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Mom is inviting family i don’t want to invite.
Sfam, on December 28, 2018 at 7:21 AM

My mom is inviting family members, or is planning on inviting family memebers I am not close to at all and don’t want at my wedding. Most are disrespectful, and some have something against Americans.....

Lynn, Jun 29, 2021 15 3,112
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Signature cocktail name ideas for our dog?!
Felicia, on June 29, 2021 at 3:51 PM

Hi all!! I am wanting to name one of our signature cocktails after my fiance and I's sweet miniature dachshund as a way to honor her during our wedding. Her name is Willow Does anyone have any clever...

Michelle, Jun 29, 2021 6 1,180
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Mother and Son Wedding Dance Song
Daiisy, on June 27, 2021 at 3:36 AM

Hello ladies! I need help in helping my husband in picking a song for his mother and son dance. Any recommendations in English or Spanish.. we would appreciated it♡

Lynnie, Jun 29, 2021 4 704
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***rant Alert*** Wedding Planning from Hell
Jessica, on June 28, 2021 at 7:41 PM

Hey all, We had our reception this past weekend. At the beginning of the month of June, we had about 50 RSVPs. Slowly but surely, people began backing out. We heard all sorts of excuses: one guest...

Allie, Jun 29, 2021 11 974
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Nationwide Bartenders
Lauralee , on May 12, 2018 at 7:59 PM

Has anyone ever used this service. Pretty sure we are using them but would like to hear if they’re reputable or not before signing contract.

Idalis, Jun 29, 2021 6 245
Richaelyn
Too many drink options for reception?
Richaelyn, on June 27, 2021 at 11:58 AM

I think we may have too many drink options for our wedding reception. We're having: - Non alcoholic drinks (comes with catering) - Lemonade, Tea, Water and Coffee - Alcoholic drinks - Bottled Beer,...

Melle, Jun 29, 2021 16 909
Angela
diy Favor input
Angela, on June 26, 2021 at 5:36 PM

Hey ladies, My fiance and I are getting married in Dec. and since I own my own candle business we are making small candles as our wedding favors. We like the idea of doing a somewhat Christmas scented...

Llise, Jun 28, 2021 11 653
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Band or dj
Natalie, on June 22, 2021 at 2:12 PM

Hello fellow Brides 👰‍♀️ Did you choose to hire a band or a DJ to get your party rocking?

Llise, Jun 28, 2021 26 284
Jaeden
Head table help!
Jaeden, on June 24, 2021 at 5:09 PM

So I have a big bridal party. There are about 17 of us total. However, some have spouses/partners and their spouses/partners do not know anyone else that is going to be at the wedding. Well, I can...

Llise, Jun 28, 2021 31 1,242
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Toast without servers?
Nancy, on June 26, 2021 at 8:20 AM

If we’re doing a sparkling wine toast and we don’t have servers how do you serve it? Has anyone just put a bottle on each table and had everyone self serve? Have helpers go around a pour into cups?

Angie, Jun 28, 2021 7 456
Amanda
Signature Cocktail Ideas
Amanda, on June 25, 2021 at 12:23 PM

We want to serve two signature cocktails at our reception - one with a light liquor and one with a dark liquor. We’re buying our own alcohol from Total Wine, so ideally they would be something not too...

Amanda, Jun 27, 2021 11 828
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Castle Seating Conundrum
Meridian, on June 25, 2021 at 4:36 PM

My (Bride) parents are divorced and cannot sit with each other, which means we will essentially have 3 "families" at our wedding. Our venue is a castle with a great hall as the reception venue. It is...

Ava, Jun 26, 2021 6 428
Shanta
Assigned seating or open seating is the ???
Shanta, on June 24, 2021 at 10:53 PM

I’m 1 week away and this damn seating chart has been killing me … at this point I’m like sit where the hell ever 🤬🤬

Ty, Jun 26, 2021 10 391
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Venue Tours
Meghan, on June 21, 2021 at 8:57 PM

Hi! We are starting to make appointments to visit venues for tours and to go over packages, availability, pricing, etc. How long do you say you are at the initial consultation appointment at a venue?...

Laura, Jun 26, 2021 8 834
Sara
Tipping venue/caterer
Sara, on June 24, 2021 at 7:40 PM

My venue does all the catering in-house. The actual venue rental is really cheap because they're getting most of their money from the food, which means the catering fee has a lot of additional things...

Lynnie, Jun 25, 2021 4 928
mrswinteriscoming
Handing out slippers to guests during reception?
mrswinteriscoming, on June 23, 2021 at 6:39 PM

I was talking to my aunt last night about my upcoming wedding and she suggested we consider having slippers given out during the night for guests to wear in place of their heels/dress shoes. She said...

Ava, Jun 24, 2021 18 3,819
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Visiting Guest Tables during Reception
Tommy, on June 24, 2021 at 11:52 AM

Hi Everyone, We are having a buffet style reception with 15 guest tables. Each table would be called up by our coordinator to come up to our sweetheart table to take one big group photo with us and...

Courtney, Jun 24, 2021 11 1,911
Danyalle
Wedding foods
Danyalle, on June 21, 2021 at 4:16 PM

What types of foods should I have when having a fall/country wedding?

anna, Jun 24, 2021 11 779
CountryBride
Songs for family dance about being a step dad
CountryBride, on June 23, 2021 at 4:47 PM

So my fiancé is stepping up to the plate and on our wedding day will offically be my kids dad, We have 8 kids, I had 7 from my previous relationship and together we have 1. we have 4 boys and 4 girls,...

Kk, Jun 24, 2021 8 1,080
Suzann
Surprising Groom
Suzann, on June 22, 2021 at 4:39 PM

Hey All, I was thinking about surprising my groom with something either at the rehearsal dinner or the wedding. I was thinking about maybe a groom's cake. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Suzann, Jun 23, 2021 6 191
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