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Elizabeth
Dress code debate--weigh in
Elizabeth, on May 25, 2021 at 2:09 PM

Okay there was a dress code debate on another thread so I'm moving it here. Do you think dress codes belong on the invite, do you think they should be on the website, or do you think the bride and...

Sara, Jan 30, 2023 30 2,516
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Photographer is late on delivering photos
Katelyn, on January 25, 2023 at 3:12 AM

I’m having a little bit of a dilemma with our wedding photographer and really need some advice. My husband and I got married on October 16, 2022. We realized around Christmas that it had been a pretty...

Brittany, Jan 30, 2023 3 854
Mia
" Two Part Wedding"
Mia, on January 26, 2023 at 2:56 PM

Hi all, I'd love some advice on my wedding reception idea. My fiancé and I both come from large Italian and Mexican families. We are recently engaged and are starting the wedding planning process. My...

Jacks, Jan 30, 2023 5 736
Colleen
How to tell someone you don’t want them as a bridesmaid..
Colleen, on January 29, 2023 at 2:20 AM

What if you asked someone that wasn’t really your friend at all to be your bridesmaid cause you felt pressured to say yes? Cause that’s the situation I’m in now and it’s my fiancés bosses wife. We’re...

Jacks, Jan 30, 2023 10 927
SilverSeason120
Signing Marriage License DURING ceremony?
SilverSeason120, on June 4, 2017 at 6:17 PM

Our officiant mentioned something we could do in lieu of a standard sand or candle unity that caught my attention. She said we could always sign our marriage license during the ceremony, in front of...

Nikki, Jan 29, 2023 50 24,824
Rylee
Telling a friend i no longer want them to be a bridesmaid
Rylee, on June 24, 2019 at 8:22 PM

I asked a friend of mine if she would like to be one of my bridesmaids, we have been “friends” for over 15yrs but here recently she and I are not close at all. The last time we hung out she said we...

Colleen, Jan 29, 2023 18 4,475
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How would you feel? Awkward Bridesmaid
Sarah, on January 25, 2023 at 9:02 PM

Hi everyone - So my friend is one of my BM in my wedding. She recently got engaged and is currently planning a wedding. Her wedding is a month before mine. She recently asked her girls to be in her...

Cece, Jan 28, 2023 6 702
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Only some of our kids invited
Joan, on January 21, 2023 at 1:06 AM

My BIL is getting married. Hubs is the best man, and they asked our eldest to be flower girl. The event will cost our family about $6.5K to attend with travel costs, housing and everything they...

Michelle, Jan 27, 2023 10 838 1
Sarah
Sending save the dates but not an invitation
Sarah, on May 3, 2022 at 5:45 PM

So me and my fiancé invited someone on impulse … We didn’t invite them verbally but we did send them a save the date would it be wrong to not send them an invitation or is it to late ?

Jasmine S., Jan 27, 2023 11 6,809
Annabelle
Morning rehearsal brunch?
Annabelle, on January 25, 2023 at 8:07 PM

Hey guys I really need some advice 2023 bride here, So our venue won’t let us do our rehearsal dinner the night before our wedding due to them having another wedding the night before ours, we were...

Bird, Jan 27, 2023 7 1,692
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Putting attire on invite/details card?
littlemisssunshine, on January 24, 2023 at 8:15 AM

Difficult conundrum...would it be inappropriate/overbearing if we put something in the details for the reception asking people to NOT dress in all black? I am asking because my FH will be in all...

Michelle, Jan 26, 2023 7 280
LaToya
Uncle/Niece Dance Song!!
LaToya, on August 26, 2014 at 3:40 PM

My father passed away a couple of years ago and my uncle will be walking me down the aisle. Any suggestions of a great song! I am so STUMPED!! Thanks!!

Alexander, Jan 26, 2023 6 7,145
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Byob?
Ashley, on March 14, 2018 at 12:30 AM

Would it be wrong to do byob for my wedding? I would have some beer and liquor there but then have people bring their own as well. Would that be wrong for a wedding? It is going to be in my fiancé’s...

Brooke_Frhlich, Jan 26, 2023 29 3,566
FutureBennis
Unplugged ceremony sign worth it?
FutureBennis, on August 1, 2017 at 2:49 PM

Can anyone tell me if it's worth it to buy an unplugged ceremony sign? I've been debating this for a week and I can't make a decision on it.

Samantha, Jan 26, 2023 28 3,244
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i think one of my bridesmaids wants to drop out of the wedding, what should i do?
Andrea, on January 23, 2023 at 3:15 PM

My fiancé and I are over a month away from our wedding date. The only issue we are running into is with one of my bridesmaids. To preface, her and I had a conversation before either of us were engaged...

Lady, Jan 25, 2023 9 754
Leslie
Disappointing wedding pics
Leslie, on January 24, 2023 at 11:28 AM

Soooo disappointed by wedding pictures. Just got them back after waiting almost 2 months for them (none are edited yet, still raw) but the poses he made us do I don’t like at all. Any advice on what...

Lisa, Jan 25, 2023 4 584
Reina
Planning a wedding before "the proposal'. Everyone has an opinion...what's yours?
Reina, on August 16, 2011 at 6:49 PM

So we continue to have this conversation at work since there are 4 different employees planning their wedding in the next year or two. I personally think since every relationship is different in it's...

BLM, Jan 24, 2023 78 16,672 1
PressTheStarKey
Father physically giving the bride's hand to groom?
PressTheStarKey, on October 19, 2016 at 10:24 AM

I was in a wedding this past weekend, and during rehearsal, the preacher told the bride's father to literally put the bride's hand into the groom's hand. The bridesmaid beside me muttered, "There will...

jessica, Jan 22, 2023 47 6,446
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Is it petty to hold a grudge for no-show guests?
Alicia, on February 4, 2017 at 6:56 PM

My wedding was three weeks ago and I had three different parties not show up to the wedding after they RSVP'd 'yes' months in advance. I understand that certain things come up in life unexpectedly,...

Heather, Jan 20, 2023 30 2,068 1
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Bridesmaid not participating in after ceremony
Kb, on January 20, 2023 at 1:36 PM

My daughter is getting married in May. Her only bridesmaid will be 16, her mother contacted me this morning an informed me, not my daughter, that her daughter will not be participating nor attending...

Maggie, Jan 20, 2023 2 637
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