Discussions from Family and Relationships

Long story short is that my fiancé and I don’t have the best communication. I’ve honestly pushed through thinking maybe one day we’ll learn to understand each other more. I suck at explaining things...

Hi! My fiancé and I have been together for 15 years and finally got engaged. We decided to have a Mexico wedding. Venue holds 90 people so between my family and his we came up with our guest list and...

I’ve posted about this before but I have finally reached my wits end and have no idea what to do. My FMIL offered to pay for the rehearsal dinner. Okay, great! She then proceeded to invite her whole...

I’m seriously considering getting a therapist because of all the stress coming out of wedding planning. A part of me feels it’s justified, another part says it’s frivolous. A lot of the stress is not...

So my sister-in-law to be just had a baby, and our nephew will be about 2 months old at our wedding - it’s a kids-free wedding, but of course we couldn’t not include our nephew, so he will be there....

So I've seen a couple of old forums about unasking bridesmaids and that it's typically a huge no. I have agreed to ask all three of my fiance's sisters to be my bridesmaids, however the last one I...

Just how many of you fellow brides are getting tired of being reminded whose paying for it all? Just remember the movie Father of the Bride? Where he kept talking about how much the wedding was...

I had told my wedding party the date and time of my appointment about 3 months ago. When I went to confirm it with everyone my mom said that she's going out of town this weekend. She planned a trip...

Anyone else have parents (or family members) who can’t control themselves w/ alcohol? Looking for creative ideas to keep mine sober and on best behavior for my reception. We’re set on an open bar...

Hello Wedding wire family Happy 4th of July❤❤❤🤗🤗🤗I just wanted to come and show everyone here some Love. If you are feeling stress today is the day that we all can take off a day of planning. And Take...

I get married in 14 days… I need to vent and I need support. My grandmother passed away 2/7/2022, a bridesmaid/cousin can’t come to the wedding and then this…. I don’t know if my dad and little...

So my sister is 2 years older than me. I've always hit milestones before her just because I'm mature for my age. When my FH and I started looking for a house, she suddenly started looking too. She...

Does anyone have advice planning a wedding with a narcissistic mom? She has made the process pretty unbearable. This looks like not wanting to include my fiancé's family in the planning process for...

Hi everyone, this is my first post Background: I’m 25, I have been living abroad for the last 3 years, my partner is Aussie and I’m American. My partner of almost 5 years proposed to me at the end of...

Why would guests and relatives think they can transgress your personal and financial boundaries when it is you and your partner's wedding? Do they think they have financial entitlement? Or are they...

When me and my fiancé first got together I was coming out of a physically abusive relationship. I carried the pain into my new relationship and was physically abusive with my now fiancé whenever I got...

So I’m not sure if I’m the only one having this experience and it’s kinda personal but i am curious, have any one fiancé said they wanted to call off the wedding and the whole engagement?? Ever since...

I very recently lost a family member who was like a dad to me. Experiencing life's saddest moments at the same time as the most joyful has been incredibly hard but in some ways a blessing. It shatters...

Hey everyone! So my fiancé and I are eloping (just the two of us) but we want to collect addresses for our elopement announcements. I cannot figure out how to generate a link to post to my social...

My oldest sister is getting married next June. I'm the only sibling not involved in the wedding and really hurts. My older brother is in the wedding as a groomsmen and my two sisters are bridesmaids....