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Bride with social anxiety has questions
Alexandra, on April 19, 2024 at 12:06 PM

I have pretty bad social anxiety, so a lot of the elements of the wedding will be stressful for me. One of the things that helps with my anxiety is knowing what to expect/having a plan for what to do...

Hannah, May 9, 2024 8 343
Michelle
Determining your guest list plan
Michelle, on April 19, 2024 at 5:33 PM

Because the guest list is vital to have set in stone before you can find a venue, how did you decide on who to invite? Did you decide to have adults only with no kids, a set group with kids invited or...

Hannah, May 9, 2024 6 125
Lori
Bachelorette trip - expenses
Lori, on June 3, 2024 at 5:35 PM

So I am the mother of the bride. I am helping the maid of honor with the bachelorette trip. We will be going out of town for three nights to Fredericksburg in Texas. We are also taking a party bus...

Veronica, An hour ago 4 94
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Pre-filling the Number of Guests Attending on Rsvp??
Erin, on March 16, 2018 at 10:34 AM

Hi Everyone! I have invited some people to my wedding who are not in relationships and I am not giving a plus one based on space restrictions. I am addressing their invitations to just them and not...

Michelle, Yesterday at 5:00 PM 23 21,076 1
Kristen
Future Mother in law problems......
Kristen, on April 10, 2011 at 7:11 PM

So.....Micahael's mom has never liked me, but I thought for some reason she would be supportive of this wedding. When we called her to tell her about our engagement she made a comment/joke about how...

Tammy, Yesterday at 2:10 PM 11 396
Chica
Rent The Runway Bridesmaids Dress Rental
Chica, on April 29, 2017 at 8:25 PM

Hi WW Community, I found some beautiful gowns on Rent the Runway for my bridesmaids. All my bridesmaids fell in love with the different styles, the designer, and the very affordable rental price. We...

Jasmine, Yesterday at 1:53 PM 27 452
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Officiant's hotel room
Samantha, on March 21, 2024 at 10:37 PM

My fiance and I are getting married about an hour from where our officiant's work place is, although I think they live further away than that. They mentioned they would love to come to the rehearsal...

Yohanna, Yesterday at 9:24 AM 3 113
Stephanie
Name change for Doctors
Stephanie, on June 3, 2024 at 12:58 PM

Hey Ladies, Curious as to if anyone is going to be taking their partner's last name with or without the hyphen? I have a doctorate in optometry and spent about a decade in education, so I do not want...

Andrea, Jun 4, 2024 4 74
mrsrobinvalentine
Help me, I won; Bridal Registry?
mrsrobinvalentine, on March 26, 2013 at 11:28 AM

I received a call from Bridal Registry stated that I won a choice of one gift package. But I have to attend one of their Bridal Registry showrooms. Packages choices: Wedding bands (value $700)...

Jacqueline, Jun 4, 2024 67 72,030 3
Cheyenne
Should I get married the day before my friends bday?
Cheyenne, on June 1, 2024 at 4:14 AM

I want to get married June 27 2025 but it’s my friends 30th birthday the next day should I still do it on the 27th?

Michelle, Jun 3, 2024 3 71
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Adult only reception, not even flower girls and ring bearers
Rich, on May 28, 2024 at 12:37 PM

I'm planning my wedding for next year and my fiancee and I have decided to do an adult only reception. My siblings have kids that will be 8, 6, 3 and 1 by the time the wedding rolls around. My...

Lori, Jun 3, 2024 9 226
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How to tell the bride you can no longer make it to her bachelorette party
Al Spen, on May 31, 2024 at 2:17 PM

The maid of honor had planned the location of the bachelorette party a couple of months back which is going to be in Savannah, GA for a 3 day weekend (fri-sun). For me that’s about a 6ish hour drive...

Rae, Jun 3, 2024 4 91
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Asking Advice: Bridal Shower & Bachelorette Party Dilemma
marigold87, on May 29, 2024 at 11:51 PM

Hi all, I'm confused on the proper etiquette regarding who pays for what in terms of the bridal shower and the bachelorette party. I'm newly engaged and living in CA. When I plan my events I want to...

Hannah, Jun 2, 2024 1 30
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Is it weird to ask guests to move their chairs from Ceremony to reception?
Jessica , on December 30, 2017 at 5:40 PM

Hi! My fiance and I are getting married July 2018, and we are have both the ceremony and the reception at his family home (backyard wedding). We are trying to decide whether to save money and ask...

Lindsey, Jun 1, 2024 31 5,560
Kimberly
Kids at rehearsal dinner?
Kimberly, on June 30, 2022 at 9:36 PM

Hi everyone. I need some advice before making a decision. I told my future sister in law and my cousin that my wedding would be child free. My future sister in law said that it would be totally fine...

Alicia, May 29, 2024 7 417
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Invites to after dinner reception
Martin/Forrest Wedding, on July 22, 2015 at 9:43 AM

Anyone send out invites to the party only? We have people who we would enjoy at the dance/party part of our Wedding and wondered how to invite them without it coming across as offensive. These are...

Brittani, May 28, 2024 26 7,747
Ashlyn
Am i sending invites too early?
Ashlyn, on May 23, 2024 at 3:57 PM

We sent our STDs in March and our wedding is in November 2024. 75% of our guest list are from out of state so we wanted to make sure they had enough time to buy plane tickets and book hotels. We need...

CM, May 28, 2024 15 214
Mandie
moh dilemma.
Mandie, on May 27, 2024 at 7:57 AM

Hi, I am a 28 year old woman getting married this August. I have 3 half sisters, one is 30 (same mom different dad), another with the same mom and different dad who is 16. And a third who is four...

Michelle, May 27, 2024 4 96
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