Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

I need some advice on what to do! A family member, who I've asked to be a bridesmaid isn't in the position financially or mentally to dedicate any resources to be in my wedding. She's been dealing...

The majority of our guests live 30-45 mins from our reception site. There are 5 (all in the same house) that live an hour away which is the farthest out of everybody. Anyone out of state will be...

Hi everyone! I’m facing a dilemma right now. For backstory, my fiancé and I are very introverted people and don’t care for large social gatherings or parties (total homebodies!) and I’ve never really...

Hey everyone! So I'm a little stumped on what to do. My fiance's uncle and his family gave us a very generous gift through check. They will not be attending the wedding, but I have already written a...

I just talked to my fiance's best man and he was telling me about what his plans were for the bachelor party. He mentioned drinking, a Celtics game, and even something about a stripper! I'm curious,...

A little backstory, my maid of honor and one of the groomsmen were married but are now separated. I got engaged in April of 2020, and the maid of honor and groomsmen had been married for a year and a...

After paying for my upcoming wedding, there isn't really anything left. Is it bad if we can't tip the vendors? Are we obligated?

I have seen posts about this in the past, but it keeps happening to me right now! A couple times a day someone random will text, email, facebook, or call me and ask me something "crazy" about the...

So, my bridesmaid said that she unusable to attend Bachelorette party. She is off that weekend but claims she doesn't know if she will have plans. My Bachelorette is in September. Now I hear as of...

Hello, I have a quick question- two of my bridesmaids are no longer able to attend the wedding for various reasons. What’s the proper etiquette regarding placing them in the program? If they are...

Does anyone else feel like being on social media makes it hard to distinguish who you should invite? Like just because we are friends on Facebook and we like each other’s posts, does that warrant an...

To all my fellow brides with significant others who do hard labor as their job. How did you/ are you preparing their hands for your wedding? My man works with all different kinds of elements and...

We, like many others were married during Covid in a lovely backyard mini-mony June 2020. After rescheduling 4 times (God willing this is the last time we reschedule!) we are having our wedding vow...

Hey all! We’ve historically given cash and a card on the day of weddings. However, for an upcoming wedding we’d like to donate to their honeymoon fund (basically a cash fund). It’s kind of tricky...

Wedding coming up on August 7. Ordering the bridesmaid and junior bridesmaid jewelry for their gifts (earrings and bracelets). Went ahead and also ordered matching bracelets for my mom and MIL as...

Hello, so I picked my sister as my maid of honour. She is older than me and my engagement brought a lot of negative emotions up for her as she was due to get married a few years ago and broke it off...

In a conversation we had before starting wedding planning, my fiancé and I told my in-laws that we do not expect any help paying for our wedding, but wanted to know if they were planning on...

I’ve been reading online that usually the bride and groom get gifts for their parents and gift them at the rehearsal dinner or morning of the wedding. I have asked around and no one has done this so...

Do I need to do welcome bags for my hotel guests? I’m a bride on a budget and really wondering if I can skip this… but I obviously don’t want to slight my guests!

Hello everyone! I'm going through our guest list and double checking how we've listed names for addressing and I have a question. We're putting Mr., Ms., Mrs. before their names, but do we need to...