My fiance and I entered a contest, the contest gives us an opportunity to win $20,000 towards our reception. We have been through one hell of a year with me being unexpectedly ill. I have been out on medical leave since February 2019 and still am. It has taken a toll on us physically, mentally, emotionally & financially but we continue to push forward. For months I was bedridden. I experienced blackouts, vertigo, nausea, chronic migraines etc. Please read our full story by clicking on the link below. Help bring back some positives in our life! Every vote counts. Please vote and confirm your vote via email. You will receive an email from word press. Thank you so much!

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Hello. I was asked to officiate my brother’s and his fiancee’s wedding in June in a Homer, AK. The colors the groomsmen are wearing will be some sort of grey, the groom is planning a charcoal great suit. The bridesmaids are sort of “ink blue”(looks like dark teal, to me). Anyway, it’ll be my first suit I’ve owned and don’t plan on using it too often, but also want one that’s versatile. Bride & groom don’t really care the color and I don’t want to standout too much—also, I’m not technically part of the wedding party, so I don’t necessarily have to match the entire group. So, does this seem like a color choice? It’s dark enough to appear black, in my opinion, and I’d rather not just have a plain black suit (which is my only other option I’d go with).

Thanks for helping!

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My family wouldn't go to our wedding or ever gave gifts, cards or nothing and I had canceled the wedding I had planned because they had better things to do.. I wish I had a real wedding with my husband and my pets and people who care..

Which should I choose TULSA or UTI (Universal technical institute) Also what are the pros of cons of each.

Hello Wedding Peeps,

My Fiancee and I are looking to tackle the 10k challenge. We live in Boston; however, both of us are from Seattle where our families live so we will be having the wedding there. The basic "what we know we will need" parts are below.

Indoor venue will likely be required. First draft attendees is just shy of 100.

We are very early in the planning, but any tips, tricks, or recommendations would be greatly appreciated! I did some looking and couldn't really find any sort of starting guide to this community. Might volunteer to help start to curate one as this could be a great project to help a lot of people.

Hi! So, I'm getting married in May and my fiance and I chose an all inclusive venue that offers elopement packages. Our package comes with 3 hrs for the ceremony and reception plus everything else such as flowers, decor, seating, tables, cake, refreshments, speaker system, officiant, sit down dinner (we're doing breakfast with an omelet bar...) etc. I also hired a DJ. With this package we can invite 40 ppl. My fiance feel as though 3 hrs is enough for 40 ppl, but I want to enjoy the DJ + not feel rushed to eat and take pictures... so, I feel that we should probably add 1-2 extra hrs. Each additional hr is $350. The ceremony shouldn't last no more than 30 mins. What do you feel is a reasonable amount of time?

Hello, so my fiance and I want a small semi formal wedding. We don't have a wedding party (which is upsetting my parents, aunts (mom's side) and one cousin, because my sister should be next to me and that one cousin wants to be up there) I have flowers thought of but I don't think I want a bouquet. I think it would be easier and cheaper to just have a corsage. We aren't even having a garter to throw and the corsage is on my wrist no need to hold it because I can't pass it off. My dad is against this idea, I need something to do with my hands? As soon and he hands me off though I am holding my future husbands hands until the rings portion anyways. Right?

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The photographer/videographer is also giving me an issue, every one is really expensive, and I found one I am so happy with (they will record the ceremony in 360 degrees) and do DJ and its the best price I found. My parents are not happy. They don't want to pay for 360 degree video (not that they paid for anything yet), they want their friend to do the photos, (He has a company and I emailed him and it went to spam, then he emailed me back and I haven't heard back, supposedly moving? But, he asked me what photos do I want? He should know, right?) and now the other company I loved their website is down, but their YouTube channel is still up, and It's not a new company. I am just worried now and don't want to look for a photographer again and and the DJ's are double to triple what he was charging.

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My parents are being annoying telling me what I need but when I ask they are telling me I need to be more traditional and complained that 75 people for a wedding is too small and we need to invite family members that I've only seen 7 times in my life. I did a rough guest count with family and friends that I know and thought they would invite and kids, it came out to about 100... for just my family. They keep complaining about price but so far my fiance and I have paid for the cake, and his parents have paid for our hotel and the venue. My parents have just complained and I don't know how to deal with it.

