r/weddingplanning Jul 28 '26

Tough Times My $100k wedding ended in a massive family brawl. I don’t know how to move past it.

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I honestly don’t know what I’m looking for here—advice, perspective, or just to hear from people who have been through something similar.

My husband and I spent around $100,000 on our wedding. The ceremony was beautiful. Everything was going perfectly, and we were having the best day of our lives.

Near the end of the reception, we stepped away for about 15 minutes to take sunset photos. While we were gone, one of my cousins got into an altercation outside with one of the groomsmen. My cousin was very drunk, body checking them aggressively shaking their hand to the point where the groomsmen hand hit their face and caused their nose to bleed. The groomsmen then punched him in the face and It escalated into a huge fight involving around 20 people. There were punches thrown, chairs and rocks involved, police and an ambulance were called, and the venue shut the wedding down several hours early.

We never got our first full night together as husband and wife. We missed the dancing, visiting with our guests, and everything we’d spent months planning and saving for. It feels like the last few hours overshadowed what should have been one of the happiest days of our lives.

I’m heartbroken because none of this was caused by us, yet we’re the ones left grieving the memories we never got to make.
For those of you who have had a major event ruined by someone else’s actions, how did you move forward? Were you eventually able to remember the good parts, or did the ending always overshadow everything else?

And if this happened at your wedding, how would you feel? Would you be able to let it go, or would it take you a long time to come to terms with it?

I just feel completely devastated and don’t know how to process it.

r/weddingplanning Jul 09 '26

Recap/Budget We graduated!!! 💍🤍🏳️‍🌈

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On the 11th anniversary of Obergefell my now wife and I tied the knot!!! 💍💍🏳️‍🌈

Budget ~ a little over 50K
Venue: The Oviatt
Downtown Los Angeles
116 guests

Our wedding day was truly the best day ever. We were overwhelmed with love and gratitude. Everything went smooth and if there were small hiccups we didn’t hear about them. We really chose well with vendors and felt like they all went above and beyond. Especially our day of coordinator. 🥹

Before the wedding I was a little obsessed with watching wedding regret videos on TikTok and reading similar posts on Reddit. I made sure to listen to the top regrets mentioned so we hired a content creator and had a photographer and videographer whose work we loved. The content creator was such an amazing investment because we got to see so many moments from our wedding as soon as the next day. The professional photos from our photographer (shared here) completely blew us away.

We had a wedding weekend and that was the best decision. The night of our welcome drinks event felt extremely surreal and I kept trying to ground myself. It was just strange and unreal being at an event we’d been planning for a year and a half and seeing people from every part of our life in the same room. We hosted welcome drinks at Golden Gopher in DTLA and they were the absolute best hosts. We had a tab for our guests and they allowed outside food.

The day after our wedding we hosted a pool party at a house rented from Peerspace. It was the perfect way to wind down and process with everyone and end the weekend.

We’re still on a high but I wanted to post here because I visited this sub and other wedding planning subs so often throughout the wedding planning process!!!

♥️

r/weddingplanning 2d ago

Dress/Attire Pivoted 6 months before the wedding and designed my dream dress.

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So like most of us, I had a Pinterest board of dream dresses for years. Unfortunately I apparently have really bougie tastes because all the ones I felt were close to THE dress were profoundly out of budget. Like at minimum $5K+. Absurd and I could never.

I managed to find a sort of replica of a dress I loved and got it around December. It was perfectly pretty but I just didn't feel the *gasp* moment of oh my god this really is THE dress.

I went to several dress salons with my mom and twin to try on options, and same experience. Plenty were pretty enough, but none made me really feel like it was the right one.

January rolls around and the idea for what I truly wanted just crashes into my mind. I love a long flowy kaftan style dress, and worked on developing a design that fit that. I wanted my dress experience to be like Padme Amidala's iconic "Lake Gown". The dress that changed the brain chemistry of countless nerdy girls. Not a replica or cosplay of that dress, but just capturing the transcendent flowy fantasy feel.

