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I have been so excited about my bridal shower. It is the one wedding thing that I knew I did not have to handle, plan or worry about...until now. Last night my future husband came home and said he had...
So I’m getting married Saturday and my fiancé and I have been arguing non stop, I’m not sure if it’s stress or if it’s a sign of what to come.. any advice?
Hi ladies, i could really use your input! My FH and I started planning our wedding without a proposal or ring because it was a decision between the two of us that after 5 years together we wanted to...
So trying to keep a long story short. My MOH and I have been friends all throughout high school. I moved away for college, graduated and have not lived near her since. We've kept pretty good contact...
I’m over the moon excited and apparently my whole family knew it was happening but I’m not getting the reactions I had hoped. I have all brothers so I really don’t expect much from them, but even my...
Ladies, I need to vent. I feel like I have no one to talk to. If so, I feel like I’ll be judged and ridiculed. Basically, I’m 2 months away from my wedding. My fiancé of 2 years texts me and tells me...
I feel like I have no one to turn to and no one to talk to about my current situation without being judged or ridiculed in the process. My fiancé has been trying to be a people pleaser for too long,...
Hi! Okay, my Fiancé and I have been together for 7 years, come October 1. We met when his daughter was 14, his son 16, and my son 13. I was Not the woman right after their mom. I am 12yrs younger than...
Back story is that my fiance’s mother is very religious and would not dream of divorcing her abusive husband. Therefore, from ages 13-18, my fiancé became his mother’s outlet for all her emotional...
Debating on two matrons of honor even though my gut really only wants one... I was the maid of honor in my best friends wedding last year, and was then asked by my cousin (whom I grew up very close...
So my fiance's brother is actually just insane, rude, degrading, and racist. He is completely unlike everyone in his family so I honestly don't understand where he came from or how he got like this....
So, my mother. We recently went more than a year and a half without speaking after she told me to drop dead. The relief of not worrying about dealing with her was tremendous. She started calling...
My FH doesn't have a ton of friends (quality over quantity). He has one "best friend", besides me of course(: , this friend has always been super shy and quiet but loving very similar to my FH which...
My FH and I had planned to have his brother be his Best Man and his wife (a good friend of ours) be my Bridesmaid. I was going to wait to ask her, but I saw her in June and decided to ask her then, as...
I'm having a difficult time coming up with gift ideas for my dad. He's a super laid back guy. Most of the ideas I've found are things like personalized cuff links/handkerchiefs and such. This is nice...
Hello. I need some input if I should invite someone who I used to be close with but drifted apart to my wedding? Things ended pretty weird and not so good terms since we last worked together however...
Hello! My fiancé and I have decided to get married September 27, 2019. Venue and photographer already booked. Things were going so well.. until 3 weeks ago my mother passed away, unexpectedly. I know...
Hi everyone, i need some advice or just anything due to the whirlwind of emotions. Wedding was set to take place 10.13 this year. Deposits were made, everything seemed to be on track and the...
My fiance dropped the prenup bomb on me 2 months before our wedding! Not sure how I feel about this. The only thing he has that he wants to protect is his home. We've been together 5 years. 2 years...
So unfortunately I do not have a relationship with my father (he’s just a toxic person to have around) so because of that I do not want him at my wedding. I want to ask my two brothers to walk me...