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Edit: So I have been checking on the website every now and then it is back up so that makes me and my fiance feel better. The owner (it's a small family company) met with us and told us he started the company because the photographer flaked on his wedding (they came but they never got the photos), so that just had me worried as if it was foreshadowing.

Hello, so I have a question about bridesmaid gifts. I want to order these boxes from a local store but I was wondering if they all had to be the same color? They have different "theme" like boxes and since all my bridesmaids are so different I wanted to get them all a box based on their likes. All the boxes would have the same things it's just the colors are different.

Also, I only have 4 bridesmaids, since my dad is paying for the hotel bill, is it wrong to have the bridesmaids share one room? The room sleeps 6 so I was hoping to fit them in one room to help with the cost. Is that wrong of me to ask that of them?

So I am a 24, almost 25 year old woman. My fiance proposed to me on his birthday and we had a plan set to have a small humble wedding of family only back in our home town. After his proposal for the fist couple of months things went well, we set a date and picked a place and even chose our honeymoon spot. Sadly I was layed off of my job and couldn't help him with bills or making payments to save up for our big day.  Our wedding is in North Carolina, we live in Washington with our 2 sweet dogs, and we want our honeymoon to be in japan because we are enthralled with their culture. Our wedding is in 7 Months the date is set in stone at a non refundable price. May 24th 2020, is the date 7 month away. My fiance works as much overtime as he can to provide for me, and I want to return the favor I want to help take the weight of financial bills off his shoulders.  I am looking  for a job but so far no luck. All I want is to help my fiance have the wedding he always wanted.

paypal.me/kenyabrown1446

this is the ring he propsed to me with i tried to take a good photo of it

Hi y’all! Just saw this sub recommended and thought I’d say hello. I own a small catering company and am happy to answer any questions anyone might have! :)

TL:DR - We are Scottish but don’t want a traditional Scottish wedding (kilts, bagpipes, ceilidh). Mum and sister insisting their partners wear kilts and make me feel like an asshole for not wanting people to wear them.

I recently got engaged (about a month ago) and we have already started planning and looking into venues/suppliers etc.

We live in Scotland and in a traditional Scottish wedding the men wear kilts, there is ceilidh dancing at the reception and there is a piper on bagpipes that plays when guests arriving, entrance at reception for bride and groom etc.

When discussing our wedding, my fiancé and I both agreed we wanted a relaxed and small wedding. No fancy food, just a nice BBQ, dancing and DIY type decor. We are both proud of our heritage, but tbh we are not fans of kilts, bagpipes or ceilidh dancing (it reminds me of being forced to learn the dances in PE in school!). So we decided on a non-traditional wedding with no kilts, no bagpipes and no ceilidh as these things are also very formal and does not go with the relaxed vibe we are going for.

Everyone we have spoken to about this so far are happy with the idea. Except my mum and sister. My sister went off on me last night, saying her partner is unhappy about the ‘no kilts’ and has said that he doesn’t want to buy a new suit for the wedding (he doesn’t fit into the one he has anymore), and has spent a fortune on his kilt so he will be wearing it. She made me feel like a complete asshole about not wanting a traditional wedding, saying ‘I can’t dictate what our guests should wear’, but everyone else is happy not to wear a kilt! I’m not even asking him to buy a brand new, expensive suit, you can buy or hire for less than £100 and he doesn’t even need to wear a full three piece suit - a shirt, tie and some chinos would be perfect. My wedding is roughly two years away, surely I’m giving enough notice to either fit into the suit he’s got, or be able to get and alternative. I mean, people buy new outfits for weddings all the time, right?

My sister also has a baby boy, who will be 2 and a half on our wedding day. He is a page boy and she tried to insist that he wear a kilt on the day but I put my foot down as he is in the wedding party so I am buying his suit anyways (a tiny navy tweed suit so still Scottish).

My sister and mum are also saying my stepdad is in the same boat and doesn’t fit into his suit and will be upset if he can’t wear his kilt. He is in the wedding party so I am happy to buy a suit for him if they are going to make a fuss about it.