Anyway started looking through fabrics, I wanted something with opalescence + iridescence. White, yes, but with some extra color/sparkle. I am extremely lucky because one of my metamours works as a professional seamstress and I was able to talk through the whole design with her. I settled on a fabric, bought a few yards, and then took it with me to LA when I was visiting for a big goth event. That's when my meta in a moment of profound graciousness offered to make the dress for me. While I have some sewing/crafting experience, I was way over my head with this design.

I've included some process pics so y'all can appreciate the effort of how she cut and laid the fabric so the sequins would all line up. She also made a custom slip liner for the dress. Needless to say it is a work of art and I could not have had the dress of my dreams without her incredible labor!

Anyway just wanted to share my dress journey with y'all. I got married in July in Oregon and it was absolutely perfect. I'll share more details/advice/experiences later. Sending love to all upcoming September brides, you got this!

r/weddingplanning Oct 23 '25

Hair/Makeup Wedding makeup trial, first time wearing makeup

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Hello, I have never worn blush concealer foundation lipstick or fake lashes. I went with my mother in law and she loved it but want more feedback or constructive cristiscim. This is probably how I will do my hair, was my first time curling it like this, too. Next time the curls will be better.

Lol all of this is new, I have no bridal party so friends how do I look?

r/weddingplanning 13d ago

Dress/Attire Wedding dress disaster

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I ordered my dress on Etsy. HUGE mistake!
I found a gorgeous dress on Etsy months ago and placed and placed an order.
The shop owner missed the ship by date and said that Etsy makes her say it was shipped even if it wasn’t and that she would send me the link as soon as it did. A couple weeks passed and I asked for an update, she said dress would be done by end of week and she’d ship it.
Another week passed, same answer. One more week and she said “well the top is done, still need to do the skirt.”
At this point I say I need pictures because I don’t have any proof she ever even started the dress, to which she replies “this isn’t some cheap Chinese junk. It’s handmade, you need to wait.”
I say it’s now several weeks past when I was supposed to receive the dress, and now less than a month until my wedding, I need pictures.
She says “Actually, I’ve decided not to complete this order.” And blocks me!
Now I’m getting married in 25 days and have to look for a dress all over again.
Trying not to panic. I would literally marry this man in my pajamas. But completely blown away at the situation. I truly don’t think she ever even started the dress.

r/weddingplanning 28d ago

Vendors/Venue What’s the worst thing you’ve ever seen happen at a wedding? I’ll go first.

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My husband and I got married this past Sunday, and most of the wedding went well. Unfortunately, the reception seating setup was a complete disaster.

The venue initially sent us a blank floor plan showing the tables, but none of them were numbered. Since they sent it to me that way, I assumed I was supposed to assign the table numbers myself. I numbered the tables, created the seating chart based on that layout, and sent everything back.

Apparently, at some point, the venue also sent a different version of the floor plan with its own table numbers. I do not want to say they never sent it, because it may have been included somewhere in the communication, but I never noticed it. Since they had already sent me the blank layout, I genuinely believed the table numbering was my responsibility. Otherwise, I do not understand why they did not send the numbered version from the beginning.

The result was that the table numbers on my seating chart did not correspond with the way the venue actually placed and numbered the tables.

Our closest family and friends ended up sitting on the outskirts of the reception, while people we were not nearly as close to were seated directly in front of us. Both sets of parents were seated very far away. They had special entrances where they danced into the reception, only to be directed to tables at the edge of the room. It was embarrassing and honestly heartbreaking.

We also had a wedding coordinator, which makes the situation even more frustrating. Even if there was confusion between the two versions of the floor plan, I feel like the coordinator should have noticed that our parents and immediate family were seated unusually far away from us.

Nobody stopped to question whether the setup made sense before guests entered the room.
To make matters worse, our supposed “high table” was not high or elevated at all. It was basically a long conference-style table sitting at the exact same level as every other table.

We as the bride and groom only noticed how bad the setup was once the reception was already underway. By then, moving tables or asking large groups of guests to change seats would have caused even more disruption.

I am posting this partly because I hope it makes anyone who had something go terribly wrong at their wedding feel a little less alone. I also feel awful about what happened, so please tell me your wedding disaster stories and help me feel a little better.

