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I just got married this past July. We had a rehearsal dinner, pretty big wedding with band, & a luncheon for the family the day after. None of my family lives near us & my awesome mom...

We are planning a destination wedding. We are stuck on if we invite our whole guest list and give them the option of attending at the destination location, or just sending to those we know will attend...

I really did enjoy my wedding and adore my new husband but I just can't help going back over things that didn't go as planned on my wedding day. My dress nearly caught on fire coming down the aisle,...
I didn't find anything against forum rules, but this was the only place I could find to get advice! A good friend of mine invited me to her wedding which is happening in a few short months. I will be...
ANY ADVICE APPRECIATED!! My brothers finance who I am very close with asked me to be her MOH. Of course I’m thrilled. But I’m also 18. Still in high school. I understand all the responsibilities being...

Okay I need some ideas and advice! My fiancé and I got engaged in February and booked a venue after a couple months of venue hunting. We live in Florida but decided to have a destination wedding in...
I have a dear friend, who attended my wedding and has always been a light in my life. She is the kind of person who cooks you a birthday dinner when an injury in your family causes your birthday to...

Hello!! September wedding here we’re from Iowa but due to Covid have decided to “elope” and have an outdoor mountain top wedding. Has anyone ever planned for that? Any tips or tricks?

Ugh. I hesitated on posting this but I seriously dont know what to do. My entire family HATES my moms husband. He has literally caused so much pain, stress, and nonsense. I genuinely do not want to...

I’m just starting to build a guest list and am looking to get any advice or insight on my particular situation! My parents have been divorced for just a few years now, and, boy, was it UGLY—lots of...
My fiancee and I are moving across the country a week after our wedding and because of that, we're doing an online cash registry with SimpleRegistry. I know some people will still bring gifts,...
My husband’s good friend/business partner got engaged a year ago and his fiancée asked me to be a bridesmaid. I said yes because I knew my husband was going to be a groomsman. The fiancée (bride) and...

I want to avoid have to purchase extra invitations so I thought maybe adding an early rsvp on our save the dates would help with that. The thing with that is, we want to avoid parents rsvping their...
I found a venue that is also a hotel- almost all of our guests are going to be coming from out of town. If we book this venue (the rooms are included in the cost) how do we navigate giving the rooms...
My husband and I married last November it wasn't anything fancy just had close family there and said our vows. I always wanted my special day and some of our family we really wanted there wasn't able...

I am planning my wedding for October of 2025 and my fiancé & I have decided on the groomsmen not wearing hats during the ceremony and for formal pictures. One of my fiancé’s closest friends was...

I'm way early for this, but it's been puzzling me and I can't find the answer anywhere. My parents will be hosting. They are married and my mother kept her name. But it seems that writing "Ms. Jane...
My MOH is asking for a list of people to invite, I'm not sure if I should ask her to change it into a wedding shower instead of a bridal shower. I have 1 MOH, 2 bridemaids, 1 brideman. I have no...

Hi all! My fiancé and I are having a hard time deciding whether to have the traditional wedding or go a smaller more cost effective route. The hard part being that we could easily have a 100-125...

I know this won't apply to a lot of you brides to be,but if any recently married ladies could weigh in that would be great. I'm really having post wedding anxiety about some things that went wrong...
