When I first came on here I didn't know much about wedding etiquette.
My whole life I've had a strained relationship with my father. After my FI and I announced our engagement my father and I started having arguments about the wedding budget. I began making demands that I never had any right to make in the first place. When I came on here, I got a nice, healthy dose of reality and I have to say that I am better because of it.
I've learned that my issues with my father are NWR and I had no right bringing the wedding into it. I apologized for my behavior and we moved on from it.
As of right now my father and I are no longer speaking to one another, for different reasons. My FI and I are paying for our wedding, as it is OUR responsibility, and my mom is helping with the catering and my dress. I know that I want my father to be at my wedding. He will definitely be invited, along with a few of his friends, and will be escorting me down the aisle along with my mom. I don't feel very comfortable doing the father-daughter dance so I'll probably skip that.
I know that I have some time before my wedding next year for my relationship with my father to get better, but I won't hold my breath. I do love him very much but we just don't get along.
But this post was mainly to say that I've learned a lot here and I am grateful that there is a website like this where new brides-to-be can come and learn from other brides about etiquette and other things. So thank you everyone. I'll be here even after I'm married next near so I can hopefully pass on the knowledge I've gained!