Second time bride!

No, you're not wrong. There are many 2nd time brides on here, myself included. I'm not treating this any differently from a 1st wedding. After all, just because you were married before doesn't negate any of the joy from celebrating your marriage to your new partner.

No you aren't wrong for wanting a big wedding this time. Even if you had a huge one before, this is a celebration of your love and deserves every bit of celebration that a previous wedding did.

I'm a second time bride and had a nice cake and punch church wedding before but this time I'm going all out. No one has said that I shouldn't but even if they had, I'd ignore it. People that love and support me will be there and those that don't aren't required to attend. Simple as that.

Do what makes you and your FS happy. Best of luck to you.

Thank you guys so much my last relationship was hell and I have been with my FH for a year now and at first I wasn't sure I wanted to be married again, but he makes me so happy and treats my kids like they were his and we just had a little girl two months ago

It used to be considered tacky for a second wedding to be a huge shindig. But times have changed. I say have a huge wedding if this is what you want. I personally think with a second wedding, you're usually in a better place financially to host a nicer wedding. Btw your daughter is such a cutie!

Thanks so much she is definitely is a daddy's girl

My first wedding was 24 years ago and it wasnt what I wanted at all but this one will be. Mine is going to be about the same size but I dont think any of the same people will be there other than my immediate family.

Have the celebration you want to have. It really helps to tell people as little as possible about wedding planning because then you'll get opinions you don't want/need.

Go all out! It's your wedding!

Thanks futuremrsp. I appreciate it my family is the ones that have been telling me that and that I should just go to the court house and get it over with instead of waiting the two years and doing it the way we both want

We are having a low key DW for my second wedding. I would ignore those who think they know best about your wedding.

Just because it's your second doesn't mean you get less of a wedding. Do what you want.

What made me feel more at ease was a WW poster that said something along the lines of, "it might be my second wedding, but it's my first one to FS". Celebrate that however your heart desires.

It’s your wedding, your paying for it and its a new love. People should be happy for you. There are plenty of celebrities with several marriages that had many weddings. Why can’t we? Its 2017.

Honestly, have the party you want and can afford. Just because its a second marriage, doesn't mean you don't deserve to celebrate it and have a great party- this has never made sense to me as a thing. I can say that there are some things that might get you a little more side eye from people- especially bridal showers and bachelorettes, but honestly, if someone offers to host them for you, I don't see a problem with it.

Also, your daughter is adorable!

This will be my 2nd marriage and we are having a bigger wedding. This is both of our 2nd marriages. Our first weddings were small so we wanted something bigger. Nothing wrong with that.

@brittanyc I think the same about my wedding b/c when we first got married we did it at a courthouse. No anything. This time hubby and I are doing the whole church and reception thing. I'm excited and u should be too. It's ur day! Everyone agrees u should celebrate how u want.

I'm a second time bride. Go for what you want. Looking back there was a long list of things that I hated about my first wedding and it just wasnt the day I imagined. I look at this wedding as a do over. My last chance to get my dream wedding. Your wedding should be a celebration of your love, so dont hesitate to make it as big or as small as you want

As I said to another second time bride in different verbage: it's your first time with this dapper fellow or stunning lady so anyone who says otherwise can tickle my (metaphorical) left testicle. You do you, boo!

Do what makes you happy!

You should have the wedding that you want and can afford. It doesn't matter that you've been married before. It's nobody's place to tell you that you can't have your wedding the way you want it (as long as you can afford it)!

Nope. I did the damn thing and this was my second marriage.

Nope..you aren't wrong. When I was very young I got pregnant and had a Muslim father at home and a Christian mother who was in the hospital...I freaked and insisted on getting married so that I wasn't an unwed mother blah blah so to the courthouse we went....guess what backfired?!Yep. Within 2yrs we divorced. I never got a "real" wedding or party with friends and family like I wanted...it always made me sad. So now that I'm in my 30s, my daughter is 11 and I'm 100% positive this man is THE man for me, I am having my dream wedding! Well, as close to my dream as our budget allows Follow your heart, do what makes YOU happy, even if you had a bigger wedding the first time, there's NO reason you shouldn't get the experience you want with your new FH and his family and I'm sure new friends etc. And your family should want what makes YOU happy <3