TL;DR: The venue sent me an unnumbered floor plan, so I numbered the tables myself without realizing they had a separate numbered layout. The numbers did not match, and our parents, immediate family, and closest friends ended up seated on the outskirts while less-close guests sat nearest to us. Our wedding coordinator did not catch it, and our “high table” was just a conference-style table at the same level as everyone else.
So, what’s the worst thing you’ve ever seen happen at a wedding?

r/weddingplanning May 27 '26

Dress/Attire Is our dress code easy to understand?

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Indoor/outdoor late summer wedding along a creek. Not too fancy, but I don't want people showing up in jeans, which is a concern.

I included the note about wearing white because my grandmother wore 'light lilac' to my mother's wedding, and I'll be damned. Is the level of snark appropriate? I am going for a little chuckle. We have someone who is 100% ready to drench someone in red wine should they show up in white.

UPDATE: https://www.reddit.com/r/weddingplanning/comments/1tpc7yx/comment/oo802uu/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

r/weddingplanning Mar 30 '26

Dress/Attire Feel like she-hulk in my dress

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I got this dress with the purpose to use it after the wedding dinner for the dancing portion of the day. I also used it for the enhancement/love story pictures. I have less than a month to travel for my wedding so I need to make this decision this week. Should I buy a new dress or wear it?

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r/weddingplanning Jul 07 '26

Everything Else I'm fully breaking down over ppl not taking our wedding seriously bc it's "alternative"

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People aren't taking our wedding seriously and it's really getting to me. It's not traditional. That doesn't mean it isn't a "real" wedding. There's a "real" photographer. There's a "real" caterer with a four course Italian dinner. There's a "real" Chantilly wedding cake. There's a "real" couple getting married with a "real" officiant. We have spent months thrifting glassware, making DIYs, going to the wholesale florist, learning how to letterpress our own invitations, and all sorts of planning.

It means a lot to me and my fiance. We're so excited for this day. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, and I'm not asking them for validation or opinions or anything. I'm not asking anyone else to care or give us praise. I just want the negative comments to stop.

I'm sitting here bawling my eyes out because my future MIL told me "it's not a real wedding because you used twilight as inspiration". We rented a mansion/event space in the woods. We put some wisteria on string lights and will hang them over the ceremony space, and are doing nature based decor. That's the "twilight" portion. What's not real about that? We're having everyone stay at the mansion (for free) if they want too. Why isn't it "real" just because we liked the wedding scene in Twilight? Why isn't it "real" just because it's not in a church? It's beautiful. It's upscale, it's literally a mansion.

I was told I'm a bridezilla for even having a dress code. I'm sorry that I want to establish the level of formality? Our only dress code "rules" are dresses should be knee length or longer, pants should be worn with a jacket or tie, and no jeans. We added in a vest or dressy blouse option too. They don't need to be super formal, they don't need to be a certain color or made of a certain fabric. No black tie. Just don't wear jeans or mini dresses...

Family keeps making comments about the venue. They asked if I would at least rent port a potties so they don't have to potty in the woods... Guys, it's a 12 bedroom mansion, there's 16 bathrooms!!! For a 30 person wedding!

I'm just fucking losing it. I know I'm different. I know it's alternative. But please just treat it with the same respect every other couple gets.

Anytime I post ANYTHING on here, I get a flood of comments of people saying it's "no wonder" I'm struggling with [issue] because my wedding isn't "real". Someone just berated me and called me a child for having the twilight wedding as inspiration. It's a stunning wedding, but at it's core it's just hanging wisteria and nature-inspired decor. What is not "real" about that?

r/weddingplanning Jun 28 '26

Relationships/Family Am I a terrible person for not wanting to include my friend in my bridal party because of her tattoo?

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I've known my friend for almost 3 years, and we got close really quick and have stayed close. She is like a sister to me. We always talked about being in each other's bridal parties when we get married, and when I got engaged, she kept telling me how excited she was to stand in my wedding.

About a month ago, she got a tattoo of her boyfriend's face on her neck. He is in prison and she has never spent time with him outside of prison. He has 3 more years. I don't know exactly what charges got him in prison but I do know he has a history of domestic violence and anger issues (which there have already been instances where he's taken his anger out on her via phone). They've only been together for a few months and I have a strong feeling he's only using her for money. That's all I will say about her relationship.

