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Hello everyone I have a question. My fiance wants to get me double wedding bands, you know the ones that are connected. I told my mother and she said that they were only for your 20th anniversary. I...
Hi everyone. My friend's son just got married and during the ceremony rehearsal the bride to be didn't walk down the isle. Her aunt told my friend it's bad luck. So now I'm wondering if I want to do...
So, I have a huge dilemma. I really want my best friend to be in/attend my wedding, but her boyfriend is really a horrible person. He's made some pretty offensive comments to my fiance and me in the...
My FH really wants us to write our own vows & I'm a little nervous about it. Is it weird if we read it off of a paper? If not what would I do with it while I'm walking down the aisle?
Is anyone else scared about how much attention and emphasis is on the bride? I actually feel anxious when I think about the 100+ people that will be staring at me all day. I know they're all my...
Just started planning and we are looking at a couple different hotels in the area. What is an appropriate distance between venue and hotel to consider for out of town guests?
What would you do if a husband and wife were on the outs right before your wedding? The save the dates, invites, food, and table seatings were set to accommodate both the husband and wife. It is 2...
I have a question as to whether something is appropriate or not. My fiancé and I come from different cultures, and for his family, weddings are huge. It caused a bit of a dust-up when we said we...
I finally sat down to work out my invitations, and in the midst of the very long session, when we got to talking about response card wording, I half-jokingly brought up this idea. I was very surprised...
My FH and I are considering sending out invitations without a RSVP card included asking only those with regrets respond to our website. What are your thoughts on this? We are paying for our wedding...
I am a nurse and work with a lot of great girls (and some guys!) but I'm unsure if I should invite them to my bridal shower? I don't hang out with any of them outside of work, other than work related...
Our venue has to be cleaned up after the reception in order to not face a damage fee. I don't want to stick around after my wedding because I have a boat to Freeport to catch! Is it acceptable to ask...
So we got engaged in May and will be getting married in May 2017 well...fast forward to this September and one of his good friends proposed to his girlfriend and asked my fiancé to be a groomsman....
My sister and her fiance live in Portugal for the time being. They are over there for his job for 2 years and will be back 6 months after her shower/4 months after their wedding. Wedding is also in...
We can save 1/3 of the cost of the venue if we get married Monday-Wednesday. The venue we're interested in has "Monday Night" in the name, so we thought a Monday night would be cool. But obviously...
Hi again! FH and I are having a destination(ish) wedding- 99% of people are going to have to buy plane tickets and hotel rooms. After spending all that money, we don't want to burden people with...
I think someone posted here before about this topic .. but mine is a little different. My father was in and out of my life, he made bad choices and was in prison for about 12 years growing up. even...
What is everyone's opinion on what exactly splitting up families means? I want to make sure that I do not do this. My family is huge and we made the decision to invite 21 and older, which will cut out...
A friend of mine is planning a shower for me. There might also be a second shower that is in my FH's home state. Everyone knows we don't put registry info into wedding invites (printed or those little...
Has anyone gotten married at the courthouse or is planning to get married there? I think that is the direction we are headed in. Although it is not as much planning to do, I don't want to miss a step....