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Raelin
Dedicated September 2018

Keeping planning private? Or sharing with friends and family?

Raelin, on July 17, 2017 at 10:08 AM

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I've seen multiple blogs and stuff that say "don't let everyone in on your planning, don't let more than 3 people see your dress/ go dress shopping, etc." Basically, keep your wedding planning to yourself and your moh and mom or whatever. But I have a particularly large group of very close friends...

I've seen multiple blogs and stuff that say "don't let everyone in on your planning, don't let more than 3 people see your dress/ go dress shopping, etc." Basically, keep your wedding planning to yourself and your moh and mom or whatever. But I have a particularly large group of very close friends and family, and so far, I've had a hard time keeping the people I involve in my wedding planning adventures to a minimum. No one is pushy about it, but I just like including people that are important to me. Which is a pretty large group (more than 10). I know that this can be seen as a no no, but I'm curious how many people you all shared your wedding planning fun with! (Dress shopping, venue touring, decoration making, etc)

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  • chelsey
    Super March 2018
    chelsey ·
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    I've mostly kept it between me and FH but that's not really an on purpose thing just more of a we are the two who have opinions and need to make decisions because we are the ones actually getting married.

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  • Miranda
    Beginner July 2018
    Miranda ·
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    I'm mostly involving my mom and my FH, but I minimize it to must-know with my FH because he is not a planner. He'd rather I narrow down the options, then come to him when it comes time to make a final decision. I also have told one of my BM about some things because she works in the bridal industry and is thus a wedding expert, but she eats, sleeps, and breathes weddings for a career, so I minimize it with her, too.

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  • Christinanyc
    Master December 2016
    Christinanyc ·
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    At the very beginning of planning, I was so excited that I shared my plans with everyone lol but then I realized that perhaps I was boring everyone with the wedding stuff, so I just kept it between my husband and I :-)

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  • Malwen107
    VIP October 2018
    Malwen107 ·
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    The more people you loop in, the more people that will give opinions, whether you ask for them or not. If you're cool with that- share away!

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  • AdventuresofRuth
    VIP October 2017
    AdventuresofRuth ·
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    Oh my gosh keep it private. I learned this with so much heart ache.

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  • T
    Super November 2019
    Tricia ·
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    We are keeping it in the down low. We are both super private and don't even like talking to people about our relationship let alone wedding planning. And since we are paying for our own wedding we don't have to tell anyone. I have only told my best friends I'm planning a wedding. He told his dad (his mother passed). I haven't told my family we're planning. Mainly because I'm not very close to my family but also because my family is huge and loud and like to gossip and talk shit about people (they're like that Greek family from those Greek wedding movies, I'm not Greek though, too opinionated and I don't really care about their opinions). Plus we're having a small wedding and I'm not inviting anyone but my mother and brother in my family. And even they don't know we're planning a wedding other than a courthouse wedding. I would have probably told my dad but he is deceased). Everyone knows we're engaged but they all think we're just having a courthouse wedding. But we're not. I mainly don't want everyone giving me suggestions and opinions when they don't really know me very well and vice versa or have much in common with me and will definitely pressure me into having a big wedding so they can attend and I don't really want that. I'm not really into social media so I don't run the risk of that either.

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