We are debating on how big our wedding should be. I'm not even sure how to work the invite list. I have a lot of first cousins, and second cousins on my father's side. On my moms I don't any have first cousins. I do have second but they are all older. And I honestly don't know how to keep it fair. My fiance most of his family 2000 miles away. I don't want to invite everyone. I would love to invite my cousins I grew up with, but that also means inviting family who lives less than 10 miles away who I only see if we accidentally run into each other. Or simply knowing what they look like from facebook. I don't know what to do. If we invite everyone we are looking at about 300 or more people. I would love to keep it at 150ish. We don't have 50,000 to spend. Plus we want to buy a house.

I really want to get a personalized throw blanket from walmart that has an engagement picture of me and my finace and have people sign it at our wedding. I have a few concerns. 1) Which fabric is easier to write on Fleece, Plush, or Woven? 2) How do I keep the writing from coming off when I wash it? Or will I just have a febreze it often? Are there any other alternatives for getting writing on the blanket besides using permanent markers?

Okay so I have a few questions about things so I don't totally embarrass myself in my hopefully soon to be fiancee. 1) what kind of ring do you buy as an engagement ring for the woman you're proposing to? 2) what is the difference and what kind of ring is a wedding ring? 3) what kind(s) of ring does the groom get? Thanks guys (or girls lol)

My boyfriend and I have been together for 4 years. His daughter is getting married in a couple of months and he just found out that she invited her ex-step mom, ex-step mom's brother and his wife. He is very upset that she didn't care about his feelings at all in making this decision to invite them. Now he doesn't want to go to the wedding because it was a very bad divorce and his ex did a lot of bad things to him that his daughter doesn't know about because he chose to keep the children out of it because it didn't involve them. Does he tell the daughter his reasoning for not wanting her ex-step mom to go to the wedding? Does he go to the wedding or not?

My boyfriend and I have been together for over 4 years, his daughter is getting married in a couple of months and he just found out that she has invited her ex-step mom and he is very upset that she didn't ask how he felt and doesn't care how he feels about it. He doesn't want to go to the wedding now (there was a bad divorce and his daughter doesn't know everything that her ex step mother has done because her dad chose to not bring the children into the problems). What should he do??

My brother is 19 and his soon to be wife is 18. Well the are having a after party after the wedding at a different location. Everything else is going to be done in the church. Well they want to have alcohol. I told them that's a bad idea as my brother works for the state and she is enlisted in the army. But they both don't want to listen. Most of their friends will be in attendance who are most likely underage. I told him I wasn't going to attend because I as well have a State job and my family is way to important to me for me to do something as stupid as attend. Plus I do not want to be a witness as to what goes on at the party just in case something happens to any of those teenagers there. Am I wrong for telling my brother that I am not attending?

My parents are divorced. I have a younger brother who is my only full sibling. Several half siblings from different mothers on my fathers side, two stepsisters from his current wife and she also has a relationship with her ex that means she considers his new kids with his wife part of her family. My mom is married and has four kids with her husband. She also has two stepkids from him and he has an ex-stepkid he considers his, who wasn't around my moms house when I lived there. My parents aren't contributing to my wedding. So it's a little annoying to my fiancé and I that they are saying I should not only invite all these people (stepfathers ex stepson and stepmothers ex + his wife and their kids as well as dad's ex's with minor kids who are my half siblings). I've blocked it out for the most part and have told them no. However, it seems my grandmother on my dads side has said I should just do it for the sake of family harmony and how much it would mean to my dad especially to have his other kids at my wedding, the ones he doesn't see as much. And it made me curious if you're supposed to accommodate for blended families even if you aren't close (I was 14 at the time of my parents divorce so I'm not overly close to either side). Or if you would just invite the immediate family you have in your life and the people you want there. Thank you.

Or did she just believe your words? For me, a real man should prove that he deserves the woman.

Im getting married in Jan. The only people I care to invite are my mom sister&her husband. We are getting married on a cruise.This is a cheaper alternative to us than doing it @a venue.My mom is poor w/terrible credit so she can't afford to come. It means a lot to have her there. I've offered to pay for her tickets if she pays me back over time. I trust her and know she will pay us back. My fiance isn't comfortable w/this idea. It makes me sad to think of her not being there. ANY ALT. SOLUTIONS?