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Wedding Website Wording - Airbnb
Lindsey, on January 20, 2022 at 3:28 PM

Hello! I'm working on filling in information for my wedding website. I'm having a micro-wedding at a vacation rental house. I'm only inviting 12 people to the wedding total, and I have room for 8...

Elycia, Jan 21, 2022 9 969
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Anyone doing silent vows?
Army Bride, on April 12, 2011 at 12:58 PM

My FH would really like us to write our own vows to recite to each other. I am not too keen on reciting something that I have written that is so personal in front of a large group of people. A...

Jacks, Jan 20, 2022 12 2,961
Reina
Guest List Stress
Reina, on January 2, 2022 at 4:49 AM

My guy & I are getting married at a venue that allows 130 people. Our guest list is at 150 right now… Close family members are suggesting I cut people I haven’t had meaningful conversations with...

Jacks, Jan 20, 2022 31 1,886
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Still Waiting on Photos
Melissa, on January 20, 2022 at 9:50 AM

Hey everyone! I was hoping to get some advice here.. It has been almost 15 weeks since my wedding date. My husband and I got married in early October. I received the previews of my wedding photos late...

Allaura, Jan 20, 2022 5 775
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Can you invite people to the bachelorette and not the bridal shower?
Keri, on January 19, 2022 at 12:13 PM

First of all, I know I am not in charge of planning either of the events, but I do need to come up with the guest list. I have a few friends that I want to invite to the bachelorette but not the...

Jacks, Jan 19, 2022 3 733
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Sister of bride- bridal party anxiety
Julie, on July 7, 2017 at 6:54 PM

Hi! My sister got engaged in March of this year. We are only 2 years apart and have a pretty good relationship, although she lives far from me and we visit each other maybe once or twice a year. I was...

Laura, Jan 19, 2022 21 2,066
Geneva
Bride has no voice
Geneva, on January 18, 2022 at 9:15 PM

I (37F) am trying to plan a wedding with my fiancé (42M). I am 4 months pregnant and we have a shorter planning timeframe, with us ideally getting married in late Feb / early March. We initially went...

bevbabe, Jan 19, 2022 5 759 1
Kate
Wedding Favors..a Must?
Kate, on January 9, 2022 at 10:51 AM

My fiance and I had originally planned on not having wedding favors for guests. We’re having a two-day wedding (Friday night religious ceremony with small ice cream social for family and close friends...

Kelly, Jan 19, 2022 33 1,535 1
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Paying for Guests' Hotel Rooms?
Kelly, on January 17, 2022 at 11:10 AM

Are we supposed to pay for out of town guests' hotel rooms? I didn't think so but the Wedding Wire budget tool includes a line for it. I'd need to redesign my wedding if this is the case because hotel...

Kelly, Jan 19, 2022 8 796
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Language barrier between our two families.
Katelyn, on March 12, 2019 at 10:14 AM

My FH and I are getting married in September of this year. However, i have a few concerns! His entire family either came here (legally) from Mexico or was raised here in a Mexican household. Younger...

EdwinWaters, Jan 19, 2022 14 2,045
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How to politely ask Mother to cut back on invited friends?
Morgan, on January 18, 2022 at 3:22 PM

I’m recently engaged and we are in the very early stages of planning. My parents have very generously offered to pay for the wedding. We had originally intended the guest count to be around the...

Taylor, Jan 18, 2022 9 663
FutureMrsG
Hotel block too expensive?
FutureMrsG, on June 23, 2016 at 8:23 PM

We're considering an absolutely beautiful venue about 2hr away from home. It has everything we could ever want and more. The only problem is that the hotel rooms on site are around $200 per...

Rebecca, Jan 18, 2022 33 3,225
Brooke
Eloping
Brooke, on January 18, 2022 at 8:30 AM

Alright so my fiancé approached me the other day and told me we should elope for a few different reasons (works,school, name change, insurance, etc.). This is the first time he’s ever brought up...

Brooke, Jan 18, 2022 11 820
Ashley
Wedding party proposals and gifts
Ashley, on January 17, 2022 at 12:42 PM

I am confused about this trend of bridesmaid proposals (do they do groomsmen proposals too?). Also, if you did that, do you still do a gift afterward? My bridal party is just family, so a proposal...

Nicolle, Jan 18, 2022 14 1,084 1
Keyra
Something blue /something borrowed
Keyra, on January 17, 2022 at 9:32 AM

So I am doing something new (my dress), something old (a bracelet), something borrowed (i need an idea), and something blue (a friend in a blue). My question is how do I incorporate my friend in the...

Keyra, Jan 18, 2022 7 1,238 1
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Covid testing at wedding
Tiffany, on January 13, 2022 at 8:18 PM

I was hoping this new Omicron strain would die out, and I know I have a lot of time, but at this rate I think covid might still be a thing (even if its very small and not a big deal anymore). Out of...

Miriam, Jan 18, 2022 17 1,318 1
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Bride is not offering vegetarian option for dinner
Jess, on January 17, 2022 at 10:09 AM

I am the maid of honor at my best friends wedding. We were going over the website and RVSP process when I noticed there was no veg option. Having been to a ton of weddings I assumed it was by request...

Melle, Jan 18, 2022 13 1,160
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Maid of honour won't speak to me
Anonymous, on January 16, 2022 at 11:31 PM

Hello, my maid of honour is my younger sibling who I grew up very close to. They happily accepted being my maid of honour and were initially very excited. Our relationship has fallen apart in the last...

Anonymous, Jan 17, 2022 8 840
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Maybe on a rsvp
Beckie, on January 17, 2022 at 3:24 PM

We have guests reaching out to us stating that someone in their party is a maybe...We put our date out to this group of people one month shy of a year of what the deadline date is for RSVPs so they...

Beckie, Jan 17, 2022 11 1,087
Brenda
Shower / meet and greet
Brenda, on January 16, 2022 at 9:47 PM

Our son is marrying a wonderful woman. They are both in their mid-thirties, never been married and are combining two homes. They truly need not to register. They are not registering anywhere. They...

Orianna, Jan 17, 2022 8 1,470 1
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