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Blending familys can be a true joy, but there are tricky elements too. From merging households, to deciding where to spend the holidays, this is the place to give and get support on all things family.

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Haley
Mom making you crazy?
Haley, on October 22, 2020 at 1:27 PM

Anyone elses mom making them nuts? My mom is usually pretty easy to deal with but at the rehearsal yesterday (wedding this Saturday) she was freaking out about walking down the aisle alone?? Like...

Judith, Oct 24, 2020 15 778
Abigail
Bridesmaid Drama x2 - Advice Needed!
Abigail, on October 21, 2020 at 4:31 PM

I have known my group of friends for several years now and even before my fiance proposed, I knew I would ask them to be in my wedding party. However, there was a huge rift in the group recently and...

Slrhoshi, Oct 22, 2020 6 660
Molly
Interesting Wedding Update (funny Story)
Molly, on October 17, 2020 at 11:11 AM

Now I want to start this off by saying I want NO advice. This is just to share a funny story and maybe give some advice to other people. My FH and I got engaged in January. We had our venue and date...

Christina, Oct 21, 2020 6 814
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Family expectations
Catelyn, on October 21, 2020 at 1:35 PM

My fiance and I want something super simple, but my mom wants us to have the traditional big church wedding.. My fiance and I don't want to spend a ton of money and would rather elope and have a small...

Michele, Oct 21, 2020 5 161
Alanna
Paranoid moms!
Alanna, on October 20, 2020 at 8:10 PM

My fiancé and I are not planning on a very traditional wedding and have zero desire to have a ceremony in front of a lot of people. We both feel that our vows and the ceremony are for us and should be...

Maggie, Oct 21, 2020 10 568
Mrs. Spring
The Big "m"
Mrs. Spring, on October 21, 2020 at 3:05 AM

Who mentioned marriage first? Was it you or your (future) spouse?

Mrs. Spring, Oct 21, 2020 16 489
Mrs. Spring
Physical vs. Personality
Mrs. Spring, on October 18, 2020 at 10:04 PM

What is your favorite physical trait of your significant other? What is your favorite personality trait about your significant other?

Yasmine, Oct 20, 2020 32 1,196
Mercy
Is anyone else just over the wedding drama
Mercy, on October 20, 2020 at 1:41 PM

I’m a very drama free person and like people have said sometimes weddings really bring out the worst in people. Especially my bridesmaids, except 1. I already had to ditch two bridesmaids for long...

Katie, Oct 20, 2020 3 766
Jacqueline
In-laws
Jacqueline, on October 19, 2020 at 12:05 PM

Hello, So here's the situation, my future brother-in-law is trying to push his dream wedding on me. I don't want to hurt his feelings but at the same time if I like something and he doesn't like it,...

Jacqueline, Oct 20, 2020 31 1,310
Sylvia
Mother not fond of the wedding so far...
Sylvia, on October 19, 2020 at 2:55 PM

Hi everyone! So I need to go on a rant for a moment here as many of you may understand how I’m feeling. Recently engaged, we’ve got official plans down (venues and date)!However sharing the news with...

Sylvia, Oct 20, 2020 11 746
Lauryn
Wanting different things....
Lauryn, on September 28, 2020 at 1:07 PM

I'll try to make this as short as possible. Some background: So my fiancé and I have been together for 6 and a half years. We are both originally from small towns but have lived in the city for the...

Lauryn, Oct 20, 2020 40 785
Alyssa
Maid of Honor Proposals
Alyssa, on October 19, 2020 at 11:16 PM

Hello everyone! I’m sure this has been asked multiple times, but I just don’t feel like scrolling through every form.🤷🏻‍♀️ Trying to think of a unique, but cost friendly way to “propose” to my maid of...

Bethany, Oct 20, 2020 9 722
Mrs. Spring
How Long until official?
Mrs. Spring, on October 18, 2020 at 9:58 PM

How long did it take from the first date to call your significant other your boyfriend or girlfriend?!

Mrs. Spring, Oct 20, 2020 14 631
Light
Bridesmaid Dropped Out With 10 Days to Go
Light, on October 20, 2020 at 7:21 AM

My friend and his wife where both in the wedding and due to covid and a job switch he can no longer attend. His wife who I thought I was close friends with refused to anwser my calls when I went to...

Katie, Oct 20, 2020 6 634
Shelly
Butting Heads
Shelly, on October 16, 2020 at 11:11 AM

So my mom, FH, and I have all been butting heads on the topic of flower girls and ring bearers. My FH has 1 niece and 2 nephews, while I have 3 girl cousins and 3 boy cousins. By the time we get...

Shelly, Oct 20, 2020 21 1,277
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Family opposition
Barbara, on September 27, 2020 at 1:48 PM

We've been married since March 2017. We faced very strong, mean, obnoxious opposition to our marriage by all of his family, especially his adult children, but our friends were thrilled for us and my...

Cassidy, Oct 19, 2020 18 395 1
Anna
Feeling sad/frustrated
Anna, on October 16, 2020 at 8:20 AM

Today is my wedding day and while I'm super excited I am also feeling sad/frustrated. Two weeks ago we reached out to all of our guests to give them a chance to change their RSVP due to a recent spike...

Mercy, Oct 16, 2020 12 897
M
Mom's nervous for me to get married!
Mackenzie, on October 15, 2020 at 4:27 PM

Hey! My fiance currently lives about a 2 day drive away and once we are married I will live in his state with him. my mom loves him and gave her blessing for him to propose, but lately she has seemed...

Annika, Oct 16, 2020 16 290
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In laws (aunt and grandma in law)
Emma, on October 15, 2020 at 12:39 PM

Can someone give me advice on how to deal with my fiancé aunt and grandmother? His grandmother think she’s the mom, and the aunt yelled at me at a bar because she’s not a Bridemaids in my wedding. And...

Rebecca, Oct 16, 2020 10 667
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How much does your fiancé/husband let you in emotionally?
Katie, on October 15, 2020 at 10:01 AM

I am curious about this. I know some men are hard wired to kind of put up a wall on sharing their emotions. I am curious how some of you deal with that? Or if you feel like this is not an issue in...

Rebecca, Oct 16, 2020 14 666
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