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I decided for our destination wedding, I'm getting my bridesmaids beach bags, bathing suit cover ups, sunglasses and a beach hat. I have no idea what to get my bridesman. Any ideas?

We have had to postpone our wedding that was going to be this June in Copenhagen due to the virus. Thankfully we legally married last year (we eloped) but we have been meticulously planning our...

I have a good rapport with my boss, who has also worked with my fiance. We gave him a save the date and he talked about being excited to go, but then found out he had another engagement that day. He...

My fiancé wants to read his vows from his iPhone. That makes me so annoyed. He was on his phone texting/ messaging with his friends throughout our engagement dinner. I would have said something if I'd...

Hi there! One of my friends from school growing up had my dream wedding a few months ago. They eloped and then a few weeks later had a huge party/reception to celebrate and played a video of when they...

My friend, "John" and his wife "Mary" were supposed to get married last June but because of Covid had to postpone their large wedding. They had a small wedding on their original date with their...

I have been wondering this for some time. I have noticed less and less people say thank you for a thoughtful gift. They are not obligated to say thank you, but seems kind of rude to me. We had 3 baby...

How do you properly and politely convey to your step parent that you do not want their participation financial or otherwise in your wedding plans, other than attending the wedding ceremony and...

Our wedding was originally due to take place in Dec ’20 but was postponed to Dec ’21 due to COVID. There are a few people on our original guest list who we are no longer close to and wouldn’t want to...

I work in a very small office with two colleagues (one of them being my boss) and I don’t see either of them outside of work, though I am closer to one than the other. I’m struggling as to whether I...

I'll try to make a long story short -- I was asked to be in my friend's wedding happening this fall before a date had been set, she asked last year around this time. I'm on the West Coast and she is...

Looking for advice. I'm doing a destination wedding in Puerto Rico but it's in APRIL 2022 and I dont know how I want to do my proposal gifts for my bridesmaids. Idea #1 was wine tumblers and a bottle...

Are bridal showers still only for women? My parents and grandparents told me baby showers used to only be a women’s event as well. Anywho, if I have a male coworker of childhood guy friends would it...

I want to have a flower girl and ring bearer but I do not have any smaller children in my family or friend circles. I do however have two cousins both age 10 who could potentially fill the those...

Hello beautiful ladies So I am from a country where we do not do the whole bridesmaids-groomsmen thing, but my fiancé is. So long story short, we will have them at our wedding. Now, I understand it’s...

I asked my friend of 18 yrs to be my bridesmaid over a year ago. She got engaged and we talked about our weddings to one another a lot. I asked her if I was invited (expecting to be invited) so I...

So my fiancé was the best man at his childhood best friends wedding this weekend. We had to travel, stay at a hotel and use public (Uber/Lyft) transportation during our stay. All while my fiancé is...

My fiancé and I initially planned an intimate wedding of 35 people due to Covid restrictions but now that they are lifting it at our location we would really like to add more of the people who...