Unequal attention for both parents - financial - Help

My future MIL is not a cooperative person and relies on her children heavily for finacial help. We are going to pay for her expenses to our destination wedding in October (as her other son is doing for his Hawaii wedding in June). If we didn't pay for this she wouldn't come to the wedding. We.... [Read more]

Type of tables & centerpieces at wedding reception?

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My fiance' and I are in disagreement about how tables should be set up for our reception. I gave in to him when he suggested we not have a formal sit down dinner. He wants a more relaxed atmosphere with lots & lots of hors d'oeuvres set up on a buffet and feels we should use.... [Read more]

Rehearsal Dinner

Hi! I’m getting a little stressed about the rehearsal dinner. Our wedding will be at the beach in South Carolina so everyone will be coming from out of town. We have quite a few aunts/uncles & 1st cousins that are traveling from the west coast. My father thinks we should invite them all to.... [Read more]

Lighting of the unity candle with divorced parents

My parents were divorced 18 years ago. My step-mother and my father raised me (and are paying for the wedding), although my mother still had visitation rights and I still see her regularly. I would like to have the lighting of the unity candle as part of my ceremony, but I'm not quite sure how to.... [Read more]

Memorial candle lighting

I am planning on doing a memorial candle at the beginning of our ceremony. My fiance lost his son a year and a half ago, his father, and I lost my mother about 5 years ago. We have no plans for a wedding program. The suggestions say for the reverend to say a short prayer. The reverend marrying us.... [Read more]