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WeddingWire Community Lingo

Here's a glossary of commonly-used terms and acronyms in the WeddingWire Forums:

AW: attention whore
BFF: best friend forever
BM: bridesmaid;best man
BR: baby-related
b-pics: boudoir pictures
bump: to send a thread to the top of the forum
DH: dear husband
DMV: DC, Maryland, Virginia
DOC: day-of coordinator
DS: darling spouse
DW: destination wedding; dear wife
e-pics: engagement pictures
ITA: i totally agree
FG: flower girl
FH: future husband
FI: future intended / fiance
FFIL: future father in-law
FIL: future in-laws
FMIL: future mother in-law
FS: future spouse
FW: future wife
GM: groomsman
GTK: good to know
HR: house-related
HTH: hope that helps
JR: job-related
KWIM: know what I mean
KWR: kinda wedding-related
IMHO: in my honest opinion
IMO: In my opinion
MOB: mother of the bride
MOG: mother of the groom
MOH: maid of honor
MUA: make-up artist
NTK: need to know
NWR: not wedding related
OOT: out of town guests
OP: original poster
PIA: pain in the you-know-what
PM: private message
PP: previous post
PSA: public service announcement
RB: ring bearer
SMH: shaking my head
STD: save the date
TIA: thanks in advance
TTC: trying to conceive
TTD: trash the dress
TRC: totally random conversation
WTK: want to know

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