Skip to main content

Before the wedding

Join group

Choose the ceremony and reception venue, find your dress, prepare the necessary paperwork, make the guest list, and stay on top of your budget. Here’s everything you need to know to plan your dream wedding step-by-step.

3,742
members

Discussions

Order by:
Last comment
  • Messages
  • Visits
  • Last comment
  • Date
  • Unanswered
K
What to tell people?
Kimberly, On August 16, 2021 at 09:29

Hi Everyone I've been finding myself stressed lately as I work closely with patients in an extended health care field and I've had multiple clients say "Why bother having a big wedding? Why not just...

Megan, thursday 26-Aug-21 5 158
Gloria
Bachelorette/ bridal shower
Gloria, On August 25, 2021 at 17:52

So my friend is finally engaged! She’s not going to have a typical wedding and will be more likely be doing a city hall wedding. I still wanna do a combination of bachelorette/ bridal shower for her....

Hank, wednesday 25-Aug-21 2 84
Tunisha
Meeting the In-laws
Tunisha, On August 19, 2021 at 12:20

Hello Beautiful people, I wanted to create this post to assist in removing any stressors/stresses at this time and take a break from all the planning to reminisce on before the wedding when you and...

Tunisha, wednesday 25-Aug-21 15 144
Maude
Save the dates and invitation
Maude, On August 12, 2021 at 02:07

Hey everyone. I am trying to decide if sending out Save The Date cards is necessary and whether to include the link for our wedding website. The website has good planning information but it also has...

Karen, sunday 22-Aug-21 11 247
A
Bachelorette Party Invites
Amanda, On July 3, 2021 at 23:10

Hey Everyone! For the future brides that are having a bachelorette party, who are you inviting to celebrate the evening with you?! Even if you've already had your party, you're more then welcome to...

Liberty, saturday 21-Aug-21 11 153
A
Gifts For Parents
Amanda, On August 19, 2021 at 14:50

Hey Everyone! Are you giving your parents gifts for the big day?! If so, let's show them off and possibly give ideas to other brides! For my fiance and I we both decided on Wine Glasses and Beer Mug...

Liberty, thursday 19-Aug-21 5 94
Brittany
Registry- how to word it!
Brittany, On November 7, 2020 at 08:34

My fiancé and I are planning on asking for just money for the wedding but making sure people know that it is not required. We’re doing this as we don’t want to have to worry about gifts as our venue...

Rebecca O, thursday 19-Aug-21 3 146 1
Liberty
Celebrating Anniversaries!
Liberty, On August 16, 2021 at 19:42

Tomorrow is mind and Fiancé's 4th anniversary and our last dating anniversary before our wedding! We are going out for dinner and getting Engagement photos taken with our wedding photographer! How do...

Liberty, thursday 19-Aug-21 12 102
Kristine
Honeymoon Registry - which site did you use?
Kristine, On August 17, 2021 at 23:19

Hi everyone! I was looking through at some honeymoon registry sites like Traveler's Fund, Honeyfund etc. but they all seem to be American based and that there would be some fee associated for it to...

Hank, tuesday 17-Aug-21 1 62
Charlenar
Invitations
Charlenar, On July 31, 2021 at 14:45

Hi, besides vistaprint, has anyone had luck with an inexpensive, affordable printing company for invitations?

Rebecca, tuesday 17-Aug-21 9 233 1
S
Invitations
Sara, On August 14, 2021 at 16:31

Sharing my invitation design if anyone is looking for inspiration (drawn by me).

Sara, monday 16-Aug-21 10 101 1
Rebecca O
Registry and honeymoon fund
Rebecca O, On August 15, 2021 at 23:55

Hello everyone! Another question about wedding/bridal shower registry. My fiancé and I have been living together for the last 4 years so when it comes to wedding registry ideas, we don’t have many...

Amanda, monday 16-Aug-21 3 101 2
Rebecca O
Invitations-order from a site or Diy?
Rebecca O, On August 13, 2021 at 14:04

Hello everyone! I just wanted to get a bit of an opinion on what others have done for invitations. We are looking at ordering from Vista print as we have a 50% off our entire order code, but I’m also...

Rebecca O, saturday 14-Aug-21 10 113
H
Printing
Hank, On August 3, 2021 at 15:12

Are you doing a lot of printing for your wedding? Is there anything that you are opting out of? I know a lot of you are very gung ho about printed invitations but it's not our thing. Even without the...

Kani, tuesday 10-Aug-21 11 222 1
A
Is It Cold Feet?
Amanda, On August 7, 2021 at 22:26

Ok, so im very nervous and anxious to even open up about this. I have been with my partner for 16yrs. Long story short there has been alot of discussion about marriage. We have a beautiful 5 1/2yr old...

Megan, monday 9-Aug-21 4 163
Cat
No more sleeping through the night.... help!
Cat, On July 5, 2019 at 09:57

We are 71 days out from the wedding, and I have been pretty organized and ontop of things! We have a month of coordinator who has been fantastic to work with and make sure we are prepared. But for the...

