My cousin is in her mid 40's (about 21 years older than me) her son is 1 year older than me and her daughter is 5 years older than me. I am not close with my cousin or her kids but I will invite her just because I'm inviting every other cousin. My question is, should I invite her son and daughter as well since they are around my age? They come to every family gathering (Christmas, thanksgiving, Easter...) I'd rather not invite them because her daughter is always in a bad mood and her son's wife is a complete b**ch. If I do invite them its because I A. Don't want anyone to get mad & B. I dont want every family gathering to be awkward because they weren't invited

I haven't ever thought about this. Engagement photos weren't an expense I was planning for, but my wedding photographer said he includes them at no charge, so now I need to decide what to wear. There are lots of casual white dresses in stores, is that ok, or would it seem awkward sitting next to wedding photos? Is a black dress ok?

My friend is finally marrying her boyfriend after 10 years! I am so excited and was happy she asked me to be a bridesmaid. Then... I found out I was pregnant (after I ordered my dress of course!) and since then the MOH/bridal party has pretty much ignored all my communications regarding the party planning. I fully admit that I know I'm being overly sensitive to some things (stupid hormones) but after being completely ignored in numerous emails I got really frustrated and told the bride that I was stepping down because I felt that I was going to hold them back and I know that having a preggo around was no fun for anyone. The bride took it well and I plan on still being involved in a lot things. But now I have this bad feeling that I was ousted out of my friends wedding by these girls (more specifically the MOH) and it's total BS. There's not much to do now, but I'd really like to give these girls a piece of my mind without dragging the bride into the drama (if that's even possible). I never ratted on them to the bride but I'd still like to let them know that they hurt my feelings and just because I'm pregnant doesn't mean the death of fun. Any useful suggestions? I asked for some suggestions, not to be berated. If I come off as whining, I get it, but it was a legitimate question that had to be ruined by people with nothing better to do than make others feel bad. Thank you for those that provided some actual advice. :)

my fiance recently told me that he wants a beach wedding and i am all for it but i dont want to spend a fortune on it and have no idea what to do for a honeymoon. any ideas?

A little background: bf and I have been together 9 years (friends for 11) have a daughter and have been living together the past 7 years. We just celebrated our 9th anniversary and he was going to propose. I stopped him. I had to. All I could think of was "not in our dirty kitchen". I know, I know, we love each other and it shouldn't matter where or how but it does. Call me shallow if you want to but the truth is he didn't even try. It was an ugly ring he bought the day before (I wanted sapphire not a diamond, it's cheaper so not like i wanted a big expensive thing and I love the symbolic story behind it and he knew what I wanted) and he made no plans at all just was going to ask in our dirty kitchen. It's not like I was expecting him to jump from a helicopter with a boutique of roses in his mouth and a ring the size of a golf ball but I expected some effort. His excuse: he "didn't think it mattered". It's suppose to be the most important decision in our lives and he didn't think it mattered? How do I respond to that? Would you have said yes? Honestly, no effort on his part made it feel exactly like he said that "it didn't matter". That we've been together so long if we don't get married now it won't ever happen and after all this time everyone expects it. How do you respond to this? Was I wrong? Now this is a memory I'll always have. How do I cope with that? Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

My brother is going to get married soon and we are Muslim Pakistanis. My family has a tradition of dancing at a brothers wedding but since I can't dance I was thinking maybe I could sing because I'm not too bad at that but I want to sing something meaningful in Hindi/Urdu. Maybe a dua (prayer) or something nice any suggestions?

It's just going to be the both of us. No bridesmaids/groomsmen or family will be there when we do our first look. However, I will be getting ready at the venue we are getting married in (a castle) and I don't know how to sneak out of the place to do our first look without everyone else who is staying there seeing me... Any suggestions?