Wedding Wire people say ...

View Quoted Comment 😒 Yes. I couldn’t believe it when I saw their post.

View Quoted Comment Lmao! Yessss God Forbid your friends and family show any type of love and excitement for you during this incredibly stressful but wonderful time of your life.

Which makes me think of another one.
“People will not be as excited for your wedding as you are”

Which is kind of true. My parents are over the moon for my wedding. My dad track down my FH and gave him my business card and said “you should date my daughter”. That’s how this whole thing started! My MOHs are more excited about planning my parties than I am about getting married lol.

View Quoted Comment I'm doing both too. It will help my florist out too because she can get some things done before the wedding day and just do the real stuff the day of.

View Quoted Comment Hey Sarah. Yeah, I think the days of just using real flowers is dying out. People like using a combination of alternatives.

View Quoted Comment I feel like his parents don’t really care which is kind of disheartening but it is what it is.

I just love reading when someone’s upset that their bridal party isn’t involved & everyone jumps on them saying all they have to do is show up. Uhhh no?

If you elope you HAVE to call the vow renewal a vow renewal and not a ceremony or a wedding and can't treat it like it is a wedding.

My eyes roll so hard with that one lol

View Quoted Comment LOL Yes because it’s so misleading to your guests!

This is my faaaaaavorite post lol

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Oh for sure! If money was no object, I'd definitely go all real. It's just so expensive.

There's definitely pros and cons to the honeyfund that I didn't think about initially when I first heard about it! WW opened my eyes a lot. I just like the idea and premise of gifting experiences for people who don't want as many physical gifts.

Number the back of your RSVP cards! We did have one guest forget to write their name and one we just couldn't read.

View Quoted Comment I was going to mention this too! I actually think this is great advice, even though I kind of suspect there are a handful of my family members and friends that are way more excited than I am lol. It's a good perspective to have though and I constantly remind myself to tone it down a bit for people who dont care as much about wedding stuff.

View Quoted Comment I liked the idea behind the honeyfund but after I read others opinions on here, I decided to delete mine. That ended up being a premonition; I had a honeyfund for Saint Lucia 🇱🇨 but then we got gifted a honeymoon to Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 so I didn’t need it anyway.

View Quoted Comment It’s good to remind yourself that while it’s a huge deal to you, others aren’t going to feel as excited as you are.

View Quoted Comment I totally get the etiquette on this but people take it wayyyyy too far. I was on the knot and they really have it out for this kind of thing. There's so many reasons for people to have a ceremony separate from a reception. Doesn't mean they aren't allowed to dress up and have a traditional wedding too. We're doing a private ceremony first then big reception after... still a wedding.

View Quoted Comment Yes that’s definitely a hot button on here for whatever reason.

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Exactly! Where DH's parents were born it is actually customary to have the ceremony with the state just the couple and then the big ceremony with the family months later. We had to do it the way we did to avoid paying thousands medical bills. Every single person that came to our ceremony in Vegas knew we were married and were just as excited to come.

View Quoted Comment Couldn't agree more! That's why I love these forums - I can chat with all you lovely people here about wedding stuff instead of pestering my family and friends with all the tiny little details. Always good for a healthy dose of perspective and honest advice, too 🙂

View Quoted Comment That makes a lot of sense! You have to do whatever is best for you and your family. As long as you are being upfront about it I really see no issue with it.

View Quoted Comment You’re absolutely right Maggie. I can go on here and not feel like I’m bothering anyone with wedding talk.

1) Stay away from "friendors"

2) B-listing is rude

3) Don't put your registry on _____ because it's tacky

4) "Your say means you pay" (hair & makeup, full control of ANYTHING)

5) Read reviews for online dress shops because most of them are "made in _____ knockoffs and use real designer photos not actual dresses they've made."

6) Don't freak out if you hit your RSVP deadline and you're still missing answers - people are procrastinators!

7) EITHER "omg you have to do a first looks shoot!" OR "no, it's the worst idea ever!" there is never an in between!