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Yvonne
Physical Invitations vs Digital
Yvonne, on November 22, 2020 at 5:23 PM

Hi Brides! I wanted to get your perspective on doing physical invitations vs digital. My fiance and I aren't really keen on wasting paper and spending money on invitations when we can just do digital...

Alexa, Nov 24, 2020 39 2,464
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Future (step) daughter: ideas how to include her
Slrhoshi, on November 23, 2020 at 9:16 AM

FH has a 9 year old daughter and me and her are awesome together and she likes being around me. We are planning 2022 and she will be 10 almost 11 at the time of the wedding. I know she is too old to...

Millicent, Nov 23, 2020 10 1,231
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covid Wedding Rescheduling
Taylor, on November 18, 2020 at 10:00 PM

Help! I don’t know what to do. My wedding was supposed to be this Saturday. We planned to have about 50 people, socially distanced, outdoors. Everything was ready to go. We knew all along that Covid...

Danielle, Nov 23, 2020 10 732
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moh Needs Advice From Brides
Carolina, on November 22, 2020 at 11:13 AM

Hi everyone! I am the MOH in my baby cousin's upcoming wedding on June 5th, 2021. I love her to pieces and just want all the pre-wedding festivities to be everything she's dreamt of. However, with...

Barbara, Nov 23, 2020 11 601
Jo
Wedding Superstitions - Not seeing each other before the wedding
Jo, on April 17, 2018 at 11:05 AM

How much do you buy into this wedding superstition ? This wedding superstition is very well known and has been around for a long time, but more and more couples are choosing to skip it. Historically...

SLY, Nov 23, 2020 47 507
Mallory
Am I allowed to invite people to my shower?
Mallory, on November 19, 2020 at 1:56 PM

This isn’t a question regarding WHO I can invite, but rather how I can invite them? My MOH is throwing me a bridal shower with our church women’s group (We’re approaching this in a way similar to a...

Soon2Bemarried, Nov 23, 2020 14 887
Shae
Got my engagement photos back and i feel way insecure about them.....
Shae, on November 16, 2020 at 2:09 PM

So I want to preface by saying I love my photographers and they did a fantastic job with what they had to work with. I just cant help but feel fat, frumpy, and pale in my photos. I think the poses had...

Christine, Nov 22, 2020 62 3,185 2
Anna
Change the date cards.. yes or no?
Anna, on November 21, 2020 at 12:26 PM

I am getting married on December 5th and we originally planned a 200 person wedding but with Indiana’s newest mandates we have to reduce our guest count to 50. We have decided to still get married in...

Mrs. Spring, Nov 21, 2020 5 602
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Our last name
Ash, on November 12, 2020 at 7:01 PM

I feel stupid for asking this but... Our last name will be Bajpai And I'm ordering a sign for our wedding day but I don't know whether to spell it as The Bajpais or The Bajpai's Opinions??

Ash, Nov 21, 2020 9 433
Abby
Bridesmaid Trouble 😭
Abby, on November 21, 2020 at 10:32 AM

So long story - sorry - 3 of my people who I want to be in my bridal shower cannot stand each other (2v1) - we all work together too. I also have 2 others who one of those also works with us. The two...

Stacey, Nov 21, 2020 4 616
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Thank You Notes for people who didn't come to the wedding, but gifted
Private User, on November 8, 2014 at 10:05 PM

So this is a different scenario than people who came to the wedding, but didn't gift. I have a few people that sent a gift, but didn't come to the wedding. Obviously, I want to thank them for the...

Judith, Nov 21, 2020 30 240,520 11
Lynnie
Wedding Superstitions - Using Your Gifts Before the Wedding Day?
Lynnie, on April 17, 2018 at 11:05 AM

How much do you buy into this wedding superstition ? This wedding superstition follows the same principal as “don’t count your chickens before they hatch”! This old wedding myth says that using your...

Judith, Nov 21, 2020 43 6,527
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How on earth do i even approach this? (not wanting to offend Fil.)
Marie, on November 19, 2020 at 7:05 AM

Oh boy. We went out to eat with the inlaws, whom I adore, and FH takes it upon himself to ask his dad to be our photographer. He said yes and is excited. 😕 I SO appreciate this...but no thanks. The...

Judith, Nov 20, 2020 23 487
Brittany
Rude to sent thank you cards so late?
Brittany, on November 15, 2020 at 2:16 PM

I got married almost exactly 3 months ago. I started my thank you cards but I never sent them. Is it more rude to send them this late? Or to not send them at all?

Cassidy, Nov 20, 2020 18 488
Shae
How Long Do i Need a Photographer at My Wedding?
Shae, on November 19, 2020 at 11:56 AM

So I am now looking for a photographer for my wedding date. Upon doing research, photographers have varying times for what they offer (Usually ranges from 3 hrs to 10 hrs coverage). Any brides or...

Meghan, Nov 20, 2020 11 693
Raechyl
Videographer
Raechyl, on November 14, 2020 at 2:45 PM

Hi y’all! We got married October 24 and just got our video back from our videographer... I am so upset and in literal tears. My husbands family and mine are very different on religious views and how...

Marie, Nov 20, 2020 17 1,124
Futuremrs.v
Invitations & covid
Futuremrs.v, on November 14, 2020 at 6:26 PM

I am getting ready to send out invitations for my Jan wedding. Right now in WA it’s max of 50 people for the church we are using. If anything with out covid phases change it could drop in people. How...

Yvette, Nov 19, 2020 14 295 2
Katelyn
When Should i Ask My Bridesmaids?
Katelyn, on November 19, 2020 at 9:58 AM

Our wedding is set for March 19, 2022. Wondering when I should do my bridesmaid proposals. All of those involved have been my friend for years, so I'm not worried about falling out...but don't want to...

Florida Marlins, Nov 19, 2020 17 1,411
Larissa
Push Back on No Kids Wedding
Larissa, on November 12, 2020 at 4:09 PM

My fiancé and I have decided to have a no kids wedding because a lot of the kids in our families start a lot of trouble when they are together. Last time there was a huge family fight over what the...

Shell'a, Nov 19, 2020 31 3,422
Kesha
Church Wedding= Open invitation??? Not Happy
Kesha, on April 21, 2012 at 1:05 AM

I joined FH's church and I've been a member since our engagement. Anyway, our pastor told FH that he really wants us to have an open invitation wedding so we don't hurt anyone's feelings. Also that...

Q, Nov 19, 2020 47 3,307
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