Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

So I'm having a Spanish wedding and we have a padrino and a madrina. I'm not sure how to translate this into English. I've never heard of this before until my fiancé's family said we needed to have...

I'm looking for some advice about the etiquette for addressing the save the dates and wedding invitations. For save the dates, can we exclude the Mr., Ms., Mrs., etc.? Or do those need to be included...

Hi! I am having a smaller wedding 10-14-2022 with 75 guests. We are trying to be budget friendly and cut costs wherever possible! I know traditionally you send save the dates and then send invitations...

(I am going to preface this by saying that I don’t agree with the label ‘bridezilla’, and I think where a bride is being a bit unreasonable or out of line, it should be dealt with more delicately...

I’m having a smaller wedding of about 50 people. On the invites (Save the dates) I’ll be putting something along the lines of “Monetary gifts only, will be collected by the day of coordinator” —Is...

Hello! First let me say I’m sorry for any grammar errors or spelling errors as I am writing this 2 in the morning after a few drinks... I needed a place to vent and a place to ask for advice on if I...

Hi, I'm getting married June 4th 2022 and just getting ready to send out the Save The Date cards. I'm going to add info on the accommodations but I don't know how to word it because we are not booking...

Hello, My mom passed away when I was almost 17, and my dad started dating my now-stepmom when I was a freshman in college. I didn't meat my step sister till Junior year of college, and my step brother...

I have just received the final invoice for our sit down reception for 39 people this weekend and included in the bill was a 10% gratuity for the beverage package (mandatory for groups) and an...

My Future Husband (FH) and I both come from LARGE families. His mother, my Future Mother In Law (FMIL), gave an insane list and we kept 99% of them, as he asked me to. After figuring it all out, his...

So I’m getting married in 5 months and my FH and I have no kids of our own and do not want any children at our wedding. Period. We’ve made this very clear from the beginning but are still receiving...

FH and I are marrying this weekend in front of 37 guests followed by a sit down dinner for our reception due to COVID rules in place. To make up for the downsizing of our wedding (originally it was...

Hi! I wanted to get some insight on weddings and tipping your vendors. I will in fact be tipping every vendor who’s providing me a service for my wedding from the venue, to DJ, to the event decorator...

So I am a little confused as to what to do here. (A little back story. My daughter was a flower girl in a wedding in August for her best friends parents.) Well I am getting married on 2-2-22, and her...

Hello Everyone, I recently had a disagreement with my sister who was supposed to be my Matron of Honor because she wants to bring a date, which is not her husband. To start things off, when I...

We've already paid everything in full and are just counting down the days! Are you supposed to tip for vendors or is it just a recommendation?

Hi yall I need advice, my fiance and I got engaged in August we are super eager to be husband and wife as we have been together since high school and now are 25 and 26. We recently came up with the...