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I have been engaged since late 2022 and have been in the wedding planning process for just over a year and a half. My wedding is next month, and we sent up Save the Dates in November followed by...
I am 31 and my fiance is 29, we both can't wait to have kids and a family of our own. However, we go back and forth on the subject, we would love to focus on our marriage for a year but feel like with...
My son is getting married in a few weeks (I'm divorced with a long time bf). He & his fiancee are paying for the wedding. The wedding is 3 hours in her hometown, but they live nearby me. The...
My fiancé has 2 kids (17&19) and they’re both in the wedding party as well. I’m planning out my family photo list. Should I include his kids in my immediate and extended family photos?
Hi All, I recently got engaged and asked my two sisters and best friend to be my bridesmaids. My sisters dont get on at all, mainly due to a row they had in the past two years where one sister was...
This is going to be a long post, but I think this story needs some background information and I am in need of advice. I have been friends with this girl since elementary school- she is my longest...
Well, my sister, who I’ve always been close to is getting married. I slightly hurt because she asked both me and her best friend to both be her maid of honor. But now she has informed me that her best...
I am Hindu, and heard that is bad luck for sibling to have a wedding on the same year before yours. Does anyone know of siblings getting married in the same year and how it turned out? If ended up...
Hi Everyone, I need help. I recently was engaged on Christmas Eve, with plans to get married in Nov 2024. One reason we wanted to do it in that time frame was because my dad had pancreatic cancer and...
Is it okay to not have your only sister as a bridesmaid? My mom has told me she would be dissapointed if I don’t have her. Her and I aren’t close anymore, she’s shown no interest in the wedding so far...
I'm enlisting the advice and counsel of anyone who has gone through a similar situation. My boyfriend and I have been together for just over 3 years, with our fair share of ups and downs and learning...
Hi friends, My first time posting on these forums because I feel like I have no where to turn. What was supposed to be the happiest time has turned into a very ominous time for my family. My...
I hate my cousin, lets call her "Josie", and I have hated her since I was a kid. She regularly insults my appearance, she's been doing that since I was eight and she also has some very narcissistic...
My fiance and I have been engaged for 3 years. We are 27 years old and have been together for 9 years. My mother has been diagnosed as a narcissist by my psychologist and she constantly tries to...
To provide a little backstory before I dive into the current issue, my fiance and I had a long discussion about our wedding date and finally agreed on September 18. 2019. We also discussed things like...
I don’t want my dad to walk me down the aisle. I never really had any parents due to my mom dying at a young age and my grandma basically raised us for my dad (dads mom) he refused to go to my...
Hi! This is my first time writing in one of these blogs and I hope you all can help me out! I have a dilemma with one of my good friends. He is a dear friend of mine who I’ve been friends with since...
Hi all, I could really use some objective perspectives here. I will try to keep my language as neutral as possible. My friend asked me to be a maid of honor for her destination wedding in Japan. I...
I’m getting married soon but my fiance of 36 years old is too close to his mother and adult sister. I’ve noticed he does everything they want. His sister makes faces and rolls her eyes when i’m there...