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I’m the mother of the groom and already feeling like persona non grata. I was told I could invite 10 people out of 150. We have a small family (bride’s family is huge) and we have many life long...
Help! One of bridesmaids that is also my future brother in laws fiancee is very upset that she wasn't invited to my first appointment to try on wedding dresses. Only 4 people went with me, my mom, my...
So me and my fiancee have been engaged for almost 2 years now. We want to get married but as i recently learned if we do i would lose my medi-cal and ssi because they count his income as mine. The SSI...
We're having a small, family only ceremony, followed by a much larger reception. I want to put something on the tables explaining that we just wanted a quiet, intimate setting with our families but...
Ok. So my soon to be husband is active duty military. We're set to PCS in April. We're going to elope in January to get all the "paperwork" stuff taken care of before the move; it's a nightmare moving...
My FH and I are trying to shorten our bridal party list, and we might have to remove some people (we haven’t formally asked anyone yet), but I don’t want my friends feelings to be hurt or alter our...
I've been trying to find a song that both my parents and I like for the father-daughter dance. He would like a waltz and suggested sunrise-sunset by fiddler on the roof- which I don't really care for....
My FH and I will be paying for the majority of our wedding. By the time of our wedding, we will have been living together for 3 year and I've owned our house since 2011. We had some unexpected home...
Our wedding reception will be a buffet style meal for adults with a separate meal for kids under 10 years old. We have discussed this with the caterer and decided that we'll have a parent/adult go to...
We are eloping on April 1, 2019. Do we send the announcements before or after we have officially been married? I was thinking of sending them out mid April but I'm afraid friends and family will think...
Its a very big pet peeve of mine when kids run up and try to help you open presents it even bothers me if they're not my presents that they are opening haha but I told my mom and I told my FMIL and my...
My hair is really thin and curly so my hair gets really tangled and breaks a lot. I'm letting my hair grow for the wedding but I want to make it thicker. Any ideas?
I am getting married on a Carnival Cruise wedding on October 12, 2019. It will be in port so that we will have a mix of sailing and non sailing guests. Our first big hurdle is figuring out the guest...
Hi everyone! I'm struggling to come up with a wedding hashtag. My FH last name is Schmidt. I want to keep it somewhat appropriate (i.e. I've thought of #SchmidtJustGotReal), but some of our guests are...
I was planning on putting stamps on all the RSVP cards. Then I thought, if people RSVP via our website then I have wasted money on stamps. What would you do?
So my fiance and i got engaged at the end of january and his brother just got engaged after us. we want a long engagement, but they want a short one. I have been in love with this venue forever, and...
Hi! I know this is a common question, with the simple answer as "both MOHs with the same title," but I am set on having two titles, with rankings above bridesmaid. I have talked with the woman I've...
Hello, i’m seeking advice on how to handle this situation appropriately. I am a bridesmaid for my friend’s wedding. She has two maids of honor and then a couple other bridesmaids. I received an...
So my biological Dad and Mom were never together. My Step-Dad is who I consider my Father and has raised me my whole life. He is the one I want to walk me down the isle and have the Father-Bride dance...
I am getting married next year on my sister's birthday! She's my MOH and I absolutely got her permission before setting the date. She loved the idea and it allowed us to save a lot of money by pushing...