Money stands up straight and tall on our list of awkward conversations to have with anyone, ever. Let alone, during wedding planning. The wedding budget talk can be something that causes the first burst of stress and chaos in your journey down the aisle. The best thing you can do, as a couple, is have the conversation early on with your families, separately. The tradition of the bride's family covering the tab for the entire wedding is something that's going out of style — more and more couples are paying for the wedding themselves or both families are splitting paying for the affair equally.

But if after you have that conversation with your family members and find out that only the bride's family is going to contribute to the wedding, it may be time to take a step back and reevaluate the scale and the scope of your nuptials.

Once you know how much the bride's family can contribute, see how much you as a couple can add to your wedding budget. Once you have the budget set, you can then go back to the groom's family and see if they wouldn't mind paying for certain items, vendors, or extra events — like the rehearsal dinner. That way, if they are going along with the tradition of having the bride's family pay, they may feel less overwhelmed and caught off guard if you ask them to pay for something specifically.

The other thing you'll need to deal with is resentment. Often times this will come from the bride's family who may get upset with the groom's family for not chipping in. It's important to chat with your family members to make sure that even if they have bad feelings about the money situation, they don't let this take over the entire wedding planning mood.

In the end, weddings join families together. Money often tears them apart. Try to not let this happen before it's time to walk down the aisle.

Jen Glantz is a "professional bridesmaid" and the founder of Bridesmaid for Hire. She's the author of All My Friends Are Engaged and frequently wears old bridesmaid dresses to the grocery store and on first dates.

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Someone put a ring on it. And another ring on it—and then a few more rings. Jennifer Lopez guessed during Carpool Karaoke with James Corden earlier this week that she’d been proposed to five times, but just now on Access Hollywood, she upped the number to six proposals.

We know J.Lo was married to Ojani Noa from 1997 to 1998, Cris Judd from 2001 to 2003, then engaged to Ben Affleck, and married to Marc Anthony from 2004 to 2011. She dated Diddy between her first and second marriages, and has been on-again-off-again (currently on) with former backup dancer Casper Smart since late 2011. So were the other proposals from Diddy? Casper Smart? Both of them? Or someone from the block? Jenny’s not saying. Hey, if we met her in person, we might get down on one knee too.

We've all heard a wedding toast or two that made us cringe—and gave us a healthy fear of handing over the microphone at our own weddings. But whatever you've witnessed in the past, prepare yourself for something even worse: Seven wedding toasts so horrifying you won't want to believe they're real.

They have no idea what they’re walking into.

1. Some toasts you never forget—no matter how much you'd like to. Take this grossly sexist speech Franklin heard more than 15 years ago and can still remember word for word: "The father on the groom said, 'A wife is like a good tile floor,'" Franklin recalls. "'If you lay it correctly, you can walk all over it for years.'" Yuck.

2. Even best men make wedding toast blunders. And, according to Sue, the best man at her brother-in-law's wedding made a big one. "The best man raised his glass and instead of saying the bride and groom's first names, he said the groom and the groom's ex-girlfriend's names," she recalls. "There was a moment of stunned silence, and I am not sure the best man was ever fully exonerated for the faux pas."

3. Nerves can get the best of us all—even April, who, as a singer, is used to being center stage in front of a crowd. "I was nervous—and I had a few drinks to deal with the nerves, which only made it worse," says April, who remembers giving a toast that went something like, "When we were young Amy would only eat hot dogs. She knew there were other foods out there, but hot dogs were her only choice. Charlie, you are just like that—the only hot dog Amy will ever eat for the rest of her life." Yep—she went there. "As you can imagine, there was silence, some laughter, and I think I repressed everything else thereafter," April says.

4. And then there's when you ruin your own wedding. Reader Heather was at a wedding during which she watched the groom grab the microphone for an impromptu toast. "We all assumed it was going to be about his lovely new bride but instead, it was about his best man," she says. "It got worse. He wanted to toast him for always being there for him, especially at the lowest points of his life—like when the love of his life broke his heart, who was clearly not the blushing bride at his side! The entire bridal party ran from the head table to the bathroom in tears."

5. A good toast should enhance the event—not steal the show. But Denise watched in horror as the best man at the wedding she was attending captured everyone's attention in the most inappropriate way possible. "He said, 'I'm so inspired by Carl and Sarah's wedding that I've decided to propose to my woman too,'" she recalls, adding he made good on his promise immediately. "With that, he got down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend," Denise says. "Aside from the obvious upstaging of the bride and groom and stealing the spotlight on their special moment—which is supposed to be all about them—his mother almost had a cow."

6. Turns out, it's not just the bride and groom who can suffer through a bad speech. Chelsi and her husband denied the groom's step-father the chance to give a toast at their own wedding, but couldn't keep him from grabbing the microphone three mother's later when her brother-in-law tied the knot. "He talked about how a marriage is supposed to be the merging of families—and that unfortunately my husband and I didn't make an effort to introduce him to my family at our wedding and how bad that was," Chelsi says. "He said that even though he and the bride don't get along or see eye-to-eye on many things, that there would still be the merging of families—unlike what happened at my wedding. It was pretty unbelievable considering that most of the people in attendance hardly know us, and because he was talking about our wedding in a toast at someone else's wedding."

