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#FirstTimeBrideProblems Ladies I need some advice. Last month, my fiancé and I visited our home country and had our engagement photos done. They turned out AMAZING. After the shoot though, my mom was...


Ok ladies and gents, I really need your help! I am trying to come up with my bridal shower invite list and I think I might have to large of a one. A bit of background: One of my bridesmaids is hosting...
Just curious as to what everyone is doing for their bridal shower gift situation. Most that I’ve been to the bride opens the gifts in front of the guests and someone jaunts down who gave what for...

Hi everyone! We have just booked our engagement shoot and want our mini-poodle (aka our baby) included in some of the photos. I am calling on those who have included a dog in their photo shoot(s)...


Hey WW! Need some advice from all of you lovely people. I've been excited about ordering my invites for a loooong time - I'm using a lady who did my mom's wedding invites a few years ago. I met with...
So my mom is planning a bridal shower for me and I’m pretty involved with it because that’s just the person I am lol, and it’s at a bar and grill. Has anyone had their bridal shower at a restaurant...

Hi Everyone! I'm looking some pointers about how to enjoy my engagement more. My fiance and I love each other a lot, but there's so many negative things going on in other areas of our lives that we...

The Holidays have come to an end (Ukrainian Christmas was on the 7th!), and there seem to be more and more new faces here on Wedding Wire and I am so intrigued to find out when it all happened??? Who...


Hey, my fiancé and I are planning on getting our engagement pictures done this summer but I have no clue what to wear. I was going to get a short dress at a local store but figured to get some funny...

Hi Ladies! This is a bit of an essay, but lately I've been thinking a lot about the pressure brides get about looking good on their wedding day and I have a few thoughts that I wanted to share. I saw...
Hey ladies. I need help. My best friend is getting married and her sister; MOH and myself are planning the bridal shower. The number of guests is going to be about 45 women. The theme is high tea. Are...

Definitely my favorite one ! My ring on his little paw❤️🐕


Fiance just got laid off ... it's 4 months until our wedding. FML VERY unexpected, he left a job he was at for two years to take this opportunity that in hindsight was " too good to be true". It was...

Not only is there lots of fun planning the wedding, there’s planning the shower too! Now lots of brides hand this time honoured tradition to their mothers or Maids of Honour but some (like me!) plan...

I am 3.5months out from my wedding and it's starting to kick in....I am getting married. I am changing the last name I have had my entire life. I have ZERO doubts about my fiance, i love him so much...

Who all have you guys invited to the rehearsal dinner? We are having 80 people at our wedding and a decent amount of family/out of town guests

How would you guys make of this timeline for the entire frame of the wedding day? DJ: 4 hours of dance AND 2 1/2 hours of cocktail and dinner music Limo: 5 hours solid for photos Photo/Videographer:...

Hey, I was just wondering how a stag and doe really works? Meaning prizes, raffles , prizes for games, if there has to be anyone from the wedding party taking care of the game etc. My sister in law is...

Should I books send save the dates with RSVP before giving location? Saving the headache...

Just wondering how far in advance you can or should do the shower? If I'm getting married end of January can I do a jack and Jill shower the August before? I feel like that's a little far out but also...
Hi everyone! We are getting married in the neighbouring province to us, and everyone is from out of town. It’s like a mini destination wedding. For rehearsal dinner, is the etiquette that everyone is...

So I have a close friend from high school (I graduated 3 years ago, still see each other every few months) who I’ve been told by word of mouth is very upset that she is not a bridesmaid. I decided not...

Hi everyone! I am recently engaged (2 weeks today!) and still getting used to having this amazing ring on my left hand! As i’m sure many others are, I am so worried about damaging it in any way....
Let’s see those engagement photos! need some ideas!!

We finally got some engagement photos back and I cannot stop staring at them! I had to share a few!! 😍


Our venue doesn’t allow throwing flower petals so I’m kind of stumped on what to have the flower children boys and girls do while they walk down the aisle.I bought 2 little bouquets for the girls and...


Hi Ladies! I'm not sure what the etiquette for a Bridal Shower is so I'm hoping to get some opinions. To be totally honest, I really want one but I'm afraid no one will put one on for me nor would I...

Super excited! If any one is looking for a photographer Meghan is an amazing one! Check her out on Facebook at meghanpearl photography ♡ 😃



