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Victoria
Wedding Hijacked
Victoria, on August 28, 2019 at 8:49 AM

Does anyone else feel like their wedding has been hijacked by their family? My future in-laws are great, but I feel like they have essentially ruined my wedding plans. They destroyed my guest list and...

Jess, Aug 28, 2019 7 874
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Fiancé did hard drug
Emily, on August 23, 2019 at 3:02 PM

My fiancé went to a bachelor party and said I had nothing to worry about. When he got back I asked how it was and he said fun and he didn’t do anything with girls. fast forward a month later his mom...

Desiree, Aug 26, 2019 22 2,113
Ashley
How to tell family to back off
Ashley, on August 25, 2019 at 10:15 PM

So my grandmother is being really rude and judgmental and giving unwanted advice. First it was my venue choice, then it was my bridesmaids dresses, then my shoes, my Wedding dress! She also to me to...

Cristy, Aug 26, 2019 9 832
Kelsie
Pagan Ceremony with Christian Family
Kelsie, on January 22, 2019 at 7:24 PM

I’m pagan, I have been for about 5 years. Most of my family knows and are supportive, but a select few do not know and would not be supportive. I’ve been asked not to tell them by other family...

Kayla, Aug 26, 2019 7 749
Angelica
Friends or family in wedding party?
Angelica, on August 23, 2019 at 6:57 AM

Hi everyone- My and I were deciding our wedding party and felt we should have each of our closest friends and no family since it is hard to choose which family members etc and we also would like the...

KYLIE, Aug 23, 2019 18 1,623
Kayla
Fiancé brothers girlfriend
Kayla, on August 15, 2019 at 8:00 AM

So iv been with my fiancé for over 5 years. His brother got a girlfriend I want to say about a year in a half ago. We are not that close, we don’t text or hangout together if we do hangout it’s with...

Concetta, Aug 23, 2019 22 3,107
Futuremrsm
Negative people
Futuremrsm, on August 20, 2019 at 11:21 AM

Does anyone else have anyone in their family that never has anything nice to say? In my example it's my sister lol. She is one my my bridesmaids (my mom and grandmom pressured me into asking her to be...

Concetta, Aug 23, 2019 16 830
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Wedding to Baby Shower: Gifts or no gifts?
Melissa, on August 21, 2019 at 10:07 AM

Hello everyone. I just got married (8/16/19) and my now sister-in-law is having her baby shower the weekend after. I was going through our gifts and cards to look for an idea on how much she gave us...

Judith, Aug 21, 2019 16 1,302
Danielle
Let's Talk Regrets
Danielle, on March 29, 2019 at 9:49 AM

What are your wedding planning regrets, if any? For me, it was impulsively asking bridesmaids, when I should have taken the time to carefully choose. I chose FH's brother's (at the time) fiance to be...

Ka-Rina, Aug 21, 2019 70 3,810
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Inviting Second Cousins/first Cousins Once Removed
KAREN, on August 20, 2019 at 3:32 PM

I'm sure this has been discussed on here to some extent, but figured I'd give it a shot. Same old story as so many of you: Fiance and I are attempting to have a small wedding. We only wanted around 50...

Rebecca, Aug 20, 2019 10 1,586
Giana
Does mom come bridesmaid dress shopping?
Giana, on August 18, 2019 at 12:03 PM

So my girls just found their dresses yesterday and you would think it would have been a happy day. Nope. My mom called me seconds before we walked into the store crying and yelling at me that she...

Meghan, Aug 20, 2019 11 2,343
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Dad just diagnosed with cancer
Dawn, on June 21, 2019 at 4:23 PM

Long post: please skip if you wish, stay and read if you wish. Hi everybody. I haven't been here in a while. I guess I'm just seeking some support. On May 31st, my mom took my dad into the ER with a...

Andrea, Aug 20, 2019 8 1,096
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Kicked my sister out of the bridal party.
Chantelle, on August 4, 2019 at 10:58 PM

Hi there, I guess I'm wanting some kind of support, or something... I'm not even sure anymore. I got engaged last year in August, it was one of the most exciting times in my life (as you can probably...

Concetta, Aug 19, 2019 17 2,370
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Screw my friends
K, on August 16, 2019 at 5:26 AM

I have recently come to feel that my best friends do not really care about me getting married. We got engaged September 2018 and I was very excited to announce to my friends that I got proposed to and...

Melissa, Aug 16, 2019 18 1,609
Elise
Sister copying everything
Elise, on August 13, 2019 at 11:05 PM

Ok so sort of a long story but my sister has been engaged to a guy off and on for the past 4 years. They never had a wedding date until my fiance and I announced our engagement then 6 months later she...

Elise, Aug 14, 2019 18 1,433
OldSchoolKindaLove
Don't feel Married
OldSchoolKindaLove, on June 27, 2019 at 3:50 PM

My husband and I have openly admitted to one another that neither one of us feel like we are married. We can't seem to agree on anything, we can't seem to compromise, the communication and trust in...

OldSchoolKindaLove, Aug 13, 2019 27 2,577
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Who are your bridesmaids?
Lauren, on August 2, 2019 at 10:19 PM

Been lurking here a while now, but as my wedding is going to happen, I was wondering who the bridesmaids of you ladies actually are. Are they mostly family, or friends? High school or college or work...

Rita-Jean, Aug 11, 2019 49 2,279
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Best friend/ moh sabotage
Samantha, on July 27, 2019 at 8:06 AM

My best friend/ MOH (my younger sister is my actual MOH, however this friend is doing the major stuff and still giving a speech) got engaged five months after me, and is planning to wedding jump me. I...

Wendy, Aug 3, 2019 14 543 1
Amalia
Parents won’t be attending wedding
Amalia , on July 26, 2019 at 3:43 PM

So today I expressed my feeling to my mom thru text how I’m sick of hearing about her not wanting to be a grandma. She tells my sister she had children so she doesn’t need to deal with it again. She...

KimandLarry, Aug 3, 2019 29 3,321
Kelly
Where did you go on your first date?
Kelly, on August 14, 2018 at 11:05 AM

We want to know the details of your first date!! Where did you go?? What did you do? What was your favorite thing about him/her on that first date? Next Question: Who said 'I love you' first? ...

Hunter, Aug 3, 2019 122 4,599
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