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Guides
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Guide: Things You Can Do with Your Wedding Dress After the Wedding

The I do’s have been exchanged, the guests have gone home, and you’ve been unzipped—for the final time—from your wedding...
Etiquette & Planning
·5 min read

Why the Groom Shouldn’t See the Bride’s Dress Before the Wedding (& Other Traditions)

Some wedding customs and superstitions are so deeply ingrained in our culture that we seldom question them. But have you...
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[Q&A] Should You Worry About Buying Your Wedding Band Online?

As long as you do a bit of research beforehand, buying wedding bands online is an okay way to go...
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Should Guests Bring Gifts to Your Second Wedding?

A common question asked about second weddings have to do with guest etiquette. More specifically: should guests bring gifts to...
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Wedding Gift Etiquette Tips

Wondering what gifts are best for the wedding you are attending is pretty darn common. Do you go with the...
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Traveling For A Destination Wedding? Read This Before Buying A Gift

If you’re traveling by plane, train, or automobile to get to a destination wedding, you do not–repeat do not–have to...
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What Makes A Rehearsal Dinner Rock?

What makes a wonderful rehearsal dinner that everyone will enjoy as much as the wedding? Read on to find out!...
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Destination Wedding Questions: Do You Have To Bring A Gift?

If you’re attending a destination wedding for the first time and are wondering if bringing a gift is necessary, you’re...
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Your Wedding Invite Questions Answered

If the invitations were a fail with your first wedding, don’t allow history to repeat itself. Use the following advice...
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Wedding Etiquette Mistakes Most Couples Didn’t Know They Were Making

Most people have a basic understanding of wedding etiquette, however there are still a number of etiquette mistakes most couples...
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The Differences Between Vow Renewal and A Wedding

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Vow Renewal Reception Question

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Destination Wedding With Children

Question: My fiance has two children, 9 and 7. We were recently engaged. We have lived together for about a...
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Vow Renewal After Extended Separation

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Widow of 10 Months Wants To Marry High School Sweetheart – Is It Too Soon?

Question: My husband passed away a sudden death about 10 months ago. We were married almost 40 years.I loved him...
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Should Widower Invite Ex-In-Laws To Wedding?

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Beautiful Second Wedding Dress For Plus Size Bride

Second Wedding Dress For Plus Size Bride I will get married for the second time in my life. I will...
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Marrying a Widower. How Long to Wait After Death of Spouse?

Marrying A Widower Questin: I have been seeing a man who is just recently widowed and we are to be...
Living in the house my husband shared with his deceased wife
Questions Answered
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Living In The House My Husband Shared With His Deceased Wife

The topic of sharing a home with your husband that was once shared with his deceased wife can be a...
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Etiquette & Planning
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Planning a Vow Renewal for 25th Anniversary Help with Program Wording and Ceremony

Question: I am helping my boyfriend and his sisters plan a vow renewal ceremony and reception for their parents’ 25th...
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Son’s Widow Remarried, Still Part of our Family?

Question: Hi–I will try not to be confusing, even though I am confused. My son was killed 5 years ago....
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Etiquette for Remarrying Ex-Husband Would A Second Wedding Ceremony Be Weird?

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widower boyfriend
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Afraid To Ask My Widower Boyfriend Where I Stand

Question: I am in the weirdest relationship I have ever been in in my life. I met R about a...
remarriage after death
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Is My Father Getting Remarried Too Soon After Death Of My Mother?

Question: My mother passed away 5 months ago due to a heart attack. My parents had been together for over 44...
vow renewal dress
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Vow Renewal Dress Too Formal

Question: My husband and I have been married for 10 years. I already purchased a dress I fear is too...
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10 Questions Newly-Engaged Brides Are Afraid to Ask

Although you would think that everyone has those extensive and essential relationship talks before they tie the knot, you’d be...
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Tips For Moving In Together After The Wedding

For many happily married couples, the thought of moving in together only culminates after the ceremony and honeymoon. After all,...
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3 Tips for Hosting the Perfect Second Wedding Outdoor Reception

Hosting a second wedding reception can be just as fun as hosting a first one, as long as it is...
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Wedding Attire: Helpful Tips

You received your invite, you bought a gift off the registry or wrote a check, and now it’s time to...
Etiquette & Planning
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Benefits of Scheduling Bachelor & Bachelorette Parties On The Same Day

If you are wondering if you should schedule the bachelorette and bachelor party on the same day, you are hardly...
Children & Stepfamilies
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“No Kids Allowed” Wedding Etiquette Tips

You allowed kids to come to your first wedding, and for whatever reason it was a disaster that scarred you...
Groomsmen Duties 101
Etiquette & Planning
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Groomsmen Duties 101

Being a groomsman is more than showing up in a tux and drinking with your buddies, it is a role...
Etiquette & Planning
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Chinese Wedding Etiquette Tips

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Vow Renewal Officiant Suggestions and Tips

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Etiquette & Planning
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Vow Renewal Attire Ideas

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Etiquette & Planning
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Difference Between Vow Renewal And Marriage Blessing

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Questions Answered
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How Involved Should A Widower Be With Deceased Spouse’s Family

Question: I am engaged to a widower. He was married for a year to his spouse before she passed away....
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Questions Answered
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Ivory Colored Wedding Dress for Older Second Time Bride

Ivory Colored Wedding Dress for My Second Marriage My fiance and I are in our late 50’s and plan on...
Questions Answered
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Remarried 4 Months After Wife’s Death. Need some advise on how to deal with this

Hello. My sister passed away from cancer 4 months ago within 1 year of her diagnosis. During the time she...
Etiquette & Planning
·4 min read

How To List Ex-Wife’s Name On Wedding Invitation

Question: I am divorced and kept my ex’s last name due to simplicity and career. I am newly and wonderfully...
Questions Answered
·9 min read

Daughter Against Widower Father’s Remarriage

Question: I am a 63 year old widower whose late wife died 8 months ago after a twenty year cancer...
Etiquette & Planning
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My Second Wedding, His First

Question: My boyfriend and I are talking about getting married. My first wedding was lavish and expensive – my father...
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How To Do A Vow Renewal Ceremony Without A Minister Or Officiant

Are you planning a vow renewal and wanting to nix a bit of tradition and go your own route? You’ve...
Questions Answered
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Places to Host Wedding Vow Renewal Ceremony in New York City

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Questions Answered
·7 min read

Daughter Heartbroken About Widower Father Remarrying Mother

I am a 39-year old woman. My mother passed away five years ago and about a year after that, my...
name change after wedding
Questions Answered
·7 min read

Second Marriage Name Change Question

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vow renewal 5 years
Etiquette & Planning
·4 min read

Vow Renewal At 5 Years. Etiquette Help Please!!!

Question: I have used the search tool and gone through several threads but have not come across a thread as...
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Inspiration
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Bridal Shower for Second Wedding

The Question: My sister-in-laws, with the help of my maid of honor, want to host a bridal shower for me....
second marriage issues
Children & Stepfamilies
·8 min read

Teens, Young Adult Children And Second Wedding Issues

Question: My kids are 17 (g), 20 (g) and 22 (g) his (all boys) are 17, 24, and 26. Before we...
dating a widower
Questions Answered
·14 min read

I’m Dating A Widower And His Kids Don’t Want Him To Be With Anyone With Children

Dating A Widower: I have been dating a widower for a little over a year now. I’ve known this man...
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