THIS IS SOOOOOOO TRUE!! WEDDING RULES!!

I FOUND THIS ON THEKNOT.COM AND HAD TO SHARE!!!

1. Yes, you have to feed the vendors.

2. No, your family can’t throw you a bridal shower. Yes, your aunt is a member of your family.

3. If you have to ask if it’s tacky, it probably is.

4. And before you ask, yes, the dollar dance is considered tacky by a majority of people.

5. Cakes should be made of cake. Not fountains, ladders, staircases, or Barbie dolls dressed up as the bridal party.

6. It doesn’t matter if your dress is ivory and the table linens are white.

7. It doesn’t matter if your dress is ivory and your FI’s shirt is white.

8. Yes, you should put a stamp on the response envelope/postcard.

9. No, we can’t tell you what you should have engraved in your FI’s ring.

10. Yes, your MOH and BMs are doing you a favour. They are not your personal assistants, labourers, babysitters, psychologists, or personal shoppers.

11. Yes, it is possible to plan a wedding without reading a single bridal magazine.

12. No, we do not know why your FI/FMIL/FFIL/MOH said that. We don’t know if they were trying “to ruin your special day”. If you want to know why they said it, ASK them!

13. Don’t ask for opinions if you can’t handle them.

14. No, you don’t have to have favors. But yes, it’s okay to do favors.

15. No, we can’t give you a timeline for a 4 -11 wedding. It’s YOUR wedding—you figure out what to do and when.

16. USE GOOGLE for questions to which you KNOW you can find the answer elsewhere. It takes less time than posting AND you won’t annoy anyone by asking “what’s the difference between a duvet and a comforter?” 357 times each day on every single board.

17. No, the lack of responses to your post is not an indication that we don’t like you. It’s an indication that your post was a) inaccurately worded, b) unanswerable by us, c) not of interest to us.

18. Yes, putting prom pictures in your bio will usually result in an attack on your age and/or the age of your FI.

19. Yes, putting up a bio DOES give people the right to judge you. Realize that your bio is an indication of your lifestyle and/or personality and is who you are on the Knot. If you post a pic of your FI eating a possum sandwich while wearing overalls, a cowboy hat, and standing in front of a Confederate flag whilst petting your coon dog “Cooter”, you WILL be judged.

20. No, we don’t know which BM dress you should choose. We can tell you which one we like, but we aren’t taking into account your size 2 BM and your size 32 BM. Give us the facts up front if you really want to know.

21. Inviting guests to the ceremony and reception is okay. Inviting extra guests to the reception only is okay. Inviting guests to the ceremony and NOT the reception is NOT okay.

22. Guests should not have to pay for their meal at the reception. Ever.

23. Guests do not have to give you a gift. If they do give you a gift, consider yourself lucky. Do not tally up the cost of the gift against what you’ve spent per guest—they don’t have to reimburse you for the cost of your wedding!

24. Shower guests must also be wedding guests. Always.

25. RSVP totals vary with each bride. We can tell you how many showed at our wedding, but that is not in any way a guarantee of your guests’ attendance.

26. No, you may not DEMAND that your MOB/MOG wear a particular outfit. You chose your dress—let them choose theirs.

27. Yes, you should send a TY note if you have received a gift. No matter when you got the gift. No matter what kind of gift. No matter where they gave you the gift.

28. No, you do not have to have a MOH.

29. Yes, you are being a selfish wench in demanding that your friend change her wedding date because it is “too close” to yours.

30. Yes, you may put registry information in shower invites.

31. No, you may not put registry information in invitations or STDs.

32. No, we don’t know where your FI is. Call him.

33. No, we don’t know why the vendor/FFIL/BM/officiant hasn’t returned your call. Call them!

34. Yes, there are local boards. We don’t know where you can find the best cake baker in Hooterville. Ask someone who lives in your state.

35. Yes, you can have a “soon to be” hoodie. Yes, you will probably be made fun of for that choice. No, we can’t tell you what to have embroidered on said hoodie.

36. No, you may not have a critique. If someone offers, take them up on it. Otherwise, you just look like you’re starving for affection and recognition.

37. No, you may not post the carat weight of your e-ring in your bio. It makes you look oh, so shallow.

38. No, you do not have to respond to every troll. The best thing to do is ignore them.

39. Yes, we all know you’re selling something on E-bay. No, you do not need to post about it every 23 minutes.

40. No, Knotties do not have the final say on your wedding. Do not try to replicate another Knottie’s wedding. Make your wedding YOUR wedding.

41. No, you may NOT automatically assume that you are going to have a bridal shower and/or a bachelorette party. Under no circumstance is it appropriate to ask someone to throw one for you.

42. No, your wedding is not more important than your family.

43. No, your MOH is not jealous that you are getting married. She probably just wishes you'd shut up about it for 5 minutes and talk to her like you used to.

44. Yes, your parents have the right to have some say-so in your wedding plans if they're footing the bill.

45. If you think you're pregnant, take a pregnancy test.

46. You know that guy who gave you the ring? Yeah, he's your FI. He's allowed to make WR decisions, too.

47. No, there should not be any pictures of children on your invites. (Unless either you or FI are 8 years old.)

48. No, you will never be able to explain the virtues of the Precious Moments collection to most of us.

49. Yes, budgeting arguments are easily avoided. Decide on your budget before you buy anything. Don't add it up as you go along!

50. No, we don't need to see pictures of every man, woman, and child that you know. Try to keep your bio short and sweet.

51. You do not need to have the same number of attendants as your FI. Do not 'invent' friends to even up the numbers!

52. When you ask a question beginning with 'is it okay to . . .' you will invariably get an equal number of 'yes' and 'no' answers. Grow a spine. Decide what's right for you instead of asking people who don't know you.

53. We can’t tell you if it’s OK for your FI to go to a strip club for his bachelor party. You need to go talk to HIM about it and make the choice as a COUPLE.