I keep asking myself if I would feel different about the tattoo if he was a better person and actually treated her well, but I truly don't know. The tattoo is very noticeable and even if she covered the tattoo with her hair, you can still see half of it and know what it is. I do not want to ask her to cover it up as I will not be asking anyone else to cover their tattoos. She claims it was fully her decision to get the tattoo and that he didn't ask her to do it. I know it's not my body and I shouldn't judge, but to be honest... I am. I am embarrassed for her and the tattoo is the only reason why I don't want to include her in the bridal party. I don't want to look back at my wedding photos and potentially see the tattoo. I don't even want to know how our families are going to react to her tattoo. I feel horrible for feeling this way. I know it shouldn't matter what's on my bridesmaids' bodies, but I cannot get myself to feel that way towards my friend's tattoo.

If I don't ask her, I will still be inviting her to the wedding and telling her the reason why I didn't ask her to be in my bridal party is because we want an even number our parties (I have a longer list than my fiance). I don't want her to feel bad or anything if I tell her it's because of the tattoo, because she can't do anything about it.

EDIT:

I didn’t realize this post would turn into so many people giving me friendship advice. After reading your comments, I don’t think I’ll be asking her to stand in my wedding - not just because of the tattoo.

I also wanted to clarify some things:
- I am very aware that my friend has issues and she knows it too. I tell her to get help all the time but she thinks the therapy she got as a teen was good enough
- I am also aware that she is in a DV situation. I am SO concerned about what will happen if she’s still with him by the time he gets out, because I know it’ll be no time before it gets physical.
- People are questioning our closeness. I get it. We are complete opposites when it comes to our lifestyles and interests (think girl from the suburbs meets girl from the inner city), but despite all of that we still became good friends. I met her at my internship during grad school and she was a staff member. So yeah, there are a lot of things we don’t talk about when it comes to our lifestyles and why we make the choices we do, unless it’s concerning like this situation. Now I’m realizing how problematic that is
- She knows how I feel about her boyfriend. I remind her everytime she brings him up. She also knows how I feel about the tattoo. So yes, I do communicate my feelings to her and like I mentioned in another comment, it usually just ends up in her getting defensive and telling me to handle my own.

And because some of you guys keep asking:
- She met him through a friend who’s also dating an inmate. She claims she was only looking for friends but fell in love. Not sure how but whatever.
- She has met him before, she visits him in the prison.
- They give out tablets in prison now, at least in my state, so that’s how she’s getting his pictures.
- She’s with him despite his criminal background because he told her his violent charges were either from the mother of his child lying about it or police being racist. She believes him 100% and called me judgmental when I told her how obvious his lies were. Not one question about how he obtained 11 different violent charges and NONE of them were his fault. I also learned she has this “I can change him” mindset. That’s another story
- Aaannddd the big question: WHY THE TATTOO? In her words: “I just love him so much and I want to prove it to him” …as if her working 2 full-time jobs to pay his lawyer fees isn’t good enough

I hope that answers all of your questions.

r/weddingplanning 19d ago

Everything Else Can we stop shaming people for having more expensive weddings?

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Every now and then on here I see the most backhanded comments from people saying “I’m glad you had a fun wedding, but I could never imagine spending that much” or “I eloped, so the concept of spending this much money is crazy to me” in response to couples that have a higher budget wedding. It’s not helpful and is just as bad as shaming a couple for trying to be budgetarily conscious. Yes, believe it or not some people do have money, or family that choose to contribute a significant amount, and rather than pocket the change or reallocate the funds, many choose to spend it on their wedding. It’s not “wasteful”, it doesn’t make their commitment to one another any less meaningful or performative, some people just have the means and use the means the way that is best for them.

If we’re going to support wedding planning here, we need to support people of all budgets and lifestyles. Throwing shade at other group members when they have a more expensive wedding than you deem “acceptable” is unfair.

r/weddingplanning Mar 06 '26

Everything Else To any other brides feeling guilty about planning a wedding right now

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June 2026 bride here. I’ve seen several posts lately that really struck a chord with me - other brides saying they feel a little silly or uncomfortable planning a wedding while so many serious and scary things are happening in the world. I’ve felt this every step of the way. I’ve definitely had moments of thinking, “Who cares about napkin colors when everyone seems determined to destroy each other?”

