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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 4 514
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 4 583
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 6 217
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 1,367
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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 9 937 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 5 489
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 4 594
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 1,681
mrswinteriscoming
wibta if i reorganized my bachelorette with half the original guest list?
mrswinteriscoming, on September 1, 2021 at 4:13 AM

Background: My December 2020 wedding was postponed one year due to COVID and later downsized from 150 to 45 due to COVID restrictions in light of recent outbreak. My bachelorette was planned before...

Rosie, Sep 1, 2021 8 273
Dulcena
I'm not even sure how to title this...
Dulcena, on August 26, 2021 at 2:30 PM

So one of my guests was coming with her friend as her plus 1. I know the plus 1 but not really know her know her. I hope that makes sense. My guest told me the other day that her husband just asked...

Bride2Be, Sep 1, 2021 19 970
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Should we take photographer up on free offer for extra shoot?
Anna, on September 1, 2021 at 7:56 AM

We were supposed to take our b/g shots during golden hour, but a downpour came out of nowhere during that time, so the only formal b/g pictures were taken with family before the ceremony, and a couple...

Bride2Be, Sep 1, 2021 8 579
Rachel
Inviting someone just a couple weeks before?
Rachel, on August 31, 2021 at 1:16 PM

We're a little less than 3 weeks out and my fiancé now wants to add a friend and I don't think theres a proper way to do that. It would have to be a verbal invite and that looks so bad. This guy was...

Hanna, Aug 31, 2021 8 943
Nathalie
Following up on No Kids at the Wedding
Nathalie, on August 31, 2021 at 12:08 PM

Hi everyone! My wedding is coming up pretty soon, and we decided on an "adult's only" wedding. We have on our website that kids are not allowed, but I'm concerned that some parents did not look...

Rosie, Aug 31, 2021 11 676 1
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i don't want wedding
Pelle, on August 31, 2021 at 6:07 AM

Hi guys .getting marriednnto my boyfriend and his mother is pushing him to do a wedding, they all know that i don't want wedding but they mother want celebrate her son , i tlwould be so unhappy in...

Jacks, Aug 31, 2021 6 260
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"Suggested" Maitre d Tip of $1,200 ?
Krista, on August 30, 2021 at 11:29 PM

Hi everyone! My fiancé and I settled on a venue that we absolutely love and has fantastic reviews as far as customer service, but during the tour of the venue and going over numbers, the salesperson...

Michelle, Aug 31, 2021 7 5,227 1
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Do i Have to Invite My Boss?
Laura, on August 30, 2021 at 12:46 PM

I've worked at a small business for 3 years. I kind of have 3 bosses - my direct boss, her direct supervisor, and the owner of the company - all of whom I have daily contact with. They're all very...

Michelle, Aug 31, 2021 9 680
Rhiannon
Civil Ceremony and vow ceremony
Rhiannon, on August 29, 2021 at 4:08 PM

I’m legally getting legally married in September way ahead of our original date set for June due to personal and financial reasons. This will just be a civil ceremony at the courthouse just us. Then...

Lauren, Aug 31, 2021 5 694
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Outside Alcohol at Venue
Hannah, on May 24, 2019 at 8:42 PM

Hello! Getting married September 7th of this year! Our venue has a strict “No Outside Alcohol” policy, how do I let our guests know this? We are having an open bar during cocktail hour, then the rest...

Jacks, Aug 30, 2021 13 2,155
Gettingmarriedin2016
Flower girl basket and ring bearer
Gettingmarriedin2016, on March 17, 2016 at 7:26 PM

I have a few questions regarding flower girls and ring bearers. 1. Who buys the flower girl's basket and ring bearer's pillow? 2. If it's me, where can I buy cute affordable baskets and pillows?...

Tiffany, Aug 30, 2021 14 2,513
Lizbeth
2 year (or longer) engagement
Lizbeth, on April 15, 2019 at 2:30 PM

Hey brides! Concerning long engagements, like 2 or more years long.... How do you not get discourage? What has made you keep going with planning in a slow pace? Tell me all about it because I'm...

Mercedes, Aug 30, 2021 119 1,570 1
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