My mum also said that ‘noone will dance at the wedding unless there is a ceilidh.’ I told her the people have weddings in Scotland and all over the world without ceilidh music and everyone still dance no bother!

We just want a relaxed wedding and traditional ones are so stuffy and formal. Is this so wrong?

Sorry for the long post and if I am posting in wrong place!

Today is my sisters wedding and I am a bridesmaid. She and I have always been very close. That is up until recently. For years I struggled with an addiction to heroin and no one in my family knew about a month and a half ago my mom found out and my sister found out as well. She hasn’t spoken to me sense. I did quit unsung and have been sober for a month. My sister is very angry with my but told my mom to still have me come to her wedding. Now I’m here and she has left me out of everything to do with her wedding. I’m feeling very sad and left out and honestly feel like just going home. Even tho I traveled from California to Wyoming where the wedding is. She has barely murmured two words to me the entire time and I just feel like it’s really phony to stand with her when she so obviously doesn’t care for me. What should I do?

We are making a checklist for what to start working on. We are getting married in March of 2020. The vendor wants to have a meeting to finalize numbers a month before the wedding. So I feel like that pushes up my RSVP due date. From what I read it’s appropriate to send out RSVPs 6-8 weeks before the wedding, but with needing final number 4 weeks out.... I jumped the gun on my Save the Dates so I don’t want to buy them so early and send them out too early. And we have holidays around all this planning time to consider. So would having the send in date of Early December be unreasonable to ask for people to send in their RSVP?

TLDR: Wedding is in March 2020. Venue needs final guest count by February 2020. Is asking our guests to return their RSVPs by early December be too early?

Hey there!

Only just joined reddit now. Creeped for years but realized I need some advice and should reach out. Probably will post more things as the time gets closer and will definitely contribute to other posts throughout the community where I can!

So....I’m getting married in February (2020) and I had a question regarding the etiquette around special dances. I [24F] will be having a dance with my dad the day of as will my Fiancé [26M] with his mother. That’s all fine and swell, but the thing is that we have been trying to incorporate another special dance into our day.

My Grandfather (Dads side) has been such a great support in my life and I’d like to surprise him with a dance during my ending speech. I thought that we’d bring him up to the stage and would dance together before ending the night with the rest of our guests.

My issue is that I don’t know how my dad will feel about that - he seemed to think that if I ask one grandparent to do this then I should include the other two - just my grandpa on my dads side, but both grandparents on my moms side are still alive, but not very mobile at all and I think dancing would be a challenge for them I think...fiancées grandparents no longer around.

It seemed to be all about inclusion to him, and I 100% get where he’s coming from. But I’m not sure what to do - do I do something to honour all 3, just my very close grandpa or none at all?

Does anybody have any insight into how to approach this subject? Would love to know your thoughts!

My fiance and I have been together for 14 years, and are planning our wedding next autumn. It's a destination wedding, so we've kept the invite list to nuclear family (I have way more siblings than fiance) and close friends. But we've each invited one additional family member, in his case, a cousin, in mine, an aunt. The only problem is on my mom's side, she has 1 brother, and 1 sister, so I've effectively excluded her brother. I like my uncle and his wife very much, but we're not as close as I am with my aunt, and I have no idea how to explain to him that we aren't inviting him. He and my mom are engaged in some kind of battle over my grandparents inheritance, and trying to avoid that level of drama is part of why I opted to not invite him, though it mostly comes down to numbers- we just want the people closest to us (and their spouses where applicable) so getting the list down to 40 people wasn't easy! But because we are friendly with my uncle, I feel I do owe him at least an explanation of why his sister is coming, but not him, especially since I am his favorite niece (my half-siblings aren't close with my mom's side of the family). I told my aunt that I'd talk to him about it, but I've been procrastinating for months because I just have no idea how to even broach the topic, as our communication is pretty much limited to the occasional Facebook post.

tl;dr how to I explain to my uncle that he's the only member of my mom's family I didn't invite? We're friendly, but not exactly close.

Hi everyone!

My best friend is getting married, I will need to go shop dresses with her. The budget is around 500$, do you know any online stores that have this kind of price? She is into the princess dresses.

Thanks a lot for you help in advance! :)

Hey all! I'm getting married on Wednesday. Nothing like a wedding to make you start to notice and focus on all your flaws right? On top of that, I'm terrified of the damn camera!

