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Bride with social anxiety has questions
Alexandra, on April 19, 2024 at 12:06 PM

I have pretty bad social anxiety, so a lot of the elements of the wedding will be stressful for me. One of the things that helps with my anxiety is knowing what to expect/having a plan for what to do...

Hannah, May 9, 2024 8 191
Michelle
Determining your guest list plan
Michelle, on April 19, 2024 at 5:33 PM

Because the guest list is vital to have set in stone before you can find a venue, how did you decide on who to invite? Did you decide to have adults only with no kids, a set group with kids invited or...

Hannah, May 9, 2024 6 110
Ashlyn
Am i sending invites too early?
Ashlyn, Yesterday at 3:57 PM

We sent our STDs in March and our wedding is in November 2024. 75% of our guest list are from out of state so we wanted to make sure they had enough time to buy plane tickets and book hotels. We need...

Veronica, 5 minutes ago 6 43
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Title for best friend of bride and groom?
Marie, Today at 2:36 PM

I want a unique title for mine and my fiancée’s best friend (the same person), the catch is she acts as a mediator for us, and honestly is a big reason we are still together. Any ideas?

Marie, 13 minutes ago 1
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Something Blue Crew?
Chase, Today at 12:49 PM

Hello! I'm in need of some advice on what to do about a set of friends. We have a small bridal party of 4 total. My one set of friends I need advice on are not currently in the party. Our wedding is...

Michelle, 50 minutes ago 1 10
OldFashionedBride
Not even a card? I don't get it.
OldFashionedBride, on November 18, 2014 at 3:08 AM

I'm fine that several of our wedding guests didn't bring gifts. We don't need things, and are very appreciative of the gifts we did get (pretty much our whole registry). But several guests didn't even...

Garcia, Yesterday at 5:24 PM 29 777
Sierra Brown
Can hostess ask bridesmaids for help with the bridal shower?
Sierra Brown, on May 22, 2024 at 1:08 PM

I am the bride's sister-in-law, and I am a bridesmaid. I offered to host the wedding shower. I am fully expecting to do 90% of the work and expenses, however in talking with several people they...

Veronica, Yesterday at 4:36 PM 14 195
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How to know if I’ll be invited to a friends wedding
Emily, on May 22, 2024 at 10:11 PM

I have a friend who recently got engaged, and I’ve been wondering if I’ll be invited to the wedding. I’ve known the friend by going to school together, but over the past few years we haven’t really...

Cece, Yesterday at 12:14 PM 3 68
dragonfly726
Best Place to Order Canvas Prints
dragonfly726, on July 26, 2012 at 11:53 AM

We are FINALLY getting around to having our wedding photos printed. Our photog package included a CD with the images and the rights to print them as we saw fit (my cousin is a photog and this is the...

Jim, Yesterday at 9:33 AM 13 4,961
kelsey
Is a guestbook really important?
kelsey , on April 24, 2018 at 8:44 PM

Ugh so I've been arguing with myself if its actually worth it?? My FH doesn't care for it, but if we were to get one it would be more of a journal that people can write their wishes in (like the...

Justice, May 22, 2024 24 1,730
Krista
Pathological People Pleaser
Krista, on April 28, 2024 at 12:30 PM

Does anyone struggle with getting caught up in other people’s opinions that you start to feel they will hate you if you tell them “no, we’re doing it this way”? If so, what are some tips and advice...

Zerita, May 21, 2024 7 162
Michelle
Small ceremony big reception
Michelle, on May 18, 2024 at 4:32 PM

What are your thoughts on this as a guest? Have you experienced this and it didn’t go as well as people say it should or did guests not express their feelings to each other? Do you feel that attending...

Andrea, May 21, 2024 3 60
Kate
Trans Non-binary and the Gendered Language of Weddings
Kate, on June 6, 2018 at 2:14 PM

Hi all, I'm a ciswoman, and my partner is trans non-binary. So far so good in planning a beautifully queer wedding. We're always sure to ask potential vendors of their past history in working with...

Stephanie, May 21, 2024 36 10,189 3
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Officiant's hotel room
Samantha, on March 21, 2024 at 10:37 PM

My fiance and I are getting married about an hour from where our officiant's work place is, although I think they live further away than that. They mentioned they would love to come to the rehearsal...

Yohanna, May 19, 2024 3 94
Rachel
Celibate for 1 Month Before Wedding- DO IT!
Rachel, on June 9, 2013 at 11:41 AM

My husband and I decided when we got engaged that we would be celibate for a month before our wedding. We own a home together so it wasn't easy to do but well-worth it! We both knew the boundaries (I...

Jesse_welding1990, May 18, 2024 48 2,639 2
Terietta
Solo ideas in lieu of bridal shower
Terietta, on May 13, 2024 at 12:03 AM

I am going a civil ceremony but we are throwing a reception in July. We won’t have a bridal party and I only have a couple of friends in the City we live and none have offered to coordinate anything....

Heather, May 16, 2024 10 186
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Photographer eating
Bug, on May 15, 2024 at 11:19 PM

Would it be rude of me to ask our photographer and their second shooter to eat at different times? Usually people say that they don’t want pics of people eating but since we only will have reception I...

Bug, May 15, 2024 9
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College Student - own invitation or with their parents?
Kathleen , on January 11, 2014 at 3:57 PM

I have a cousin, over 18, who is in college and I am unsure how to send her the save the date/invitation since her "address" is her parents house. Do I send her and her parents separate invitations or...

Alisha, May 15, 2024 8 963
Natalia
Wearing a ring 24/7?
Natalia, on August 21, 2019 at 2:47 PM

Hello all! I’m not sure if this is the proper group for this discussion. However, I wanted to know if you ladies and/or gents wear your engagement rings all the time. Recently, I was made to feel bad,...

Allison, May 14, 2024 1,171 22,487 17
JohnsonToJackson
Seating chart vs No seating chart
JohnsonToJackson, on March 24, 2016 at 11:19 AM

Hello!!! So in all of our planning we never thought we were going to do a seating chart. FH and I have been together for over 5 years and have had plenty of get togethers with both of our families and...

Theresa, May 14, 2024 37 11,867 1
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