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I want some unique Bridesmaid gift ideas. What did you do for your girls? I failed to do the formal proposal to them. It was kind of a given who was gonna do what from previous discussions. Should I...
Hello friends! I have been thinking about this and I just want some help. The DJ that we are looking to hire is a family friend. Should I invite his family as well? (Wife and 2 children) I only know...
Hi! Ok here’s the deal, my FHs Best man is his brother and his wife is one of my bridesmaids. Do they have to walk together or do we just go on like normal and have them walk with the normal people?...
My MOH recently hosted a couples shower for my FH and I. I’ve been working on thank you notes and have about half done, but I keep getting stuck on wording for the rest. I know I’m supposed to thank...
My boyfriend and I have talked about eloping for a while but ultimately decided not to because he wants me to have my dream wedding one day, but recent falling outs with some of my family members have...
What should I do for a friend of my mother who has semi-helped plan my wedding? She is going to help coordinate the day of events as well. Any suggestions are welcome!
Is it appropriate to tip vendors on top of their fee? Is it necessary and required?? If so how much like %? Example: photographer or bartenders??
My “bestfriend” just asked me to be her honorary bridesmaid.She said she had 9 bridesmaids originally (me included) but her fiancé said he doesn’t have many friends so she decided to make me a...
William and I are eloping next July. Since our engagement, several people have invited themselves to our ceremony and others have invited themselves to be in the wedding. What can be tactfully said to...
FH and I tentatively picked a date that we loved and worked well with a number of factors including his summer break from teaching. When we asked family members about the date, his father expressed...
My friend is getting married and although I have been friends with her for over 15 years, we have barely spoken or seen eachother in almost 2. She asked me to be a bridesmaid when she got engaged in...
I have a huge family and am having a hard time with our guest list. My great grandmother had 7 children so I have a ton of family and I cannot invite them all. My plan is to invite the cousins that...
Hi, New to all of this wedding business so I wanted to get some feedback on this. We just had a zoom chat with our wedding officiant who we found and contacted online. She wanted to get to know us and...
Hello! Is it expected to tip your photographer that is doing your engagement photos? We have a package deal for engagement and wedding photos so we already have them paid for. Thank you!
Would love y’all’s help here. I am really hellbent on not having a bridal party. Our wedding is non traditional and I just really don’t want one. My fiancé on the other hand wants one, or at least 2...
I am acutall the florist for this wedding. The bride and mother got in an arguement over proper lighting of the unity candle. The mother seems to think that lighting the "mother's" candle is performed...
We have sent save the dates to 200 people. We have decided to make wedding much smaller to 75. Is that a big no, no?
Do you think a wedding planner is necessary? If so? Just a day of? Or did you have one further out?
Okay so I’m getting married in June of 2023. I have the invites all ready to go, but I completely forgot about the save the dates… should I even send out save the dates? Is the invite enough? Or is it...