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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...
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...
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...
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?
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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???
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...
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...
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....