
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Invitation Wording
Abbie, on November 14, 2023 at 10:14 AM

Hopefully a quick question! We are splitting the cost of the wedding three ways (me and FH, my parents, his parents). How should we word the host line of the invitation? Thank you!

Andrea, Nov 16, 2023 5 85
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