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Large reception after small wedding?
Kate, on August 10, 2024 at 7:57 PM

My fiancé and I want to have a small wedding with just immediate family in the backyard of my families lake cabin which is 6-9 hours from most of our family. But I feel like I should have some sort of...

LM, Aug 14, 2024 6 453
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In loving memory blurb.
jen, on August 12, 2024 at 2:24 PM

I thought it would be nice to include this as a small section towards the end of our program (didn't want to do a table with a candle and frame). I included both of my grandfathers, all four of his...

Rosebud, Aug 12, 2024 4 126
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Bridesmaid Drama: Demanding to bring baby to wedding or not come at all!
Heather, on June 23, 2015 at 11:59 AM

I'm at a total loss right now, absolutely gutted. To keep this short, my fiancee and I are having a kid-free wedding (in less than 2 weeks)! We already told his family - all traveling from out of...

Shavonna, Aug 12, 2024 192 9,496 1
kelsey
Sterling silver vs gold ring
kelsey , on July 4, 2018 at 2:17 PM

So I've been on the hunt for a wedding ring and I'm running into the issue that the styles i really like are way out of the price range, unless they are sterling silver. Is there a huge difference...

Allsilvergifts, Aug 12, 2024 24 2,937
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Strippers and bachelor/bachelorette party
Natasha, on September 23, 2016 at 11:24 PM

We are both Christians and we don't like the idea of each other attending strip clubs and things like that during our bachelor and bachelorette parties. My friends will most definitely respect my...

Steve, Aug 12, 2024 62 4,168
PrincessPotato
Too late to have an engagement party?
PrincessPotato, on March 4, 2017 at 6:33 PM

My mom brought up the topic that she wanted to throw us an engagement party quite a while ago and wanted to plan it for January, at her home. Now she wants to do it in the summer so she can use her...

Natalie, Aug 11, 2024 20 3,671
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ASL Interpreter
aHs, on April 2, 2015 at 11:21 AM

My FH's aunt is deaf, so we're looking into hiring a sign language interpreter. We have lots of resources locally, but we're having a destination wedding. We're hoping one of her friends is able to...

Sapphire, Aug 11, 2024 20 4,819 2
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Invited to Shower, Not to Wedding
Colleen, on July 29, 2024 at 3:05 PM

My family and friends will be giving me a bridal shower. My family will invite other family members to the shower, that I am not inviting to the wedding. I will have a list of people I want at the...

Susana, Aug 8, 2024 10 909
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Attend the wedding or the funeral?
Felicia, on September 18, 2019 at 9:50 PM

I am a bridesmaid in my friends wedding next weekend. However, my husband found out earlier this month that his grandmother passed away. He originally told me she is being cremated, and that the...

JoseFin, Aug 7, 2024 23 6,942
Sarah
best and worst bridesmaids gifts you've received!?
Sarah, on July 13, 2013 at 10:04 PM

Ok ladies so do tell. What are some of the best and the worst bridesmaids gifts you have received? I've been a bridesmaid twice. I have gotten a decorated pair of flip flops for one and for the other...

Emilia, Aug 7, 2024 32 578
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Received wedding photo … there is a photoshoot of an other couple !
Jane, on August 2, 2024 at 9:40 AM

Hello guys ! We had a wonderful wedding, sunny day, everything went smoothly I just received my wedding pic from one of our 3 photographs ( who was also a friend and attended the wedding as a guest /...

Jacks, Aug 6, 2024 10 756
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what color wedding dressed should be worn at 4th wedding?
marlena, on October 5, 2013 at 1:42 AM

What is the prober color of wedding dress to be worn on a 4th wedding?

Private User, Aug 6, 2024 6 3,181
Briana
Limo?
Briana, on March 22, 2021 at 11:09 PM

Hi everyone! I could definitely use some help/thoughts. My ceremony and venue are at the same place, me, my fh, immediate family, and bridal party will be taking pictures at a location 10 minutes from...

Premier, Aug 6, 2024 6 631 1
lizzy
Boyfriend is the Best Man in a Destination Wedding
lizzy, on August 5, 2024 at 2:11 AM

My bf of almost 3 years is the best man in his best friend's destination wedding next year. (they've been best friends since they were little kids). I've met the couple a few times and we've gone on a...

LM, Aug 5, 2024 5 698
Carson
Second Reception?
Carson, on August 4, 2024 at 10:31 AM

Hi everyone! My fiancé and I have run into a dilemma with our guests and guest count. For context, we are located in Dallas, Texas and will be getting married in the Midwest. Our problem is we have a...

Jacks, Aug 4, 2024 1 116
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I was invited to the Bridal Shower, but not the Wedding?
Mal, on February 10, 2015 at 3:07 PM

The bride is my coworker and I work directly with her every day. The shower is being hosted by an outside party [groom's family] and there are several employees that have received invitations to the...

Carole, Aug 3, 2024 24 44,289 1
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Do i need to invite my cousin's boyfriend who allegedly sucks?
Megan, on July 30, 2024 at 8:40 AM

My cousin, who's 24, has been dating her boyfriend for about a year, and they live together a few states away. I've never met the guy but my cousin's family does not like him at all. They say he's...

LM, Jul 31, 2024 5 668
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Mother of bride escort?
Jackie, on July 28, 2024 at 10:02 AM

How crazy would it be to have her sister walk her down the aisle OR perhaps her sister and her brother in law together?

Andrea, Jul 30, 2024 6 100
Sara Collins
Save the date/engagement Shoot advice needed!
Sara Collins, on July 25, 2024 at 11:44 AM

We are getting married next May and we are needing our engagement shoot photos done ASAP! It took us a while to find a photographer we could afford and she is super good at her job. Weather has been a...

Sara Collins, Jul 29, 2024 3 757
Mary
Feeling alone... No help from family or friends
Mary, on June 25, 2014 at 9:14 AM

So my fiancée and I got engaged this year. We have scheduled our wedding for next September which is still a long ways away. Our only hiccup between us is trying to get our family and friends on...

Jasmine, Jul 27, 2024 20 1,804
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