Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Who(vendors) do you tip at the end and what's an appropriate amount/percentage? Trying to factor in Tip$$ to our budget. Thanks!!!!!

Every wedding I have been to has had an open tip jar for the bartender. My fiance and I always tip graciously to these folks who work their butts off to make the guests drinks as does our friend...

Hey Everyone! My fiancee is tired of me stressing over this so I've opted to get an outside opinion. My fiancee's twin brother is getting married a year before we are. I'm a bridesmaid in their...

Hello all! I am hoping to get some advice. I just got engaged a week ago and I am trying to decide how to tell my parents. I live about 10 hours away from them so it's not very easy to just drop in...

So I’m in an awkward place with choosing this one girl to be my bridesmaid. So my fiancé’s family has this girl that lives with them. She came from a rough situation and his parents took her in when...

My fiance and I will have lived together for 5 years come time for the wedding so we dont really need anything honestly. We are going to be building a house the summer after our wedding and instead of...

I just moved to the US and am still not familiar with how wedding traditions here work. I see that some brides give gifts to husband, bridesmaids, MIL, FIL etc on wedding day. Is it usually expected?

I need help on how to word the invitations! My fiance and I are from Nebraska but live in Kansas now. We were going to have our wedding in a small town neither of us are from on May 8th so it was...

Hello! We are having a small Orthodox ceremony (parents, grandparents, siblings) in my fiance's home church. I'm new to Orthodoxy since meeting him, so the religious ceremony isn't as big a deal to...

Hi everyone! I recently (6 months out) have decided to say forget all the wedding stuff, and invite our closest 40 people to a destination wedding in St. Lucia. Since were having a destination...

When sending RSVP cards with the invitation, I thought it could be an easy way to save some money by letting the person invited stamp their own return envelope. Is it rude for me to send the RSVP not...

This is long and a bit tricky, so bear with me. We're keeping our wedding small, preferable no more than 60. My parents are divorced. My dad has 3 siblings, and one surviving parent. I'm inviting them...

So my officiant at my wedding was drunk is it still valid? Groom and bride were not drunk?

Hey all. I'm looking for a little advice/support. My maid of honour texted today me saying she could not be my MOH anymore. She says she hasn't felt connected in a way that she is comfortable and just...

I’m feeling so bummed. My matron of honor / sister lives across the country with our family and just told me today that she’s pregnant and her due date is a week before the wedding. Obviously, I’m...

We are planning a beautiful destination wedding . Unfortunately more than a few family and friends have been telling us that it will be " a hassle " to attend our wedding. This has been so upsetting-...

Hello! I guess a back ground would be, I’m currently 18 but I’ll be married right before I turn 20. Our date is June 26, 2021 so we have quite a bit till the day comes. My oldest brother has a...

Hello all! I’m not sure if this is the proper group for this discussion. However, I wanted to know if you ladies and/or gents wear your engagement rings all the time. Recently, I was made to feel bad,...