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is best for your purposes. Compromise cannot work without concession. It may be your wedding, but that doesn't mean you have all of the best ideas. The more open you are to getting the feedback of others and pursuing what works, the easier the planning will be. Of course, not all opinions are feasible. You must be able to separate the good from the bad, the essential from the nonessential, the import-ant from the not so important. If an idea will not work, there's no use in considering it. If an idea will work but you have your heart set on something else, it's fine to axe it. It is your wedding, and you don't have to concede on everything. Do remem-ber, however, that your wedding will be just the first of many good days to come. The fact that you have to simplify the wording on the invitations for your parents' sake probably won't matter to you 10 years from now. Respect is key. Family and friends must understand that it is not

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