Loralli23, friday 6-Aug-21 7 190
Cynthia
My fiancé never wants to talk about wedding
Cynthia, On July 8, 2021 at 00:24

My FH never wants to talk about the wedding. We had so much issues for 1 year just planning it that I gave up many times… and recently he told me he was ready… so i started planning for a wedding in 2...

Megan, monday 26-Jul-21 13 327
Megan
Wedding Nightmares
Megan, On July 21, 2021 at 13:38

Hey Guys Soooooo lately I have been having intense wedding nightmares that nothing goes according to plan and they are progressively getting worse. Today marks 1 month till the wedding. I am so...

Megan, wednesday 21-Jul-21 2 125
C
Proposal boxes
Chantelle, On July 15, 2021 at 22:43

So very new to this app, already so in love think i found my venue in 2 days.. Going to look at it next week. Im having a very small and intimate day, 20-25 guests, but want it to be everything i want...

Desiree, wednesday 21-Jul-21 6 114
Carrie J
What do you do....
Carrie J, On July 15, 2021 at 15:00

What do you do when you have no one to ask to be bridesmaids...because you have no one who knows you well enough

Carrie J, saturday 17-Jul-21 13 177
Brooke
Engagement Party Ideas?
Brooke, On July 15, 2021 at 09:36

Hello fellow Brides! My fiance and I got engaged last November and he arranged it to be a surprise celebration afterwards so we never really got down to having an actual engagement party. We recently...

Brooke, thursday 15-Jul-21 4 90 1
Cynthia
Prenup
Cynthia, On July 8, 2021 at 00:16

My FH wants us to sign a prenup. I don’t agree with this as I find he doesn’t trust me or trust the relationship. He has a small business and I work since I am 17 years old. We had agreed to pay...

Jenn, tuesday 13-Jul-21 9 342
Liberty
Forgotten Bridal Party Tasks
Liberty, On July 12, 2021 at 20:43

As we all know being part of the bridal party comes with A LOT of tasks! What are some tasks you didn't realize you were required to do as a bridesmaid, groomsmen, etc? Or was there any tasks you...

Rayanne, tuesday 13-Jul-21 3 116
Kelsey
Timeline of Engagement Party
Kelsey, On July 2, 2021 at 12:21

How long after engagement do you usually have an engagement party? With covid, have you decided to wait to have your engagement party? (And if so, how long after you got engaged will it be?) Or have...

Kaitlin, sunday 11-Jul-21 5 129
Megan
Partner in bridal party of another wedding
Megan, On July 1, 2021 at 15:43

What are peoples thoughts on partner being groomsman in another wedding just before our wedding? It might be the bridezilla side coming out and that it’s taken me until age 40 to get to here, and that...

Vinod, monday 5-Jul-21 3 136
Jessica
Smile! Wedding Photos
Jessica, On July 4, 2021 at 22:43

I'm less than 60 days away from our wedding day and I am having a minor panic attack about picutures. This may seem odd but I dont know how to smile, I have had depression for the majority of my life...

Amanda, monday 5-Jul-21 3 94
Natalie
Save the dates - too early?
Natalie, On July 1, 2021 at 16:04

Hello! I am a Canadian bride and where I live we don’t usually do Save the Dates. But because of the pandemic, I am a bit worried about all my family and friends who have to book flights and all the...

Amanda, monday 5-Jul-21 20 212
Stacey Tc
Bridal Shower questions
Stacey Tc, On June 29, 2021 at 14:53

Good day everyone! Bridal showers. What are they and do you want one? What is a bridal shower? The original purpose of Bridal Showers is for the married women of your family to "shower the bride" with...

Rayanne, sunday 4-Jul-21 5 140 1
H
Morning of thoughts....
Hayle, On June 27, 2021 at 15:01

Hi everyone, we are using an air bnb and all of us are staying there the night before but we are trying to plan breakfast day of and want your thoughts.... should we do breakfast in separate rooms and...

Hayle, sunday 4-Jul-21 9 172
Vinod
Engagement Party and/or Rehearsal Dinner Host
Vinod, On June 28, 2021 at 19:32

Who is hosting the Engagement Party if you plan to have one. The same host will do the same for the Rehearsal Dinner before the wedding day?

Megan, friday 2-Jul-21 10 184
Rayanne
What do you have planned for rehearsal party/dinner?
Rayanne, On June 28, 2021 at 21:14

FH recently asked what we are going to do about going over where we should be when duting the wedding. Basically what is the plan for the rehearsal. Who needs to be there? How much do we go over what...

Tunisha, thursday 1-Jul-21 10 155
Liberty
Getting Ready Location
Liberty, On June 28, 2021 at 15:01

Where are you getting ready for your wedding? Does your venue have a bridal suite you can use? Are you getting ready at a hotel or at home? Who will be getting ready with you? My bridesmaids will be...

Megan, tuesday 29-Jun-21 12 158

Premium members

  • Emilie
    Emilie I got married in - 0000 Quebec

Groups

WeddingWire Article Topics

Contest icon

Win $1,000 for your wedding

Every month you have another chance to be the winning couple. Get your entries for free, it's very easy!

Participate