Wedding renewal/anniversary party for a 1 year?
Is it a bad thing to wear my same dress? I missed out on wearing a vale the day of our wedding, so the only change would be adding a vale and wearing my hair down, but people would still know it is...
View Article2nd Marriage, Older Kids Moving Together
We are both widowers who lost spouses 3 years ago to cancer and have found one another. Such joy! We have 2 children each -- 19 & 20, and 19 & 23 -- who all still live at home -- 3 of them in...
View Articleinviting former in-laws?
I was widowed at 34, and an getting remarried next year. Is it strange to invite my late husband's parents? They are my children's grandparents. Thanks in advance
View ArticleSong to dance with my 3 year old son
Hi everyone,This is my second wedding, and I have a 6 year old daughter Molly, and a 3 year old son, Cameron. We decided that we're going to do a fun Mom, step-dad and daughter dance to "Good Golly...
View Articleyoung bride but 2nd wedding dilemma
Hello everyone! I'm a second time bride but I'm still relatively young (i'll be 28 when I marry) and wanted to know whether it was appropriate to have a big wedding. (my first wedding was at the JOP)...
View ArticlePeople need to get over it!
So, this is my second wedding. The first time I was married, I was 22 and got married for all the wrong reasons. We had a child, moved all around the country b/c he's military, got divorced, and now we...
View ArticleDoing a happy dance!
So, my wedding is a little over 4 months away and things are coming together so nicely! My engagement picture prints that I ordered came in today!! One of my very best friends is a photographer and she...
View ArticleSmall wedding, not really any bridal party ...
Hi everyone,So, I have mentioned in previous posts that I am doing a small wedding (around 40 people right now). Because we aren't inviting a whole lot of people, I am not really going to have a...
View ArticleWedding dilemma!
Hi everyone,My fiance and I are having a courthouse wedding at the beginning of next year. He is military so I'll be moving with him to his next station. We are also planning a "big" wedding in 2015....
View ArticleDress from your first wedding?
What did you do with yours? I'm remarried now and my dress from my first wedding is still hanging in a closet at my mom's house. I never got it cleaned or preserved or anything, and then when we...
View ArticlePlanning a Marriage
Hi Everyone, As a second-time bride I decided to post this here - I'm not sure where else it would go. I was just looking for a discussion board that would focus more on planning for a happy and...
View ArticleHELP!!! Wedding ceremony at Belle Isle Fountain????
Hello Everyone...I am thinking about having my wedding ceremony at the Belle Isle fountain. My BF and I have been married before and have 2 kids each (both boys and a girl) and we have been together...
View ArticleNWR-Money woes, borrowed clothing, irresponsible exH...
Hi girls-It's been some time since I've been on the boards, but this situation came up and I thought I'd run it by the second-time crowd. H and I were married this June, second wedding for both of us....
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To Register or Not?
Not only is this the second marriage for both us but we are both planning to retire in the next 3-5 years. We are having a destination wedding and I really don't expect people who are attending to...
View ArticleIs "no children" rude?
Obviously it wouldn't be stated like this....but, is it rude to have an adult only party? Both me and my fiance have children from previous marriages but they are not attending the wedding. We want...
View Articleloss of father s5.5m pre-wedding
Last Tuesday (11/5), my father passed away suddenly. No warnings at all. Age 66 and healthy. I don't intend to get into the sadness and loss or the messy parts....they exist, as they often do I keep...
View ArticleI have such a sweetie
This is my second wedding, his first. My grandmother is no longer with us, but was at my first wedding. She meant the world to me. She actually bought my wedding china, but the ex and I never used...
View ArticleHow soon is "too soon" to remarry after the 1st divorce?
I was married in June of '11 to the father of my 2 children. The marriage lasted for 9 months and ended in March '12 (He physically and assaulted me and I pressed charges). Most of my family never...
View Article27, second marriage
Hi everyone!Little background: I am 27, my fiance is 31. We have been together 2 years and have an 8 month old daughter. We have finally decided to take the plunge and get married. This is my second...
View ArticleDoes anyone else NOT want to plan their wedding?
First off don't hate me LOL I'm just not that into this...So this is my 3rd marriage. The 1st was a JP wedding, no planning, no reception. My 2nd...I actually planned the whole thing, dates set,...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving!
Just want to send good wishes to all for a safe, enjoyable holiday spent with your dearest loved ones. We have trials & tribulations, but we also have much to be thankful for. Have a wonderful...
View ArticleMarriage 11 months prior to actual wedding
I have an issue that I have been working on trying to figure out what I want to do and I am hoping for a bit of advice. My fiance and I are currently slated to be married on August 22nd, of 2014 and I...
View ArticleDown a bridesmaid
I'm down a bridesmaid but for good reason - she's pregnant and due the day before my wedding LOL. The problem is I have no other close girlfriends to fill the role. My fiance suggested that my oldest...
View ArticleDuplicate post - whoops!
Please ignore. Baby had me up all night. I thought I had posted yesterday.
View ArticleBrother In-Law not attending wedding for moral reasons
My fiance and I were each married before. Mine was a catholic wedding. But, my ex-husband was not catholic, and not baptized and his family refused to set foot inside a Catholic church, so I got...
View ArticleWho to walk me down the isle???
BG - this is both of ours second wedding. DF and I agreed on Vegas; my friends are down with that, my mom and his family is too. However, my Dad and sister, not so much. Dad even laughed when I called...
View ArticlePhoto Slideshow Song for Merging Family
I am looking for a good song to be in the background. I really want a song about joining families instead of individuals. He has no children, I have 3 and really having a hard time finding something...
View ArticleGrieving the Past
Hi Fellow Knotties,I want to start this post out by saying that I have read through the "It's normal" post and did find some comfort there, but I wanted to share this experience as well for others that...
View Articleeloping and having a larger celebration down the road
So my FI and I decided after months of crying and fighting with our families over all the details who's paying for what, whether or not we should be married, mean things being said to us and about our...
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