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Ashleigh
Coworker invite dilemma!!
Ashleigh, on February 2, 2021 at 3:03 PM

Help! So thanks to covid, everyone at my job is working from home. We have to have weekly phone calls for just my group (7 of us total) and I got engaged in the middle of last year. So, they all know...

Maggie, Feb 3, 2021 24 1,259
Kylie
Invitation
Kylie, on January 26, 2021 at 10:26 AM

Where cheapest but best place to order invitations! I have almost 140 people to invite!! Here example of what I’m looking for

Stacey, Feb 2, 2021 14 891
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Mr/mrs announcement
Amanda, on January 31, 2021 at 11:09 PM

Hi all! I am a Doctor of Physical Therapy, and my fiancé will be a Medical Doctor when we get married. Anyone know the proper introduction for us since we both have doctorates? I think if one person...

Tee, Feb 2, 2021 19 1,500
Ashley
rsvp on the back of the invitation or a separate card?
Ashley, on February 2, 2021 at 8:56 AM

I have opted to not do a mail-in RSVP (I've been told by several family members married in recent years that they didn't get many of them back and I hate the idea of putting postage on all of those...

Hanna, Feb 2, 2021 9 3,847
Tory
Rehearsal dinner
Tory, on February 1, 2021 at 5:50 PM

Hey everyone, so I’ve been receiving a lot of conflicting opinions on this topic and wanted opinions from those who are specifically planning their weddings and what they plan on doing/what they’ve...

Chelsea, Feb 2, 2021 24 1,375
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“Ex-friend” as a bridesmaid?
Bri, on February 1, 2021 at 8:39 PM

So I was maid of honor at my fiancé’s sister-in-law’s wedding about 2 years ago. We were obviously super close but unfortunately had a falling out a couple months before her wedding (long story). Of...

Tory, Feb 2, 2021 10 878
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covid Etiquette—asking for Opinions!
Lauren, on January 24, 2021 at 2:52 PM

My fiancé and I are getting married in about 6 months and due to COVID, we’ve decided to downsize our guest list from 200 to 100. The issue is that we’ve already sent out save-the-dates because we...

Hilly, Feb 2, 2021 20 776
Tessa
Bridesmaid proposals
Tessa, on January 30, 2021 at 1:35 PM

Does anyone have any fun ideas for how to ask my two best friends to be my bridesmaids? They already know they will be involved in some way, but I want to make it official.

Cristina, Feb 1, 2021 14 851 1
DabC
Thank you notes- 1 half of couple attended but both names on card/gift
DabC, on February 1, 2021 at 1:37 PM

Hello all, I keep thinking I'm done with all the "wedding stuff" but here I am again with more questions. So I have a few cards signed with both names of a couple however, only one of them actually...

Hannah, Feb 1, 2021 8 2,360
Laura
Labor Day weekend wedding?!?
Laura, on January 29, 2021 at 11:10 AM

We booked our venue for September 3rd, 2022 but now I am having second thoughts as I realized after, that is Labor Day weekend! Most of our guests (38–mostly all family-just a couple households and a...

Laura, Feb 1, 2021 11 1,221
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Family Dilemna
Vanessa, on January 31, 2021 at 11:41 PM

*Sorry if something similar has been asked!* I was raised by my grandparents and have always had a very rocky relationship with my toxic bio parents. I have finally made the decision to cut all ties...

Jessica, Feb 1, 2021 8 573
Nancy
Save the Dates/ Invitations
Nancy, on January 30, 2021 at 3:27 PM

A close family member of my Fiancé is doing our save the dates and Invitations. I don't want them to share the information to any other family member. for example like colors and other details that...

SLY, Feb 1, 2021 6 635
Chrysta
Would You Be Concerned?
Chrysta, on January 29, 2021 at 3:53 PM

Almost 3 weeks ago, FH and I made the decision to postpone our wedding until 2022. I emailed all our vendors, and each of them replied promptly saying there was no problem with rescheduling to our new...

Judith, Jan 31, 2021 23 1,181
Happily Married
Thoughts on wearing a fake / decoy engagement ring?
Happily Married, on January 20, 2021 at 7:23 PM

Dilemma: my engagement ring a 1/4 size too big. during the winter because my fingers shrink so the ring is a little on the loose side and while I know “ring snuggies” are an option I’m not a super...

Molly, Jan 30, 2021 19 3,444
Ariel
Handwritten Envelopes
Ariel, on January 22, 2021 at 5:35 PM

Hey everyone! So if you did your own envolopes, how did write your return address? Did you write your own name or write both of your names? If both did you write both of your lasts names or just first...

Nicole, Jan 29, 2021 12 667
Samantha
Specifying no gifts
Samantha, on January 22, 2021 at 11:23 PM

I know there shouldn’t be mention of gifts on the invitation at all, so I am trying to find the right way to make sure everyone knows we do not want/need gifts. If someone asks it will be easy to let...

Samantha, Jan 29, 2021 7 710
Jessica
Wedding party - who buys what?
Jessica, on January 16, 2021 at 9:23 PM

So for the wedding party, we are having them buy their own outfits (they are picking their own color from our scheme and dress style; guys’ ties will match with their bridesmaids). should they also...

Jennifer, Jan 29, 2021 14 1,046
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Aita: if i don't change my wedding date
Emily, on January 21, 2021 at 11:55 PM

I'm so annoyed, mad, blindsided and angry. First things first my future husband and I are not yet officially engaged (planning for an early spring engagement as he wants to go to a resort and had to...

Jennifer, Jan 29, 2021 19 1,420
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Estranged mother
Donna, on January 24, 2021 at 6:00 PM

My future son in law is estranged from his mother. What is the etiquette for the traditional dance?

Jennifer, Jan 29, 2021 12 953
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Covid “uninvitation”
Emily, on January 19, 2021 at 1:02 AM

Hey everyone! Just looking for some advice on the wording of my “uninvitation.” For background, I was originally suppose to be married in July of 2020 with a guest list of 200 and we postponed until...

Jennifer, Jan 29, 2021 8 619 2
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