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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 8 274
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 19 973
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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 8 587
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 8 946
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 11 690 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 6 272
K
"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 5,368 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 9 688
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 5 699
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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 2,225
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 2,524
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 1,576 1
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Groomsmen with No bridesmaids
Niki, on August 28, 2021 at 9:46 AM

My Fiancé has a few guy friends/ family members that he really wants to stand with him during the ceremony. He has already asked a few and they have accepted. I think it's great that he wants to...

Samantha, Aug 30, 2021 8 596
mrswinteriscoming
How to word mandatory vaccines?
mrswinteriscoming, on August 29, 2021 at 4:32 PM

I’m in Australia where the Delta variant has sent the country spiraling and we have found ourselves in the middle of a 3 month lockdown. Our government is very slowly planning to go back to normalcy...

Cece, Aug 30, 2021 2 350
Carolyn
Body image as a bride
Carolyn, on August 24, 2021 at 11:06 AM

I’ll preface this by saying I don’t have the normal body for today’s standards which make things even harder. I’m 6’0, have very broad shoulders, and very high and wide hip dips. I can be very hard on...

Steph, Aug 29, 2021 11 981
Becca
Wedding Guests Professional Makeup and Hair
Becca, on March 13, 2020 at 10:38 AM

Does anyone else have wedding guests talking about getting their hair and makeup professionally done for your wedding? How does that make you feel? Because for me, honestly it upsets me that I'm...

Steph, Aug 29, 2021 31 5,403 1
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How soon to share hotel block link?
Bride2Be, on August 26, 2021 at 1:55 PM

We plan on sending out save the dates in January after the holidays, and I was wondering if anyone shared the hotel booking link with their bridal party before then or just leave it on the website for...

Suzie, Aug 29, 2021 10 248
Mary
covid wording
Mary, on August 28, 2021 at 1:14 PM

Hi all. I am putting together my details card and on the back, I want to put some information about covid. We live in Arizona, so I am not at all worried that we will have a mask mandate or a shut...

Yasmine, Aug 29, 2021 4 301
Taylor
Norse pagan handfasting...
Taylor, on August 27, 2021 at 5:51 PM

I'm having a Norse pagan handfasting in May but some of our guests don't quite know what they are coming to. I'd like to include a card with the invitations to explain a handfasting, the colors and...

Jacks, Aug 29, 2021 6 646
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Typo on save the dates
Melanie, on August 27, 2021 at 2:06 PM

So my fiancé and I have had our save the dates for about a month now and have looked over them many times since receiving them. Have had them looked over by my mother as well. We just sent them out 2...

Peyton, Aug 29, 2021 8 413
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