Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

My husband and several groomsman are in the Army. One of the groomsman cannot be in/at the wedding due to training for work (Army denied his leave). If he won't be in the wedding, do we still give him...

Our wedding date is October 15th, our last name will be Bock and we are both of German heritage. The wedding hashtag I came up with is #bocktoberfest17. FH randomly mentioned the other day that it...

Okay... I am the oldest of 7. I have one sister who will be my maid of honor, and I have 6 younger brothers ranging in age from 24-10. I am close to all of them, but am extremely close to the oldest...

I was so excited earlier this week because the makeup artist I wanted responded saying she was available for my date! She was recommended by a family friend that used her a few weeks ago. She sent...

Hi, I am curious to hear others thoughts on this. I am going to a bridal shower where the bride doesn't have a traditional registry and only a Honeyfund set up. Should I contribute to the Honeyfund...

Hi! I’m looking for some advice for my own sanity and to be a better customer. We had photos done 6 weeks ago with this amazing photographer, but we still haven’t gotten them back yet. I’ve reached...

Okay, I hope this doesn't sound bridezilla-ish as I have one month until the wedding, and dealing with everything COVID related. Some back story so you know where I am coming from. My fiance has a...

Hello, I have to cut my bachelorette party guest list because the place I rented no longer wants to host the parties (date change for next year - apparently they've had enough), and I can't find a...

I’ve been struggling with planning since we hit 2021. I know (and constantly hear) wedding planning is stressful but since May the planning and excitement have gone out the window. I love planning...

I am skipping the grand entrance, first dance, father daughter/groom/mom dance, and toasts. Not into it. However I had been advise that I need to "entertain" my guests and that if I don't do the...

Let me preface that I'm the MOB and I understand that trends change with the times. We bought a thank you card template on etsy that is beautiful and tastefully worded. We have already had 100 printed...

So our photographer does more than just wedding photography. I am not sure just how often he photographs weddings especially in the past year with Covid. However, he has not given us much information...

I was wondering what is standard for ceremony performers. Do you tip based off a percentage of the final bill you paid, or do you tip each musician $15-$25 each? Our are performing for 1...

Is anyone paying for hair and makeup for their flower girls? In my opinion I think makeup on flower girls looks weird ... maybe because they’re still young

Hi there, I’m getting married next summer but its all I can think about, so of course I’m doing everything I can this early. A little background, my fiancé and I both come from families that have...

Help Me and my fiance are having an intimate ceremony at our local courthouse and would like to send out marriage/ elopement announcements. We would like to add a registry for family out of state....

My fiancé and I are currently planning to get married in the Summer of 2023. I wanted to get a head start on looking at potential venues and made a rough guest list to get an idea of how big/small the...

My little brother is recently engaged and I just found out the very small destination wedding in Mexico is at an adults-only resort. None of their friends or family have kids except for my 8 & 12...

Hello, my husband and I got married with a small wedding that was because of budget. We had a total of 70 guest (20 of those guest were just my siblings and their significant others). We also had...

So this isn't even an actual big deal and I'm aware it's super petty lol, so take this complaint with a grain of salt. We just got an invitation in the mail to a wedding for some friends. Both FH and...