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I really need someone to either tell me i'm being ridiculous or confirm my feelings, because I'm really struggling with one of my Bridesmaids right now. Long story short... I was her MOH earlier this...
Hey everyone!! So me and FH have been engaged for about an month and a half!! (It's crazy it feels like it was just yesterday that it happened!) Anyways we're the first in our families to get married...
Hi All, I'm so close to selecting a wedding venue! I'm considering an all inclusive caterer and have to choose between a Sunday at ~$10K for 100 guests at a beautiful mansion venue or a...
I understand that traditionally all who are invited to the wedding are invited to the wedding. We are having something of a destination wedding and that just won't be possible. All of our friends and...
So we found out last night, my best friend and her husband have been trying for a while and they're pregnant. My FH and I are getting married 7/15/17, she is due 7/8/17. I don't know who else to talk...
Ok so my sister lives in Kansas. She might not be able to make it due to financial reasons come time to stand up in my wedding. Of course I want her to be in it but I want only 5 bridesmaids. Would it...
I frankly hate the idea of registering for gifts. I know it's accepted and almost universally done, but making a long list of things to buy me just feels wrong. I hate it when people ask me what I...
Ever since we got engaged in 2013, my husband and I have had issues with his parents. Growing up, there were signs, but DH didn't realize it wasn't normal until we got together. To sum it up: They are...
Hello everyone! I have tried googling this with no success. I want to include both my mom and dad's first names on the wedding invite. My mom is working her butt off working two jobs and putting away...
My fiance's parents are divorced and both re-married. FFIL re-married 18 years ago and his wife (FH's stepmom) has been incredibly welcoming to me. FMIL actually JUST re-married weeks ago, after...
So I'm not big on spending a lot of money on a ring right now, he spent a lot on my promise ring the year before I got my engagement ring so I just want to use that as my ring. Is it dumb to do that?...
Hey! So i have three bridesmaids including maid of honor and there will be four groomsman. I cant think of anyone else to be in the wedding. Do you think it'll be ok to have 3 bridesmaids and 4...
When I first started planning this wedding my goal was to do everything on a moderate budget. We had just bought a house the year before, I still have student debt and we had new doors and windows...
I scheduled my hair & makeup trial on the same day as our engagement photos, partly because we were running low on free weekends, partly because the MUA suggested this, and partly because I decided I...
My Mom and FMIL are hosting a shower for me in two weeks. We just realized that with the Zola registry, no one can have a gift sent to themselves to bring to the shower. Has anyone been in this...
Hello, I am curious at what point in a wedding reception do toasts happen? For your wedding, or any wedding you've attended, were toasts before dinner, after dinner, with cake, or something completely...
We just got our photos back from our photographer. I will be posting some shortly! As I'm looking through them there are so many I love and want to share. Problem is I've always thought that people...
Just recently scheduled our destination wedding (Sedona) and it's only 6 months out (no ideal, but had to cancel costa rica because of zika). So we're going with digital save the dates next week, and...
One of my BMs is insanely broke - poor girl is working 2 jobs and is in art school and barely scraping by. We recently went to look at BM dresses and the 6 of us were able to find a super cute dress...
I invited a dear friend of mine to our wedding. She declined the invitation, which I totally understood, but she then sent a sizable check. She's a single mom and I know she could use that money for...