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I am wondering if anyone engraved their wedding bands. And if you did, what did you engrave yours with? We are trying to figure out what to engrave our rings with.
Hello ladies! What is the proper etiquette for inviting co-workers? FH has been told you are supposed to invite your boss but I was under the impression if you invite one co worker it spirals into...
Our wedding reception is in the hotel where I have a room block set up. I'm not exactly sure how to word that on my "Accommodation" card in my invitation. The "Reception" card has the name and address...
Okay, so I didn't have a super good relationship with my dad through the high school and college years. Like, from about ages 13-23 I really couldn't stand him at all, then I could just tolerate a...
Tomorrow we are having our first of three premarital workshops at our church. It is more like a seminar for couples at our church and not a one on one session with the pastor. I thought this would be...
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Hello, just wondering if anyone has dealt with a name change while applying for law school? I'm taking the LSAT in June so everything is under my maiden name, we are getting married in August, before...
I have a few friends that I met online and have kept up a friendship with for years. I haven't met them in person yet because they all live out of town. Should I invite them to my wedding? I'd love to...
The FH and I have the two people who were are friends with. They use to be married and had a very very ugly divorce. We use to brunch with this couple twice a month. The guy is a distant relative of...
I'm trying to finalize the menu for our rehearsal dinner and it actually looks like we are going to be spending more than I planned for. My question is, do you need to serve dessert at this?? The...
Hi everyone! So my finance and I are a match.com success story and want to get married next year! He Nigerian (Yoruba), and I'm very clearly not. He's not super traditional, but we've decided that...
I have recently heard it's "tacky" and "rude" to include registry information within wedding invites. We didn't include it with our save the dates but included our weddingwire website which now has...
No matter how badly people piss me off on the road, I've learned not to engage. I never flip people off (anymore) and only honk at people if they are about to run me off of the road or something...
I received a verbal offer with the promise of official offer Monday morning. I didn't receive it so emailed Tuesday at noon just to follow up. Haven't received a response. I know people are busy &...
Please see her message to me in the comment below. She is my cousin and practically best friend. When I got engaged, I actually did not want a maid of honor but was informed they usually help plan my...
My FH refuses to dance. I've tried to buy him lessons, but he walks out after 15 minutes. Both of our families really want the opportunity to see us have a first dance to the point that my FMIL was...
We're planning on doing a buffet rather than a seated dinner, trying to figure out if it's worth an extra $200 to print off menus for each table setting. Also, is it worth the stress to do a...
If I have my wedding at my church, am I obligated to invite the whole church? Is it okay to just invite only a few members and not all of them?
I keep going back and forth on this but WPD is having a sale and I want to get it nailed down so I can order my invitations. Belly bands or pocket invites? I'd save $1/invite if I went with the...
My five bridesmaids and I are going bridesmaid dress shopping next weekend. I sent out a reminder yesterday about the appointment times and my FSIL replied that she would be bringing her 9 month old...