Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Hi! Okay so me and my FH are having a BIG disagreement. He wants kids, I don’t. And I LOVE kids. I’m a teacher and a doula. Trust me, I love me some kids. However, I don’t want them at my wedding. I...

Am i a horrible person for only wanting to invite friends. No family just our parents, the bridal party and our friends. We have a huge family on both sides and it comes close to 218 total guests that...

The best way I know to ask this question is with an example: Bob Smith, 50Mary Smith, 49Suzie Smith, 25 (adult daughter living with parents) Is it okay to send 1 STD to this household addressed “The...

Our wedding was last weekend and the ceremony and reception were beautiful. I loved my vendors and was overall very satisfied with the results. Our caterer, however almost coast us the night. Food was...

Hey all, I'm putting together my photo list and hit a small bump in the road. We are doing a first look and are getting a good majority of our photos taken before the ceremony. The only photos that...

Hey everyone! So my wedding is 02/23/2020 and my mom has just let me know that she's planning a bridal shower for me on 01/11/2020. Today she asked me for a list of people I want to invite and I asked...

It’s 3 days before my wedding and a friend is dropping a bomb on me by asking if her 8 year old can come to get ready with all us adults. I really just want some girl time in the morning with my mom,...

Hey everyone! My fiancé and I have been struggling financially with the last month or two of wedding planning. He’s in the navy and went without a paycheck for a while so we had to budget tightly....

Hi. Does anyone know where I can find custom plush robes. All I can seem to find are silk. I live where it's cold and winters are long I need plush lol.

I’m thinking of changing my mind on my food choice for the reception. We are having a casual outdoor rustic style reception after our ceremony with about 75 guests. My reception is at around 1:30 and...

So tell me what you think of this idea. Long story short, my mom raised me as a single mother and is walking me down the aisle. I’ll be dress shopping soon and my mom is less enthusiastic about...

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,...

I plan on hiring a day of coordinator for my wedding. Almost every planner I have contacted states they "help" with setup and cleanup. I am not wanting my mother having to do any of this at all as I...

Hi! We're having a destination wedding in Hawaii. My friends' kids will be there and will be 6 and 7. Since they are the flower girls and ring bearer (2 are twins), we wanted to have a welcome gift...

So, my friends tell me I'm making this more complicated than it needs to be - you all probably will to lol. But basically, my fiance and I both have small families and a relatively small circle of...

My daughter is having having a non traditional wedding ot a beautiful river front vacation home. We are having a simple out doors ceremony and the a royal tea. Later that evening we are having a bbq...

Do I tip my vendors the day of it after the wedding with a thank you note?

Hi all so my wedding is this saturday and i am curious as to what we should tip our vendors? do you do a percentage of the price you paid for services? any thoughts are appreciated. thanks soo much! ...

I’m wondering which vendors are usually tipped at the end of the night... which ones did you tip and how much?