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My FMIL is a complete narcissist, but in the last few months she has gone into overdrive regarding our wedding. It first started when she found out my FI and I had received promotions, after which it...
My fiance and I have been engaged for a year and selected our date almost 6 months ago. My cousin, who is more recently engaged, reached out to my parents to see when our date was to make sure that it...
I totally had to cancel my wedding bc my future in-laws are I don’t even know how to describe them. My MIL is overbearing & doesn’t know how to accept NO as any answer. She was planning the...
My husband and I live in an incredibly expensive area and are not willing to move elsewhere and sacrifice all the things we want for the prospect of purchasing a larger home for less than what we'd be...
So sticky situation. I'm wondering if I should invite my grandmother to my wedding... I have basically no relationship with my grandmother (father's mother). She moved to New Mexico shortly after my...
Hi, I need to share what has been the worst experience for me these last two weeks and ask opinions about what happened. First I need to add a bit of context. Our wedding date is May 21st 2022 (in a...
Hi beautiful brides to be how many of you besides me have family members and friends who are telling you. What you are supposed to have or what you dont need your for you and your grooms day. I have a...
It's the week of love, y'all! Which makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside and curious to know - when was the moment you realised you were in love with your spouse? In my experience, it's usually not...
My fiancé mentioned to me last night, during our weekly movie night with my friends, that he wanted to talk to me about his friends wanting to throw him a pre-bachelor party. Is this even a thing? We...
Over the last few years, I've been invited to about 3-4 weddings per year. Because attending weddings can very quickly become expensive, I've been following a general rule of thumb: I only go if I am...
The whole process of planning our April 30, 2022 wedding since March 2020 has been a long, overwhelming struggle. There are so many aspects that I have loved and yet so many more aspects that have...
Today was our first marriage counseling session and I was thankful and surprised that he really showed up .And he really much involved with the session asking questions no hesitation at all. So it...
Okay, so i am planning for my 4th marriage See my first marriage well i got married when i was 19 and 7 months almost 8 months pregnant and that marriage lasted 7yrs. I knew my first husband litterly...
So my Best man and his wife are getting a divorce. I am really good friends with her as well. Do I still invite her to the wedding? I know she will have a plus one by then and I really don't want the...
I’m having a lot of friend drama with this whole wedding planning process and I really don’t want to include them as part of the wedding anymore. I’m having a lot of friend drama with this whole...
I just received the digital proof of my wedding gift for my parents! I had a talented artist on Etsy recreate my bridal look along with what my Mom and Dad will be wearing for the wedding and I think...
Found out my mother in law to be doesn't want me marrying her son, we are trying to piece together why still. She has a history of causing scenes his enter life against lots of people. She hates our...
My FH and I are getting married at the end of October this year. We’re both in our early 20’s fresh out of school and not making much money, so we’re having a low budget, small wedding in his parents’...
My dad has not said congratulations or anything positive about my engagement. I do admit I was wrong to tell him via text but it was late at night when it happened and he works nights and can’t answer...
My best friend/ MOH had twins about 6 months ago. From the start of my wedding planning she has told me she's excited to stand by side and couldn't imagine not. But she's also in the middle of...