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rsvp timeline? Too early? Too late?
Allysha, on November 21, 2021 at 5:21 PM

Hello everyone! My fiance and I need some advice on the whole RSVP/invitation timeline. I have read on multiple blogs and forums saying that you typically send international invites 12 weeks prior and...

Meghan, Nov 23, 2021 12 1,065
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Adding a bridesmaid without making it seem like a pity ask?
Anna, on November 22, 2021 at 10:53 PM

I've been engaged since last March, and have had my BMs picked since before then. Just my 2 sisters and best friend. Over the past year, I've become closer with another friend, and have thought about...

Anna, Nov 23, 2021 4 634
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Guest List Help!
Faith, on November 22, 2021 at 2:21 AM

My fiancé and I are in the guest list stage of planning and I am needing some advice. His family is very small (even with ext. family his is max 20 people) while my family is quite large (minimum 92,...

Jacks, Nov 23, 2021 5 641
Lauren
Etiquette for inviting newborns/infants
Lauren, on May 20, 2016 at 10:46 AM

Hi all - I would love some input on this. My fiance and I would like to have an adults-only wedding. Since getting engaged, TEN of our friends have gotten pregnant (nuts, I know!), who will then have...

Carol, Nov 22, 2021 24 25,305
Catherine
Choosing Final Bridesmaid
Catherine, on November 18, 2021 at 2:12 PM

My FH wanted an extra groomsman, so I’m trying to select a final bridesmaid. Do I go with the long time friend I don’t speak to much, or the current friend I don’t have as much history with?

Jacks, Nov 22, 2021 9 315
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Pregnancy before wedding.
Kr, on August 12, 2021 at 3:22 PM

Hey there ! TMI WARNING. In a bit of a dilemma. FH and I were doing our best to practice abstinence before our wedding on August 28, 2021 (SIXTEEN DAYS!) however, we ended up breaking that last...

Jacks, Nov 20, 2021 64 3,974
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Funds, funds and more funds.
Maggii, on November 7, 2021 at 1:49 PM

Is it weird to make a go fund me for our wedding? Part of me feels like it’s being rude asking other people to pay for our wedding but the other part (the cheap a**hole part) thinks that it’s not that...

Janica, Nov 20, 2021 45 2,686 1
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Should i be offended?
Hmmm, on November 14, 2021 at 11:19 PM

So my husband and I have been together for many years, well over a decade and we got married almost 4 years ago. We had a small wedding party, 4 people on each side. Our wedding was out of town so I...

Kari, Nov 20, 2021 12 1,110
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Wedding party doesn't want to wear my color.
Joanna, on November 14, 2021 at 1:58 PM

I have been dreaming of a cherry blossom-themed wedding for 12 years. I'm finally planning my wedding with a white and light blush pink palette. My matron of honor has agreed to wear pink and my...

Kari, Nov 20, 2021 9 1,152
Victoria
Writing names in on our rsvp Cards
Victoria, on November 18, 2021 at 9:18 PM

So, we have decided we will be writing the names on our RSVP cards before we send them, that way it is explicit on who is invited. My question is, does anyone have any ideas of how to put the names on...

Kari, Nov 20, 2021 6 2,590
Thank you cards!!!
, on November 19, 2021 at 1:56 PM

Well, I feel like a horrible person.. Got married in June and haven't sent thank you cards. Life got expensive and extremely busy, lost a family member.. No excuse but how late is too late to send...

Kari, Nov 20, 2021 7 274
Kate
Children Wording on rsvp - not the usual question
Kate, on November 18, 2021 at 10:30 AM

So I’m wondering if anyone has any advice on this… I am having a wedding that allows children. I was torn on doing this but I’m like the aunty of the world and I couldn’t imagine not allowing some of...

Kari, Nov 20, 2021 15 684
Victoria
Plus One Invite Conundrum
Victoria, on November 18, 2021 at 4:00 PM

Hi my lovelies! Weird point of inquiry regarding invite etiquette. One of my beloved’s groomsmen is in a relationship with a darling girl whom I love dearly. They are long-distance couple and...

Kari, Nov 20, 2021 9 687
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Inviting one parent out of a couple with kids
R C, on October 31, 2021 at 5:38 PM

I've reached the part of planning where I'm finally getting to trim down my guest list, and I'm trying to get my portion of the invitations down to 50. One person I've known I want to invite from the...

Elycia, Nov 19, 2021 9 809
Caitlin
Hitchswitch? Worth it?
Caitlin, on September 1, 2019 at 11:58 PM

Have any of y'all used HitchSwitch to change your name? Is it legit? Is it worth it?

Katie, Nov 19, 2021 19 6,898
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Introducing.....divorced Parents at Reception.
May2018, on April 13, 2018 at 1:25 PM

Hello all, so my question has to do with how to introduce divorced parents at the reception. My parents have been divorced for 15 years but cant be in the same room together. My dad remarried 10 years...

Holly, Nov 18, 2021 15 11,092
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Is she a maid or a matron?
Marie, on November 16, 2021 at 7:20 PM

Hey there! My MOH-to-be is not currently married, her wedding date is 2 months before mine. I am planning to propose soon, and also planning on doing a "get to know the bridal party" collage, but I...

A, Nov 17, 2021 6 251
Hollywoll
Unhappy with my ring after soldering...(pic)
Hollywoll, on June 16, 2011 at 7:41 PM

Emotional explosion today, but there are only TWO days until the wedding. FH and I were running some last minute errands, one of which was to FINALLY get my ring soldered. I have had the first part of...

Penny, Nov 17, 2021 23 7,490
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Do some guests try to dress up their kids as if they were in the wedding?
The Sealpups, on November 16, 2021 at 9:25 PM

Just noticed that my husband’s cousin’s daughter dressed up in a pink dress wearing a flower wreath headband for our wedding. She was not a flower girl, there were rumors swirling around (before our...

Cassidy, Nov 17, 2021 5 795
Rosie
Wording for covid section on our invite website?
Rosie, on November 15, 2021 at 6:01 PM

Ok this is a tricky one. We have a number of immunocompromised or otherwise vulnerable guests, and we have chosen to request that those who are unvaccinated without a medical exemption to please watch...

Rosie, Nov 16, 2021 7 325
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