Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Hi all, I am not sure if i have this right… I really want to include both of our parents’ names on it STEPHANIE and RYAN together with their parents Mr. William and Mrs. Idy Chan Mr. Robert and Mrs....

So I have a weird situation. My FH's parents are divorced. His father has been dating a woman for a while. FH and I have both met her and obviously she is invited. But we do not know her last name and...

My fiance is from Novs Scotia and we would love to get married there. We have an awesome venue picked out and booked... but my family, who the majority of lives in Alberta, refuses to travel to Nova...

My FH and I are very light hearted and upbeat people. So we will not be having traditional bouquet/ garter toss and the parent dances. I need ideas on how to break the news to his mother and step...

My oldest dearest friend was going to be one of my bridesmaids but passed away very unexpectedly. I want to leave her seat at the bridal able empty with maybe a picture of us. It is going to be tough,...

Hi all, I know this has been discussed in the past but it seems a lot of people are going either fully online or fully snail mail with their invites. I was considering going for more of a hybrid where...

I'm a bridesmaid to one of my friends who lives in another state, about a 1.5-2 hour drive away from me. I RSVP'd to attend her engagement party, but now I'm not sure if I'll be able to make it due to...

Hey all, My FH and I are doing a destination wedding and starting to agonize over the invitations-- namely our grandparents. We're absolutely aware that the distance is too far to ask them to try and...

Hi All, Would appreciate an ear and any advice you have. I got married almost a month ago and two things happened that really bothered me. 1. A really good friend blew off our wedding. First it took...

I just found out yesterday that my husband and I are pregnant! But I will be in one of my best friends wedding this weekend. Of course that means I won’t be drinking. I’m not sure if I should tell her...

Hi everyone! My fiancé and I are getting married in December of 2022 and we've decided to have an adults only wedding. The only children younger than 14 who will be there are my soon to be...

My fiance and I are having a hard time agreeing on whether we should have two officiants or not. Here is the scenario.. I've always wanted my brother to perform my ceremony (he's a youth pastor),...

My FH doesn't want to have a Mother-Son dance. They aren't on bad terms in fact he's her pride and joy. He's just a bit shy and not the greatest dancer. Our first dance is about all he can take. I...

So me and FH purchased our save the dates and we were wondering if we send save the dates to our vendors and if we don’t is that rude?

Hello, I'm getting ready to withdraw money for tips and I can't find online how much you should tip the elevator attendant. It's a big elevator that will have a person operating it. I know I should...

Has anyone been in this situation? We live in SC but are getting married in MA (where the majority of our family lives). My shower is in MA and it wouldn’t be very practical for us to open gifts and...

My wedding is this weekend and everything is all sorted out except I keep getting different advice on tipping etiquette and protocols! I am definitely tipping my photographers, DJ, and hair &...

In my original post, I asked advice on how to tell a bridesmaid you'd like for her to step down. Long story short if you missed it, one of my bridesmaids ruined my bachelorette party. She let her...

I just go engaged and I am so happy, honestly can’t believe he is ready to get married. The only thing is this is my second marriage and I am defiantly not a young bride. I am 46 years old and feel...