I'm probably going to have a bridal dinner since my schedule is busy during the day.Do I have to mail out formal invites or can I just let everyone know by word of mouth. It would be about 9 of us. I'm getting them nice gifts, and paying for hair/makeup. I just don't feel like spending anymore money on invites. What do you all think?

My boyfriend is a "new" order German mennonite, and his brother is getting married and I am invited. Is there anything different about there weddings then ours? I'm curious and nervous about it.

I got invited to a bachelorette party (I am NOT a bridesmaid or MOH) and I was told it would cost $100 to attend. They also said we might be going to Canada (we only live about 2 hours away) so I would need an enhanced drivers license which would be another $50. She didn't say what the money was going towards, she just said that once she knew how many people were paying she would tell us the plans. I'm still in college and working a minimum wage job, so $100 to go to a party where I don't really know anyone seems crazy to me. She is my first friend to get married so I don't really know how this stuff works. Is it normal to pay so much when you're not even in the wedding party!? Or am I overreacting?

I'm looking for an inexpensive place to get married. -I'd love to get married in a beautiful outdoor settinv and be able to have the reception at the same place while having a shelter house or somewhere in case of rain. -Anywhere between the columbus anf hocking hills area -I'd like to be able to bring in my own food and alcohol because we are on a very tight buget any ideas?

My future in-laws consist of 4 components. . My fiancés Mother Real Father Step Father Grandfather. These are the stakeholders and although it looks like a tragedy they are civilized with each other and all getting by happily. In any event, as we go down the wedding path it is important to define a budget and logistics behind each component. We don't want to leave anyone out and would really appreciate any help. All of them have offered to help any way they can but have not come forth with a monitary amount, or have defined that they would like to "own" a specific piece of the event such as rehersal or booz or a component of that nature. At this point it may be necessary for us to ask. Maybe it is necessary for us to give them an idea of how we would like to be helped? How would you do it? What kind of sensitive and gracious verbiage can we use? What do you think they would appreciate and feel appreciated by? Participate in wedding Participate in wedding

After our engagement my parents generously came forth with offering to pay for our wedding with an ample budget. We have no idea how this whole wedding thing works, and had been planning on paying ourselves, so when they offered we immediately became grateful, but in the same breath, we immediately cashed that imaginary check in our banks and started dreaming about how we would allocate the funds. As the savers and extreme realists we are, we figured this would be a great time to take the money we have saved and put it toward our down payment fund for a first home after the wedding. We decided our intentions for my parents budget would be to get the cost just right and roll our rehearsal, wedding and honeymoon all into the budget! This would be so perfect and we could continue to grow our new home fund in the meantime. Now that we are walking down the path, I guess I want to know how this works. Will my parents cut a check to us for the budget they set or will they pay the bills as we go? My mom mentioned that we would probably pay for our own honey moon, and we can but how can I ask her if we can use the gift of paying for the wedding for that to continue saving for our future home?? My parents are the best, and I am so thrilled that they would go this far to give me an amazing day. I just don t want to offend them but I kind of would really love to be able to use there budget for all of our wedding associated cost including HM. Do I approach? How do I approach?

It's going to be an afternoon (3:00) wedding in August, outside on a farm. My boyfriend is the best man, if that makes any difference in the formality. Any ideas?

I was just asked by my best friend to be her bridesmaid and I want to respond to her in a creative way. But I need some help with ideas!

My dad walked out on my mom and me when I was 10. I heard he got married and had four kids with his second wife. I've never been interested in contacting them, even when I found out he walked away from them. It's just not something I thought about. However, a year or so ago, their mom contacted me after one of her kids got sick, to ask if I knew the medical history. I told her everything I knew and even asked my grandparents about questions for her. I still haven't met any of them, but she calls sometimes to let me know how my half-sister is doing. Anyway, I'm getting married in a few months and my half-siblings mom mentioned one of the kids saw it online and she said they would love to come. It's made me think about whether I actually want a relationship with them or not and right now, I feel like it would be too awkward to invite them, especially as none of the family have met any of them. But a few friends have said it's the right thing to do. So I'm very conflicted. I never had any intention of forming a relationship with them at all until their mom contacted me.

