OPEN THREAD: Forget regular chairs, do we need to rent highchairs at our wedding?
Oh my goodness, the RSVP’s are coming in and we’re super-excited. Except that our effort to make our weekend wedding all-inclusive and family-friendly means that parents are asking whether we can provide high chairs at the summer camp resort we’ve rented. Is that the kind of thing we should have considered? Is there a nice way of saying “Dude, I wasn’t even going to drop $3 per person to rent a chair for YOUR awesome ass — everyone is getting a rusted old folding chair, and your baby will eat on the floor LIKE A DOG”?
How to deal when friends and family don’t support your wedding
When someone refuses to celebrate your happy times, neglect, criticism, and even humiliation are often the emotions you experience. And that’s why is can be so hard and painful. My father’s negative reaction to one of the most joyous occasions of my life has been a really painful and difficult learning curve. But, most importantly, there are some things that I have learned about having unsupportive friends and family that I hope will help other readers in a similar predicament feel better…
OPEN THREAD: Should you attend the wedding of a couple you aren’t inviting to yours?
I was invited to a wedding of two friends. My girlfriend and I agree that when we get married this couple wouldn’t be on our invite list (for two reasons: because we want a smaller wedding, and because we’re really not that close with them). Knowing this, should we go to their wedding?
OPEN THREAD: do I need bridesmaids and groomsmen, or can we just have shared attendants?
My partner and I don’t really have separate friends. We have a fabulous, shared group of mates of mixed genders from university — so how do we decide which of us got which friends on “our side”? I’ve seen tons of weddings with mixed gender bridal parties, but what about one shared party? Is that a thing? I want to avoid drama…
My family doesn’t approve of my wedding
I have known since the day that I came out that my parents would not be attending my wedding, nor any of my six siblings and aunts and uncles. I have been forbidden from telling my last living grandparent to “preserve her health.” How can I share in the excitement of planning when my wedding feels like the final nail in the coffin of my relationships with my family?
Introverts, unite – How to have a fun bridal experience with no friends
I’m alright with my lack of friends most of the time — except for when I think about my wedding. I’ve (mostly) come to terms with the idea of giving up my cute wedding party photos and going dress shopping with “my girls.” But what really makes me feel bummed is thinking about a bridal shower and bachelorette party. How can I manage to have the “bridal experience” that I’m craving so much, without any friends?