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Bride hiding that i am moh
weddingwoe, on June 21, 2021 at 6:16 PM

I wrote another post but was short on time so wrote a very confusing post so clearing it up here. To make things easy: Bride - KC Friend - Lexy So my best friend of 11 years (since beginning of high...

Florida Marlins, Jun 24, 2021 17 918 1
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In-law struggles
Abby, on June 22, 2021 at 3:50 PM

Hey ladies and gents, this is kind of a rough topic. So, me and my fiancé got engaged back in February and have been working our butts off to prepare for our January 7th, 2022 wedding. Well, my family...

Florida Marlins, Jun 24, 2021 26 1,538
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Fiancé hasn’t told anyone about our engagement
Ashley, on August 14, 2018 at 10:35 PM

So here’s alittle background: My fiancé & I were dating for 4.5 years when he proposed to me. We don’t argue a lot, but I will say that a month before he proposed I told him he should move back...

Leanna, Jun 24, 2021 27 15,915
Madison
Troubling mother in law
Madison, on June 23, 2021 at 1:11 PM

Question. My new mother in law has switched from coming to our wedding to not again again and again. I’m at the point I don’t want her there because I know she will ruin our day. Any advice?

Samantha, Jun 23, 2021 23 1,632
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Who to invite to small wedding-toxic family members
mad-san, on June 21, 2021 at 1:45 PM

Hi everyone, my fiancé and I are planning a new wedding after a very difficult year. Our April 2020 wedding was cancelled due to covid, shortly after this he became very sick and was very sick for...

Kari, Jun 23, 2021 7 690
Jacquelyne
Advice
Jacquelyne, on May 24, 2021 at 7:15 PM

Happy Monday everyone. So I’m having trouble with friends/bridesmaids. I haven’t asked anyone yet but the ones I was going to ask are kinda iffy. I don’t have many friends to start and I recently had...

Kari, Jun 23, 2021 14 767
Brittany
Best friend will miss my wedding
Brittany, on June 22, 2021 at 12:05 PM

I am upset my best friend/ basically family won't be attending my wedding.. I am right to feel upset? Backstory: My fiance asked me to marry him probably 5 times randomly and very casually over the...

Tiger Bride, Jun 23, 2021 19 2,876
CountryBride
Invite them or not too
CountryBride, on June 21, 2021 at 3:09 PM

So I started to pick out my bridal party and my 2 cousins lets call them K,A always assumed they would be apart of the bridal party, they were making demands that I have to invite this person or they...

Peyton, Jun 23, 2021 10 635
azylovespeaches
Cutting people off, old friends, family, whoever is half*ssing it in my life...
azylovespeaches, on June 16, 2021 at 8:56 PM

I had previously posted about my reasons for wanting to relieve my bridesmaids of their duties and I officially did it. There is no resentment on my part and if anything I feel relieved. Long story...

Rosilus, Jun 21, 2021 7 1,011
Awurtenberger92
Family help ish
Awurtenberger92, on June 19, 2021 at 7:53 PM

Hey y’all, This may be confusing but I’ll try my best.. MY sister is taking my fiancé’s sisters engagement and wedding photos.. We have not been told when his sisters wedding is by her however my...

Michelle, Jun 21, 2021 15 744
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Guest not coming
Angel, on June 19, 2021 at 1:37 AM

So I set the date October 9th of this year and now my boyfriends cousins and aunt said they are not coming because a concert is more important and that we needed to change our day

Michelle, Jun 19, 2021 11 778
Angel
Is it rude to not invite sister’s boyfriend?
Angel, on June 18, 2021 at 1:54 PM

My sister keeps on pressuring me to invite her boyfriend. I’ve already told her no twice and she just asked again. They have been dating long term, but the reason I keep saying no is no one in my...

Allie, Jun 19, 2021 27 4,232
Jena
None of my family can come to the wedding
Jena, on June 17, 2021 at 7:48 PM

I wanted to see if she has been put in a similar situation. My fiance and I live in Colorado. I'm from Ohio. His family is all from Colorado and are able to attend our wedding. My family on the other...

Ashlee, Jun 19, 2021 6 868
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Keeping paternal cousin in bridal party when not inviting nc father
Abigail, on June 17, 2021 at 10:38 AM

Hi everyone. I'll try to keep this coherent. My parents divorced when I was 20. As an adult I was much more able to understand what was happening. I don't want to bog this down with gory details, but...

Judith, Jun 19, 2021 10 681
Sydney
Looking for creative solutions, my sister/moh likely won't make it to my wedding
Sydney, on June 16, 2021 at 6:47 PM

The wedding is in August, and all the deposits are paid, and save the dates and invitations have already been sent out so postponing isn't an option. My only sister, who is also my maid of honor, is...

Lady, Jun 17, 2021 8 634
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My children aren’t invite but others are!
Guest, on July 6, 2019 at 5:24 PM

Okay so I totally don’t want to be the awkward arse and upset someone’s wedding. I know how stressful weddings can be but here is my problem. My husband and I are invited to a wedding and expected to...

Rosie, Jun 15, 2021 32 7,413
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Not sure Two Matrons of Honor
Melissa, on June 15, 2021 at 1:34 AM

Hello ,was wondering how to handle my bestest friend being my matron of honor but our best mans wife is our best friends as well...is having a best couple appropriate or any advice???

Sheila, Jun 15, 2021 5 249
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Would this bother you? Future mother in law has no boundaries
Rachel, on June 13, 2021 at 6:44 AM

So my FH has four kids and I have one kid that is 14. FMIL was here the other day because she wanted to take his two boys for clothes - so she asked to see what they have already. We were in basement...

Rachel, Jun 15, 2021 31 1,835
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Future Sister-in-law
Julia, on June 13, 2021 at 9:38 PM

I have been engaged to my fiancé for a total of three years now (postponed due to Covid) and not once has my future sister in law reached out to me directly through text or phone call and asked about...

Valerie, Jun 15, 2021 14 1,336
Sarah
Bridal party - don’t know each other
Sarah, on June 11, 2021 at 8:23 PM

Does anyone have bridesmaids who don’t know each other? I have my two sisters and my cousin who are super comfortable with each other, but there is also my future sis in law and future step daughter....

Ashlee, Jun 14, 2021 13 931
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