Etiquette and Advice
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Hey everyone. I am on the fence about whether or not to change my name. FH is not pushing it at all, and in fact is encouraging me not to. His last name is long and complicated, no one pronounces it...
My two sisters are indirectly taking to each other about me because I didn’t ask them to be my bridesmaids. They are both 20 -23 years older than me and we are not very close. I asked my two nieces...
My husband and I decided we didn’t want children under a certain age at our vow renewal. What’s the best way to articulate this request in the invitation?
My friend is planning on getting married on June 28, 2020 and the wedding is about 2.5 hours from where we live. It will be from 3-9 PM. Not sure if they are having an after party for anything. The...
So due to some issues we have family that will be unable to make it to our DW. So we are going to have a ceremony before we have our wedding. We have several reasons for having it before instead of...
Hi all! We're getting married at a winery and are plnning to have either an open bar or partial bar. Any suggestions on how to advise my guests on driving safely as there are no hotels close by. I...
Our wedding reception includes all the food and wait staff. Believe gratuity is included in our bill. Do we tip extra? Do we tip the waitstaff and bartender separate?ceremony - at the same place as...
So my wedding is this coming Sunday the 20th and I’m having severe stress and anxiety over last minute things. Has anyone else experienced this and how did you deal with it? My bridal party hasn’t...
Hi, I am planning on booking my wedding for sometime in 2021 in my hometown of Chicago. My fiancé is not from Illinois and his entire family lives out of state besides his grandfather. He only sees...
Can I hear from some brides who invited/are inviting only a portion of their coworkers on their team? How did you go about it? Was there awkwardness with the coworkers who weren't invited? For me, the...
How far is too far to drive from a church ceremony to a reception?
Hi Wedding Wire —My sister is having a destination wedding in Montego Bay Jamaica November 2020. 80 guests. My my question is how to deal with the fact that I’ve been asked to be MOH and my sister has...
If im not getting married till 2022, should i do announcements as well. Or since its closer to christmas can I get away with doing them as a Christmas card? Would that mean i have to get my engagement...
I’m on the struggle bus with choosing my wedding party! Obviously my closest sister is in it and so are my two daughters (yes this is my second wedding but first to be planned) I plan on asking my...
Hi, As soon as I got engaged I asked my aunt to be my maid of honor. I don't have any friends that I was close enough with at the time to ask. I thought I would love having her as a maid of honor,...
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,...
We’re having a quick and easy ceremony for our wedding, and chose my fiancé’s uncle as the officiant. He was ecstatic and has been incredible, but we can’t figure out a gift for him. He’s not the type...
Hi all, I'm looking for some advice on plus one's. I originally planned on giving all the single people a plus one, but we are getting very very close to our guest limit. Let me preface this, so y'all...
Has anyone sent their wedding invitations via email? If so how did you do it? Any advice, we are trying to cut cost on sending invitations through the mail. Can you please provide some advice on the...
Thoughts about if you were invited to a wedding a year after the bride and groom were legally married. The situation is that we come from very religious backgrounds and we hate to disappoint anyone....
