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When you start planning your wedding, you may have the stubborn mentality of, “I’m not going to let anybody push me around. The only people who should have any say in this wedding are me and my fiancé because it’s our wedding.” But you’ll see just how difficult it is to stick with that mindset. You will not be immune to the doe-eyed faces of your friends and family members, who have special requests for the big day. And you’ll find yourself at an impasse when it comes to deciding between inviting this family member and that family member who do not get along and should not be in the same room. What’s that? You thought people would put their issues aside and get along for your big day? That’s cute. But not happening. Here are politics of wedding planning nobody tells you about.
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The troublemaker speechmaker
So far, you’re asking each groomsmen and each bridesmaid to make a speech. There is just one problem: one of those bridesmaids has a reputation for getting too drunk at weddings and saying things she shouldn’t in her speeches. You can’t very well have her be the one person in the bridal party not to give a speech. Or can you?
