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BeachBride
Any Catholics feeling guilty?
BeachBride, on August 12, 2016 at 9:57 PM

I was raised Catholic, go to church on holidays and probably 4 or 5 other Sundays throughout the year. Definitely not devout. I am confirmed and baptized. FH is baptized Catholic but not confirmed and...

Lindsay, May 13, 2021 43 1,922
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Repercussions of not having cousins as bridesmaids?
Rayni, on February 12, 2021 at 2:51 PM

Hi all, My family is huge and has an apparent tradition of having female cousins as bridesmaids. I already have a bridesmaid count of 8 of my closest friends and my sister and was hoping to not add...

Rayni, May 13, 2021 12 1,916
Elizabeth
Invited without my fh after we will be married
Elizabeth, on May 8, 2021 at 9:50 AM

Okay looking for some WW perspectives on this. I just got an invite to a wedding after mine, and FH (who will be my husband) is not invited. I am on a rec tennis team with the bride and it turns out...

Samuel, May 13, 2021 26 1,889
Lisa
Father of the Bride - Tie Patch Sayings
Lisa, on May 11, 2021 at 4:57 PM

My fiancé and I purchased ties for both our fathers and want to purchase a tie patch to iron on the inside. I'm not overly sentimental/emotional and don't really know what mine should say. So far, the...

Jessica, May 13, 2021 4 912
Rebelle Fleur
Is It Tacky ?
Rebelle Fleur, on May 12, 2021 at 2:49 PM

Hello Fellow Wirees, As many COVID brides had to, I postponed my wedding. Due to that, I have 200 invitations sitting in a box that have no use. As my ceremony will now take place outdoors in the...

Becky, May 12, 2021 11 758
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Leaving friends out of the bridesmaid list?
K, on May 11, 2021 at 6:55 PM

I have two sisters and my fiancé has one sister. This is my core bridal party group. My fiancé has a best friend, a brother, and his sister’s fiancé in his party. I have three best friends, two of...

K, May 12, 2021 15 1,037
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Tipping Vendors
Maria, on May 10, 2021 at 1:21 PM

Hey ya'll! We only have 24 days until we FINALLY get to have our wedding reception! How much am I supposed to tip my vendors? Florist, 2 photographers, videographer, DJ, MC, and photobooth attendant....

Kari, May 12, 2021 10 558 1
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How to best support a guest in recovery?
Katie, on May 11, 2021 at 9:16 AM

Our wedding is this fall & my fiance has a longtime family friend who is recently out of an inpatient recovery center for addiction. From what we've heard, he's really going through with it this...

Kari, May 12, 2021 12 796
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Lingerie Shower??
Sam, on May 27, 2016 at 12:42 PM

So I am a bridesmaid in my best friend's wedding. Her wedding is in a little over two and a half months. Her mom just texted me and asked if I and another bridesmaid (who she's already asked) could...

Lee, May 12, 2021 20 2,041
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Wedding band initials using maiden name or married name?
Tia, on May 10, 2021 at 10:41 PM

Hubby and I want to have our wedding bands engraved with our initials and date we met. We're already married now. What's more common, to use my maiden name initials or married name initials? Thank...

Brittany, May 12, 2021 4 2,007
Arlene
Kids on the guest list
Arlene, on May 11, 2021 at 12:55 PM

Hi ladies! My FH has a huge extended family. 2 of 5 of his cousins have 12 kids just between them!We wanted to have a small wedding of 50 people. The venue gives us a huge 50% discount for weddings 50...

Valerie, May 11, 2021 13 708
Katelyn
Groomsman drop out
Katelyn, on May 10, 2021 at 2:59 PM

Due to Covid we had to postpone our wedding a year. The wedding is around an hour away, so we were getting a head count from our bridal party on who would want to stay at the hotel near the venue so...

Marianne, May 11, 2021 6 1,221
Mary
How to invite for just ceremony/just reception.
Mary, on May 10, 2021 at 3:03 PM

Okay. So my fiancé's parents, grandparents, and some siblings are all Mormon. So of course they are uncomfortable with alcohol. We originally were going to have the reception at the same place, but he...

Cool, May 11, 2021 8 576
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Wedding celebration question
Cindy, on May 10, 2021 at 1:17 PM

My son and his wife were married in May and are planning a wedding celebration in the beginning of 2022 when their new house will be ready. Is it ok to send out invitations to family and friends...

mrswinteriscoming, May 10, 2021 5 616
Chelsea
Bridal Shower Wishing Well for Cleaning Products
Chelsea, on January 28, 2020 at 10:26 AM

I'm the maid of honor for my friend's wedding, and for her bridal shower we're going to have a wishing well. I'm having trouble coming up with how to say it on the invitation. I just want a line or...

Judith, May 10, 2021 12 3,201
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In Person / Virtual Invitations
Namanda, on February 17, 2021 at 3:36 PM

We had to postpone our big celebration and we are going forward with it in May. We may be allowed to have 50 guests by then (which includes vendors). There are 70 other guests that we plan to invite...

Emily, May 10, 2021 12 1,646 1
Amelia
Engaged after 13yrs together
Amelia, on May 7, 2021 at 4:33 PM

I've been with my FH for 13 years and we got engaged last year. No one in my family is excited about our engagement or wedding, which I understand, b/c we've been together so long. My question is...

Kristen, May 10, 2021 10 437
FutureMrsMerritt
Getting married in the church, with no alcohol allowed?
FutureMrsMerritt, on March 29, 2015 at 2:21 PM

I had to change my date and venue recently, the new venue is my home church and the pastor said no champagne toast or alcohol of any kind. My friends and family love to drink and a lot of them are...

Kassie, May 10, 2021 21 1,730
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Inviting Friend who is Married to Ex-friend
McLaina, on May 6, 2021 at 4:37 PM

Hi, I am in need of some major advice. I am in the process of developing my guest list and want to invite my friends from college and their significant others. It has been a while since we have all...

Kristen, May 10, 2021 18 824
Alexa
We eloped.
Alexa, on May 9, 2021 at 6:58 PM

After three years together. We woke up in May 3 and contacted an officiant and got married 3 hours later on their front porch. Let me rewind. My sister and I got engaged (not planned) on the same day...

Cool, May 10, 2021 7 858
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