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Alyssa
Corpse Bride Vows
Alyssa, on January 17, 2017 at 5:19 PM

I'm a huge Tim burton fan and the first time I saw The Corpse Bride I fell in love with the vows. My question is has anyone done them or seen them done and how were they worked into the ceremony? I...

Zena,collier, Nov 11, 2025 16 52,953 2
Erica
guest gifts
Erica, on November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM

Having a destination wedding in Mexico. Can't decide what to give my guests. Also my travel agent said to spead it out in several luggages,so that customs don't question it(resell items). Advice...

Erica, Nov 10, 2025 10
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Post Wedding Brunch if Not Invited to Wedding
Mary, on August 14, 2013 at 10:06 PM

I was just invited to a post-wedding brunch, but was not actually invited to the wedding. I was told that they did not have room to invite the entire extended family. My question is - am I expected to...

Judy, Nov 9, 2025 34 2,599
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Fiancé doesn’t want to invite one of my close family friends. Help!
Jessica, on September 12, 2021 at 4:25 PM

So a bit of a back story, my FH and I have been together since high school. I grew up closely with a family in our neighborhood and became best friends with the daughter my age all throughout...

Tnsusu, Nov 6, 2025 9 1,034
Cassy
Guests paying for wedding house?
Cassy, on May 8, 2019 at 6:14 AM

We’re getting married on the beach in NC. We’re going to rent a house for the week of the wedding that sleeps up to 55 people, we’ll have 130 guests at the wedding so we figured we’d offer space in...

Amanda, Nov 5, 2025 19 2,416
Kailyn
Want both dad and stepdad to walk me down the aisle but my dad has an issue with it.
Kailyn, on September 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM

I want both my dad and my stepdad to walk me down the aisle. I told my dad this and he has a huge issue with it. I met my stepdad when I was 8 (I’m 35 now) so he’s been a huge part of my life. He has...

Brittany, Oct 31, 2025 2 799 1
Mercedes
Flower Girls Dress and Shoes
Mercedes, on January 5, 2022 at 10:09 PM

Do I pay for my Flower Girls dress and shoes or do her parents pay? Both of her parents are also in the wedding so I'm guessing it's only fair that I should pay? What are your thoughts?

Ella, Oct 30, 2025 5 414
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Not invited but want to send a gift
J G, on October 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM

I have friends whose son is getting married soon. I’ve known the groom since he was about 7 years old and I met his wife-to-be when they began dating several years ago. I am not invited to the wedding...

Pat, Oct 29, 2025 2 481
Ostrichfeather
Wedding invitation wording
Ostrichfeather, on March 6, 2022 at 9:48 PM

We’ll be shopping for invitations soon and how we’ll word them has been haunting me! When we first began planning our wedding, we budgeted for a wedding we knew we’d feel comfortable paying for. My...

Klementina, Oct 29, 2025 10 459
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Is $100 in poor taste for a wedding gift?
Elle, on October 18, 2025 at 9:11 AM

I’m attending a destination wedding for a close cousin of mine. I had always thought $100 was the standard wedding gift, and I just recently learned that it’s actually $100 per person...

Klementina, Oct 29, 2025 6 430
Shelsey
Demoting a moh
Shelsey, on October 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM

I have decided that I want to demote my current MOH, I feel as if she doesn’t respect my fiance and she doesn’t care what flies out of her mouth. I’ve been supporting her with everything she does with...

John, Oct 14, 2025 1 99
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Vintage Car - Tinted windows or not?
Ben, on October 2, 2023 at 7:39 PM

Hi, I hope this is OK to post here. I am a vendor adding a white vintage sedan to my fleet for weddings. Usually any limo has tinted windows, but in this situation I am not sure what to do because a...

Austinbailey, Oct 14, 2025 4 276
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Please Help with Correct Dress Attire
Karina, on October 4, 2025 at 9:16 AM

Hi. So I’m attending a wedding in January and the dress code is White Cocktail Party. I’ve been hearing different types of dresses for this party. I just want to make sure I’m wearing the correct...

LM, Oct 8, 2025 2 294
Corinne
Rehearsal Dinner dress code?
Corinne, on May 29, 2020 at 10:00 AM

What is proper rehearsal dinner dress code etiquette? What does the bride wear and what do guests wear? I have only been to my brother's wedding last year but I didnt really pay attention but I wore a...

Bethany, Oct 6, 2025 16 6,012
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Daughter doesn’t want to invite my close extended family
Marylin, on September 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM

My daughter is getting married and wants a small wedding. We have two freed to give her $20k to help with the wedding. My mother died earlier this year and has 8 siblings. She knows some of...

LM, Oct 1, 2025 3 381
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Wedding party member planning wedding close to mine.
bride123456, on September 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM

This has been stressing me out and I don't know if it should. Not sure if I'm using this situation as an explanation for other wedding related stressors. I got engaged in March 2024, and set my...

bride123456, Sep 30, 2025 100
Kat
Etiquette on vow renewals
Kat, on September 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM

My husband and I got married in 2020 at the courthouse. We had both been divorced and we're slightly older and wanted to try for kids. We didn't know how long covid would be a thing so we just decided...

Kat, Sep 19, 2025 70 2
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Photographer late on delivering photos
Brooke, on January 30, 2022 at 8:26 AM

Hi- So I need help on how to approach a situation with my wedding photographer. We got married 9/18/2021 & she told us 6-9 weeks for our photos to get back to us, the contract says 9 weeks. Her...

Jack, Sep 16, 2025 30 7,259 1
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Bridesmaid Cheated on her partner now i conflicted with having her in the wedding
Clementine, on September 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM

Long story ahead. This person is a very sweet gal. But I asked her because she's a new friend and she's the gf of my fiance's long time friend. We get along very well and have a lot in common. But I...

Clementine, Sep 15, 2025 4 207
Te
Wedding party
Te, on September 3, 2025 at 12:13 PM

Hi all! I’m sure this topic has been asked about a million times so I apologize for asking a million and 1. I am planning on only asking my childhood best friend who is like a sister to be my matron...

Sarah, Sep 10, 2025 2 115
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