Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Hi! If you get a wedding gift before your shower, do you address your thank you just to the woman or to the couple? Or I guess this question is for gifts at the shower too. I know my shower will be...

My fiancé’s family frequently gathers with ALL extended family and has a large family in general, so I knew from the beginning it would be hard to have a small wedding. But we haven’t looked at our...

Since the couple makes the final and only decision as to who is most important to them being in attendance at the wedding, outside influence and pressure has no place in who makes the final cut. It's...

Hello! I’m getting married this month and after a few months of excitement due to restrictions lifting I feel like we are back at sq 1. Is anyone feeling insensitive getting married during this time?...

Two of my friends have been with their boyfriends for about 4 years now. I always noticed when my fiancé and me would get complimented on they would get very upset, sort of like jealousy. Around the...

Hi everyone, I'm kind of stumped on what to do about my day of gifts for my bridesmaids. I have silk pajamas for getting ready & photos and I also paid for their hair and make up. Is it necessary...

I'm planning my guest list just to get a rough idea of who I want to invite. We budgeted for 100 people but are struggling to even come up with 70 people to invite. I know a bunch of people aren't...

Friends of mine are getting married in two weeks and our group of friends decided to gift them a voucher for a long weekend in a glam treehouse. All of us would come as well, I guess we're gifting...

Hello! I'm getting married Sept 2022. My fiance has 2 SILs and 1 Sister. The sister in laws I wasn't in ANY part of their wedding. But let me explain: SIL #1 We had only been dating 8 months (but she...

We are trying to keep our wedding under 60 people due to covid and cost. Most of my family is in Colorado and im not terribly intrested in havng most of the extendee family attend anyway. They cause...

I am in a situation where almost everyone in the bridal party has at least two children. I would really enjoy a childless wedding especially since there will be some alcohol involved. Not to mention...

Wondering if it’s customary to tip your wedding venue and how much. Our venue is doing all of the set up and clean up, providing the food/dessert along with bartenders, waitstaff and a day of...

I'm curious to know if majority of you heard from a large bulk of your guests right before your deadline? Our deadline for responses is set for this Friday the 13th, but we still have 95 people...

Hello! My wedding is on 05/06/22 and I currently have 4 bridesmaid. Two maids of honor (my sisters), my oldest childhood friend and my boyfriend’s best friend’s girlfriend, who I’ve recently gotten...

So I’ll preface this by saying I got divorced when the bride got engaged. I invited both the groom and her to my own rehearsal dinner and wedding while they were just dating (not yet engaged). I was...

How do you guys cope with a major disappointment from a vendor? It’s nothing I can fix in now or redo. It was a lot of money spent and I think the hardest part is I feel bad for wanting to get it off...

I have already planned to tip my hair dresser and makeup artist. We don’t have a ton of vendors because we are having a very small ceremony and no reception. Which vendors are you expected to tip? I...

I am undecided if I will invite children to my wedding. My sister, cousins and friends all have young children which can get overwhelming even at the ceremony. What are your thoughts?

I see posts all the time about having a kid free wedding, but how are you all actually wording it on your invite? We aren't having a wedding website so can't put it there - we would rather put it on a...

Is it: A block of rooms has been set aside at or A block of rooms have been set aside at I keep overthinking it and they both sound weird to me now, lol.