I am planning to propose to my girlfriend in a few months. I am going to make her a video to propose, but I don't really want to just watch the video in our apartment. Any ideas of places I could show the video in order to propose? I know this is very open ended, but I'm up for any ideas. I live around the philadelphia area. Thanks!

Does that mean the engagement ring first deal that with the wedding band ?

Did everything possible to genuinely care, support and love a guy. He ran off to be with a woman that is still married with no divorce papers being filed. Even asked the woman to marry him with a wedding date a year from now. Why would men do this. Every other day the engagement is off. I know crazy but why would you leave a person that you know cares for you to chase an uncertain situation. He didn't even tell me had to find out on my own. How does this all play out?

My boyfriend of 3 years and I just got engaged. We went to college together and have been living together for almost the whole time. When I called my dad to tell him the great news (we are in our late 20's/early 30's it was going to happen eventually) he said that he refuses to come to the wedding unless I pay to fly myself and my fiance to Texas to see him. I've seen my Dad three times in the last 3 years, twice when my Grandma paid to fly me to MI and see her and he happened to be there at the same time, and once I saved up to fly to Texas and surprise my dad for a Father's Day gift. My fiance and I can't afford to pay for the plane tickets as we are trying to buy a house and paying for the wedding ourselves, paying off credit cards, etc... I called my dad to try and tell him how I felt because I thought he was just joking at first. He told me I was being ridiculous and to just stop. He says that my fiance and I have good jobs and there isn't any reason why we can't spend the money to fly out there. I told him that he's the one making the conditions so why can't he pay for the tickets and we will try to get the time off. He says he shouldn't have to if I want him there... He also refused to come to my college graduation where he could have met my fiance. Mom (they are divorced) said to wait a few months and approach him again...

My brother just came out. He's in the wedding as a groomsman on my fiance's side. The problem is now my parents are making me choose between having my brother invited to the wedding at all or my father paying. I know I'm going to sound like a spoiled brat right now, but I really REALLY wanted a Harry Potter wedding. But right now, my little brother needs me more than anything and I've already told off my mom and dad saying fine, I'll get married in a court WITH my brother and the people that care about US there and YOU can't come. It's turned into a family nightmare and I don't know what to do. My parents still want me to have a fancy wedding (keeping up with their stupid friend crowd of rich assholes) but I refuse to have my brother left out. How can I reach a family compromise? OH, and now my brother feels horribly guilty for saying anything at all before the wedding. He's totally broken right now. I keep telling him that it's not his fault, that he came out when HE was ready to and 'fessing up your life style choice is WAY more important than a wedding. I feel so horrible for him right now...I don't think a big wedding is worth his pain...

So I just got engaged to my girlfriend. The problem we're having is this: she wants to get married in April 2016. I want August 2016 instead. My best woman would not be available in April and would have to miss the wedding. My fiancé is upset and says it's unhealthy and obsessive. Bear in mind, my best woman has done the following: Got me to medical attention when I was dying from pneumonia, thus saving my life. Got me out of a bad relationship. Took care of me when I was going through a nasty divorce. Introduced me to my current fiancé. Took me in for Christmas after I was dumped by a girlfriend so I wouldn't be alone. Made me her man of honor in her own wedding. This is my best friend of ten years and she is basically a sister to me. It wouldn't feel right if she wasn't there. Is this so horribly unhealthy as my fiancé says? Forgot to mention she is getting her way with everything else. She picks the colors, the clothes, and forbade me from having female friends in my party, except for the aforementioned best woman. We are also getting a cat against my wishes. We got engaged well before I was fully ready (despite my objections), without a ring (which I really wanted to get her). This all said, my fiancé has been supportive of all my friendships. She is a wonderful godly woman. It would also be worth pointing out that my best friend had insulted her. My best woman herself told me not to plan around her. It just wouldn't feel right without such an influential person in my life at my side.