Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

I am planning my wedding for early June 2023. We are planning on having a small wedding party - 4 people total: MOH, Best man, one bridesmaid, one groomsman. My MOH and Bridesmaid just let me know...

Hi All, I'm about three days out from my RSVP deadline and still haven't received RSVPs from 24 invitations. I was wondering what the etiquette is here. Is a non RVSP a no or do I have to follow up...

Hey everyone! We just found out less than 2 weeks before our wedding that the ceremony venue we had booked has fallen through due to covid. We are planning to switch to a mostly virtual ceremony and...

To be honest, when we booked our wedding I didn’t think choosing the Saturday before Christmas for our wedding as selfish. But now that it’s approaching, I’m feeling selfish. The situation was that we...

So I got engaged and set our wedding date for next year. We sent out our Save the Dates a year in advanced and now have about 6 months til our wedding. My cousin got engaged a month or 2 after we sent...

My husbands brother (M20) is engaged to a girl with 2 children, one is his child. They first got together when they were both 18 and she already had her daughter (1 year old at the time). They got...

Hey, y’all! I’m currently working on estimating numbers for catering, but I’m not entirely sure about vendor meals. I’m planning on having meals prepared for my coordinator, photographer, and...

I'm SO excited to send out announcements to our family and friends. I want to share photos and the story of how it happened with our loved ones, especially since some of them don't have social media...

I have been friends with this girl since kindergarten, but I don't really want her in my wedding. Over the years she has become more and more intolerable. I just don't really want the stress of having...

I am not sure that I really understand or agree with the elopement = no gift rule of thumb. Isn't the gifting about helping the couple start their lives together, not an exchange for a attending a...

Hi everyone! My wedding is next weekend and I’m trying to figure out how much to tip my vendors and which vendors i’m supposed to tip. Are you supposed to tip every vendor? Like florist, photographer,...

Sorry this in long-winded.. My fiancé and I have always wanted to elope in the middle of the mountains just him, I, and our two pups. We decided to go somewhere in driving distance (we are from...

My FH cannot decide on his best man because he says he loves his friends all the same and doesn't want to put pressure on one person for a bunch of responsibility. Has anyone done something like this,...

Hi! Not sure if this is the right place to post, but I need some advice and I'll try to keep this short so feel free to ask for more details if necessary! My ceremony was June 29, 2021 and I hired a...

Okay, I need some advice, and I'm hoping someone on here can help. I got engaged in June and we're planning a February wedding. I picked my bridesmaids in July. My sister is my MoH, my two college...

My fiancé and I are doing a microwedding with 20 people (family and 2 friends). We would like to do a celebration of marriage party a few weeks afterwards - something casual with open bar and heavy...

I’ve looked at other posts and can’t seem to get a consensus. On the invitation, should we put the time the ceremony actually starts (6:30 PM, in my case) or pad the time on the invitation by like 15...

I bought personalized silk robes as part of the bridal party gifts. I plan to give them the robes the night before at the rehearsal dinner, but don't want them getting wrinkled in a gift bag. I want...

Hi All, My sister’s wedding is in November and I just found out she’s not planning to require guests to wear masks or ask for proof of vaccination. Her ceremony and reception are entirely indoor and...

So I went dress shopping in July with my FMIL, FSIL and friend and found what I think is "the one", however a negative experience with a consultant makes me not want to go back to the shop I found the...