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Bridesmaids Gifts
Kreshelle, on January 21, 2021 at 6:27 PM

Ladies, what are some ideas for gifts I can give to my bridal party?

Biaani, Jan 22, 2021 12 670
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What's a Wishing Well?
LetItSnow, on November 28, 2013 at 11:31 AM

I just received a wedding invite in the mail and it read: "cash bar, no gifts please, wishing well." Besides having to bring my wallet, what does that mean? What's a wishing well and why was it...

Shirley, Jan 22, 2021 38 19,011 1
Kelly
Military Bride
Kelly, on January 20, 2021 at 6:28 PM

My daughter is getting married in May 2021. My daughter's fiance is in the Navy and is stationed in Hawaii. She will be moving there the end of March so they will both be flying back here for the...

Judith, Jan 22, 2021 8 716
Tracee
Removing bridesmaids?
Tracee, on January 18, 2021 at 12:05 PM

Long story short - around May 2020 I asked 3 friends to be bridesmaids, then July 2020 suddenly my fiancé’s mother passed away. Since her passing we are not wanting to do any sort of wedding planning...

Tracee, Jan 21, 2021 23 940
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Alternate role for bridesmaid
Melissa, on January 20, 2021 at 8:42 PM

How would you tell/ask a friend who pre-covid would have been asked to be a bridesmaid (probably even the maid of honor) that you would like them to be a reader instead of being in the bridal party?...

Maggie, Jan 21, 2021 7 659
Briana
October 2021 wedding?
Briana, on November 21, 2020 at 6:55 PM

Hi everyone! I was wondering if anyone is planning a Plan B ceremony/microwedding for those who are supposed to have their weddings in October 2021? We are 10/31/21 and I'm getting nervous to even...

Christy, Jan 21, 2021 16 1,865
Miranda
Sell my old ring for a new one?
Miranda, on January 16, 2021 at 3:50 PM

So my fiancé and I got engaged July 2019. We both decided when we were going to get engaged and I went and picked out the ring and then he asked me a few days later. When we got the ring we had to get...

Heather, Jan 21, 2021 15 889
Jules
Awkward invite situation.. guest inviting themselves
Jules, on January 4, 2021 at 10:23 PM

I was sent this message last month by a bartender at a bar that I was a regular at 10 years ago. We have stayed “friends” on Facebook but we never talk and I do not have her phone number and we...

Megan, Jan 20, 2021 28 2,883 1
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Planning wedding around toddler schedule?
Yvonne, on January 20, 2021 at 9:56 AM

Hi! So I'm getting married 5/22/22 and my son will be 19 months old. I want him to be a part of the wedding somehow and was hoping to have him come down the aisle with my daughter who will be 7. I...

Yvonne, Jan 20, 2021 9 899
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Photographer Issues- so frustrated
Jessica, on January 19, 2021 at 2:15 PM

Hey Ladies! I need to vent! I was married on the 19th of last month. I chose a photographer that was the wife of an attorney I work with. I'd met her in person and she'd done our engagement photos and...

Michelle, Jan 20, 2021 12 863 1
Lesia
Tipping
Lesia, on January 17, 2021 at 1:19 AM

We are providing beer and wine for our wedding, but the venue requires us to use their bartender. The $200 comes out of our deposit. What should we tip in this situation?

Loryn, Jan 20, 2021 5 508
Cameron
Save The Date 2022 Wedding
Cameron, on January 19, 2021 at 10:21 AM

Hiii Everyone! I am getting married in March 2022. I am thinking about sending the Save the Dates in March 2021 because restrictions will start to lift & I want to give people enough notice. Is...

Cameron, Jan 20, 2021 9 932
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Wrong date on gift for fiancé
Kelli, on January 14, 2021 at 8:25 PM

I ordered a engraved watch for my fiancé with our original wedding date on the back of it. We, unfortunately, had to change our wedding date due to COVID. Now the watch has the wrong wedding date, and...

Vicky, Jan 19, 2021 7 407
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Do i re-invite all the no responses?
Erica, on January 17, 2021 at 3:27 PM

My wedding like many other brides has been postponed due to Covid. I had people that explained why they responded no to our original wedding, Some just flat out said no. My dilemma is should I...

Dj Tanner, Jan 19, 2021 14 784
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Am i being too impatient?
Lauren, on January 18, 2021 at 2:06 PM

Hi lovely’s!!! I hired a photographer and she is very wonderful and pleasant. We had our engagement shoot on 1/8/21. It went great! The photographer said the turn around time was about a month, but...

SLY, Jan 19, 2021 7 315
Mrs.Briggs2Be
Step siblings
Mrs.Briggs2Be, on September 18, 2016 at 12:02 PM

This might get a bit confusing sorry in advance! So my Barents are divorced and both remarried my dad has been remarried for 12 years and I consider my step moms kids as my siblings (her youngest was...

Natalie, Jan 19, 2021 13 2,342
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How much $ for bridal party proposals?
Brittany, on February 8, 2018 at 1:03 PM

Just looking for some input and to hear opinions on what people think, for those of you who actually plan on doing them. Also - what do you plan on giving/doing? Thank you!

Michelle, Jan 18, 2021 23 5,669
Shell'a
How to ask someone to be your bridesmaids
Shell'a, on January 12, 2021 at 11:16 AM

How do you go about asking ladies to be your bridesmaids/maid of honor? Do you get them all together and ask at once with a little cute gift for each? I’m asking Bc I live out of state and when I go...

Shell'a, Jan 18, 2021 59 3,733
Kimberly
Who chooses the Officiant at the wedding - daughers parents paying for everything except rehearsal dinner
Kimberly, on January 18, 2021 at 7:07 AM

I am having a problem with future in-laws stating they will not pay for rehearsal dinner unless we use there pastor to marry us this is not what we want suggestions on how to handle this situation

Judith, Jan 18, 2021 13 672
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Maid of Honor
Kristine, on January 13, 2021 at 7:33 PM

Would it be wrong to switch bridesmaid and a maid of honor? The maid of honor that I had picked out is going through a lot of stuff in her life right now and isn't very helpful with wedding planning...

MLS, Jan 18, 2021 17 1,035
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