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Victoria
Etiquette for Asking Maid of Honor before Bridesmaids
Victoria, on November 6, 2019 at 9:45 AM

Hi all! Quick question- I got engaged in August and looking to have a June 2021 wedding! I have a rough idea of my bridesmaids, but I know for certain I want my sister to be my MOH! I was wondering if...

Elizabeth, Jun 22, 2020 6 4,809
mrswinteriscoming
8:30pm too late for dinner?
mrswinteriscoming, on June 19, 2020 at 5:21 AM

We’re having a joint ceremony/reception wedding. The way most weddings are culturally for us is that meals are spread out with dancing in between. Ceremony will finish at 6pm (starting at 5:30pm) with...

Jeni, Jun 22, 2020 21 1,797
Brandy
November tent wedding too cold??
Brandy, on June 19, 2020 at 11:27 AM

Me and my fiancé have a venue booked for November 7 this year but with everything going on my venue can now only host 75 guests. We planned on having 100+. Now we are discussing the possibility of...

Anna, Jun 22, 2020 9 1,290
Raven
Rude to invite some family members and not others?
Raven, on June 18, 2020 at 11:14 PM

Hi everyone!! Getting married in a year and wanted to know your opinion. Would it be rude to invite let’s say just my aunt instead of her husband and children too? We are having a small wedding and...

Anna, Jun 22, 2020 19 1,792
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Getting married on Juneteenth?
Casey, on June 11, 2020 at 9:10 PM

I had to postpone my wedding from September until June 19, 2021 which was the date the venue had available. With all the protests and black lives matter movement, I’m now worried about getting married...

Jenna, Jun 18, 2020 8 2,776 1
HailyMarie
Master/Mistress of Ceremony?
HailyMarie, on September 21, 2016 at 8:09 AM

Let me start by saying I WILL NOT be doing this. But FSIL asked me who I would be having as the master/mistress of ceremony. Never heard of it. She says basically you ask someone, usually a couple, to...

Nina Arszulowicz, Jun 17, 2020 32 15,610 1
Gen
Virtual wedding / reception next year gift etiquette
Gen, on June 16, 2020 at 3:04 PM

My husband and I were invited to attend a wedding this summer... initially we were supposed to attend in person but given covid restrictions, the bride and groom limited the guest list to family-only,...

Margaret, Jun 17, 2020 13 2,009
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How do i tell my M.i.l that i don't want her to post all our wedding photos on social media??
Ashley, on October 24, 2019 at 7:03 PM

My soon-to-be mother in law is notoriously bad at social media and likes to post photos that she screen shots (seriously) from other peoples accounts and re-post's them as her own. My fiance and I are...

Renae, Jun 17, 2020 15 2,319
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i was her Maid of Honour, she isn't in mine.... now what???
A2020Bride, on June 9, 2020 at 11:41 PM

When I was first asked to be her MOH I was actually really shocked. We met because my fiancé (boyfriend at the time) was good friends with her fiancé (I also grew up with him). He would invite him...

Katie, Jun 15, 2020 12 2,119
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How to Cope with Family Disapproval?
Ariel, on May 8, 2019 at 7:07 PM

Hi all, this is my first post on here if I seem unfamiliar I'm currently struggling with my family’s (mom, dad, and younger sister) disapproval of my fiancé. We’ve been engaged for about 2 months and...

Dr Obodo, Jun 13, 2020 8 1,940 1
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Drive-thru Bridal Shower guests help
Jamie, on June 10, 2020 at 8:58 AM

So I'm helping my mom with my bridal shower guest list. It was decided to change it from a banquet hall because they were no longer going to do buffets, due to the coronavirus, so the only other...

, Jun 10, 2020 11 518
Rebekah
Microwedding/destination Wedding Invitations
Rebekah, on June 9, 2020 at 11:50 PM

So we have decided to do a microwedding outside of our home state next May, but my SO's parents still want to invite everyone on the list that we had originally planned on for a traditional wedding,...

Elizabeth, Jun 10, 2020 6 272
MrsVtoBe
The Newlywed Fund - digital cash registry! What?!?
MrsVtoBe, on July 27, 2017 at 8:51 AM

I was aware that the honeymoon registries existed but just found out about digital cash registries. I'm sure this has been posted about already (I'm on my mobile so I can't search to check)To me, this...

Katelyn, Jun 10, 2020 70 9,710
Private User
May You NEVER need to return anything from your Williams Sonoma Registry
Private User, on February 11, 2013 at 10:12 AM

Someone sent us a spice rack from our registry and it arrived broken...we got the gift in early January. We had to call Williams Sonoma and schedule a pick up with UPS...they came and got our...

Vanessa, Jun 9, 2020 12 2,420
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Ordering two last names (no hyphen) or taking husband's name as middle name?
Rocky, on December 26, 2014 at 4:15 PM

I definitely want to keep my maiden name and both of my middle names, though I like the idea of adding his name somewhere in there too. If I did two last names I wouldn't want a hyphen, and I would...

Tuti, Jun 8, 2020 76 7,350
How to announce minimony on social media
, on May 30, 2020 at 11:46 PM

Hi everyone! Like lots of couples, we’ve postponed the big wedding we had planned for June. We are still getting married on our original date with our immediate family there. Any ideas for how to word...

Casey, Jun 6, 2020 6 685 2
My bridesmaid refuses to let someone else do her make up.
, on February 9, 2020 at 4:09 AM

Ok so my wedding is coming up. Destination wedding! One of my friends in my wedding happens to be a make up artist. I asked her to do our make up because it’ll save me the expense of having to fly...

, Jun 5, 2020 233 11,864 3
Tasha
Usher/greeter Proposal
Tasha, on May 25, 2020 at 8:16 PM

Hi, guys! So, I’m wondering how people have asked ushers/greeters/etc. to be a part of the wedding. Did you do a “proposal” like you would with your bridesmaids and groomsmen? Any ideas/suggestions...

Lisa, Jun 5, 2020 4 1,526
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Couple not sitting together at the reception
Macy, on May 23, 2020 at 10:40 AM

I recently started dating this guy who's sister is getting married in a couple of months. His sister told him that he should bring me as a date and I obviously said yes! I haven't met any of his...

FutureBride2021, Jun 4, 2020 33 5,418
Happily EverRodrigUS
Reserving hotel room blocks
Happily EverRodrigUS, on January 21, 2017 at 11:18 AM

I have no clue how to go about reserving hotel room blocks. I've gotten quotes and all using wedding wire, but how am I supposed to know how many rooms? I know a couple of people have mentioned...

Shy, Jun 3, 2020 7 1,861
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