Discussions from Family and Relationships

My own cousin backed out of my wedding. I asked her May 2020 and my wedding is July 2021 and yesterday she sent a text that its to much for her. She blamed me and told me I don't involve her. I have a...

Have any of you had to uninvite family members or friends to your wedding? I recently had to do this to 3 different family members and it sucks. My brother is incredibly toxic and has been for many...

Our original date was for Sept 2021, now postponed to June 25th 2022. With vaccine rollouts happening slowly and a large guest list, we were worried about not enough people getting the vaccine before...

Hello Everyone! I am starting to think a present to each parents on the day of the wedding would be super sweet and a cool way to show my appreciation for raising me and helping with the wedding. I...

My fiancée and I are both lesbian females, and when we announced our engagement, both of our parents flipped (this was the first time they’d heard of our relationship) and wanted nothing to do with us...

I was talking with my FH this morning, and I told him that my sister was never on our wedding invitation list because she is abusive and manipulative. I then decided that that was the right moment to...

My Husband and I were engaged since September 2019 and got married on Saturday, August 15th, 2020. Him and his best friend (IB) grew up together since they were little. IB and his fiancé were engaged...

I have a son from a previous relationship, he is 9. Him and my fh get along fabulously and have a great relationship. While I know not everything can revolve around my son, I do want to make sure he...

I need some advice!! One of my potential bridesmaids- We were super close about 8 years ago. Over the last 2 years we barely talk anymore. When we do, I am always the one to initiate the conversation...

Ok, I need some advice. One of my bridesmaids, whom up until a couple months ago, was a very close friend of mine and another girl in my bridal party. She actually had a hand in setting up my fiancé...

So my dad was uninvited to my wedding after what he said on thanksgiving. But I haven’t told him. (He terrifies me. Abuse as a child). He made a comment in front of my children(one who was also the...

Okay so some back story. I asked my future sister in law to be one of my Bridesmaids in my wedding which she accepted, but ever since then the only thing I have stressed about this wedding is her. 1....

Is there anyone else who's mother has taken control of their wedding? I love her but she's convinced that she knows what I want and need when it comes to my wedding. She is in communication with my...

Has anyone else felt this way? My FH and I have been together 9.5 years, and my in laws/ my FH whole family has always said how they can't wait for us to be engaged, and they "couldn't have picked...

I was MOH a few years back for my cousin and threw a house party full of games, naughty things, gift bags for all the girls, food ranging from vegetarian options for a few of her friends, signature...

Over the weekend me and my FH were at his mother house. She brought up the wedding and started telling me all these people she needs to give me names for. Our wedding is 3 months away and we already...

I’ve only been engaged 4 months and I want to cry. I’ve been to so many venues and I’m trying my best. My fiancé and I are religious, but I feel like that’s our main stressor. My parents don’t like...

My husbands grandpa passed in June of 2020. We were unable to visit him due to covid, and had not been able to see him face to face since the previous Christmas. his grandparents were in a facility...

My friends seem to be jealous of the time I spend with my fiance. I've known them for about 5 years now and they're two years younger than me (28). Our relationship evolved from seeing each other...

We are having two long "Thanksgiving Style" dinner tables at our reception. One will be our entire wedding party and their plus ones and the other will be the rest of our wedding guests. I recently...