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Thrown bridal shower as wedding gift?
Julie, on January 14, 2018 at 4:49 PM

Is it weird that my sisters (one is my maid of honor) want to show me a bridal party and consider it my wedding gift? Not to be a snob, but my sisters are more than capable of doing both and this...

Emily, Jan 15, 2018 28 1,690
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Inherited wedding set
Elizabeth, on January 14, 2018 at 9:49 PM

My grandmother passed away recently and my dad and uncle decided to give me her wedding set. I absolutely love her set and am honored they asked me to use it as my set, but it doesn't go with my...

Lynnie, Jan 15, 2018 9 2,208
AprilInTheD
Destination Wedding Invitations how to handle rsvp
AprilInTheD, on January 14, 2018 at 10:23 PM

I am having a destination wedding in Jamaica April 28th 2018. I have already created a facebook group and invited guests to share details. I also have sent out save the dates. Rooms have already all...

AprilInTheD, Jan 15, 2018 6 331
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Paper RSVP vs Online RSVP
Hibrides123!!, on March 18, 2014 at 2:02 PM

I'm doing traditional paper but I might side a printed note into my invitations asking my guest to RSVP online too. What are you all doing??

Kylie, Jan 15, 2018 25 2,294
Rissachu
Flower girl but no bridal party.
Rissachu, on January 13, 2018 at 1:27 PM

Hi guys! I was wondering if you think it would be weird and/or awkward to have absolutely no bridal party at all except a flower girl? Like, I would just have her walk down the with the flowers, and...

Kylie, Jan 15, 2018 13 2,761 1
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Save the dates - is a kissing picture appropriate?
Oct62018bride, on January 14, 2018 at 11:00 AM

Wasn't sure where to put this. My fiance and I were planning on using one of our engagement pictures in our save the dates, and our favorite picture is of us kissing lol that's not the reason we like...

Shay, Jan 15, 2018 18 5,564
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Bottled beer... is it tacky
Kaitlyn, on January 14, 2018 at 1:12 PM

So my venue only serves beer in bottles or a keg. Is having beer bottles all over the place tacky? If we chose a keg it would only be 1 beer as opposed to choices with the bottles beer. What would be...

Brooklyn, Jan 15, 2018 14 351
mermaidcalderon052618
Venue Alcohol Policy
mermaidcalderon052618, on September 7, 2017 at 8:28 PM

At our venue, our guest may bring their own beer and wine (no liquor allowed per the venue)...but it has to be put into a community "trough" (for lack of a better word). I want our guests to know that...

Amber, Jan 14, 2018 35 2,073
Bride2Be
Addressing outer envelopes without inner envelopes
Bride2Be, on January 13, 2018 at 8:34 AM

How do you address the outer envelope of a wedding invitation if you're not doing inner envelopes? Specifically with kids names? Example: My cousin and his wife have 4 kids varying from age 5-15,...

Victoria, Jan 14, 2018 14 3,030
Pegs
So i invite my flower girls to my bridal shower?
Pegs, on January 13, 2018 at 11:07 PM

I have four flower girls and I’m not sure if I should invite them to my bridal shower. I want to invite them but my mom said it’s not custom to. Did you invite yours?

Margarita, Jan 14, 2018 8 1,676
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Who walks the mob down the aisle?
Cari, on January 12, 2018 at 5:41 PM

Sooo... I know this job usually goes to a brother of the bride or something like that, but my brother is my Man of Honour. My sister is my Matron of Honour. I am a middle child so I split the role...

bluevelvet, Jan 13, 2018 19 1,620
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Should i give my brother a plus one?
6-1-18, on January 12, 2018 at 3:20 PM

Sorry, lots of questions today and I just added aunts and uncles to my guest list which was previously only immediate family. That got me thinking..should I give my brother a plus one? He's 12 and I...

July18Bride, Jan 13, 2018 13 978
AbeFroman
Expensive Bridesmaid Dress
AbeFroman, on January 12, 2018 at 12:56 PM

I am in a wedding for a close friend this coming July. I have never been in a wedding before so I'm not sure what to do in a situation that arose last night. People on this forum are very honest,...

Brianna, Jan 13, 2018 49 3,077
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Sunday brunch wording
Jessica, on January 11, 2018 at 4:55 PM

Hello! My parents are hosting a Sunday brunch the morning after the wedding at the hotel where the wedding is taking place and everyone is staying how should we word this on our wedding website? Thank...

Jessica, Jan 11, 2018 5 1,135
Futuremrsgoff
My mom doesn’t wanna be apart of anything....
Futuremrsgoff, on January 1, 2018 at 6:45 PM

I Just need to rant. My wedding is in 130 days now. Got engaged Christmas 2016. Anyways, I’ve tried to include my mom in everything with my wedding. As most moms want to be. She blew me off on wedding...

Kelcie, Jan 11, 2018 20 1,762
TheNextMrsJohnson
Save the Date but no invite!
TheNextMrsJohnson, on January 3, 2018 at 7:35 PM

The daughter of an old friend of mine is getting married next month. I received a STD but no invite to the wedding. Which is no big deal at all since I have no contact with them besides FB. Last...

Jordan, Jan 11, 2018 26 5,383
Amy
How to handle mystery gifts?
Amy, on January 11, 2018 at 7:28 AM

We had quite a few gifts either get separated from their "friend" that may have had a card with it or just ones that came without a card at all. We also have quite a few guests who don't appear to...

Amy, Jan 11, 2018 6 300
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Rehearsal on day of wedding??? Help!
Zoe, on January 11, 2018 at 3:05 PM

We are getting married on a Sunday evening about an hour+ away from where I would say 80% of my guests are. Not a huge deal, I live in a small town so this was going to happen regardless of where it...

BlueHenBride, Jan 11, 2018 11 3,589
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Is it rude to not invite my fiance's brother's girlfriends to our wedding?
christina, on January 11, 2018 at 10:36 AM

Some back story here. My fiance is the eldest of 3 boys. He takes care of his brothers financially and his parents. This also translates to often paying for his 2 little brother's girlfriends expenses...

FutureMrsHill, Jan 11, 2018 21 2,484
Catherine
Role for brother?
Catherine , on January 10, 2018 at 6:01 AM

Good morning WW crew! In a bit of a cluster here. We picked our wedding party long long time ago before we even engaged (we always talked about wedding plans). Apparently now my brother is assuming he...

bluevelvet, Jan 11, 2018 14 8,523
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