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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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Why we chose to have an “adventuring party” instead of bridesmaids and groomsmen

It’s about time we heard from another offbeat groom! Here’s Tribesmaid Fiddledragon‘s future husband with his insights into why they’re having an “adventuring party” instead of a “wedding party.” Hint: there’s steampunk involved.

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So you feel like you gave in: 3 ways to bounce back from wedding planning disappointments

You can rest assured that it’s going to happen at some point during your wedding planning process: that perfect venue for your vintage submarine-themed wedding is going to fall through. You battle with your in-laws to try to keep the guestlist under 100 people, and you find yourself putting stamps on 200 invitations. Your dreams of locally-sourced, delicately spiced catering is going to be replaced by your mother’s “beef or chicken” menu that reminds you of funeral food (true story!).

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10 tips for how to handle me now that I’m a bride

I am getting married next weekend and I am, to the surprise of myself and those around me, not a wreck. Hurrah! However, there are some things I have noticed, about the way people are treating me that is causing some strife. So here is my guide to handling me now that I’m a bride.

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Will I stay friends with my wedding party after my wedding?

How often do brides/grooms end up no longer particularly liking some friends from their bridal party? Quite a few of my friends have gotten married in the past couple of years, myself included, and I’m wondering if I’m noticing a scary trend. I was talking to one friend, and she only talks to one of her bridesmaids now, and her bridal party was created from a very strong friend base for her. I’m still very close to most of my bridal party, with the exception of one person, and I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced this. Is it common to drift apart from those we’ve been so close to?