Etiquette and Advice
Join groupManners matter! From addessing envelopes to wedding dress codes, we'll help you navigate wedding etiquette questions so you are ready to handle every situation with grace.
Members
Discussions
My fiance and i excited to get married and start a life together. He wanted to elope, i wanted a wedding...i won. The reason he wanted to elope was avoid dealing with his family on such an important...
Ok so I am very much a goofy, playful, outgoing person who was a stage actress my whole life. Thankfully (most of) my bridesmaids are the same and so is the groom. BUT. The groomsmen are very...
So my FH finally decided he wants to get married - he’s the kind of guy who just never saw the point in it. We’ve been together for almost 10 years and I’m beyond excited… and he’s getting pretty...
We were married in November with a delivery of photos in “approximately 10-12 weeks” per contract, of which I have a copy. I texted during week 11 kindly asking for an update as we were about to leave...
I want to include my former babysitter in my wedding but unsure how to do it because it’s a unique situation. I know I want to include her in the mother-son dance and I’ve talked to my mom about it...
Hi everyone I’m my sisters maid of honor and I’m planning her bachelorette! We are going to Las Vegas and of course before I book anything I wanted to get everyones budget and start planning from...
Is it wrong to not change my last name, because I’m too lazy to fill out all the paper work? I want to change my last name, but I don’t wanna put in the work to change every single thing of mine. I’m...
I read somewhere that you should capitalize the day of week & month in invitation, but Minted sent me proof of mine & made them lowercase. Which do you think is more proper? Any other...
I'm looking for an alternate name for "Flower Girl" to make it more suitable for an adult woman. I'm having my cousin's daughter (age 5) as my flower girl, and I'm having her mother (age adult)...
After reading through hours of previous posts, I'm sure this question has been asked but I can't find a search bar to read before asking a question that's been answered. So for that, I'm sorry! Please...
I am currently building my wedding invitation and our favorite photo is of us kissing. I want to use the photo but I’ve heard some guests may find it distasteful to display a picture of a couple...
Have any of you brides to be or new brides done extended family photos with great aunts and uncles ext at your wedding? My FMIL wants some extended family photos. She has 13 brothers and sister. I am...
I know this question has been on the forum for years, and I know what my feelings and decision are, but I just need to know I’m not in the wrong as my whole family is treating me like I’m overreacting...
Is there some sort of basic etiquette or guideline for sending wedding announcements to those we couldn't invite to our wedding? We are having a very small, intimate wedding (practically elopement)...
Hi! I'm getting married in a smallish downtown metropolitan area, so surrounding hotels near the venue are pretty pricey. I want to get some courtesy hotel blocks for our out of town guests, as well...
After searching these forums pretty thoroughly, I'm genuinely curious - has anyone ever enjoyed themselves at a dry wedding? Most posters just talk about all the negative things about a dry wedding...
Our wedding is in less than 2 weeks and I have no idea what to tip the caterer. They are delivering our food and setting the food up, (we are setting all the tables and chairs up and provided our own...
I have 2 SIL... I'm very close with one, not very close with the other. The one I'm close with I consider a friend, we hang out all the time, go to concerts together, etc. The other one we only see...
Hi everyone! So long story short, I have a complicated relationship with my dad and he hasn't always been the best parent. My mom largely raised me as a single mom. So, she'll be walking me down the...
I am torn about whether or not to allow one of my bridesmaids for a new boyfriend she started dating 4 months before our wedding. Under different circumstances, I think I might be more inclined to...