So..many...acronyms..!

crisscrossKG

I'm new still to the discussion board stuff and don't understand all of the acronym stuff. There's a whole lot and they're confusing! 

Case in point, what do these mean, and if you can think of any others to help me it would be much appreciated!

MIL (Mother in law?)

GM (Groomsmen?)

BM (Bridesmaid?)

SIL (Sister in law?)

*FH (future...husband?)*

*FI  (future..in-law? fiance?) *

DW (?)

DH  (?)

Simky906

You're right on for MIL, GM, SIL and FH. BM is bridesmaid or best man, depending on the context. FI is for fiancé, DW is destination wedding and DH is darling husband.

AddieCake

A couple other common ones on TK are

PPD = Pretty Princess Day (which means the couple is already legally married and having a big, overblown vow renewal)

AW= Attention Whore

ETA = Edited to Add

crisscrossKG

Ohhhhhh that's what PPD meant! bahahaha

What does PP mean?

FBIL (?)

OOT (?)

AddieCake

PP= previous poster

FBIL = future brother-in-law

OOT= out of town

crisscrossKG

I saw "your SO" a couple minutes ago too. It takes more time to try to guess what they are than writing them out it seems like haha

AddieCake

SO= significant other

AddieCake

Here's a whole bunch:

http://mrsrottys-howtoguide.blogspot.com/2008/01/acronym-dictionary.html

CLI242009

I figured the majority of the acronyms out just by reading the posts haha. Could never figure out what AW was o.O Thanks for posting this!!

OP = Original poster correct?

I know this isn't an acronym but why do some people  say "their special snowflake"? From when I've seen it, it's in reference to a discussion about children.

AddieCake

Special Snowflake is what we call brides who think they are more special than any other bride out there, who think they should be able to do whatever they want b/c it's their wedding day, regardless of whether or not it is rude or offensive to her guests. 

ETA: Yes, OP is original poster. 

CLI242009

Special Snowflake is what we call brides who think they are more special than any other bride out there, who think they should be able to do whatever they want b/c it's their wedding day, regardless of whether or not it is rude or offensive to her guests. 

ETA: Yes, OP is original poster. 

**stuck in the damn box AND (does this happen to anyone else -->) when i hit reply was sent to a different page**

Oh so the brides who say "in our circumstances" ??

AddieCake

Well, some people DO have unique or special circumstances, but most of the ones who think they do, don't. And most of the ones who think their friends and family will be fine with something, have no understanding of the concept that their friends and family often won't be truthful about their feelings b/c they don't want to hurt the bride and groom's feelings. So they have an "It's OUR wedding, and we will do what WE want" attitude.

MobKaz

There was a thread here in Chit Chat not too long ago asking this same question.....

http://forums.theknot.com/discussion/comment/7017935/#Comment_7017935

The majority of TK acronyms are linked under FAQ's.