Hello I m 18 and my girlfriend is 16 and her parents will not let us be together unless we get married if not we have to separate and break up how do we go about getting our marriage license. We are in a screwed up situation and they have only given us 3 days to go about the entire thing so we need it done quick we ve been together for a year and have both agreed to it also we are afraid that her parents might not sign any documents if needed but just in case they don t can you also provide us with more information if they don t agree to sign anything and they also don t want me around their house to see her and we don t go to the same school anymore so how can we go about seeing each other? Also we live in Houston Texas

My fiancé s sister has never been nice to me and has made it pretty clear that she doesn t like me, even though I ve done absolutely nothing to her. I chose my bridesmaids recently: my sister and 3 of my really close friends. And now my fiancé s sister and my future mother-in-law are both extremely offended that I didn t ask her to be one of my bridesmaids. I didn t think it was a requirement, especially if she and I don t get along. Thoughts? Please help me.

My spouse and I are attending a wedding for his co-worker. When we married 12 yrs ago, they were good friends and we received a $200 gift. Now they are just co-workers and we were not a priority to be invited except they were able to find room. What is good ediquette for a gift for them? I feel $200 is too much now that they are no longer friends outside work. I don't want to appear cheap but we weren't going to be invited to this wedding and now we are.

An article titled "10 Worst Mistakes Brides Make" included this gem: As tempting as it may be to use every conversational opportunity with your S.O. to wedding plan, resist the urge ... [M]ake sure you're also taking time to discuss certain topics about how you plan to live your lives — like how you're going to handle finances once you're married and whether (and when) you plan to expand your family. Thoughts?