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I have a dear friend, who attended my wedding and has always been a light in my life. She is the kind of person who cooks you a birthday dinner when an injury in your family causes your birthday to...

Ugh. I hesitated on posting this but I seriously dont know what to do. My entire family HATES my moms husband. He has literally caused so much pain, stress, and nonsense. I genuinely do not want to...

I’m just starting to build a guest list and am looking to get any advice or insight on my particular situation! My parents have been divorced for just a few years now, and, boy, was it UGLY—lots of...
My fiancee and I are moving across the country a week after our wedding and because of that, we're doing an online cash registry with SimpleRegistry. I know some people will still bring gifts,...
My husband’s good friend/business partner got engaged a year ago and his fiancée asked me to be a bridesmaid. I said yes because I knew my husband was going to be a groomsman. The fiancée (bride) and...

I want to avoid have to purchase extra invitations so I thought maybe adding an early rsvp on our save the dates would help with that. The thing with that is, we want to avoid parents rsvping their...
My husband and I married last November it wasn't anything fancy just had close family there and said our vows. I always wanted my special day and some of our family we really wanted there wasn't able...

I am planning my wedding for October of 2025 and my fiancé & I have decided on the groomsmen not wearing hats during the ceremony and for formal pictures. One of my fiancé’s closest friends was...

I'm way early for this, but it's been puzzling me and I can't find the answer anywhere. My parents will be hosting. They are married and my mother kept her name. But it seems that writing "Ms. Jane...
My MOH is asking for a list of people to invite, I'm not sure if I should ask her to change it into a wedding shower instead of a bridal shower. I have 1 MOH, 2 bridemaids, 1 brideman. I have no...

Hi all! My fiancé and I are having a hard time deciding whether to have the traditional wedding or go a smaller more cost effective route. The hard part being that we could easily have a 100-125...

I know this won't apply to a lot of you brides to be,but if any recently married ladies could weigh in that would be great. I'm really having post wedding anxiety about some things that went wrong...


My parents have been divorced for many years because my dad fell out of love with my mom. I've accepted it but I know my mom will never be over it My dad has a gf that she doesn't know about. It's...
We are getting married in a chapel that only seats 50. Since space is so limited we’ve only invited family to the ceremony and the rest of our guests will be attending the reception. Due to the...
Hi everyone, I’m starting to look at wedding rings, and I’m seriously leaning toward getting a sterling silver one! I know it’s not the most traditional choice, but I’ve always loved silver—it just...

Hello! I'm from Utah (land of weddings) so etiquette here is often overlooked or ignored, so I'm honestly flying blind when it comes to invitations. I plan to design our invitations since I do a lot...

When the heck do you give your bridesmaids their gifts? I've seen threads about giving them at the shower or at the rehearsal dinner and I'm confused! Also, what are many of you getting your...
Hello. I have a friend who is helping me with my wedding and posing as my unoffical wedding planner. She is starting a wedding planning business and wanted the experience. She has been fabulous so...

As you can see I'm a ways out yet from my wedding date, I am just trying to prepare the budget in as much detail as possible. In planning gratuities I keep reading that you don't "have" to tip any...
My mom passed away in 2011 from cancer. I am getting married May 4, 2019. I've read a lot of posts on this site from people in similar situations along with some really great ideas for honoring love...