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Admin help- Is there a way to contact guests via weddingwire?
CBW, on May 5, 2017 at 12:23 AM

I can't find a "help" option anywhere on this site... Is there a way to contact people in our guest list using weddingwire? I.e. send an email to everyone invited, or to everyone who accepted, etc? I...

Carlos, Feb 18, 2024 10 1,090
IdahoBride
No thank you cards (vent)
IdahoBride, on July 16, 2017 at 4:49 PM

This has nothing to do with my wedding but I was just talking to my FH and last summer we went to a wedding for a friend and got the couple a nice gift. This was over a year ago and we never got a...

Verna, Feb 18, 2024 73 7,707
Imani
qr Code for Registry & Cash App
Imani, on March 19, 2022 at 1:44 PM

Is it tacky to put a QR code for the registry and cash app at the gift table? I used the same background for the invitations to give it a ‘elegant look’ however, now I am debating if I should put them...

Lucy, Feb 17, 2024 31 4,969
Kelly
Stag and Drag Party
Kelly, on January 16, 2012 at 4:07 PM

I'm thinking of having a Stag and Drag Party. I'm looking at giving it a 1920's Speakeasy Theme. It will be in the winter months and I'm trying to come up with some inventive games that are easy money...

Rolo, Feb 16, 2024 25 13,193
Jessica
Combined Wedding/Baby Shower?
Jessica, on March 16, 2016 at 11:13 AM

I have some unique questions. My sister just got married 4 months ago and is almost 4 months pregnant. My brother and his fiance are getting married in September. Both my sister and soon to be sister...

Daisy, Feb 15, 2024 21 5,298
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Teen flower girls
Kelsey, on June 15, 2018 at 2:45 PM

I have two sisters that will be 16 and 17 when I get married. I want to make the flower girls, but I want some kind of fun twist on it. The problem is I have no idea what that could be! I saw on FB a...

Robynne, Feb 15, 2024 23 6,692 2
Julie
What to wear under wedding dress
Julie, on July 18, 2023 at 6:11 PM

I need some advice! I picked out my dream dress on Saturday! While trying on dresses, I had on a strapless bra as I’m too busty to not have some kind of support. My dress dips just low enough in the...

Jenhandlady, Feb 12, 2024 11 787 1
Vicky
Guestbook Alternatives - Paint By Number?
Vicky, on March 19, 2019 at 1:46 AM

Hello everyone! I was trying to think of some guestbook alternatives and I remembered seeing a paint by number company at a bridal show I attended called Paintillio. Has anyone had this at their...

Thanushya, Feb 11, 2024 9 2,531 1
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Divorced Parent Issue
A, on March 14, 2018 at 11:51 AM

When I first became engaged I offered each of my parents (who are divorced) a plus one if they wanted it. Both individually and then as a unit informed me that they did not need/want a plus one. I...

Chip/Dale, Feb 9, 2024 103 5,199
Jenna
How do i tell my friend i am hiring a different vendor?
Jenna, on February 4, 2024 at 10:21 PM

A good friend who my fiance and I go to church with who is a hair stylist and also does my hair offered to do my hair for our wedding and we had a conversation back in August how much my deposit would...

Skylar, Feb 7, 2024 5 253
Mrs.B
Victoria's Secret Bridal Shower Registry
Mrs.B, on March 31, 2013 at 12:23 PM

Do they even have one? Have any of u done your registry at VS or know somone who has? They have the best stuff! Thanks!

Tiffany, Feb 7, 2024 7 2,708
Alessia
Wedding thank you cards
Alessia, on February 1, 2024 at 1:23 PM

Where did you order your wedding thank you cards? We are 20 days post-wedding and I am starting to think we are not going to get a picture sneak peek. 😫 I really wanted to put a picture on our cards.

Meghan, Feb 6, 2024 3 255
Nae
Vow Renewal/wedding We Never Had? (what to call it, etc)
Nae, on January 31, 2024 at 6:55 PM

Hi! My husband and I eloped at age 19 and 20, still in college, broke of course. We didn't have a wedding, we were initially planning one but our lives got turned upside down by someone in our family...

Nae, Feb 5, 2024 6 1,424
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Invite family that are out of state
Private, on January 30, 2024 at 11:03 AM

We’re having a hard time deciding what to do for our wedding guest list. We are not doing a big to do wedding. Our plan is to get married at a court house and have a nice simple reception at a...

Jacks, Feb 5, 2024 6 1,058
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How to include Step kids in wedding day while also making sure we are alone on our wedding night?
Stacy, on January 27, 2024 at 10:48 AM

I have 2 Step kids (12 and 9) - they have different mothers and the 9 year old lives with us full time. The 12 year old comes over every other weekend. I also have a 5 year old Bio son from a previous...

Skylar, Feb 4, 2024 1 449
Madison
Invites
Madison, on February 1, 2024 at 10:55 AM

Hi all, We are getting married the end of May. We have a tight guest list and have unfortunately had to cut back on a lot of people / kids due to the price of our venue / pp. We sent out save the...

Cece, Feb 1, 2024 3 509
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Plus ones in the bridal party
Liraea, on November 2, 2015 at 8:30 PM

We're getting married in a year, and have begun drafting guest lists. Friends in the past have applied the rule that plus one only goes to: living together/engaged/married. We went bridesmaid dress...

Dawn, Feb 1, 2024 29 3,777
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Do i have to tip planner if she has done less than the bare minimum?
BW, on January 24, 2024 at 7:55 PM

Do I have to tip this planner for this level of service? I feel like she's done nothing: -On several occasions, most recently 1 month out from the wedding, didn't respond for weeks at a time, coming...

Michelle, Jan 31, 2024 2 354
Lori
Charging guests to come to a wedding!
Lori, on April 5, 2013 at 2:26 PM

We were talking about weddings yesterday and he was telling me about some that he's been too (I've never been to one) and he said that one wedding he and his family were invited to made them PAY to...

Kris, Jan 31, 2024 46 11,125 1
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Requesting rsvp during Save the Date?
Brenda, on January 27, 2024 at 11:23 PM

My fiancé and I are having a small destination wedding, literally only close family but there are quite a few and I’m not sure some would be willing or can travel. I’m thinking of either sending a...

Rae, Jan 31, 2024 8 970
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