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Destanee
Co-worker invited to wedding
Destanee, on February 14, 2022 at 9:47 AM

Hello! I just wanted a little help here. I work with a lot of different departments and have good relationships with a lot of my co-workers. There is one department in particular I am very close with...

Tina, Feb 15, 2022 7 734
Alison
Gratuity
Alison, on February 14, 2022 at 5:54 PM

I was wondering who do you tip and how much? You know like photographer,DJ and etc

Michelle, Feb 15, 2022 2 199
sandpiper
Bunch of groomsmen and no bridesmaids?
sandpiper, on February 22, 2015 at 3:05 PM

Hi all! I'm new to the forum and look forward to hearing your advice. I always pictured just having my sister as my Maid of Honor, with no bridesmaids. My fiancé has already chosen 7 groomsmen (well,...

Kristen Hajassadolla, Feb 15, 2022 19 7,412 2
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Bridesmaids not participating
Veronica, on February 13, 2022 at 3:48 PM

Help, not sure how to handle this situation Let’s start by mentioning that my wedding is in 4 months.Two weeks ago I scheduled an appointment for my bridesmaids to go look at dresses. I told them the...

Jacks, Feb 15, 2022 11 1,031
Rebecca
Social media question: Did you post about your wedding close to the day?
Rebecca, on December 20, 2016 at 11:41 AM

Ok, a little background: I'm a bit reserved on social media when it comes to personal things. I don't post much on relationships--only when we got engaged, and when my girlfriends helped me find The...

Welch, Feb 15, 2022 72 2,230
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Do you think it’s rude to ask who is in the bridal party
alohawedding1119, on August 9, 2018 at 5:16 PM

Hello! I recently had had a friend ask if we knew who will be in our wedding party. (This was a week after we got engaged.) I was taken aback. What’s your thoughts? Do you think it’s rude to ask who...

James, Feb 14, 2022 17 2,292
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Can we invite some guests to a virtual ceremony, then to an in-person reception?
Nomijoy, on February 12, 2022 at 4:40 AM

Hey all! So, my fiancé would prefer to keep the ceremony as small as possible, but I have people I’d love to be a part of it in some way. We were already talking about having a virtual ceremony...

Tiger Bride, Feb 14, 2022 9 810
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Monday Wedding
Crystal, on February 12, 2022 at 3:59 PM

Is it rude or inconvenient to others to choose a Monday date for a wedding? I’ve gotten a lot of push back on the idea of deciding on a Monday making me second guess

Mrs. Coakley, Feb 13, 2022 20 932
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Late adds to bridal party
Alicemull, on February 13, 2022 at 11:34 AM

We got engaged in August and asked our bridal party in the fall. Now we want to add two more bridesmaids and groomsmen. Is it too late?

Michelle, Feb 13, 2022 3 150
Honeybee
Can I add another bridesmaid?
Honeybee, on November 1, 2016 at 1:20 PM

My fiance and I got engaged last New Years Eve. We picked our bridal party a few months after the engagement, because we thought we were going to have the wedding this December. Due to wanting more...

Alicemull, Feb 13, 2022 20 6,680
Jacklyn
Are we in the wrong?
Jacklyn, on September 27, 2021 at 9:26 PM

My fiancé and I booked our venue for May 7, 2022, we recently have decided to push the wedding back to October 28, 2022. A fall wedding was our original plan but because we viewed our venue in spring...

Janica, Feb 12, 2022 103 6,659 2
Megan
Reception only guest
Megan, on February 10, 2022 at 9:50 PM

Hello, We are getting married and at our ceremony location we can only have 90 guest. (We didn’t want to get married in a church and locations were limited.) We are then inviting a tots of 200 people...

Jacks, Feb 12, 2022 8 715
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Multiple Moh?
Aly, on June 14, 2021 at 9:37 PM

My MOH lives on the other side of the state, so she hasn’t been able to help as much with the planning as a MOH typically would. I have a friend who’s literally helped me plan the entire thing and I...

Katelyn, Feb 11, 2022 18 771
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Covid vaccination card retrieval via wedding website?
Jessica, on February 9, 2022 at 9:04 PM

Hi Everyone! Just curious if anyone is collecting proof of vaccination status, and if so can we do on our website somehow? Or how are you guys collecting them? Thanks in advance for all your help! ...

Jessica, Feb 11, 2022 19 315
Jennifer
Pregnant 6 months before the wedding
Jennifer, on October 9, 2017 at 11:03 AM

So we found out a week ago we are pregnant. I'm very early, like 5 weeks. Our wedding is set for March 17, 2018! Now we are not sure if we want to push back the date.. I am not sure if I wanna have a...

Beatrice, Feb 10, 2022 30 8,855
Jodie
10 year vow renewal
Jodie, on February 9, 2022 at 8:23 AM

My husband and I got married young. I was 20 and he was 22. We did have a wedding that turned out good. Not all things were the way we wanted do to money. We were living in our own so we had bills....

CountryBride, Feb 10, 2022 16 805
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Bridesmaids/moh pay for bridal shower if mob can't?
Jennifer, on February 9, 2022 at 8:09 AM

Hi again, I recently asked about paying for my own bridal shower as my mom isn't set up financially. A lot of you said it was a bad look to throw your own shower which is understandable. So, is it...

Beatrice, Feb 10, 2022 14 1,036
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Guests wearing red?
Diane, on February 9, 2022 at 9:39 PM

My partner and I are having a pretty small lunch reception (~70 people) and no ceremony, and our friends generally know we're not very traditional people. However, the one way we're incorporating our...

Rosie, Feb 10, 2022 13 1,693
April
Reception only guests
April, on August 6, 2018 at 12:56 PM

We are having an intimate wedding, total of 26 guests (this is the MAX based on the ceremony location). Our reception location is also small but allowed us to invite a total of 33 guests (this is the...

Tia, Feb 10, 2022 32 794
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To bail or not to bail as a bridesmaid??
Mommatobe32, on February 8, 2022 at 9:58 PM

Where do I start??? I was ask to be a bridesmaid in May for a following years wedding in September. I gladly accepted since my best friend and I have been friends for ten plus years ( our friendship...

Kasey, Feb 10, 2022 5 837
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