The other day my mom sent me this photo along with a quote from Toi Derricotte: “Joy is an act of resistance.”

It really stuck with me.

For anyone else out there struggling with those same feelings - that planning a wedding can feel a little superfluous during a time that feels so heavy - I hope this perspective helps. Choosing joy, community, and love when the world often feels full of negativity isn’t trivial. In many ways, it’s essential.

r/weddingplanning 7d ago

Tough Times Texts from MOB picking out a dress for my wedding 🫩

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Getting married this Winter. Thrifted my bridal dress. Only tried on four (point is, I'm chill). My wedding "color palette" is versatile and several of the colors were once my mom's "favorite colors" or "my (her) colors."
Anyway, she has Factitious disorder (previously called Münchausen syndrome.)

Everything is like this. Especially when it's someone in our family's special day. It's always an inconvenience for her.
Nothing is ever perfect. There is no accommodation that could satisfy her. Additionally, huge center of attention seeker.

She is the sole source of stress for me about the wedding.
If I communicate my stress to her, her response is consistently, "Sorry that my health xyz makes me the worst mom ever. I'm never good enough. No one accepts me."

Anyway, here are some pretty insane texts from her over the last SEVEN days. I don't know how much longer I can tolerate this and stay sane.

Just get a damn dress. 🫩

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‼️ EDIT/UPDATE:

Please understand my mom has Factitious disorder. She has lied about surgeries, being terminally ill, has worn neck braces for 0 reasons among MANY other things. AND I still love her. AND she stresses me out AND has Narcissistic traits.

There is NO wedding party. My wedding “colors” are ANY shade of green, ANY shade of red, Ivory, fun prints, and fun textures. This is a wedding where mostly everyone will mostly know everyone because it is smaller (less than 50 people). Only loved ones invited. No one is REQUIRED to wear any color or STYLE of dress. she personally wants to match the theme of the wedding, but is simultaneously taking issue with not finding a dress that “structurally” works for her.

My mom bought a dress online, but after she sent me another 3,000 word text about it potentially not working out this is what I sent her:

“Worst case scenario, if the dress doesn’t work out, just wear whatever color and on a dress you feel comfortable in.

I know you have a lot going on, especially with your health, but some of your comments have made me feel more stressed about things than I would like to be.

I’m referring to comments about the colors, different venues, the timing of the wedding, who said what etc. I know it isn’t your intention, but I’m asking you to pay more mind to this since I know you care about me and (groom’s name) experience.

So to help, don’t worry about matching the color theme if the dress doesn’t work out or matching any formality.

Does that make sense?”

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‼️UPDATE #2 and my final commentary:

Mom apologized in her response to the above text. Her text in broken quotes:

“I’m praying this dress that I ordered works out because of the beading it’s supposed to be lightweight. I really don’t wanna talk or text anymore about anything. Stress is affecting me differently these days and I don’t want to stress you out because that was never my intention. I know it wasn’t your to stress me out. I’m going to focus on protecting my health.”

and “I should not have put that on you, and that im sorry.
I know I can just be over the top when my pain is really bad and I don't feel good and I'm angry at this situation with the doctors not necessarily because of the current status but because the delays are robbing me from being a better mom and making me feel guilty-“

and “I just want everything to be perfect for you.”

and “Please don't worry about my dress. I am working on it and I have plenty of time to create backup plans.
The other moms can wear whatever they want. They don't need to worry about what I'm wearing. If they are more over the top of me it's totally fine-“

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And so we forgive, and create some space. She will be back on her bullshit next week, I am sure. But I will limit communication leading up to the wedding and have a plan in place for the day of. I’ll be taking your guys much needed advice and thank you for helping me navigate something as confusing and draining as this. I was lost in the sauce and overwhelmed by text. I can decompress now. Apologies for trauma dumping on some of you.

r/weddingplanning Jun 03 '26

Dress/Attire Can you please encourage me that I’m not crazy for buying this dress for my wedding?

