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My friend is getting married in a few days and I am her bridesmaid. There will be only 2 bridesmaids including me. She did not choose a maid of honor because she said we are equally important to her....
I'm sorry this is so off topic, I would just like advice/opinions from people who will give me their honest opinion and not tell me what they think I want to hear I will be graduating from college...
I'm married!!! And honeymooned!!! BAM to come as soon as I have access to a computer. I'm wondering when we should send our thank you cards. I'm assuming as soon as possible but should I wait for...
We had a falling out. Him and my mom are going through the beginning of a nasty divorce (even after 2 years of separation) and he's taking it out on me. With 37 days left until I wed, I just can't...
My fiancé and I have decided that we do not want any children at our wedding (except for immediate family, nephews, nieces). How do I write that in the most polite way on the invitation?
I see one for $50 online. That's 5-0. Holy mula! I'm just curious to see how many of you have heard of there NOT being one while in a park, on the grass? If my flower girl throws a lot of...
I wrote our own vow renewal ceremony by piecing together different vows from renewal vows I found online, and I'm looking over and finalizing and can't figure out who is supposed to read their vows...
So I know the etiquette is invite only people that are going to the wedding for your shower. We are having a small wedding about 60 people or so and its all family and out of town. The people that are...
I have two older brothers that I've made clear to my fiancé I'd like as part of our wedding. He feels that his groomsmen should only be his picks and that he is having to bump off 2 of his friends to...
Ladies with Kohl's registries -- is yours really messed up right now? Half of my registry is coming up in a "Miscellaneous" section and either doesn't have pictures or has the wrong picture. Plus...
Help! My destination wedding is less than a month away, and my bridesmaid just dropped out of my wedding due to personal reasons. My bridal party was small to begin with, so I had 1 maid of honor, 1...
Ladies, I would like to hear some of your experiences. I was a BM in a wedding a few years ago where the bride had us wear long navy blue dresses for her outdoor summer wedding (it was 104 degrees...
I am having an intimate wedding 70-85 guests. My venue is a house that has been turned into a event venue so it has that old style charm. I have been going back and forth on whether to have a family...
Hey I really need some advice guys re kids at weddings. Situation is my brother is getting a married and our kids are invited to the ceremony only. My kids are 4 & 9, they are fun, behave & enjoy a...
We're trying to keep our wedding small and find a reasonable way to cut down the guest list. To under 100 people. This is hard as his family is huge (10 aunts and uncles, their kids are grown and...
We have a nephew who will be 3.5 years old by the time we have our wedding. We have no young girls in both of our close families. And even friends, there is only one girl out of all of their kids and...
I have been trying to decide on a wedding reception menu. I've looked at a full meal, buffet, appetizers only, cake & Punch, and come up with an idea I like, but am looking for some feedback. I want...
We are having family style dining ($50/adult) so they do not need to select an entree. Kids aged 6-12 can have the adult meal for $25 or a kid’s meal (chicken tenders, fries) for...
I am seriously starting to doubt that people will "party it up" at our wedding. I just don't think they will. I really do not want to spend $650 for a DJ only to have people end up leaving...
My fiance has social anxiety and the wedding has gotten to him. We get the married the 21st - only a week away. Even if we wanted to, Xanax isn't an option to help him - we have no insurance for him...