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Amanda
Father of the Bride Gifts
Amanda, on September 13, 2021 at 10:28 PM

Help! I am so stuck on what to get for my dad for his gift for my wedding. I want to do something a bit nicer for both him and my stepmom as they have helped financially support a large majority of...

Vanessa, Sep 21, 2021 5 3,588
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Can a bride ask her bridesmaids to get a spray tan?
Rebecca, on September 18, 2021 at 12:06 PM

So my guilty pleasure of reading anything wedding related on Reddit struck again. I found this post on Reddit, from a few days back where a bridesmaid doesn't want to get a spray tan for her cousins...

Samantha, Sep 21, 2021 24 1,571
Tatiana
Not Sure What To Do
Tatiana, on September 18, 2021 at 12:44 PM

My wedding was on June 5th, 2021 and I STILL haven't received my wedding videos from the videographer. We were supposed to receive our teaser video 1 week after the wedding. It's more than 3 months...

Samantha, Sep 21, 2021 2 165
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Who receives a thank you card after the wedding?
Jennifer, on September 17, 2021 at 2:16 PM

We get married next weekend! I’m wondering who receives a thank you card after the wedding? Is it everyone you invited or only those who actually attend, plus those who didn’t come that sent gifts? I...

bevbabe, Sep 21, 2021 11 637
Valerie
Requiring vaccinations or negative test
Valerie, on September 20, 2021 at 3:35 PM

Hello lovely people! I would like to require vaccinations for ALL of my guests, but both of my parents are unvaccinated and will not get the vaccine. So I have instead opted to require a negative test...

Megan, Sep 21, 2021 12 691 1
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Bridesmaid Removal
Erin, on September 15, 2021 at 12:03 PM

I have one of my college best friends in my wedding as my bridesmaid. We have been friends for about 8 years. Although we don't see each other all the time, we at least talk every couple of weeks....

Vee, Sep 21, 2021 12 946
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What do you think about a 5pm start time for a winter wedding?
ZJR, on September 19, 2021 at 1:44 PM

Hi, I’ll be getting married in January in the Northeast. We are thinking of having our start time for the ceremony be 5 PM. The ceremony and reception and cocktail hour are all in one venue and guest...

Alyssa, Sep 20, 2021 19 1,416
Susan
Gift Etiquette!
Susan, on September 20, 2021 at 10:06 AM

Hi All: I was invited to a co-worker's wedding this weekend and had a blast. I chose a gift off her Amazon registry and had it shipped to her. Unfortunately, adding gift options was not a possibility,...

mrswinteriscoming, Sep 20, 2021 4 746
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mil help
Nat, on September 18, 2021 at 1:01 AM

Hi everyone I need honest opinions. Me and my FH are planning a destination wedding for late next year and decided on the weekend of November 5th. When telling his mom these plans she asked us to wait...

Samantha, Sep 19, 2021 5 303
A.B.
Gifts
A.B., on September 19, 2021 at 12:00 PM

Hello, I'm curious who you are giving gifts to and if I'm doing enough For some background we have bridesmaids and groomsmen but nobody else is really involved in the wedding planning or helping...

KYLIE, Sep 19, 2021 6 625
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Over Inviting for Destination Wedding?
bevbabe, on September 18, 2021 at 5:31 PM

Do you think it's okay to invite 200 people to our wedding that can only have 150? Normally I wouldn't do this, but it's a destination wedding in Europe so I'm expecting more declines than usual.

Lisa, Sep 19, 2021 16 863
BridalGirl24
Parents at bachelorette/bachelor?
BridalGirl24, on June 12, 2017 at 6:08 PM

Do parents typically get invited to the bachelor or bachelorette?

Marie, Sep 19, 2021 49 2,975
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Invitation wording when groom's family isn't contributing financially
Nicole, on September 16, 2021 at 4:48 PM

Hello! My fiance & I, along with my parents are paying for our wedding in January 2022. I know it's standard to write my parents name and then my name and fiance's, but is that wrong to not...

Lindsay, Sep 17, 2021 13 6,007 1
Jennifer
Addressing Wedding Invitations
Jennifer, on September 15, 2021 at 11:22 AM

I know it’s customary to handwrite address on envelopes. I plan on using a cute little embosser for our return address, but I’m dabbling with the idea of lightly printing (like a super light gray) the...

, Sep 17, 2021 10 584
Tiffany
Tipping
Tiffany, on September 17, 2021 at 11:34 AM

Random thought/question I would rather zelle or cash app my vendors who we are tipping. Is it a big deal that I don’t tip them at the end of the night? I was thinking I would give them a thank you...

Kari, Sep 17, 2021 4 438
Christina
We are not inviting anyone except immediate family to wedding, but future Mother in Law wants to have a Bridal shower
Christina, on September 15, 2021 at 9:26 PM

My fiance and I are planning a VERY intimate wedding of 14 people, just our immediate family. This will probably be his Mother's only opportunity to go through all of the wedding experiences, and...

Kari, Sep 17, 2021 11 1,893
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Maid of honor is in hospital, one month before wedding and i would like to ask my friend to fill in - is it too late?
Jenna, on September 15, 2021 at 7:59 PM

My maid of honor, also my cousin, is unfortunately in the hospital currently having a very tough time with her pregnancy. She was planning on coming to my wedding, bought her dress, etc. So this is...

Kari, Sep 17, 2021 15 809
Kylie
To include or to not include grooms family?
Kylie, on September 16, 2021 at 12:55 PM

Hey there everyone! To give this a little bit of context, cause this is long I apologize. But my fiancé’s sister got married earlier this year. Complicated things happened to their wedding, including...

Kari, Sep 17, 2021 20 1,210
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Kids and Kids Meals
C, on September 4, 2021 at 4:14 PM

My venue offers kids meals for children of chicken tenders and fries. We are planning to order these for the children (under 12) as opposed to the normal buffet meal. If we don't order the kids meals,...

GeorgeWilson, Sep 17, 2021 3 240
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Wedding gift advice please!
Caitlin, on September 15, 2021 at 8:20 PM

My husband got invited to a coworker's wedding. I wasn't invited. He wants to give a gift of $150. I think that's too much. Thoughts?

Willow, Sep 16, 2021 16 821
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