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MrsCurl
Fathers deceased/ Father Daughter Dance
MrsCurl, on June 27, 2017 at 2:51 AM

My FH and I got engaged 7/19/16 .. My dad sudden passed 12/29/16. My dad and I chose Butterfly Kisses as our song to dance to but I felt funny dancing with someone else to it. I chose You should be...

Cortnie, Jun 2, 2021 44 47,258
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Photography help!
Misty, on June 1, 2021 at 10:35 AM

Help! We hired a wedding service in PCB to do our wedding and it includes photography of the wedding ceremony. We are in need of someone to come to our condo and take pics of the wedding party getting...

Veronica, Jun 2, 2021 11 139
Tiffany
Dinner times
Tiffany, on June 1, 2021 at 9:10 AM

I am having my wedding reception on my anniversary since we wasnt able to have a large celebration due to covid. Since we arent having a wedding ceremony we are debating what is an ideal time to start...

Judith, Jun 1, 2021 6 170
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How should we go about this.
Dj Tanner, on May 29, 2021 at 3:39 PM

So we received a package in the mail from friends of my FFIL. Its a wedding gift and they gave us a card with a significant amount of cash and a household gift. Ive been with my fiancé for the past 10...

Kari, Jun 1, 2021 17 921
Rachel
Bridal Party Alternative
Rachel, on May 28, 2021 at 8:03 PM

I’m beginning to plan a micro wedding of approximately 30 guests! I am only inviting about 6 of my friends, who would’ve been my bridal party if I was going to do a large wedding. We’re opting for no...

Barbara, May 31, 2021 14 1,373
Smidge
Photographer regret
Smidge, on March 29, 2017 at 2:02 PM

Yall. Please tell me to get over it if you think that's what I should do. But here's the deal. We booked our photographer back in October, I knew nothing about wedding planning or what I would like in...

Melissa, May 31, 2021 34 1,423
Cj
Wedding gift - is this reasonable?
Cj, on May 26, 2021 at 6:00 PM

Long story short...we invited a couple who is friends with my parents. The couple then asked to bring their adult daughter and boyfriend who were not on the guest list. My mom agreed without...

Melissa, May 31, 2021 54 2,762
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Botched Bachelorette
Ann, on May 23, 2021 at 9:42 PM

I'm the maid of honor for my best friends wedding. There's only two other bridesmaids, one who's a sister of the groom and one who's another friend of the bride (neither of which I know super well). I...

Melissa, May 31, 2021 31 2,099 1
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Is it too late to ask my besties to be in my wedding?
Elaine, on May 31, 2021 at 3:19 PM

Got engaged on Xmas 2020, shortly after I started planning and set a date for 11/12/2021. I still haven’t officially asked my two besties to be in my wedding. We were just going to have our kids in...

Elaine, May 31, 2021 5 238
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At the end of my rope
Miss, on May 30, 2021 at 3:54 PM

Hi anyone who reads this! I want to start with the caveat that I personally just needed to vent my frustrations (long post) about my upcoming wedding this August. Any advice is greatly appreciated as...

Melissa, May 31, 2021 14 858
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moh hates her dress
Haley, on May 29, 2021 at 6:31 AM

My maid of honor isn't happy with her dress. She bought the dress way back in September and said it was made of with a cheap fabric (all of my bridesmaids have had no complaints). At the time she was...

Stephanie, May 31, 2021 18 1,039
mrswinteriscoming
Do i give a plus one on the invitation or verbally advise of this?
mrswinteriscoming, on May 27, 2021 at 8:57 PM

FH and I are automatically including significant others as 'plus ones' for our wedding and will either specifically note the name of the significant other on the invitation if we know them, or if we...

Michelle, May 29, 2021 10 658
Megan
Gifting for parents
Megan, on May 29, 2021 at 3:35 AM

Quick question, I'm slightly confused. Do I get gifts for both my parents AND both my fiance's parents? And does he do the same for all 4 as well? Or do we go in on gifts together for each? I'm kind...

Leigh, May 29, 2021 5 621
evesa
Anyone have a morganite engagement ring?
evesa, on May 15, 2017 at 5:26 AM

My FH proposed with a ring pop and I loved it! Now, we are shopping around for my engagement ring. I've never been a diamond type so I'm exploring other options. Does anyone have a morganite ring and...

Sarah, May 29, 2021 38 7,662
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Moh& Bridesmaids dropped out basically
Pang, on May 29, 2021 at 8:53 AM

Hi guys. So long story short, with Covid and having to cancel the big wedding we have turned our big wedding into a micro wedding. Basically my moh and bridesmaids says they can’t attend. So we...

Ariel, May 29, 2021 1 278
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moh backing out / advice
octbride, on May 27, 2021 at 8:47 AM

So I asked my MOH in December to be MOH for my wedding in October. To keep things vague, she's had a rough year and the guy she had been seeing for a couple months passed away tragically recently. I...

Laura, May 28, 2021 26 1,610
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Bridesmaid Gift Cost
C, on May 28, 2021 at 12:18 AM

How much is appropriate to spend on a bridesmaid gift? I spent $50-$60 for each girl when I asked them to be a bridesmaid. I was thinking for their gift on the wedding day I would get...

Michelle, May 28, 2021 9 666
Katie
Guest list
Katie, on May 28, 2021 at 7:59 AM

Ok so I was on here for a year, but after losing my venue 2 months before the wedding I just didn't want the app in my face while feeling so heartbroken. Just a little insight my in laws offered us...

Michelle, May 28, 2021 14 827
Alexus
4×6 wedding invitations
Alexus, on May 27, 2021 at 3:56 AM

Is it bad to do 4×6 wedding invites. We have already spent 4500 on wedding venue alone and still have bouquets and such. And to do 75 5×7's is almost $300. Just wondering what other brides have...

Stephanie, May 28, 2021 23 1,136
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Moving wedding from September 12, 2020 to September 11, 2021, bad idea?
Christine, on April 21, 2020 at 10:04 AM

Hello everyone, Hope you are all safe and sound...I am sure I am not alone here but this has been an emotional roller coster. After much discussion we have decided to move our wedding out one year due...

Christine, May 28, 2021 21 3,423
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