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Samantha
What is the earliest i can send wedding invitations?
Samantha, on April 5, 2023 at 9:03 PM

Hi! We are getting married on a weekday (Monday) in October where 90% of our guest list has to travel out-of-town. In your opinion, what is the earliest I can send wedding invitations? I'm an eager...

Amanda, Apr 11, 2023 10 867
Kat
How to handle a guest's pushy plus-one behavior?
Kat, on April 7, 2023 at 1:13 PM

Hello! First-time poster; love the forum! Our wedding is in 7 weeks. We live in Nepal; our wedding is in the US (which is home for us); our honeymoon is in Bali. We're planning a 3-day wedding...

Amanda, Apr 11, 2023 10 755
Amanda
Destination Micro-wedding Pre-wedding Events
Amanda, on March 16, 2023 at 5:40 PM

Hello everyone, I would love your input. My partner and I are considering having a destination micro-wedding with a symbolic ceremony, doing the legal stuff just before we go. We want to keep the...

Amanda, Apr 11, 2023 19 1,148 4
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Please Don't Worry About Being a Bridezilla
Ivory, on April 11, 2021 at 4:57 PM

Hi everyone, I wanted to make this post since as I've been wedding planning I've noticed that if you're a woman and express an opinion on something wedding-related and it's not just about how ecstatic...

Craftygal95, Apr 11, 2023 24 2,753
L'brisha
Children Issue: Siblings of flowergirl not invited
L'brisha, on April 13, 2021 at 8:58 PM

So I need some help. I am getting married and my fiancé and I have made the decision to not allow anyone to bring their children to the wedding (due to cost, avoiding tantrums during ceremony, etc)....

Brittany, Apr 11, 2023 17 1,447
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Words to ask for someone to stand in for the grooms deceased mother
Laura, on April 10, 2023 at 4:48 PM

My Fiance lost his mother over 10 years ago and he wants to ask his sister in law to walk with his father down the aisle and have his "Groom and Mom" dance with her. She has been in his life since he...

Laura, Apr 10, 2023 568
Jill
Help? Wedding Party Gifts
Jill, on March 29, 2023 at 5:30 PM

When I asked my bridesmaids to be my bridesmaids I gave them a bag of gifts. Now that I'm a little over 5 months away from my wedding day, I'm questioning if I need to give them another gift either...

Kat, Apr 10, 2023 6 576
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Wedding bands
Jade, on February 27, 2023 at 2:37 AM

My fiancé and are I were looking to getting customized wedding bands, but not sure where to go? Has anyone ever ordered their bands off Etsy? Do you know if the jewelry is real? I don’t want to buy...

Rhondayalex, Apr 10, 2023 14 783
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Help me figure out my cake situation please ☺️
Teyeb88826, on April 5, 2023 at 1:45 PM

Hello all! I’m having a small 50 person wedding. I’m having trouble sorting out the cake situation as I only budgeted $100 or so for cake. My venue plates a lemon brownie with ice cream with...

Hanna, Apr 9, 2023 8 678
Miranda
Wedding Party Etiquette Help
Miranda, on March 23, 2023 at 5:23 PM

My fiancé and I are trying to pick our wedding party. I have two SILs that I'd like to include. I was in both of their weddings. We'll call my brother's wife A, my brothers B and C, my fiancé's sister...

CM, Apr 9, 2023 5 486
Nagoya
Seating Chart
Nagoya, on August 18, 2022 at 8:27 AM

So, my FH and I have decided to do a seating chart after RSVP deadline, we have received late RSVPs which would not be a problem except they do not have names so we are unsure who they are and where...

Zaina, Apr 8, 2023 23 1,127
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How to invite partners or plus ones?
Chelsea, on March 29, 2023 at 9:37 AM

Our wedding limit is pretty tight, we can only have 120 people including my fiancé and I. I have already discussed with my friends that they won't be able to bring their significant other or a date...

Kat, Apr 7, 2023 17 1,686
Gil
Have to postpone or cancel my wedding
Gil, on April 6, 2023 at 12:39 PM

So I have to postpone or cancel my wedding because my fiancée is going through health issues and there is no way she’ll be healthy enough to get married in July. I’m unsure when she’ll be healthy...

Kat, Apr 7, 2023 4 1,365
Ashlee
changing email address after married?
Ashlee, on May 8, 2014 at 10:28 AM

My email address is my first and last name, i was wondering what to do after marriage. ive had this email address since i was like 19! so i get emails from literally everything and its stuff that i...

Haylie, Apr 6, 2023 21 1,275
Lara
Our names all in caps on wedding invites?
Lara, on March 2, 2023 at 5:25 PM

Hi ladies! I keep coming back to the same SILLY indecision over our names on the invitations. I have googled relentlessly just to find what "etiquette" is, as I am so torn on both.... if I read that...

Lara, Apr 6, 2023 4 511
Leeanne
Ceremony only Invitation wording
Leeanne, on December 15, 2017 at 8:21 AM

Hi Everyone! I'm getting married in August 2018 yaayy! Does anyone know how to word an Invitation for a ceremony only - no children? The wedding will be an open wedding at my church. Anyone can come...

Raquel, Apr 4, 2023 48 7,249 1
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I’m thinking of “nicely “ firing the bridal party
Gj, on March 31, 2023 at 9:07 PM

I got engaged nov 2021 and when I announced it just automatically assumed I would have a bridal party, have it in my home town and all the classic wedding “things”. Our original planned date was for...

Michelle, Apr 3, 2023 8 613
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Not a bridesmaid but expected to pay for bachelorette?
Spraggins, on October 3, 2019 at 8:00 PM

Hey guys! So I am a bride to be (getting married in The spring of 2021) but this question is about my close friend who is getting married soon, I’ve known for a while that she wanted to do a...

Zaina, Apr 3, 2023 15 4,957
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Expectations for Bridesmaids
Kk1304, on April 2, 2023 at 8:19 PM

For those of you who had some, what were they? I’m not trying to be over the top or anything but I would like them to know upfront what they are getting into. Some things I thought about is that I...

Michelle, Apr 3, 2023 8 757
Geoff
To be or not be invited
Geoff, on April 2, 2023 at 10:16 PM

So my son is getting married. His mother and I are divorced and remarried, for close to 25 years. My now wife has been in my son's life since he was about 6. Me and the ex don't talk and last time we...

CM, Apr 3, 2023 3 508
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