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Here I am again. My wedding is Saturday. One of my bridesmaids contacted me asking me to drive her to my venue the day of the wedding and take her home whenever Derrick and I have our grand exit. I...
Growing up my sister was badly emotional abusive to me, narcissistic, wanted to punish me for being born (she’s 15 years older than I am) and generally made my life miserable. I hardly speak if she’s...
My fiancé received a wedding invitation in the mail from his cousin addressed to "Mr. Firstname Lastname & Guest." We have been together for over 7 years. We've been engaged for over 5 months and will...
I’m having a smaller wedding of about 50 people. On the invites (Save the dates) I’ll be putting something along the lines of “Monetary gifts only, will be collected by the day of coordinator” —Is...
My fiancé has a huge family. He has 16 cousins (25 including spouses) on his mom’s side and only 6 (12 including spouses) on his dad’s. We’re super close with almost all the cousins on his dad’s side...
Hi! My fiancé and I are planning to get married around late august September 2022.Ideally it would be an elopement of 3 to 4 weeks to Europe (Him and I have never been) so it would give us time to...
I'm looking for some advice about the etiquette for addressing the save the dates and wedding invitations. For save the dates, can we exclude the Mr., Ms., Mrs., etc.? Or do those need to be included...
Hi all! I’m getting married in June and plan to keep my last name. I already received a Christmas gift with “The XX’s” on it, which is his last name. How do I send a message to friends/family/guests...
At a work party last week a friend (Louie) of mine’s mother told my mother how excited Louie was to be in my wedding, but I haven’t asked him to be a groomsman. My fiancée and I are going to have...
Even google isn’t helping. How to write out 2021 on our invitation? Twenty twenty-one Two thousand twenty-oneTwo thousand and twenty-one
How and/or where do I ask that NO ONE WEAR PINK. Seriously any shade of pink! Any other color is good but That color! I dont want to see it anywhere! Help me be polite about it! About 100+ Guests are...
My friends laughed when I asked this question haha. Should I count for inflation in a cash gift I am giving to a wedding I am attending soon? So here's a bit of background: I typically gift back what...
Hi All, My wife and I just got married a week and a half ago and everything turned out perfectly, except for the cake. We had decided to go with this particular cake vendor which we found through...
I'm in another wedding this coming fall, and it's been told to us by the MOH that the bridesmaids will be hosting the rehearsal dinner as well as the bridal shower, bachelorette party, and a spa day...
How much should we tip the caters, photographer, and DJ ?
Hi There! My fiance and I have asked his four nieces to be in our wedding as flower girls and junior bridesmaids. I wanted to get his two sisters a present as a thank you for all that they will do to...
After I sent out my save the dates for the wedding, 2 people told me they can't make it ? Do I still send them invites for the bridal shower ? And do I even send them the official wedding invitations...
Hey y'all! As I'm getting closer to my April 2 wedding, I'm thinking about how I should conduct RSVPs. I designed the original invitations months ago so all I need to do is get them printed......
So I JUST discovered last night that my mom is dating someone. For the last 15 years it has just been me and my mom. I briefly spoke with this gentleman last night, and he said he can't wait to see me...
Our wedding is 2/26/22 and we have our RSVP deadline at 1/22/2022 due to the vendor and the florist needing final headcount 30 days in advance as opposed to a lot of other vendors needing only 2...
