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If you’ve got a lot of out of town guests coming to your wedding, inviting them all to the rehearsal dinner can start to feel like a hosting second wedding. But they’ve traveled to come and celebrate...
Hi Wedding Wire Family! I’m currently in a pickle and please don’t judge me for what I’m about to say (lol). But, I’m not really close with my future sister in law at all. When we see each other we...
I am getting married in September of this year. One of my bridesmaids recently just texted me asking if she can invite her girlfriend (of like 2 weeks) to the wedding. On her wedding invitation, it...
Hello All, I have a few questions about my FH Step-Mom. Where does she sit during the ceremony, if her and his mom do not get along? Also, we are planning on having the groom and his mom walk down the...
So my fiancé and I want to get married in October of this year and have a small family friend wedding. Two of his groomsmen aren’t able to come and now his brother wants us to move it so he can be in...
I had gone back and forth on whether or not we would do a bridal party. Finally decided to yes have one. Three each. I am now regretting one in particular on my side, almost to the point of regretting...
Our contract stated we'd have the photos within 10 weeks. It's going on almost 17 weeks. She never reaches out to me with an update, I constantly have to message her first asking for an update. Trying...
So my fiancé and I had created our ow. guest list and I combined them and started asking for addresses. There were a few that my fiancé got addresses for and there were a few that were also on his...
Hi everyone! So this weekend is my bridal shower and in the planning process I decided to no open gifts at the end. I decided this because it's the one thing I really don't like about any type of...
FSIL, who is not a professional baker, is making our cupcakes and cake for the wedding. She is making leaves out of gum paste to put on the cupcakes and painting them with petal dust (shown in picture...
Our wedding is October 23rd of this year. I am thinking of setting our RSVP date to September 20th and sending out the invites in late August. Does that timeline make sense? A lot of our vendors need...
Where are my second wedding club brides and grooms? I have a few items I'd love to talk through with someone in a similar situation as me! Top of mind: 1) Is anyone walking you down the aisle? I am...
What is a nice way to tell guests that kids are not invited to the wedding/reception?
My partner and I live together and have been together for 3 years. The couple getting married have been his close friends for years and I knew the bride before but we weren't close, but since being...
My boss’s, boss got us a gift from our registry. He already informed me that he would not be attending our wedding due to his family trip. Should I get him a thank you card now or wait until after the...
Trying to weigh the pros and cons of having a seating chart vs not having one. Need lots of opinons. I do not really want to deal with the hassel but my FH wants one.
Hi everyone. I just joined this forum in hopes to get some ideas for my upcoming wedding, I just got engaged like a couple weeks ago. Forgive me if I rail this forum with questions. I plan on wearing...
This is more of a vent cause I’m making my mom deal with it since it’s her fault I’m in this position anyway. To start, I am extremely close with all my maternal cousins. We were raised as siblings...
Who did you send thank you cards to? I've been reading online that most send it to only those that gave a gift. Is that correct? We had a lot of people that didn't give us a gift or even a card for a...
Is anyone here using The Knot as their wedding website? I've looked all over (with no luck) trying to find a way to add a third option for the RSVP. With the pandemic, I was hoping to offer: Yes, I...