Weddingbee Boards

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

Common Wedding Abbreviations

• BCP - Birth control pills
• BF - Boyfriend or Best Friend
• BM - Bridesmaid or Best Man
• BP - Bridal party
• B-pics - Boudoir pictures
• DH - Dear 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
• GF - Girlfriend
• GM - Groomsman
• GTG - Get Together
• HM - Honeymoon
• MIL - Mother-in-law
• MOH - Maid/Matron of Honor
• NWR - Not Wedding Related
• OOT - Out of town
• RB - Ring bearer
• RD - Rehearsal dinner
• SO - Significant other
• STD - Save the Date
• TTD - Trash the dress
• VIP(s) - Very Important Person, referring to wedding party and immediate family
• WIC - Wedding Industrial Complex

Other Commonly Used Abbreviations

• BTW - By the way
• DIY - Do it yourself
• HTH - Hope this helps
• IMO - In my opinion
• IMHO - In my humble opinion
• NSFW - Not Safe For Work
• PIB - Picture in bio (referencing a personal bio created on The Knot)
• PSA - Public service announcement
• TIA - Thanks in advance
• TMI - Too much information
• OP - Original Poster (on Weddingbee board)

Weddingbee posts

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