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Cristina
Welcome Party Alternatives?
Cristina, on September 7, 2021 at 9:47 AM

Hi everyone! My fiancé and I are having a large rehearsal dinner with about half of the guests (due to budget and size we weren't able to host a whole welcome party with everyone) but we wanted to...

Yasmine, Sep 7, 2021 3 805
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Bad Bridesmaids?
Linda, on February 1, 2021 at 11:05 AM

Okay, so I’m a pretty young bride. (I’m only 19) and I love all my bridesmaids and my maid of honor but they just don’t wanna spend any time with me. My MOH was so upset with me when I chose someone...

Vicky, Sep 7, 2021 25 1,778
Jennifer
Venue Limitations - How to say “no Kids” Politely?
Jennifer, on September 6, 2021 at 10:26 AM

My venue has a capacity limit and it would be impossible to invite the people I want to plus their kids. I, personally, also don’t want kids running around, crying, making a scene etc. I plan on doing...

Alexandria, Sep 7, 2021 12 1,079
Grace
Backlash from 18+ wedding
Grace, on September 6, 2021 at 7:34 PM

Hi! So I am getting married next summer, and I’ve always wanted a child free wedding. I’m just one of those people who do not enjoy being around other peoples children. I want everyone to be able to...

Alyssa, Sep 7, 2021 9 913
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Shower Etiquette
Kimberly, on September 5, 2021 at 9:58 AM

My son is getting married in Connecticut, neighboring where he works. The guest list will be mostly family because of the large number on both sides. We want to throw a couples shower for them in the...

Samantha, Sep 7, 2021 3 164
Liliana
Keep my bridesmaids?
Liliana, on September 6, 2021 at 9:37 AM

I’m getting married in May 2022. There’s still ample time and I like to take things slow. I battled cancer for 2yrs now & was recently diagnosed with a heart condition and I have to mind my...

Samantha, Sep 7, 2021 8 581
Dee
Left out
Dee, on September 6, 2021 at 9:49 AM

My hubby to be is the best man in his friends destination wedding. I am very close with both the bride and the groom in November. They are going to be in our wedding party at the end of the month....

Samantha, Sep 7, 2021 7 765
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October Wedding and Vaccination
Kaylen, on September 5, 2021 at 3:08 PM

Hello! Our wedding is 10/23. In April we had decided to kindly request that attendees that can get vaccinated to do so before our wedding. To be clear, we are not forcing people to get vaccinated if...

Felicia, Sep 7, 2021 17 665 1
Jennifer
Feeding My “day of” Vendors
Jennifer, on September 5, 2021 at 11:02 PM

I’m having a formal sit down plates dinner. I understand that I need to take care of my day of coordination, photographer, videographer, DJ, etc. Should I designate a table for them and ask them for...

Mrs.a, Sep 7, 2021 20 741
Jessica
Uninviting Dilemma
Jessica, on September 4, 2021 at 11:55 AM

I am getting married in February. We got engaged in May of 2020. #CovidProposal I was so excited that once we set a date I made our guest list and sent out save the dates last summer. Everyone who got...

Peyton, Sep 6, 2021 15 968
Hailey
Unsure on Bridesmaid
Hailey, on September 4, 2021 at 3:18 PM

I have this friend, we were close in high school. Senior year had its struggles and we hadn’t talked for 6.5 years. End of 2019, she reached out and we started talking again and forgave all the things...

Michelle, Sep 5, 2021 8 744
Amanda
VENT: Father/Step father daughter dances!!!
Amanda, on October 28, 2015 at 1:41 PM

Uh, so for starters I am very close with my dad & my step dad so I decided on doing a father daughter dance with both of them. The songs would kinda mesh together towards the end of the first song & I...

Brandy, Sep 5, 2021 23 3,084
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Family Kids Only
Brooke, on September 4, 2021 at 8:54 PM

My fiance has a big family with quite a few kids. With most of them traveling into town, as well as us actually being close to his entire family, we decided to allow only family kids. However, now one...

Candace, Sep 4, 2021 4 519
Ada
Friend Dilema ; Bachelorette Party Invites
Ada, on September 4, 2021 at 9:58 AM

Hi, So I have a dilema and would love some outside points of views For a long time I had two guy best friends, who also happen to be lifetime best friends with each other. For the purpose of this...

Ruby, Sep 4, 2021 4 585
Jamie
Guest list
Jamie, on September 4, 2021 at 12:07 PM

We’re having a small wedding, our venue only holds about 115 people. However all my family members are trying to add more people than I am okay with. There are certain members in my family that I do...

Jacks, Sep 4, 2021 6 218
Elizabeth
Wedding guest (supposedly) getting divorced
Elizabeth, on September 2, 2021 at 1:48 PM

Our wedding is less than 3 months away, invites are ordered and I did the pre-addressing through Minted, so I've already submitted all of that. However, a few months ago one of my aunts mentioned that...

Katie, Sep 4, 2021 14 1,387
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Not sure if i should invite someone to be a bridesmaid
Allie, on August 31, 2021 at 12:22 PM

I've read a lot of advice on these forums and figured I would ask for advice on my own situation! I have a friend, Friend A, that I lived with 2 years ago. Friend A, Friend B, and Friend C were all...

Ashlee, Sep 3, 2021 9 947 1
Emily
Hotel Block Help!
Emily, on September 1, 2021 at 4:32 PM

Hi everyone! My wedding is on February 26 2022.. I don't have much more to do but I do need to reserve a hotel block for my guests. The venue I'm working with have an agreement with hotels near BWI...

Samantha, Sep 2, 2021 5 490
Kevin
Rehearsal
Kevin, on August 31, 2021 at 6:00 PM

So we had a little ceremony last year with covid and are having our full wedding coming up in October. My mother in law wants to plan us a rehearsal dinner. Majority of our wedding party is out of...

Kiri, Sep 2, 2021 4 595
April
Send separate invitations to those we want to join us virtually??
April, on August 24, 2021 at 9:22 PM

My fiance and I are tight on money, so we can't invite everyone we'd hope to. Has anyone dealt with sending out 2 different kinds of wedding invitations?? We'd send in-person invitations to some on...

Kiri, Sep 2, 2021 22 1,702
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