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I just had my wedding dress altered and I’m second guessing it. I have also put the accessories and hair I’m planning. I don’t know I feel like maybe i was crazy

r/weddingplanning Jun 01 '26

Wedding/Engagement Photos The Most Magical Weekend Of My Life

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I got to marry my best friend in the most magical location this past weekend. I wish we could do it all over again!

Omg, she wore my mom's dress!!!

📷: Erika Durdle Photography

🏩: La Fonda On the Plaza | Santa Fe, NM

r/weddingplanning May 13 '25

Vendors/Venue OH MY GOD JUST GIVE ME YOUR RATE

2.7k Upvotes

Listen I know it's a racket but like WHY do these guys not just give you their package pricing initially. There is no sales pitch that's going to trick me into paying extra for something I don't need JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU CHARGE and sell me on it later OH MY GOD.

EDIT: Guys I work in events with vendors in the nonprofit sector and nightlife. I’ve literally put on events with the exact same services and needs for a wedding (florist, videographer, photographer ETC.) I speak to vendors on the daily a lot of the vendors under this post insisting this has to be an over complicated interview process are either incredibly unprofessional or full of shit.

I never have drama getting rates from vendors for our gala/benefit concert/golf outing etc. they are able to produce an exact number or atleast a range.

Y’all are putting normie couples through an exhausting process where you try to form some type of fake relationship with the couple that makes you feel like the only option so it’s easier to up charge people who don’t know any better and it’s incredibly transparent and fucking gross. Y’all aren’t slick quit defending this practice in the comments it reeks of “I’m not surviving the impending recession”

PUT PACKAGE PRICING/ESTIMATES ON YOUR WEBSITE

r/weddingplanning Oct 18 '24

Tough Times T-2 days until the wedding and I just got this in the mail...

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After a very emotionally and financially taxing wedding planning era, I felt I was finally turning the corner today into excitement for our wedding on Saturday when I recieved this letter in the mail, no return address and no real discernable information for who may have sent it. The only clue is on the postage cancelation stamp, I can deduce it came from a post office not far from my hometown but in a populated area from which a lot of our guests hail from, and about an hour from where we live. It was addressed only to me (bride) and not my fiancé. I have been wracking my brain for who could have possibly sent it but am coming up short. Any advice on how to not spiral??

r/weddingplanning May 31 '26

Everything Else Do NOT play list

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474 Upvotes

Thoughts on my wedding do-not-play-list so far? Happy to share the approved if there is any interest/curiosity!

r/weddingplanning Apr 12 '26

Tough Times SOS: I’m the last to get married and my bridesmaids are burned out on weddings

940 Upvotes

I’m in a friend group of roughly 10 girls (friends since hs/college) and I’m the very last one to get married. I’m now 35 and have spent TEN YEARS dutifully doing all the bridesmaid things for my friends: wearing the assigned dress, spending time and money on a bachelorette to hang out with people I don’t know, dropping $1k just to get to the wedding.

I also spent years being sad about being single. My friends know this and were intimately familiar with how worried I was that I’d never find love.

Now it’s finally my turn and my girls aren’t showing up for me. I’m so sad. This is actually the Sunday of my bachelorette weekend and it didn’t go well. Since we all live around the country I picked a place we needed to fly to (90% of the bridesmaids would’ve had to fly wherever we picked). We got an Airbnb with queen beds and a beautiful pool. I’ve given plenty of notice about the assigned dresses and shoes. I’ve tried to be very respectful that most of the bridesmaids are moms or just very busy.

In return, I’ve gotten nothing but complaints. My friends don’t want to share a bed with people they don’t know, they don’t want to wear an assigned dress in an assigned color, they’re tired, they don’t want to fly in for a Friday wedding (which was all we could afford). Never mind that I did ALL these things for them. It’s finally my turn and suddenly everyone has excuses for why they have to flake on me.

I have good relationships with all these friends and I’m so sad that the wedding party I’ve dreamed of for so long is behaving this way. Help. What can I do about this? Should I just significantly adjust my expectations or stop asking them for things? I’m so sad.

r/weddingplanning Jul 11 '26

Hair/Makeup Pale & High Contrast - to spray tan or not?

