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Family & parents
Is It Ok to Plan a Wedding in a City We Don’t Live In?
Most of our family and family friends live in Adelaide, we are however six hours away. My fiancé’s grandparents are too fragile to travel and he really wants them there. We have decided to have our wedding in Adelaide. However our friends and immediate family that live in our hometown disagree and have caused quite a stink about it... What should we do? Are we crazy to plan a wedding in a city other than where we live?
Most of our family and family friends live in Adelaide, we are however six hours away. My fiancé’s grandparents are too fragile to travel and he really wants them there. We have decided to have our wedding in Adelaide. However our friends and immediate family that live in our hometown disagree and have caused quite…
Who Pays For What?
My fiance and I’s parents have agreed to split the costs of the whole wedding and reception (yay!). Now how do we figure out who pays for what? Are there rules we should follow?
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Honouring A Deceased Parent At Wedding?
It’s hard to lose a parent — and when you’re about to get married, their absence can seem even more noticeable, since you’ve always pictured them as an integral part of your day. There are plenty of wonderful and appropriate ways to honour a deceased parent. The one thing you don’t want to do is…
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Allow Sis to Invite Boyfriend?
This is touchy, but it’s a matter of balance. Is it so important to you that your sister doesn’t bring her boyfriend that you’re willing to risk any fallout that barring him from the festivities might cause — such as your sister refusing to come and the two of you not talking for years? Or…
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Inviting Estranged Mother?
In this kind of situation, inviting the person in question eliminates the risk that you’ll regret not inviting him or her. If your friend invites her mum, she’s extending a peace offering. Then it’s up to her mum to decide whether or not to accept it and attend. But at least your friend made the…
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Honouring Grandparents At Wedding?
It’s a great idea to honour them on the big day. Some ideas: Give your grandfather a special boutonniere and your grandmother a great corsage; have them specially escorted to sit beside your parents in the front row or in the second row; have your celebrant note their presence and mention how glad you are…
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Mum Has Taken Over Our Guest List!
It’s always tough when parents are paying for the wedding. Of course they should have a say in how their money is spent, but what happens if they get out of control? At least you have a bargaining chip: There’s nothing anyone can do about how many people will fit comfortably in the chapel. If…
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Don’t Want To Be In In-Law’s Wedding?
Wow. She has a lot of nerve. Maybe she’s trying to make up for what she did by asking you to be in her wedding party? Clearly, though, you’re still upset, and you should go with your gut feeling. If you can in good faith be in the wedding, go ahead, or say you’ll walk…
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Inviting Gay Father’s Partner?
Whether or not it’s polite is a matter of opinion, but it would definitely be hurtful to his dad. You say your fiancé doesn’t mind that his dad is gay, but obviously it upsets him if he doesn’t want others to know. This is a tough one, but your fiancé (and you) need to ask…
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Must Mums’ Dresses Match?
No, it really isn’t. Mums generally should wear dresses of similar formality — long or knee-length — but that’s just so they all feel equally dressed up and no one feels underdressed. As far as colour and style, each mum should wear a dress that flatters her the most in the colour she looks best…
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More: Family & parents
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- What Colour Should Mum Wear?
- Birth Mum At The Wedding?
- How To Deal With Parents’ Wedding Ideas?
- How To Include Sis-in-Law In Wedding?
- What To Call In-Laws?
- Resolving Fight With Mum-in-Law?
- Don’t Want To Invite Brother-in-Law!
- Mother-in-Law Driving Me Crazy!
- Don’t Get Along With New Sis?
- Mum Disses All My Wedding Ideas!
- Estranged Father In Receiving Line?
- Covering For Bride’s Unsupportive Family?
- How To Meet Your Child’s Future In-Laws?
- Don’t Want Mum-in-Law’s Help?
- How To Dress The Dads?
- Invite Dad’s New Wife And Daughter?
- Can’t Stand My Fiancé’s Family!
- Getting Along On The Wedding Day?
- Mum-in-Law Thinks We’re Conspiring!
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