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Multiple Bridal Showers Dilemma
Katelyn, on January 13, 2017 at 12:37 PM

My soon to be mother-in-law and her sister both want to have bridal showers in addition to the one my bridesmaids want to plan. When I told my girls this, they were insulted, thinking that my fiancé's...

FutureMrsKnowles, Jan 13, 2017 5 450
E&E2017
How do you keep track of your rsvp's?
E&E2017, on January 13, 2017 at 10:00 AM

Hey WW gang! I'm now in the process of sending invites and gathering rsvp's! Yay!! But I'm wondering, how did you keep track of yours? Do I hang on to all the cards I get? Make a spread sheet of some...

E&E2017, Jan 13, 2017 19 5,246 1
Mikaela
Online RVSP help!
Mikaela, on January 12, 2017 at 7:59 PM

Hi! Does anyone have any experience with online RSVPs? Or advice on which website you like the best? I looked at the knot but the guest list thing is very confusing to me hah. Maybe I have to look at...

Lauren, Jan 13, 2017 5 82
JerseyGirl
RSVP Envelope Etiquette??
JerseyGirl, on January 12, 2017 at 8:07 PM

Is there even such a thing? For the address on our RSVP cards....hand write or address label? Does it matter?

Meagen, Jan 12, 2017 7 74
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Appropriate Size of Wedding Invitations?
Nikki, on January 12, 2017 at 5:09 PM

I've been looking over wedding invitations and the ones we like come in sizes 5 x 7 and 4 1/2 x 6(petite). Which one is more appropriate or is more likely sent??

lyla, Jan 12, 2017 6 814
MrsSpenc
Mom & Dad vow renewal
MrsSpenc, on January 12, 2017 at 3:42 PM

When my parents got married they didn't have much. They were poor college kids and their wedding def shows that. My mom has been talking about a vow renewal for the last five years but has never had...

Private_User832, Jan 12, 2017 14 1,493
FutureMrs.
Wedding Reception Assigned Tables
FutureMrs., on January 12, 2017 at 1:44 AM

I was just wondering if any of you have had a reception where there weren't assigned tables? I've only ever been to weddings where ther were, and always planned to do it that way. However, my parents...

Sara, Jan 12, 2017 20 456
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Small wedding - etiquette for non-invited friends and family?
Ashley, on January 12, 2017 at 11:25 AM

My fiance and I are paying for our wedding entirely by ourselves, we're in our thirties, ready to start a family, and aren't interested in the cost or planning headaches of a traditional wedding. So...

Alyssachu, Jan 12, 2017 5 277
JuJuBee
Card Boxes are okay... right??
JuJuBee, on January 8, 2017 at 5:21 PM

It's okay to have a card box at our wedding right - do people still do that? Nothing to do with here's a box please give us money.. but just a place for guests to put cards if they brought them? Just...

LACEITA, Jan 12, 2017 26 141
Michelle
Chargers - What are they?
Michelle, on July 19, 2011 at 9:29 PM

Ok so I have seen everyone talking about chargers... They are plates? I am having buffet style.. DO I need these?

Yolonda, Jan 12, 2017 34 4,934
Nessa
Couples shower at a restaurant- self pay!?
Nessa, on January 11, 2017 at 11:39 PM

My aunt, who is also my matron of honor offered to "host" a wedding shower for us. Except, her idea is getting everyone together (wedding party and closest family) at a restaurant and each paying...

Patty, Jan 12, 2017 9 1,830
LoveSeesNoColor
Two Maids of Honor?
LoveSeesNoColor, on January 8, 2017 at 3:30 PM

Can you have two maids of Honor? I'm stuck between choosing either my sister (who I've gotten closer with in the last year & a half) or my best friend of 7 years. I was hoping there wasn't some rule...

andreahelferphotogra, Jan 11, 2017 29 792
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Are Buffets Really That Bad?
Mrs, on January 11, 2017 at 12:31 PM

We are having a rather large wedding (about 150) and from the start I've wanted to do a plated meal. My venue charges an extra $5 per person to do this, in addition to charging $36 per...

arkady82, Jan 11, 2017 55 1,549
Cara
Guests Paying for Parking
Cara, on January 11, 2017 at 3:15 PM

I've been working on doing my hotel blocks and since I'm getting married in a bigger city, all the local hotels require guests to pay for parking. I've tried negotiating and looking for hotels that...

MrsSki, Jan 11, 2017 37 2,003 1
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Need advice about Maid of honor's boyfriend
Karen, on January 11, 2017 at 3:20 PM

My fiance and I are not inviting my MOH's boyfriend to our wedding. Long story-short: the guy has a history of causing trouble. After a mutual friend's wedding we attended with them- my fiance and I...

Private_User832, Jan 11, 2017 12 1,266
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Does a photo booth count as a favor?
ThePrincessBride, on March 11, 2013 at 4:40 PM

I was talking with another engaged friend and she mentioned she was using the photo booth as wedding favors seeing as a lot of people throw them away this something people will probably keep should I...

Paul Smulskiy, Jan 11, 2017 20 4,149
Danielle
Late comers
Danielle, on January 11, 2017 at 6:26 AM

Question::will I be wrong for stopping anyone who is late from entering the wedding ceremony?

Meagen, Jan 11, 2017 19 86
Ashley
Carnival Cruise Wedding Opinions please
Ashley, on August 31, 2016 at 1:13 AM

Hello Everyone! My Fh and I have Postpone our wedding, so please pay no mind to my date listed. Anyways, a co-worker of my husband just went to a wedding on Carnival Cruise, and she loved it. He asked...

MrsMelissaP, Jan 11, 2017 90 1,665 1
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Assigned Seating: Sign vs Place Cards?
Mallory , on January 11, 2017 at 10:03 AM

So we've had a lot more people RSVP yes to our wedding than we expected so it looks like we are going to have to assign people tables for dinner. I've never been to a wedding with assigned tables so I...

SnowQueen, Jan 11, 2017 8 473 1
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Informal Wedding ceremony between cocktails and dinner
Bobolz, on February 10, 2013 at 4:51 PM

I am an older bride in my mid 40’s and having a less traditional wedding celebration (FH and I have been together for 17 years, the wedding is more a formality and an opportunity to throw a formal...

Emma, Jan 11, 2017 16 278
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