7. Bad jokes during toasts are bad enough. But how about a bad joke about a condom? Sarah still cringes when she thinks about the speech her best man made at her wedding. "He made a condom joke that may or may not have been about us—it was something about a convenience store and buying condoms with a punch line about finding women in the middle of the night," Sarah recalls. "I still have cringe-worthy thoughts about my 70- and 80-year-old relatives—and frankly parents— who were in the room and heard it. What poor, poor taste."

How We Met

Eamonn and I met over four years ago when I was a patient at his office. We started off as friends grabbing coffee every once in a while, catching an occasional dinner or movie. I found myself turning to him when things in my life were hard, and he was always there to listen and bring me comfort. Two years ago it became clear that there was more to us than just good friends and we started dating. The friendship and comfort Eamonn brought me in the early years of our relationship provided me with the security and understanding that he would always be there for me and do everything in his power to make my happy and comfortable. There is never a dull moment when we are together and my life is better when he is by my side.

How He Asked

I am a schoolteacher, and as a back to school gift Eamonn always buys me a new pair of Nike sneakers. His oldest sister is a fashionista and always keeps us hip on the coolest sneaker trends. I love this because the kids in my classroom find my sneaker “game” impressive. This holiday season Eamonn was up front with me (as always) and said that his sister ordered my last gift for him and she missed the cutoff to have them ready for Christmas. I figured they were Nike sneakers because that was kind of our “thing” and I understood they were worth the wait. He kept me posted on when they were shipped and when they should be arriving so there was no doubt in my mind they were some kind of sneaker. On Tuesday, Jan. 5th, I arrived home from work and Eamonn arrived home shortly after me and he asked me very casually if I wanted my last gift. He went upstairs grabbed the wrapped gift and laid it on my lap. I opened up the Nike ID box and took out one shoe…

On the heel of the shoe it read “ME?”… I immediately thought “wow—Nike really messed up my initials!” By the time I grabbed the other shoe and read the words “MARRY ME?” on the heal of the sneakers Eamonn was down on his knee with the most beautiful ring I had ever seen. Both teary-eyed, we hugged and I said “yes” and in the moment completely forgot to put the ring on. It was the most thoughtful proposal I was so shocked and impressed!!...and like the say “if the shoe fits!”

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If you didn’t believe Amber Rose, believe it now: Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna are engaged, the jeweler who designed Chyna’s engagement ring just confirmed.

Ben Baller of Ifandco just shared this Insta vid:

A video posted by Superism (@benballer) on Apr 5, 2016 at 7:50am PDT

The video is captioned: “Congrats to @RobKardashian & @BlacChyna on getting engaged. Rob, I have never seen you this happy before and I've known you since you were a teenager. I'm glad you came to your day 1 homie to get this massive [ring] for your lady. You know I don't play when it comes to diamonds. God bless #7Carats #VVS #IFANDCO #BlacChyna #RobKardashian”

Obviously it’s a super-sparkly round diamond in a four-prong setting with what appear to be French-set oval or round diamonds on the band. (A french setting is especially sparkly because it has less metal, so more of the diamond is exposed.)

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What's not to love about a destination bachelorette bash? From a culinary crusade through Napa Valley to a wild ride in Las Vegas, a weekend getaway with your favorite gal pals sounds like your idea of serious fun. But get a few honest friends together and you may find there's a lot they do and unfortunately don't adore when it comes to traveling for this particular party. Here, five women get real about what they really think about destination bachelorette parties.

Surprise! They don't like the additional expense.
Think about it: Several of the people on your bachelorette party guest list are likely also bridesmaids—women who are already dishing out serious dough for a bridesmaid dress and your bridal party. "It's a lot to ask of me to pay to be a part of your wedding and to go away for your party," says Christine, who's been invited on three bachelorette getaways this year alone and can only attend one. "If it comes down to paying for that $300 dress you want me to wear or buying a plane ticket, I know where my money has to go."

They love the chance to see somewhere new.
One benefit to hosting a destination bachelorette party is that you and your favorite friends get to experience somewhere new—and that sometimes means traveling to a place your friends may have never gone otherwise. "One of my friends held her bachelorette party in New Orleans," says Kate, "and at first, I didn't want to go. New Orleans just isn't on my travel bucket list. But I got talked into it, and I am so glad I went. I love New Orleans now, and without that party, I never would have seen it."

They don't want to go for too long.
Two or three days? Your friends are in. But ask your gal pals to pack for a five-night, six-day vacation and they may put up a fight. "If I have to take vacation days to go to your party, I can tell you that I won't want to go," says Tara, who turned down a bachelorette party invitation for a weeklong trip to Hawaii. "All my vacation days can't be dedicated to a wedding that's not my own."

