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conflict resolution

Dealing with wedding planning conflict sucks — especially when it’s family drama. These are our wedding advice posts all about helping you deal with arguments, disagreements, boundaries, and frustrations. We even have posts full of copy-n-paste responses to negative wedding feedback!

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Hair color judgments: when you’re invited to a wedding, but your hair color isn’t welcome?

Have you ever walked into a room and immediately felt judged? I attended my very dear friends’ rehearsal and it was very clear, from the moment I set foot in the ceremony space, that there were a number of people displeased with my particular choice in hair dye jobs. Afterwards I was informed that my blue hair — the blue hair that I’ve had for about five years now — is not welcome by the People Paying For The Wedding. Here’s what I did when faced with that sad reality…

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6 reasons why wedding planning seems to make everyone act crazy

In the wake of some drama with our families, I’ve been reading a bit on why wedding planning seems to make people act crazy and unreasonable. And I think I’ve come to some conclusions on why both of our families are being so bloody difficult throughout this whole process.

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Wedding weight loss: fighting pressure to lose weight for your wedding

All of my anxieties about my mother scrutinizing my weight all through the engagement process (“No wedding dresses are going to look attractive on you if you don’t lose a good 40 pounds!”) makes me almost not want to get married at all. How do I deal with it? How do I tell her to back off without pissing her off or giving her a brush-off answer?

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What to do when an uninvited guest RSVPs for the wedding you didn’t invite them to attend

So, we’ve talked about How to tell your guests they don’t get a +1. We’ve gone over 10 blunt-but-loving ways to tell people they’re not invited to your wedding. But what happens when a non-guest takes it a step further, and actually RSVPs to your wedding? You know, the wedding you never invited them to?

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WEDDING DRAMA: 9 crucial steps to take when communicating while upset or angry

We all know that wedding planning can be stressful and — dare I say it — can make people a bit crazy. Frequently the stress can make communication hazardous. There’s a great post on the blog already for Copy ‘n Paste Conflict Resolution but sometimes that doesn’t fit what you need.

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10 blunt-but-loving ways to tell people they’re not invited to your wedding

While there’s no way to make everyone happy, I do believe that there are a few key phrases you can use to let uninvited guests to that you love them, you SO appreciate their interest, but no: they’re still not invited.