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I’m a bit thrown off as I just attended a close friends (my old bosses daughter) bridal shower/brunch. She initially asked me for my address soon after she announced she was engaged in 2019, tho I...
So I'm having a traditional Filipino wedding and have primary and secondary sponsors. Thinking about what gifts to get them. Can anyone share what they've given? Or have any ideas?
Hey married peeps! Trying to do a small list of need to have shots for our photographer. We're not doing many formal shots but I also don't want to regret missing something. What photos do you miss...
If both parents (bride and groom) are hosting, do I add both parents names in the RSVP envelope?
My boyfriend and I have been together for over 6 years. My friend (the bride) knows him and worked with him in the past too. He doesn't really like him but is civil and friendly. A few weeks ago she...
I have a few questions here.. Did you include a website link on your save the dates? If so, were there any links that you DID NOT include at first after sending out save the dates? For example,...
Hello!! So we're having a ceremony only wedding with about 50 people. Something that's come across my mind is that I'm not sure how to dismiss guests that will not be sticking around for photos after...
Hi! I have a question about what wording to use on our invitations? Our ceremony is 3-3:30 pm and our cocktail hour doesn't start until 4:30-5:30pm with reception room opening up at 5:30 pm, should we...
Our invitations do not have an inner envelope where typically you would add "& Guest" so the recipient knows they get a plus one. I don't want to crowd the mailing envelope with "& Guest". How...
I really want to cancel my wedding and elope. My wedding is scheduled for September 5, 2021. We would still get married, I just decided I don't want a wedding. My sister and fiance's aunt have already...
I’ve contacted nearly 20 florists and have truly only gotten quotes from 3. Several just never responded to my initial inquiry and even more have said “oh we will get you a quote in 1 week”. Now it’s...
Hi all! The FH and I are planning to have a wedding weekend since our venue is 3 hours away from home and 95% of our family and guests live in other states. We wanted to have our wedding party and...
My fiancé and I decided to only invite cousins who are living at home. We are having a small wedding (50 people) and didn’t really want any cousins but realized that it is necessary to invite the...
I need a little advice. Is it weird to invite your coworkers but not their SO's (some are married/some just dating)? I already have a huge family and the list is getting tight with COVID restrictions....
My fiancé and I have rescheduled our wedding for a second time, the first reschedule was last year at the beginning of Covid so we sent out "change the dates" for an early summer wedding in 2021. We...
Our wedding is in Jamaica and need some advice about gift bags: would it be tacky to give out the bags before the wedding. Im worried about traveling with all the extra stuff and having to put it...
We got married on our original date with just close family in our back yard due to covid restrictions for our venue, we decided to have our big wedding next year (we already had money down on...
So I was just curious. Do guest have fun at a dry weddings or no? The plan wasn’t to have a dry wedding; however, it’s looking like it’s going to thunderstorm the whole day and night of the wedding so...
FSIL sent me a picture of a dress and I assumed that she was showing me it because she made it (she is an intermediate sewer and her talent continues to grow each time she makes something). When I...
My fiancé and I are not cake people. We are really not dessert people at all. Of course we want to include something sweet at our wedding, but it’s not something we want to put much money towards. We...