Discussions from Parties and Events

I’ve been looking for cute, simple, elegant white dresses that are NOT wedding dresses for my rehearsal dinner which will be a backyard bbq with disc golf involved. I’ve tried the big retailers, Etsy,...

I'm 52 and my MOH is one of m adult daughters and she is beyond excited to handle the bachelorette party. I had to talk her down a bit from a wild night of clubs and debauchery ;-) but she found an...

Ok, so who is supposed to be invited for the Bachelorette party?

My mother and I got into a disagreement yesterday over what guests to invite to my bridal shower. We are limited with the number of people we can have (48 people max) and my mom would like to invite...

Hey everyone- we are having a destination wedding in the outer banks- where are closest friends and family are invited.. obviously it’s a limited guest list.. my question is- do I only invite the...

Hi! Does anyone have some suggestions for matching attire/accessories for a Bach party? We are going to be at a lake for the weekend and my girls would more than likely want to wear their own...

Hello! My fiancé and I are going to have our groomsmen and bridesmaids all get together to meet for the first time in the end of august. Does anyone have an idea of fun games to play together so...

So I'm planning on doing a very informal non-hosted post wedding brunch. Basically a "the newlyweds are going to go here for brunch at this time, join us if you'd like to!" kind of situation. I want...

Trying to get a feel for it this is weird. My family (FMIL) is throwing us a Couples Co-Ed shower. Love it. But it’s mostly my fiancé’s friends, his family and my family and I’m having my two BMs and...

Showers are typically meant for just the brides family and friends from what I remember seeing. I’ve seen the sisters and MIL invited but not the grooms girl cousins and aunts. My SIL is under the...

So my fiance is going to a bachelor party tonight and after talking to the bride last night, we found out she's not having a bachelorette party. Most of her family are out of state and aren't coming...

I was wondering if I really need to have all the parties that go with wedding planning? All of his family are all over the U.S. and mine are absent. They all know we are a couple and I feel that it’s...

So I've never planned a bachlorette party before or even attended one. For those who have attended one or helped plan one, how do you go about coordinating with the other girls? It's going to be in...

We are hosting a two hour Welcome dinner buffet opened to all guests. That being said, I'm not sure how I'd feel about people straggling in way after the start time (ie 30 mins, an hour, an hour and...

My friend is getting married at the end of August and her mother wants to throw her a surprise shower (my friend didn’t want one ☹️). Her mother has sought out help from me to plan. I am trying to...

Hi! Mine and my fiancé’s parents want to throw us an almost married party since we decided to push our wedding to next year. This will be a 40-50 person party with family and some children and I’m...

Do you really need a rehearsal dinner? I have previously talked about how my Mol told us we couldn't have the wedding in their backyard 2 months before wedding because of how my mom planned my bridal...

Hi all! So my wedding is in October and we have foregone bridesmaids and groomsmen for simplicity's sake. The one part that has been challenging is adhering to pre wedding event etiquette. I am fully...

I really really didn't want a bridal shower. My fiance and I have lived together for 7 years we don't need anything for the household and I just didn't want one cause I'm pretty socially awkward....