Discussions from Married Life

So I want to do a DIY selfie station at my reception as opposed to renting a photo booth. Does anyone have any ideas on props, and backgrounds I can use, and where to get it all? Thanks everyone!

We were married on March 11 and I just finally dropped my thank you cards in the mail today. I have anxiety about it because I feel awful that it's taken so long to get these sent. Anytime I see...

Several of my friends are having babies/just had babies so it got me thinking. I was thinking about my future children's names and I realized FH and I have a lot of family members whose legacies we...

Hi friends, I am looking to just get some good stories about things that happened or went wrong at your wedding! I know at my wedding, I was expecting the worst to happen so that when things did...

Shout out to all the Newlyweds out there. What is that one picture that you wished you would have told your photographer you wanted? i know that thinking about it before the day you don't think about...

Ladies and gents, it has come to my attention that I am a terrible housekeeper. It's all I can do to keep the laundry and dishes caught up. DH helps when we do a deep cleaning but we are both...

How quickly did you get the certified marriage license copy? I'm anxious to change my name lol

So, my FH had a vasectomy less than four years ago, because he was positive he didn't want anymore kids with his ex-wife. However, we both would love to have a baby together (I have no children...

Did you have any issues cashing checks after the weddings? Most checks are made out to both of us with my new name and my name isn't changed yet. We don't have a joint account, so it makes things...

We got married yesterday (yay!!!!!!!!!!!!) and leave for our honeymooning tomorrow. We were going through our cards today. We have a number of checks made out to the two of us as Mr. and Mrs. Smith. I...

Hello ladies! I am having some serious name changing stress. I want to take his last name, but it's equally important for me to keep my maiden name in the mix ( I'm really close to my family, they...

So we have been married for 2 weeks today! First and most importantly, I ordered our thank you cards at the same time as our invites so they're here and waiting to be filled out. When do we send them?...

I still have to stop and think when I announce myself on phone calls at work, or sign my name, etc. Problem is I haven't switched all my accounts yet so some still have my maiden name.

My wedding was last Friday and it was wonderful! But it goes by so fast. We didn't go on a big honeymoon due to financial and time constraints. My sister did gift us a couple days at a beautiful inn...

To all my brides that just recently got married, did any of you have cold feet prior to your wedding? Let me explain, my wedding is 10 days out and I'm nervous about everything from the ceremony to...

Hi all, I am still deciding whether I want to sell my couture Ines di Santo all French Alencon lace gown. I am leaning towards selling it. Do I have to dry clean the dress before selling it? If so, do...

We're close enough to our date that I'd like to order return address labels to use on our correspondence (we actually send and receive a lot of mail). When we get married, I am taking my FH's new last...

My husband and I were married in August. We got married in New Hampshire and my parents currently have the top tier of our cake frozen at their house, however, we live in West Virginia and will not be...