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Starting off well with your groom
You can prevent a *lot* of stress between the two of you, both at the start of the wedding planning process and as you move closer to the wedding date. With so much going on, with money involved and with everyone else's input, it's smart to begin this process with your groom by setting a few ground rules for how you'll work together.
For instance, assure him right now that you're going to give him advance notice of what needs to be done when, and let *him* decide the pace at which he's going to work. Grooms say they love to be involved with the wedding plans, but they don't want to 'work for the bride' or be spoken down to.
For a list of tips on how to start off well with your groom, check out my post at Ask the Wedding Etiquette Expert, and feel free to ask me any questions that you have about forming the best United Front when sharing plans with your families.
This is supposed to be a wonderful time for the two of you, and with the right mindset and avoidance of some of the most common mistakes, it will be!
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What do you do when the grooms mother and sister are not cooperating. For instance, the mom and sister address dress issues with groom instead of the bride. The groom and bride fight. The mother and sister refuse to order the dresses the bride has picked for the mother of the groom and the sisters daughter who had been selected as a junior bridesmaid. It's been over a year since the wedding planning began and everyone was given ample time to save money to order the dresses now that the dress ordering deadline has passed and their dresses did not get ordered, the bride suggested the junior bridesmaid not be part of the wedding party. The grooms mother became livid. the sister indicated the dress for the junior bridesmaid would be a waste of money because she would not wear it again. What advise would you give the bride? The groom is deep in the middle!!
Its almost 6 years I am married to the person who loved me so much. First 2 years of my marriage were like, I was on the top of the world but after I gave birth to my son, everything has changed. It seems he dosen't love me anymore, He dosen't bothere about my feelings, and now he never talks properly to me, With everyone he is polite but with me he very rude. It seems he dosen't want to come back from his work place. Even on holidays he is never happy at home. Can you please suggest me what to do to make him happy
I wish to marry.