Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

A big majority of my wedding guest and party are either active or retired military members. How do I address the invitations so that I do not offend any one. Do I include ranks of those whom are...

Let me see if I can give y'all the short version of my dilemma. I have 4 bridesmaids, My friend if 18+yrs (2 of my bridesmaids), my soon to be step daughter (bridesmaid) and my good friend of 8 years...

Help! Getting married in June 2022 and stumped on where to sleep!! FH and I want to be together the night before with our bridal party and their significant others, plus a few extra key people (maybe...

Old school etiquette* says it is taboo unless it’s required by the venue for entry, similar to Black/White Tie for the Oscars, and some older generations will be offended. What are your thoughts as a...

Hiii guys I’m debating and would love input. Is standing or blanket seating tacky for a beach wedding. Due to Covid 19 and financial reasons we don’t want chairs. We want something very intimate. As...

My FH new stepfather will be attending with his biological mom. He was raised by his stepmom and wants to really just Focus on honoring his moms and dad. He's not to fond of new husband given...

Hello Everyone! My fiancé and I are getting married next weekend! We chose a DJ service near our venue and loved the owner! He was great to talk with and addressed any questions we had. We were...

Hi. I'm mailing my first batch of invites today and I'm starting to freak out big time because now there is no turning back (not that I would...but it's all the more real). I'm 42 and this my first...

Before we got married our neighbors, we became friendly with while walking our dogs, dropped off a bottle of wine and set of 4 Mikasa wine glasses to say congratulations to our apartment. It was so...

I bought my wedding dress and its gorgeous for me! Lots of lace and beading, a form fitting sheath dress that I want to show off. Im 5'4", medium athletic frame, about size 8 in dresses. My question...

Hello, just got engaged and just started wedding planning. What is an appropriate amount of time to wait for an email response? I'm emailing those who are 7 hrs ahead. Is 24-48 hours enough, or is...

A little background real quick: My now husband and I have been together for almost 10 years as boyfriend and girlfriend. When we decided to get married we not only had A LOT of personal ( Legal )...

I have a few aunts and uncles who used to be doctors in the Philippines. When they migrated to the US, they became nurses. My wedding is in the US. Would you still address them as Doctors on the...

So our wedding is in a few weeks! We are having just close family and friends about 50 people. Our day of venue coordinator that works at the venue said that we would top her separately because her...

Needing some advice... My FH best friend passed away unexpectedly. They already discussed him being in the wedding prior to his death. We want to honor him without being too over the top about it. We...

You all I really thought my guest list would have been different. It's a smallish list of close family and friends. We are 1 week from the deadline to rsvp and I still have over half of the list who...

Hi All! So my fiancé and I are eloping to Maui, just the two of us! No family or friends. We really want to do a first look and be surprised, however, the room that we are staying in is just one room...

My wedding is in 44 (!!!!) days and I am realizing how many little things I still need to get. 🥴 Instead if favors we are deciding to make a donation to the American Cancer Society to honor my mother...

Back ground: I have two close friends so we are a group of 3, one I met freshman yr of high school (A) and the other I met in college (B). At different points I was college roommates with both and...