Family and Relationships
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So I posted about this a few weeks ago but now im 100% sure shes just not happy for me. I got engaged end of April, my financé and I told my mother the beginning of May and she acted like she didn't...
So my now husband and I got married on the date we chose 8 years ago 4/20/20. Early March when things started shutting down I went to my parents who had offered and paid for our wedding to talk about...
Hi. I would like opinions about if and how to invite my Godmother to my Small wedding. I have a big family and I really broke tradition to have a small non 200+ person wedding. It is not so much...
Hi everyone I’m new here to WW and really needed some advice on how to move forward. My fiancé and I got engaged after our one year Anniversary last Saturday and well my family so supportive and very...
Is anyone else running into issues with friends or family members being upset that they're not invited to the wedding? I am shocked at the number of people who are upset they didn't get an invite to...
I literally have no friends or close family. I am unable to even come up with one name for a bridesmaid. My fiancé on the other hand is such an extrovert and has a handful of childhood friends that he...
Is it good to have marriage counseling. My fiance says he doesn't need it but I think it wouldn't hurt so any ideas?
I recently just got engaged, and my mother and I do not have a good relationship. She openly favors my brothers and has consistently pushed me down in anyway that she can just because. I have thought...
I had to cancel my wedding! Very embarrassing to me and all those who were informed of my engagement. It had been two years in the making and I come to find out my fiancé is a deceiver and...
Long story, but my maiden name is neither my mom or dad’s last name, rather, my mom’s ex husband’s name from before she met and married my dad. I’ve never liked this because, while I love them, I...
Hi all Opions and advice please 🙏🏼 I got engaged in July, and our wedding is booked for May. When it came to choosing bridesmaids, I am very lucky to have lots of friends who I could have asked but...
Hello, so I’m getting married this Saturday and my fiancé and I both decided to opt not to invite my one older sister. My relationship with her has been strained and rocky at best and horrendous at...
My mom and I have never been close but I feel like this is ridiculous. In May my SO and I told my mother we'd be getting married. Upon being told this, she did not answer, instead she carried on...
Hi everyone! Finding a group of bridesmaids and groomsmen has been the most stressful part of wedding planning at the moment. My FH has many many possible groomsmen but the only person I know I want...
Hi brides and hopefully some grooms? I got engaged August 22nd, 2023 and just yesterday we finally agreed on a wedding plan we both loved. This plan is contingent on help from my very well to do dad...
Hello I need advice if any one can help. I received a message from my bridesmaid/best friend this morning who lives in a different state saying she may not make it to my wedding because financially...
My older brother is getting married next June. I just found out during Labor Day weekend that I will have no role in the wedding and that my brother has selected a friend to be his best man. The rest...
As a Bride, there are so many moments for the dad during the big day. Doing a first look, walking us down the isle, first dance, etc. Have any of you done anything for your mother? I want to recognize...
Not sure how to handle this, if I even need to, and if I should even care. My fiancé and I are in one of those situations where we are paying for most of our wedding on our own. Which is fine to me-...