LOL. NE1. BYOB. WYSIWYG. Thanks to texting and tweeting, we’ve become a nation addicted to acronyms out of necessity—whatever it takes to get your point across in no more than 140 characters (or before veering off the road and into a ditch when texting while driving.) And, of course, every industry has its own specific acronyms so those involved can talk to each other in the same “language.” The wedding industry is no exception, and brides have created their own shorthand.

W.T.H.D.T.M.? (What the heck does this mean?)

If you’re just embarking on your wedding planning journey, I’m including a list of wedding acronyms I found on DIYbride.com, so you won’t have to waste time figuring them out. And right below it, just for fun, I’ve created a list of acronyms for grooms who want to text and tweet about the wedding. First up are acronyms for the bride:

BF – Boy friend, Best friend
BIL – Brother-In-Law
BM – Bridesmaid, Banquet Manager, Best Man
BP – Bridal Party or Bachelor(ette) Party
CM – Catering manager
CP – Centerpiece
DH – Dear Husband
DIY – Do-it-yourself
DOC – “Day Of” Coordinator (A wedding planner hired for just the wedding day.)
DW – Dear Wife or Destination Wedding
EP – Engagement Party
ER – Engagement Ring
FBIL – Future Brother-In-Law
FFIL – Future Father-In-Law
FG – Flower Girl
FH – Future Husband
FI – Fiance
FMIL – Future Mother-In-Law
FOB – Father Of Bride
FOG – Father Of Groom
FSIL – Future Sister-In-Law
FW – Future Wife
GM – Groomsman (Groomsmen)
GP – Grandparent
HM – Honeymoon
JP – Justice of the Peace
MOB – Mother Of Bride
GTG – Get Together
MOG – Mother Of Groom
MOH – Maid/Matron Of Honor
NWR – Not Wedding Related
OOT – Out Of Town (guests)
PF – Pocketfold, pocket fold (a type of invitation with a pocket)
RB – Ring Bearer
RD – Rehersal Dinner
SO – Significant Other
STD – Save The Dates
TOJ – Tears of Joy packets (decorated tissue packs)
TY – Thank you (or thank you cards)
UWF – Unique Wedding Favors (Okay. You got me. I added this one.)
WP – Wedding planner, wedding party
WR – Wedding ring

Acronyms for Grooms!

ILHSM – I love her so much
INAD – I need a drink
IOTWPT – I’m over this wedding planning thing
PIRE – Personally, I’d rather elope
SIIMB – Should I invite my boss?
SSLPG – She’s shopping. Let’s play golf.
WSSY – Wow! She said Yes!
WTHIASS – What the heck is a sand ceremony?
WTMD – Way too much drama
WYSH -Whatever you say, honey

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If you can think of any others—for brides or grooms, send them to me and we’ll create a new list together! Meanwhile…

“It” is getting into the Guinness Book of World Records, which is what Jill Stapleton might have accomplished when she got married to Chad Greenhill in Proctorville, OH this past Saturday. The previous world record for bridesmaids at one wedding was 90.

According to reports, Jill owns Jill’s Tumble World, a gymnastics and cheerleading studio, and she invited all her students to join in. She only asked that they wear purple or teal dresses, which are the gym’s colors.

If you want to see a video of the procession, cut and paste http://www.wsaz.com/charleston/headlines/96232559.html into your browser bar.

So I guess the Guiness World Record people have to decide whether 110+ pre-K, elementary school-age, preteen and teenage girls qualify as bridesmaids to validate the record, though I don’t think going for the record was actually part of Jill’s dream. I also wonder who paid for the flowers each girl carried, and the big question is—Did Jill get bridesmaid gifts for all 110+ “bridesmaids”? If you watch the video, you’ll notice there appear to be six or so legitimate bridesmaids in bridesmaid attire who followed the long stream of mini-bridesmaids. They probably got the good gifts, while the rest of the parade got…what? Power bars?

In the video, we never see where the gymnastic students go. Either they’re all standing up at the altar with her, or there’s a door at the other end through which they all filed out. Maybe they just sat down wherever. Regardless, I leave you with this question:  No doubt it was an adorable stunt, but should this be a Guinness world record? Why or why not?