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Aubrey
Friend pressuring me to make her my bridesmaid
Aubrey, on December 17, 2019 at 5:16 PM

Sorry, long post. This weekend while visiting me, one of my best friends who I have fallen out of touch with slightly, made a pretty strong campaign to be asked to be a bridesmaid in my wedding. She...

Suzie, Dec 22, 2019 10 626
Christie
Can you host your own Bridal Shower?
Christie, on August 14, 2012 at 3:20 PM

My sister, who is my Maid of Honor, lives in Maryland, while we live in Arkansas (moving to Kansas end of this month). I kinda know that no one will be throwing me a bridal shower as there was...

Cassandra7, Dec 22, 2019 22 5,777
Aimee
Who should escort the mother of the bride down the aisle?
Aimee, on March 20, 2013 at 3:05 PM

FH and Groomsmen will be waiting at the altar. Bridesmaids will be walking by themselves. My father will be walking me down the aisle. Now who should walk the Mother of the Bride to her seat? We don't...

, Dec 21, 2019 38 55,786
Katelyn
When to send out invitations?
Katelyn, on December 18, 2019 at 12:42 AM

I am getting married in October 2020, and I have been engaged for almost a year now. I am so ready to start planning and getting stuff done for the wedding! So, with that being said, when is a good...

Samantha, Dec 19, 2019 10 662 1
Amanda
How did you choose your first dance song?
Amanda, on December 28, 2011 at 1:51 PM

This might seem simple, but FH and I are having the most difficult time finding a song that we feel fits us. We have completely different taste in music, which causes the first problem. The second...

Kristina, Dec 19, 2019 25 1,329
MrsRies&Love
How much time to take off work?
MrsRies&Love, on June 12, 2017 at 8:47 AM

How far before the wedding is everyone going to take off from work? I was thinking the Thursday before our Saturday wedding through after the honeymoon. Those already wed, did you regret not taking...

Shakira, Dec 19, 2019 77 20,093
J
Bridal Luncheon Placecards
Janie, on December 16, 2019 at 9:23 PM

Should place cards for the Bridal luncheon include Mrs/Ms for the elder guests and last names?

Janie, Dec 18, 2019 3 259
Rich cousins but no wedding gift??
, on December 17, 2019 at 7:35 PM

Hello all! So my fiancé and I got married December 13th, and the entire day was AMAZING!!! We had so much fun! Some flukes but nothing earth shattering! We’re both just kind of annoyed by one thing....

Maggie, Dec 18, 2019 38 3,417
Bridget
Destination Wedding - Registry for People who are not invited
Bridget, on January 13, 2019 at 10:58 AM

We are having trouble figuring out how to handle this situation. We are having a very small destination wedding (20 people) in Mexico. We have had a few of our friends and family who are not invited...

Rachel, Dec 17, 2019 10 1,239
Rebecca
How do we tell someone that we no longer want him to be a groomsmen?
Rebecca, on December 17, 2019 at 1:21 AM

My fiancé and I aren’t getting married until 10-22-21. However, we have briefly discussed who will be in our wedding parties. Obviously, nothing has been set in stone since friendships can change over...

Rebecca, Dec 17, 2019 15 3,253
Kelsey
Sister's Plus One
Kelsey, on December 16, 2019 at 2:18 PM

Hello all! So I know giving your bridal parties +1s is the most polite thing to do, but my older sister has me in a pickle. Let me explain... My older sister tends to not only date questionable men,...

Katie, Dec 17, 2019 8 1,846
Sandralyse
How many bridemaids, jr bridemaids and flower girls are you having???
Sandralyse, on June 26, 2011 at 1:26 PM

I am concern that i may be going over board with my wedding party. I have two MOH, one is the maid and the other one is the matron(were i come from we call them Madrinas) 4 bridemaids, three jr....

Destiny, Dec 16, 2019 48 2,603
Lauren
Resizing engagement ring :(
Lauren, on December 24, 2016 at 8:08 AM

I finally went and got my engagment ring resized from an 8 to 6 3/4 and even a 6.5 fit in the store but to account for swelling we went up a bit. It fit great when I picked it up the other day but...

Alissa, Dec 16, 2019 16 618
Fall bride 17 - 2.0
Extremely disappointed with our wedding photos...
Fall bride 17 - 2.0, on December 7, 2017 at 6:26 PM

We received our photos a few days ago, I was waiting anxiously! And to my surprise, they weren't anywhere near as nice as I thought they would be....many are washed out, off-center, missing details,...

Star, Dec 16, 2019 85 5,969 1
Glacier
Open wedding, closed reception
Glacier, on June 4, 2019 at 10:44 PM

Our wedding is June 27, 2020. My fiancé and I ate both on our early 40s, come from large families and have many friends, church family and coworkers that want to attend our wedding. We have booked a...

Allison, Dec 15, 2019 17 2,729
P
Total Bridesmaid Regret! S.O.S.!
Private User, on April 27, 2016 at 3:02 PM

Hey everyone! So I hate to be a negative Nancy, but I'm really starting to regret my choice of bridesmaids. I have seven total, 4 of which are my core set of friends from high school. When I announced...

Emely, Dec 15, 2019 22 302
Diz
Rehearsal dinner cash bar- tacky or not?
Diz, on December 12, 2019 at 3:23 AM

Hello! Opinions needed. We are wayyy over budget for our wedding. My fiance and I are contemplating hosting a rehearsal dinner and providing one drink for our guests (alcohol or non alcoholic) and...

Alexis, Dec 14, 2019 31 3,262
Jessica and Rashad
Collecting Addresses
Jessica and Rashad, on November 12, 2017 at 11:22 AM

I still need a lot of addresses on my guest list and I want to send out save-the-dates. I'm really a "do it yourself" type of bride, but I just can't think of a proactive way to get addresses from...

Eshell, Dec 13, 2019 36 8,885
J
Post-wedding Return Address - Different Last Names
Jessica, on December 13, 2019 at 3:25 AM

All my search results for this question bring me results about invitations and save the dates. But how would you go about writing your return address when the couple keeps their own last names? I...

Jessica, Dec 13, 2019 7 2,498
christina
No politics at my wedding!
christina, on March 13, 2016 at 12:33 PM

As we all know, this year is a presidential campaign year...and I think we can all agree that it's a mess! I have friends and family on both sides who are very passionate about their canidates and i...

Jennifer, Dec 13, 2019 57 1,728 1
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