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Tiffany
MOH Change
Tiffany, on June 14, 2021 at 4:12 PM

Me and my husband got married in 2019. Due do a family emergency we were not able to have the wedding we always dreamt about so we decided to elope and have the ceremony later on. We are now able to...

Florida Marlins, Jun 15, 2021 10 241
Aleisha
Kids as groomsmen dilemma
Aleisha, on June 14, 2021 at 7:16 PM

My fiancé just secured our location and date. We were discussing wedding parties and who to have. As this is both of ourselves second marriage-though first wedding for the groom-we don’t want a super...

Aleisha, Jun 15, 2021 15 612
Meghan
Invitations created - how to mention no kids
Meghan, on June 15, 2021 at 8:46 AM

Hey everyone! My fiancé and I ordered our invitations and didn’t mention the no kids policy. We are also doing online RSVP so there’s no RSVP card. In order to RSVP you have to go to the knot, type in...

Ingrid, Jun 15, 2021 6 171
mrswinteriscoming
Addressing invitations to families + 1?
mrswinteriscoming, on June 14, 2021 at 10:38 PM

Our invitations are generally being addressed in the form of ‘Mr John Doe and Mrs Jane Doe’ (as applicable) or to ‘The Doe Family’ where we are inviting all members of the household. There is one...

Ava, Jun 15, 2021 6 222 1
mrswinteriscoming
Can i get away with not putting contact information for Rsvps?
mrswinteriscoming, on June 10, 2021 at 7:41 PM

My partner and I are not doing RSVPs returnable by post because frankly post is quite redundant these days and we know we'd be spending hundreds on pre-stamping our RSVP cards only to have a handful...

Judith, Jun 15, 2021 17 384 1
Rose
Gift
Rose, on June 14, 2021 at 6:10 AM

So i have a dilemma the bride had accused me of an incident which turned out to be a lie that she had made up and her fiancé apologised, to further i thought everything was fine as we are in a...

Michelle, Jun 14, 2021 11 324
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i no longer feel close to my bridesmaid
coffeecoffee, on June 14, 2021 at 2:44 PM

I was engaged in August of 2020. My three best friends automatically knew they would be in my wedding and I asked them too. Over the time of quarantine, my whole friend group didn't talk much (all of...

Samantha, Jun 14, 2021 7 676
De'Erra
Is this enough? Bridesmaid Gifts
De'Erra, on June 14, 2021 at 12:10 PM

I have 7 bridesmaids and I'm currently working on ordering gifts for them and I wanted to get others opinions if this is enough or if I should get one more thing. So far I have gotten them Michael...

KYLIE, Jun 14, 2021 7 220
Samantha
Control Freak
Samantha, on June 12, 2021 at 1:56 PM

Okay so I'm not actually a control freak or at least I hope not. I've just been dreaming and planning my wedding since I was like 7. Normally I believe you're made of honor and your bridesmaids help...

Courtney, Jun 14, 2021 11 283
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Thank Yous
Dj Tanner, on June 9, 2021 at 11:18 PM

I understand that thank you cards are a mandatory thing, but do they really have to be? I feel like anytime I’ve gotten a thank you card in the mail I was always like oh yeah OK and barely read it. I...

Jessi, Jun 14, 2021 62 984
AJ
Gift Giving
AJ, on June 13, 2021 at 2:41 PM

Not sure what I should do in this situation. My friend and his fiancée were wedding planning for Dec. 2023. Then they moved it up to November 2021. I just received a text that now they’re having a...

Sarah, Jun 14, 2021 6 204
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Wedding Dinners for vendors, officiant, wedding planner?
Ashley, on June 13, 2021 at 9:47 AM

Hello, Is it typical to have a seat at the table for dinner for your officiant (who we don't personally know), the DJ, or wedding planner? I was going to have a seat for our wedding planner...but what...

Ashley, Jun 14, 2021 13 340 1
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Monetary gifts from those not invited
, on June 14, 2021 at 2:15 AM

Hello! My husband and I finally tied the knot Friday, June 4!!! I will post some pictures of our day to the forum soon. We received some monetary gifts from people who were not on the guest list but...

, Jun 14, 2021 9 266 1
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Should i email my photographer again? (proposal photos)
Rings&Things, on June 13, 2021 at 10:44 AM

So I got engaged a month ago. My FH hired a photographer to capture that moment for us and I emailed her after the proposal just to ask about turn around time for the photos since I’m really excited...

SLY, Jun 14, 2021 3 169
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My fiancé was invited to a bridal shower without me.
Linds, on June 13, 2021 at 12:54 PM

So I don’t personally know if I should be upset about this or not. But I got engaged to my high school sweet heart a couple months ago. And one of my fiancé’s best friends (that will be his groomsman)...

Natalie, Jun 13, 2021 15 540
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Guest communication
C., on June 12, 2021 at 7:15 PM

Hi! I see some variation has been posted about this, but I thought I’d repost and elaborate a bit more. I’m having a destination wedding where most guests only know a few other people. Our guests are...

Samantha, Jun 13, 2021 2 160
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Bridesmaids
Jordan, on June 10, 2021 at 3:55 AM

Hi everyone, i need some help in a situation that i cant seem to get over. my fiances sister who is currently 16 and will be 18 when me and my fiance will get married. im having a hard because she is...

Sam, Jun 13, 2021 13 305
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Bridesmaid +1 Etiquette
Vanessa, on June 11, 2021 at 8:48 PM

I'm having a small wedding in Las Vegas in 2 months. We decided not to give single guests +1s, but we were generous to give them out when asked. I did not know that it was customary to give...

Vicky, Jun 12, 2021 9 400
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Bachelor Party Planning/gift at Wedding
EGD, on June 8, 2021 at 3:45 PM

Hi All! I have a weird situation and could use a little insight. My FH's brother is getting married in August of this year, and his bachelor party is next weekend. FH and I are traveling to FL from CT...

Judith, Jun 12, 2021 35 658
Madison
Wedding Website Help!
Madison, on March 3, 2021 at 2:11 PM

My fiancé and I are trying to finish our website and have nothing to put for our how we met or proposal story. We met on tinder and don’t want to put that on our website for all our friends and family...

Sarah, Jun 11, 2021 17 375 1
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