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Bride11918
Future Father In Law wants to attend Bridal Shower
Bride11918, on September 7, 2018 at 4:41 PM

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...

Hev, Sep 8, 2018 8 320
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Fights before wedding
Brianna, on September 6, 2018 at 8:54 PM

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?

Nemo, Sep 7, 2018 10 1,260
Jules
Need help with funny ideas to surprise parents with engagement!
Jules, on September 6, 2018 at 5:19 PM

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...

Jules, Sep 7, 2018 4 1,634
Mrs. J
Friend telling me i "have" to throw her parties?
Mrs. J, on September 5, 2018 at 4:50 PM

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...

JustKidding, Sep 6, 2018 13 1,111
Savannah
My family isn’t excited about my engagement
Savannah , on September 5, 2018 at 12:54 PM

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...

happeningmom, Sep 5, 2018 9 5,792
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Fiancé backing out 2 months before wedding? :(
Angie, on September 3, 2018 at 7:33 PM

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...

MIWM, Sep 4, 2018 22 2,966
futuremrsrichardson
Should i call it off? Not sure where to turn.
futuremrsrichardson, on September 4, 2018 at 7:02 AM

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,...

MIWM, Sep 4, 2018 33 2,163
Jennifer
Inclusion of Stepdaughter
Jennifer, on August 31, 2018 at 9:19 AM

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...

karen, Sep 3, 2018 24 1,948
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Manipulative mil sees me as “other woman”
Alexandria, on August 30, 2018 at 6:03 PM

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...

Amarriedmann, Aug 31, 2018 8 461
Alexa
Reciprocating moh for cousin
Alexa, on August 30, 2018 at 3:33 PM

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...

Maren, Aug 31, 2018 9 158 1
Emily
Future Brother In Law Issues
Emily, on August 29, 2018 at 1:46 PM

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....

Deirdre, Aug 30, 2018 17 1,496
Laura
Leaving a parent out of your wedding
Laura, on August 15, 2018 at 7:59 PM

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...

Laura, Aug 29, 2018 26 440
Jennaya
Groomsmen help advice!- long sorry ): details are needed!
Jennaya, on August 24, 2018 at 2:05 PM

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...

OG Gretchen, Aug 25, 2018 14 475
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Rescinding Bridesmaid Offer
Alex, on August 24, 2018 at 8:09 PM

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...

Randi, Aug 25, 2018 7 746
Miranda
Father of the bride gifts for the low-key dad
Miranda, on August 18, 2018 at 8:11 PM

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...

Laura, Aug 24, 2018 20 709
Judy
Inviting an ex-bff??
Judy, on August 21, 2018 at 5:38 PM

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...

Laura, Aug 24, 2018 23 2,348
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Family death
Meagan , on August 20, 2018 at 10:19 PM

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...

CountryRoads, Aug 24, 2018 13 367
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Cancelled wedding
Nancy , on August 22, 2018 at 9:37 PM

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...

Maren, Aug 23, 2018 13 769
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My fiance wants a prenup???
AMANDA, on August 22, 2018 at 10:45 AM

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...

OrangeCrush, Aug 22, 2018 29 7,498
Stephanie
Asking Brothers to walk me down the aisle
Stephanie, on August 21, 2018 at 1:49 PM

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...

BB-H, Aug 21, 2018 3 332
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