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Military Spouse sudden deployment and wedding
Amber, on July 13, 2023 at 4:40 AM

For background, we got married in January earlier this year for financial reasons but no one knows. Close family members were talked to about the what if since we lived seperate and lets just say the...

Jacks, Jul 14, 2023 6 1,004
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Where can I buy a cancelled wedding contract/venue?
Tiffany, on May 23, 2011 at 2:35 PM

Hey there, I have come across a couple ads where the wedding has been cancelled and they are going to lose there money that they have paid towards the wedding and they are looking to sell it. I want...

Bhavna, Jul 12, 2023 4 2,953
Kelly
Guest Request-is it Rude?
Kelly, on July 1, 2023 at 11:33 AM

I have severe asthma and it can be triggered when people wear heavy perfume or cologne. Would it be rude to request of my guests that if they wear scents that they use them sparingly and don't reapply...

Chandler, Jul 12, 2023 14 811
Samantha
Should i ask my future mil to pay for her hair and makeup?
Samantha, on July 8, 2023 at 6:13 PM

I am getting married next year and decided to have my hair and makeup professionally done. When I asked my mom and sister if they wanted theirs done, they both said just the hair and they would pay...

Alyssa, Jul 9, 2023 7 859
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Wedding attire photography, no formal ceremony
Stephanie, on July 8, 2023 at 9:18 AM

Weddings are soooo unnecessarily expensive 😭 So with a simple courthouse ‘ceremony’, would it be weird to go all out on just wedding photos? Different locations ect all in wedding attire. It does...

Michael, Jul 8, 2023 11 883 1
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Help with a note on gifts
Julianne, on July 6, 2023 at 8:45 PM

I want to ask my guests in a polite way to ship all gifts directly to address provided in my online registries. The reason being is I live in a small apartment and my parents (who live 2 hours away)...

CM, Jul 7, 2023 8 201
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Need a Job Title
Sarah , on July 6, 2023 at 10:38 PM

Hi! I am currently planning on having my sister in-law walk my dogs down the aisle and I just can't think of a name for this. I want to create a gift box to ask her to do this but I want to come up...

Sarah, Jul 7, 2023 4 125
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Registry Dilemma… need advice
Olivia, on July 6, 2023 at 10:25 AM

Please help! I’m attending the wedding of a coworker coming up and she has only asked for cash for their honeymoon. This is her second marriage, a coworker who hasn’t been the nicest/friendliest to...

Olivia, Jul 6, 2023 5 175
Amy & Justin
Loved ones who invite themselves & others
Amy & Justin, on July 4, 2023 at 10:29 AM

You're Not Invited, but not because I don't love you! Before even being engaged we decided we wanted a small wedding with just immediate family, Best Man, and Maid of Honor. We both come from large...

Emily, Jul 6, 2023 6 773
Justine
rsvp
Justine, on July 4, 2023 at 7:33 PM

So I sent out the invitations towards the end of June and I invited 250 people to the wedding I’m having in September. I’m freaking out because only 26 have RSVP’d. Do some people wait to RSVP until...

Kimberly, Jul 6, 2023 5 592
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i told the Bride i will not be attending her wedding or be her Bridesmaid..
Kate, on July 5, 2023 at 9:27 AM

Long story short; I told my best friend of nearly 10 years I do not want to be 1) a bridesmaid in her wedding and 2) attend her wedding yesterday. Is it okay to go ahead and cancel our hotel stay and...

Kimberly, Jul 6, 2023 10 904
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How to have a ceremony after getting married at the court house??
Laura, on January 17, 2012 at 3:33 AM

So my fiance are planning on being married at the court house where we live in TX within the month or so, but want to have a ceremony or "wedding" back home with family and friends in a year (need to...

, Jul 3, 2023 35 56,869 7
Mary
NO! YOUR ADULT CHILDREN AREN'T INVITED TO MY WEDDING!!!!!.....
Mary, on June 12, 2014 at 7:26 PM

I'm so frustrated today when my mom and I were going to the gym she told me that when she was attending a baby shower for one of her friend's daughters, my wedding came up in conversation. Another one...

Donna, Jul 3, 2023 27 5,683
Marguerite
Memorial Table
Marguerite, on June 26, 2023 at 9:42 PM

I wasn’t going to do a memorial table because there are just too many people to recognize but we’ve been engaged for 2 years and in that time span we have lost 3 people who should have made it to our...

Nj, Jul 2, 2023 7 680
K_Tret5
Signing papers before wedding
K_Tret5, on June 26, 2023 at 2:55 PM

**the info on my profile is not accurate Hello! Recently I have lost insurance and am wanting to get onto my boyfriend’s, but to do so we must be married. Is it normal to be engaged and early on...

K_Tret5, Jun 30, 2023 13 2,143
Janelle
November 2024 wedding ceremony start time at 5:30
Janelle, on June 29, 2023 at 2:35 PM

I’m getting married in November 2024. We found a venue that I really think is amazing. The venue has an option to have the ceremony outside on a terrace overlooking the skyline of the city and I...

Janelle, Jun 29, 2023 726
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Maid of honor differences
Deandria, on June 28, 2023 at 1:25 PM

Hello, I originally started planning my wedding with a matron of honor and maid of honor along with several bridesmaids. My matron of honor will not be able to attend my wedding due to health issues...

Deandria, Jun 29, 2023 11 1,055
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Is it rude to split a couple at a wedding?
a, on October 28, 2017 at 12:54 PM

UPDATE: From the responses, I think many of you didn't even read the original post. Please consider the context in the original post below before commenting. -- 2.5 years ago, I made a friend, met...

Jessica, Jun 28, 2023 87 5,652
LoveLoveLove
How to tell guests they're paying for one of the meals
LoveLoveLove, on March 12, 2017 at 5:41 PM

We are having a semi-DW. It's on an island but it's only 2.5 hours from our home. We're inviting guests to stay for the weekend but it's close enough that they can drive to it and back home the same...

Danielle, Jun 27, 2023 40 15,631
Sunniezy
Potential no invite
Sunniezy, on June 26, 2023 at 12:44 AM

Long story short my best friend she’s my maid of honor and her mom and her had a falling out with her and her husband. I am close to her mom cause she’s like a second mom to me cause she has helped me...

CM, Jun 26, 2023 2 363
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