Etiquette and Advice
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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...
My husband is the best man to his cousins wedding. While I love his cousin and know him, I feel really uncomfortable attending. Im disabled, in a wheelchair, with a service dog and pregnant (6 month...
I was reading somewhere else where it says that the names on the invitations should be the way that better sound when you say it out loud but other places I keep seeing that I should put the bride’s...
Hi everyone. I started planning my wedding April 2021 and now it’s 2 days away. Long story short my maid of honor wasn’t who I thought she was and became a different person after my engagement (she...
So I purchased my invitations and RSVP cards. However, to save our budget, these are the only things that I got with one envelope to send everything. I have a couple questions regarding these though....
My FH is super against doing a first look, he wants the first time he sees me in my dress to be when I'm walking down the aisle. I was thinking maybe I could do a first look with my mom and dad...
This is really just me venting lol, but is anyone else frustrated by the silly rules of wedding etiquette at times? - Cash funds - I don't feel the need to do these on Zola because I didn't feel I...
Hi WW Fam! So hubby and I got married NYE 2019. We were one of the lucky couples able to have our wedding as planned before the pandemic shut the world down. So we were locked down most of 2020. When...
Hello So my future sister in law (not in the wedding) took it upon herself to throw a bridal shower she included my future step daughters who are in the wedding. But they didn't include my sister who...