They cherish the memories.
Hosting a destination bachelorette party means you've (likely) scheduled more than an evening spent boozing at a bar. "I've been to bachelorette parties where the bride wears a tiara and we go out and do shots and dance and sure, they're fun," says Anne. "But the one bachelorette party I still think about to this day is the one we took to the New York City. I'll never forget seeing Central Park for the first time with my best friends."

They feel guilty if they can't go.
No bride means to put pressure on her friends by extending a long-distance invitation. But unfortunately, that can be an unintended consequence of hosting a destination bachelorette party. "When I had to say I couldn't go to my best friend's bachelorette party, I felt like a terrible friend," says Kate. "I was worried she would think I didn't care enough to go. Luckily, she understood."

Life lesson #1: Don't mess with Beyoncé.

Queen Bey just filed a lawsuit against a Texas clothing company for putting the word "Feyonce" on its products. She reportedly asked the company to stop its sales, and feyonceshop.com didn't listen. First off, are there really people out there who wouldn't listen to the Queen? Not listening to royalty is a crime in itself, so Beyoncé, get what's yours.

Much of feyonceshop.com's merchandise, like this shirt, uses the same sans serif font that Beyoncé favors (see here), so it makes sense that Bey is worried about people thinking she's associated with the company. (The brand also, ahem, borrowed heavily from "Single Ladies" with their "He put a ring on it" mugs.) OK, too close for comfort.

To make matters worse, Beyoncé claims the company is in the process of trying to trademark "Feyonce" with both an accent on the "e" and without. Yikes.

Even if you feel like your family’s, for the most part, normal, there’s nothing like a wedding to make family drama bubble to the surface. And if your family includes, say, half a dozen siblings and parents with several divorces under their belts—Hey, newly engaged Rob Kardashian—you might be tempted to take a pass on the drama and just elope. But if you’d rather have big party than a trip to city hall, you can make it happen with some careful juggling. Here’s how Rob and Blac Chyna—and every couple who’s up against serious family drama—can pull off a traditional wedding.

Your Families Disapprove
YOUR WEDDING: Your sister’s never liked your groom, or his mom wishes he were marrying someone Jewish.
ROB & BLAC CHYNA’S WEDDING: While Blac Chyna’s friends and family are excited (both her mom and BFF have congratulated the couple on social media) Rob’s family (all of his sisters as well as Kris and Caitlyn) has been noticeably silent.
HOW TO DEAL: It’s great if everyone’s as excited as you are, but it’s never a guarantee. If your friends or family are lukewarm about your engagement give them opportunities to get involved in the wedding planning—bring over a bunch of venue brochures or poll them on color palettes—and hope your enthusiasm is contagious. Or, if they need more time to get to know your intended, plan some one-on-one time with individual family members—bring your mom to lunch or have one of his siblings over for dinner. (Resist the urge to kill many birds with one stone by bringing your groom to a huge family gathering, which will just feel intimidating.)

You HAVE to Invite Both Halves of Former Couples
YOUR WEDDING: You’re super-close with your aunt—who’s in the middle of a nasty divorce from your mother’s brother.
ROB & BLAC CHYNA’S WEDDING: Rob’s youngest sister, Kylie, is dating Tyga, the bride’s ex and the father of her child. Rob is also tight with Lamar Odom (sister Khloe’s ex-husband) and Scott Disick (Kourtney's ex and the father of her three kids). Plus, where do Kris, Caitlyn, and Corey Gamble fall on the seating chart?
HOW TO DEAL: Go ahead and invite everyone and trust that they can act like grown-ups. If there’s a particularly bitter couple, talk to them about their plus-one status: If the wound is fresh, ask your uncle not to bring his new girlfriend. Or, if the split is old news, just give both halves the heads up that their ex will be there and whether s/he’s bringing a plus-one.

Must-Attend Guests Don’t Get Along
YOUR WEDDING: You don’t know why your mom’s sisters had a falling out, but you know they haven’t been on speaking terms for years.
ROB & BLAC CHYNA’S WEDDING: Rob’s sister Kim is married to Kanye West, who dated Amber Rose—the bride’s BFF—who had a social media beef with Kanye earlier this year and Khloe Kardashian last winter.
HOW TO DEAL: Again, trust everyone on your guest list to act like grown-ups—but help them avoid each other by seating them as far apart as possible. If you’re worried about certain guests butting heads and won’t have a security detail, a la Rob and Blac Chyna, ask a couple members of your wedding party to run interference if it seems like things are getting heated.

You’re Worried About the Hard Partiers
YOUR WEDDING: You’ve seen your future father-in-law gave many a booze-fueled speech, and your groom’s best man has been known to get sloppy.
ROB & BLAC CHYNA’S WEDDING: Both Scott Disick and Lamar Odom, close friends of Rob’s, have a history of substance abuse.
HOW TO DEAL: Tip off your bartender if you suspect anyone’s going to be hitting the open bar too hard. Give him free reign to serve watered-down drinks—or to cut people off entirely. Also give your DJ or bandleader the short list of people who are allowed to give speeches.