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Hey! Has anyone else had issues with receiving gifts from your Crate and Barrel registry where you have no idea who it’s from? We’ve received 5 gifts from our CB registry so far. Only 1 has been...
I know that the best practice is to send a wedding announcement after the wedding, if you choose to send one at all. But I’m having a unique problem with my family. We’re eloping out of the country...
So...how many of you are all about the strip clubs for bachelor or bachelorette parties? I had mine and we didnt go at all. We went out to eat, to the beach, did something fun during the day, and...
Just a quick question, to make sure the price is right.
Firstly, congratulations to all the recently married or about to be married couples out there. Excited to join this community and share this exciting time with you all I'm down to choosing my last...
We are getting close to the big day and our month of wedding coordinator asked if we plan on tipping all of our vendors. My fiancé almost fell out of his chair. He said we are already spending 100K...
Our wedding colors are navy, lilac, and gold. Both of our moms were about to choose their dresses and both chose blue, one navy and one dusty blue. My future MIL wants to have bright red nails and...
I have four daughters from my previous marriage so we all have the same last name. I always thought that if I ever married again I would keep the name and hyphenate it with the new name. I didn't want...
Hi all! We are getting married at the courthouse with just parents and siblings, very small group. I want to send out announcements after we wed, and was thinking of including something like "gifts...
I need advice, my wedding is this year October, I went with all my bridesmaids in April to find their dresses, 7/8 have gotten their dresses, the last BM has not and everytime I ask her she says she...
My parents have given my fiance and I a generous gift towards our wedding, but we are paying for the rest, which is about the same amount as they gifted to us. My fiance's parents are deceased. How do...
Our friend's daughter was going to watch our 5 year old german shepherd on the day of the wedding, but i got a text from her yesterday telling me she probably wont be able to do it because her...
My wedding will be quite small, the only friends I’m inviting are my 2 best friends from childhood who live across the country. Otherwise it’s just family (on my side.) I have a lot of female...
I have a few complicated relationships in my fam and while I don’t want those ppl to come to the ceremony I want to announce the wedding. I’m trying to mend the relationships, but not sure the drama...
Hi everyone. So I have been back and forth on this topic. We initially decided to not have a bridal party cause we don’t really have a ton of friends / family who care and I felt bad making our bridal...
So, I made the rookie mistake of asking my future sister in law (Fiancé’s brother’s wife) who does wedding photography if she’d like to do our engagement shoot. She said yes immediately and that she...
Help! I have two friends who I’d like to include in my wedding as helpers to make sure things are running smoothly. My future husband wants to have a small wedding party but I’d like to include two...
I recently sent out invitations and I had put my friend and his long term girlfriend on the invitation. I was unaware they broke up and he send back the invitation with his new girlfriend on it. We...
How much do you buy into this wedding superstition ? The superstition that a bride should have with her something old, new, borrowed, and blue, plus a silver sixpence, comes to us from Victorian...
Hi there, I am so excited for my Wedding Day coming up next year. I am looking at buying a high quality suit for both myself and for my Groomsmen. What's important for me is style, comfort and quality...