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Friends & Family Advice

Whether it’s your mom pressuring you to lose weight or not inviting family to your wedding or how to fire a bridesmaid… this is our archive of how to handle wedding planning drama with friends and family. Be sure to check out our archive of copy ‘n’ paste conflict resolution posts, too!

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Unsolicited wedding advice? Just add it to your “Sh*t People Suggest” spreadsheet!

The fella and I got engaged right before we traveled home to see our families for a vacation. We both have incredibly kind, welcoming families, so I was prepared for the outpouring of joy, and I was prepared to answer the inevitable when-where-who questions, too. But then, the suggestions started rolling in… At the same time, I felt like my ideas were being dismissed out-of-hand. On our last day of our vacation, I had a minor meltdown in the car. I didn’t know how to respond to the onslaught of suggestions we had received. Until I had a stroke of genius…

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How do you include the non-tech-savvy into your tech-y wedding?

How do you dealing with the fact that, technology-wise, you are living in the 21st century, but your parents and their friends are not? I’m finding I’m having wedding planning complications with our evites, the online-only registries, and the concept of photo sharing.

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Have your wedding party tie ribbons to show support for your commitment

Sarah and Mark’s merry band of un-bridal party members showed support for the pair’s union by tying ribbons around an arbor that was made by the bride’s dad. Each ribbon represents a good wish for the newlyweds.

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What I learned from Instagram: Wedding planning isn’t the People’s Choice Awards

I’ve come to hate the question: “How’s the wedding planning going?” Because it’s usually followed by someone totally shooting down my last planning decision. But here’s the deal: Wedding planning is stressful enough as it is. And if I listened to and implemented everyone else’s advice, then I would be planning their wedding and not my fiancé’s and mine.