Continue Reading Wedding Woes: When guests want to bring their children Q: My daughter wants a small wedding, so she didn’t invite any children. But a few RSVP’s have arrived with kids’ names written…
Continue Reading The Second Time Around: Should your parents foot the bill? Q: Our son’s fiance is planning a large reception for their wedding. It’s her first marriage and his second. We paid for his…
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Continue Reading Guest Without A Gift: How to discreetly check on a wedding present Q: Our daughter was married four months ago. A close business associate of my husband’s came to the wedding but never sent a…
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Continue Reading What About Hubby?: When your spouse is left off of the invite Q: A coworker recently invited me to her wedding, but the invitation was clearly addressed only to me and not my husband as…
Continue Reading Room For The Groom: When the bride isn’t the only one with ideas Q: My fiance expects to be involved all aspects of our wedding, but my mother doesn’t think it’s proper. What do you say? A: Tell…
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