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Olivia
No Kids and Plus Ones
Olivia, on September 4, 2017 at 12:10 AM

How do you politely state on invitations that we prefer no kids or plus ones? (outside of couples we are already inviting)

Megan, Sep 4, 2017 63 5,557 1
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Age differences?
Sonja , on September 4, 2017 at 5:51 AM

this is a constant battle, but in the law once you turn 18 you are seen as an adult basically, what if you were to marry someone 20-30 years older than you? It wouldn't be legally wrong but in the...

Mrs. Fall Bride, Sep 4, 2017 43 162
Meghan
Card box open or closed?
Meghan, on September 4, 2017 at 2:54 PM

So I have a card box with a slit on the top to put cards into. My question is shall I leave it shut or open it up for people to put cards into? I have a cute cards banner I'm hanging onto the box but...

Mrs.hays, Sep 4, 2017 9 673
MrsBeetoBe
include grandparents on program?
MrsBeetoBe, on September 4, 2017 at 3:06 PM

I posted before about this similar topic...only my side of grandparents are attending our wedding and they will be escorted/seated down the aisle before the ceremony. in-laws want our program to have...

Sos0033, Sep 4, 2017 8 1,519
michelle d
Alternatives to the sweetheart table
michelle d, on September 4, 2017 at 3:58 AM

I'm looking for an alternative to the sweetheart and head table. We don't want to sit and eat in front of everyone and we want our party to sit with their families. Ideas?

Amy, Sep 4, 2017 11 291
swfan2016
Cash Bridal Shower Update
swfan2016, on September 3, 2017 at 6:13 PM

I keep trying to update my previous post about an invite to my future SIL's "money tree only" bridal shower, but the post won't update for some reason. Anyway, I was not able to get out of going...

Ashley, Sep 4, 2017 11 1,497
MrsR314
Is it ok to combine processional and bridal entrance songs?
MrsR314, on September 1, 2017 at 4:12 PM

Hello again! I have one song in mind for processional and I think I wanna just play it out in entirety to use it for my entrance as well. is there like a rule saying the bridal entrance song and...

Margaret, Sep 3, 2017 43 141
MrsBeetoBe
listing passed grandparents on program
MrsBeetoBe, on September 3, 2017 at 1:36 PM

Well, my FFIL is adamant that we list FH's deceased grandparents on the program. only grandparents on my side are attending the wedding, FH has one living grandmother who is not attending. all else...

MrsSki, Sep 3, 2017 7 2,048
Raven
Do guests really want wedding favors?
Raven, on June 8, 2012 at 10:58 AM

Hey All- So I'm having a pretty nice wedding but I'm trying to keep it under a certain budget of course. Do you think guests really want party favors? Do you think they notice if there aren't any on...

karen, Sep 3, 2017 40 9,626
jasmine
Alcohol at a Bridal Shower?
jasmine, on September 2, 2017 at 2:36 PM

Should there be alcohol at a bridal shower? My sisters are planning mine and they keep arguing over this one. One sister thinks we should have wine and mimosas and sangrias. My other sister thinks...

Hannah, Sep 3, 2017 79 3,115
KT
Self serve open bar ....
KT, on September 1, 2017 at 6:41 PM

I will be attending a wedding next weekend. It is a backyard wedding which is fine , I've been to great backyard weddings. Although I just found out the bar is an open bar.. but it is a self serve...

Tricia, Sep 2, 2017 33 5,941
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Should I have a bridal party?
Anjelica, on September 2, 2017 at 8:02 PM

Me and my fiancé got engaged back in February but we haven't set a date yet because of financial and personal reasons but I've been trying to do little things here and there just so we're not...

Rachel DellaPorte, Sep 2, 2017 16 104
Rebecca
Father as the best man?
Rebecca, on September 1, 2017 at 11:47 PM

So my FH is under the impression that there is some tradition that the father of the groom is always the best man. Said he's never been to a wedding where he hasn't seen it happen (for the record he...

Nicole, Sep 2, 2017 30 7,384
Miranda
NWR.. House warming party.
Miranda, on September 2, 2017 at 7:19 AM

So my best friend and her husband are throwing a house warming party. I'm not sure what to get them. They sent us an invitation through Facebook and said Lowe's gift cards are what they would like....

Rachel, Sep 2, 2017 25 127
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HELP! Venue has not finished renovations!
Paige, on September 1, 2017 at 12:46 PM

I need some serious advice on how to handle my wedding venue for my wedding coming up on October 7! Last year in October we went to view the venue for the first time and were told that we would be...

Nancy Taussig, Sep 2, 2017 21 1,121
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uninvited guest on RSVP
Diana, on February 13, 2012 at 8:32 PM

My fiancee's cousin invited her 20 year old son's girlfriend to our wedding. I have never met her son and FI hasn't seen him since he was a little kid. We have never met the girlfriend. Part of me...

Showtunes, Sep 1, 2017 18 1,647
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First Dance at Altar..?
R. H. Y., on September 1, 2017 at 3:38 AM

We've been trying to get our timeline right but the first dance just isn't fitting in right or something. Guests will be seated at dinner tables during the ceremony and we are doing a buffet. To me it...

R. H. Y., Sep 1, 2017 25 1,825
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Wedding and a funeral this weekend :(
Emily, on August 31, 2017 at 10:18 AM

My FH's grandfather passed away yesterday and the funeral is for this weekend. We also have a wedding to go to on the same day at 2. Exactly when the funeral starts. We rsvp'd for this friend's...

Emily, Sep 1, 2017 18 2,673
Allie
NWR- night shift workers
Allie, on August 29, 2017 at 3:00 PM

Hello! So I am looking for some advice regarding how to adjust to working night shift. I just started my first RN job for the 10pm-6am shift. So far I am orientating on day shift, but will do my first...

Jacks, Sep 1, 2017 32 103
Cassidy
Seating couples with their date
Cassidy, on August 31, 2017 at 12:17 PM

A coworker of mine is getting married shortly before me. She said that her wedding party is being separate from their spouses. I told her the wedding party should always be seated with their party....

Maya, Sep 1, 2017 55 1,727
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