Weddingbee Boards

Abbreviations are often used in place of commonly used words and phrases on wedding blogs and message boards.

Common Wedding Abbreviations

• AA - African American or Alfred Angelo
• BF - Boyfriend or Best Friend
• BM - Bridesmaid or Best Man
• BP - Bridal party
• B-pics - Boudoir pictures
• DB - David's Bridal
• DH - Dear Husband or Darling Husband
• DOC - Day of coordinator
• DW - Destination wedding
• E-ring - Engagement ring
• E-party - Engagement party
• E-pics - Engagement pictures
• FG - Flower girl
• FH - Future husband
• FI - Fiance/e or "Future Intended"
• FIL - Father-in-law
• FILs - Future In-Laws
• FBIL - Future Brother-in-law
• FFIL - Future Father-in-law
• FMIL - Future Mother-in-law
• FSIL - Future Sister-in-law
• FOG - Father of the groom
• FOB - Father of the bride
• GF - Girlfriend
• GM - Groomsman
• HM - Honeymoon
• JP / JOP - Justice of the Peace
• LDR - Long Distance Relationship
• MIL - Mother-in-law
• MOB - Mother of the bride
• MOG - Mother of the groom
• MOH - Maid/Matron of Honor
• MUA - Make-Up Artist
• NH - New Husband
• NWR - Not Wedding Related
• OOT - Out of town
• RB - Ring bearer
• RD - Rehearsal dinner
• SO - Significant other
• SDR - Short Distance Relationship
• STD - Save the Date
• TTD - Trash the dress
• VIP(s) - Very Important Person, referring to wedding party and immediate family
• WIC - Wedding Industrial Complex
• WB - Weddingbee
• WP - wedding party

Other Commonly Used Abbreviations

• BUMP or Bump - Bring Up My Post (Please use sparingly.)
• BTW - By the way
• DIY - Do it yourself
• ETA - Edited to Add
• CL - Craigslist
• DINK - Dual Incomes No Kids
• FWIW - For what it's worth
• GL - Good luck
• GTG - Get Together
• HTH - Hope this helps
• IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
• IHO - In honor of
• IMO - In my opinion
• IMHO - In my humble opinion
• IRL - In Real Life
• KWIM - Know what I mean
• NSFW - Not Safe For Work
• OP - Original Poster (on Weddingbee thread)
• PIB - Picture in bio (referencing a personal bio created on Weddingbee)
• PSA - Public service announcement
• PP - Previous Poster(s) (on Weddingbee thread)
• SFW - Safe For Work
• TIA - Thanks in advance
• TMI - Too much information
• TY - Thank you

Common Baby Related Abbreviations

• AF - Aunt Flo (i.e. period)
• BBT - Basal Body Temperature (used to calculate a woman's fertile days)
• BC - Birth control
• BCP - Birth control pill
• BD - Baby Dance (i.e. have sex)
• BF - Breastfeed
• BFN - Big Fat Negative
• BFP - Big Fat Positive
• CD - Cycle Day
• CD - Cloth diapers
• CBFM - ClearBlue Fertility Monitor
• CIO - Cry It Out method
• CM - Cervical Mucus
• CS or C/S - Cesarean section
• DD - Dear Daughter
• DPO - Days Past Ovulation
• DS - Dear Son
• DTD - Do the Deed (i.e. have sex)
• EWCM - Egg White Cervical Mucus
• FRER - First Response Early Result (pregnancy test)
• HPT - Home Pregnancy Test
• IC - Incompetent Cervix
• IC - Internet Cheapies (pregnancy tests)
• IUI - Intra-Uterine Insemination
• IVF - In Vitro Fertilization
• KU - Knocked Up
• L&D - Labor & Delivery
• LMP - Last Mentrual Period
• LP - Luteal Phase, the medical name for the two week wait; after ovulation, before you start your period
• LPD - Luteal Phase Defect
• LO - Little One
• MC or M/C - Miscarriage
• NFP - Natural Family Planning (as a birth control method)
• NTNT or NTNTC - Not Trying Not To [Conceive]
• O - Ovulation
• OB - Obstetrician
• OBC - Oral Birth Control
• OPK - Ovulation Predictor Kit
• PCOS - PolyCystic Ovary Syndrome
• PCOD - PolyCystic Ovarian Disease (another name for PCOS)
• PG - Pregnant
• POAS - Pee on a Stick (ie take a pregnancy test)
• PPD - Postpartum Depression
• RE - Reproductive Endocrinologist
• SA - Semen Analysis
• SAHM - Stay at home mom
• SAHD - Stay at home dad
• SAHW - Stay at home wife
• SD - Step Daughter
• SS - Step Son
• SX - Symptoms
• TCOYF - Taking Charge of Your Fertility (book by Toni Weschler about natural methods to achieve and avoid pregnancy)
• TFW - Two Free Weeks (meaning you can drink or what not because you know you aren't pregnant)
• TTA - Trying to Avoid
• TTC - Trying to Conceive
• TWW - Two Week Wait
• US or U/S - Ultrasound
• VBAC - Vaginal Birth After Cesearean

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• Wedding Related Abbreviations (WR Abbr's) by Mrs. Penguin