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Krystal
Wedding Pictures help!
Krystal, on September 7, 2022 at 6:42 PM

Hi - so basically one of my bridesmaids… we are no longer friends lol. We have put off printing out the album for a while. What would you do: -Photoshop her out -Leave as is I just think that this is...

Bird, Sep 9, 2022 4 587
Kelly
Plus One for Guests
Kelly, on September 8, 2022 at 8:18 AM

Is it okay if we don't allow plus ones? Couples will be invited together, but anyone who isn't in a relationship won't get a plus one unless they're in the wedding party. I really don't want 20 people...

Mcskipper, Sep 8, 2022 6 597
Audrey
Invitations
Audrey, on September 8, 2022 at 2:48 PM

I was wondering whose name should appear first on the wedding invitation. Bride or Groom?

Audrey, Sep 8, 2022 2 108
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Thank you note
Anna, on September 7, 2022 at 5:37 AM

My boyfriend and I attended a destination wedding of his relative - a young woman that I knew for about a year before the event. She attended my house on multiple occasions before we were invited. We...

Jacks, Sep 8, 2022 9 651
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Plus One Etiquette - Significant Others or no?
Nicole, on September 7, 2022 at 12:39 AM

My boyfriend is a groomsman in his cousins wedding. We have been under the impression that I would be invited to the wedding as well, however we just found out that I am not. My boyfriend and I have...

CM, Sep 7, 2022 8 681
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moh not included in planning
Nicole, on September 6, 2022 at 11:52 PM

Hi all. I am having an issue that I am absolutely sick about. I am the MOH in my "best friends" wedding. I was excited for her and wanted to throw her an amazing shower and bachelorette , but it has...

Jacks, Sep 7, 2022 11 782
Jamie
Micro Wedding: Should we expect gifts and cards?
Jamie, on September 4, 2022 at 10:05 PM

Hello, so after many years of pushing back our wedding, we are finally for sure getting married this October! Yay! 😁 It's a full DIY wedding, and on a small tight budget. Our guest list is less than...

CM, Sep 7, 2022 13 863 1
Maranda
What is the appropriate gift amount
Maranda, on September 6, 2022 at 7:55 PM

It's been a long time I have attended a wedding but the couple was gracious enough to invite my husband myself and our two children .I was to gift the appropriate cash amount in a card but don't know...

CM, Sep 7, 2022 8 655
StokedToBeASaucier
Friend Upset Because Not Bridesmaid
StokedToBeASaucier, on February 19, 2016 at 11:58 AM

A friend of mine rudely asked whether I was having her as a bridesmaid in my wedding. I said no and that I was sorry but I was only having a MOH and one BM because we want to keep the wedding party...

Rachel, Sep 6, 2022 25 4,552
Kelly
How to ask bridesmaids to be one
Kelly, on September 4, 2022 at 10:16 PM

So I'm shy/introverted whatever you wanna call it. And I have anxiety issues, especially social anxiety related things. So asking them to be a bridesmaid is giving me anxiety. I'm afraid they will say...

Lady, Sep 6, 2022 9 751
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Guest List Advice
Betty, on September 1, 2022 at 10:08 PM

Hi everyone! I sent out emails to family members gathering info like addresses and phone numbers and included that more information would follow. I haven’t told any of them a date yet as I plan to...

Taylor, Sep 4, 2022 8 617
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Friendships ending
Yvette, on September 2, 2022 at 11:44 AM

I just need advice from a bride that has possibly been in my shoes. I decided to end a 14 year friendship with one of my bridesmaids. We had been growing apart for some time but I was badly trying to...

Willow, Sep 3, 2022 5 405
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Junior Bridesmaid Etiquette
Sophia, on September 1, 2022 at 10:16 PM

Alright so in the past I made a post asking if my FH’s step sisters (10 & 11) were too old the be flower girls. General consensus was that it’s not weird for them to be FGs. However I talked with...

Sophia, Sep 3, 2022 10 846
Lauren
No Day-of Ceremony - How to best attend cocktail hour?!
Lauren, on August 31, 2022 at 5:40 PM

Hi everyone! My fiancé and I are getting married at the end of April 2023. We have decided to stick with a very private ceremony with our parents and siblings probably a month before the actual...

CM, Sep 3, 2022 9 699
Alexis
Destination wedding guest itinerary
Alexis, on September 1, 2022 at 10:22 PM

Is it proper etiquette to include dinners, excursions, etc. on the wedding guest itinerary that the bride & groom aren’t paying for? Our destination wedding will be a total of 4 days, but we’re...

Ashlee, Sep 3, 2022 3 622
Laura
Guests late to the table...
Laura, on August 26, 2022 at 1:49 AM

What do you do when folks rsvp past the deadline? Wedding is a week away and people are just starting to send their rsvp in! On our invite it says deadline to rsvp is the 5th of August. One friend...

buddyandbebes, Sep 2, 2022 26 1,749 1
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Sunday brunch wording?
Sara, on September 1, 2022 at 2:04 PM

My wedding is next weekend and we have a fun weekend planned. We have invited (and are paying for) everyone's dinner/drinks on Friday as well as Saturday. The idea was thrown around within my family...

Erin, Sep 1, 2022 3 813
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Registry/gifts
Jenny, on September 1, 2022 at 4:40 PM

Curious on others thoughts… we don’t want to do a registry as we have everything we need. I already have full 16 place setting China set. All the house items we need, etc. there simply isn’t anything...

Erin, Sep 1, 2022 3 568
Danielle
Wedding rsvp
Danielle, on August 31, 2022 at 11:50 PM

My cousin and her husband were invited to our wedding. Ahe has several teenage/young adult children who were not included in the invite. I learned that neither of them will be attending, but she went...

Theresa, Sep 1, 2022 4 573
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Not “traditional” wedding nerves
Samantha, on August 2, 2022 at 11:24 AM

Is it too taboo to have two maid of honors? I have one sister who I’m very close with so she’s for sure my maid of honor, but my best friend of 20 years is my soul sister and I feel like I want them...

Lauren, Aug 31, 2022 7 504
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