I've been getting healthy but still struggling with my image. I've got big boobs and broad ass shoulders. I've always assumed the shoulders were a weight thing until I check photos. Are there any other Brides out there with the same issues? Does anyone have any advice on angles for photos or even some photos I can look at to try and get a sense of what I may kind of look like?

This is a a really hard decision for me right now. I’m getting married in about 2 years and I don’t know whether or not to invite my dad (his new wife) and/ or my grandpa (his dad). My dad thinks our relationship is fine but ever since I moved out we haven’t talked he hasn’t invited me to family dinners or holidays until very last minute (the most recent was Easter. I wasn’t even invited I was told when dinner was). He has made a lot of rude comments about my fiancé and about my mom (they are divorced for about 17 years now). He also goes through my mom to say things about me or talk to me instead of just taking to me. I wasn’t invited to his wedding (he just got remarried to a woman I have only met a handful of times). There are quite a few more things too. With my grandpa he is just like my dad. I haven’t spoken to him in a long time. We don’t share many similar values or anything. My grandpa hates my mom and family get together are a nightmare. When I was younger things use to be a lot better. But as I grew up they all stopped trying to play nice with each other. I’m not sure if I should invite my dad and or grandpa and their SOs. I know they will throw a fit if they aren’t invited so Im stuck. I’m sorry if this is confusing but I have no idea what to do. If I should invite them what should I do about the father daughter dance because I am dreading it if he is there.

My Fiancé and I love each other very much but come from a working class background. We want to make our families proud and have a lovely day, but everything is so expensive. Does anyone out there have any pointers or ideas as to how to have a great wedding on a tight budget?

Hi everybody! I'm new to Reddit and want to start getting involved in this community. I've been planning and coordinating weddings and events for about 8 years so ask away!! I'd love to answer any questions a bride to be has and I will try to to answer to my best knowledge.

I am getting married on 9th March & have been putting off doing this as I am not good with words.

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This is from our ceremony

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As is my way, I asked to

write a little bit about what they have come to

love about each other over the years and what

they can expect from each other in the future

and I have asked them to keep their comments

secret from the other. So, they have not heard

these comments I am about to recite and, like

you, will be hearing them for the first time :

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Does anyone have any tips/advice on what I should/shouldn't put down & how long it should be?

Hi folks! I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I'm hoping you all can help. I'll be attending a wedding on January 19, my cousin is getting married. I'm not close to him, and I've only met his bride-to-be once - he's generally pretty laid back. It's an outdoor wedding, and the only dress code they've listed is smart casual - no jeans. I don't know either of them well enough to ask about how they'd feel, and I'm aware that some people might be bothered by white/cream/etc at a wedding - I've attached a link for honest opinions. I can't really ask his mother - she'll have her own views that might not gel with the couples'. TIA for any help!

ETA: sorry, my original link seems not to have worked. Hopefully this one does: https://kittendamour.com/collections/dresses/products/my-giddy-aunt-button-dress

I am getting married in august like the first or second week of august, and I am kinda liking the Burgundy and Teal colors and my fiance likes it too but i am like having a hard time deciding if that is even a functional thing or if those colors are just too much.

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One of the most important aspect which can make your event extra special is the excellent, well trained in-house staff who will go the extra mile to take care of every detail. The venue is ideal for Traditional / Modern Indian Weddings, Conferences, Seminars, Annual Business Dinners and Annual Cultural Programmes.

Hi Reddit! I design and sew wedding dresses for a living and have been doing so for a little over a year now. Overall, I’m able to keep up with the demands of my job and I’m pretty confident about my designs too. What’s really eating me up is how to service a foreign bride properly. I noticed that foreign women have different tastes and preferences when it comes to their wedding attire.

I usually offer my clients some premade designs or elements to choose from, but most foreign brides typically want their dresses to be custom made. However, there are plenty of aspects that seem to get lost in translation. This includes the specific type of fabric they want, which details to include and which ones to avoid, etc. How do I service these clients better? Is there a way or a system of some sort I should incorporate to help ease the process of designing? How do I avoid the language barrier to affect my work and customer relations? I appreciate any advice or tips!