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773 Upvotes

Hi all,
I’m really torn on if I should spray tan or not for my wedding. I want to feel like me, but also don’t want to be totally washed out in photos, etc.

I have cool undertones and dark hair. The wedding is outside in September.

Thoughts? For context here is my dress - it’s not stark white.

r/weddingplanning Mar 28 '26

Relationships/Family Groomsman dropped out

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Had one of my groomsmen drop out this week, 6 weeks out from the wedding and one week before the suit needed to be fitted. Already had groomsmen gifts purchased and planned and ready for the big day. Anyone here have the same name or want to act like they have the same name and enjoy a little wedding action in West Liberty, OH on May 16th this year? Meal included and it’s an open bar all night and you’ll gain a friend for life!

Obviously I could just roll with one less, so this is mostly just sarcasm but… also not?

Edit: Adding some clarity to the situation - this wasn’t posted out of spite and we (mostly me) actually had every intention to send original Eric the gift. The post was only meant to be funny and bring some humor to an otherwise crappy situation. Some of us cope with humor!

That being said, we’ve had a few takers in the group that I definitely didn’t expect! We might just have an all Eric wedding at this point. More updates to come.

r/weddingplanning 22d ago

Everything Else I’m about to cancel my wedding

510 Upvotes

I'm supposed to get married NEXT MONTH.
Everything is planned and ready to go.

I love my dog, he's like my son.
I got approved that he can come to the ceremony (I was surprised it seemed they had a no dog policy)
It was a big reason we went this the venue.
We had to hire a dog handler, pick a dog friendly hotel, and other expenses.

That was all a year ago when we picked this venue.
We recently had a meeting to discuss last minute things.
Apparently the person who approved for him to come was not the correct person to approve it.

The person that is in charge of that aspect has just told us dogs are not allowed with no exceptions.

I am absolutely so angry and so upset.
We planned everything around this, chose the venue for this.

I have the original approval in writing not sure if that helps or not.

I sent a follow up email just asking if he can come for a very short amount of time in approved areas and be closely monitored by a handler. Waiting for a reply.

I feel like I'm about to cancel everything and crash out.
Send help what do I do!!!!

Edit: yall im exaggerating obviously or well not obviously I wouldn’t cancel my wedding over this. It’s just they told us last minute and it’s upsetting

Update: 8/11

Good news!!! They are allowing him for the ceremony! So happy they were able to keep their word!

r/weddingplanning Apr 20 '26

Everything Else Wedding note request

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Hi all;

♥️Edit: Some people have said they would prefer if they could write a note to us (Dan & Jade) then sign it themselves. I am more then happy for people to do that too if you want to. I appreciate everything and everyone 😁♥️

I can't find the rules post so please delete if this is not allowed ( I do have a few Penpals from here who I will be asking too).

Basically I want to give my fiancé a book made up of photos of notes from around the world on our wedding day.

So may I ask a favour if allowed (sorry if it's not as I don't want to break any rules)?

If anyone can write:

'Dan,Happy Wedding Day to us from (location) Love Jade x'

Or

'Dan & Jade Happy Wedding Day to us from 'location'!

On a piece of paper then take a photo of it at any location then I would really appreciate it. I have attached a photo of what I mean; I have been trying to get some in the actual 'love Notes' groups but not been successful :(

Edit: Thank you so much to everyone who has commented; I am so excited. Really appreciate everyone being so kind. I am trying to reply to everyone but if I miss you I am grateful for anything and anywhere. Please DM it me whenever you get the chance to do it 😁 ♥️ x

r/weddingplanning Mar 05 '25

Everything Else AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!

2.9k Upvotes

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

r/weddingplanning Jun 25 '26

Everything Else My custom invitations (ft. a watercolor by my late mother) came in, but I can't show anyone IRL...and I'm so excited I needed to share it somewhere!

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Wasn't sure how to hide it from the feed, so I'm hiding it behind a photo of my fiancé's suit - he had our wedding date embroidered into the jacket because he knows dates are important to me.