Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

My wedding was postponed due to COVID, but for insurance reasons we were legally married at the courthouse. We haven’t told anyone (and don’t want to), but now it’s time to make our new invitations....

EDIT: The wedding was not in January but I can't figure out how to update it. Covid delay. This may be a silly questions but is it weird to address them differently depending on the side? I know his...

I’ve posted a few times about my MOH gift and for some reason, deep down nothing I’ve come up with seems perfect. I remember years ago my siblings & I purchased a living locket for our mom for...

How do you know if the gift sent is meant for the bridal shower or our wedding day? I feel like we should wait until at least after the shower to open them. But I'm not sure what is traditional or...

My husband’s only sibling is getting married. Him and his girlfriend were both in our wedding. My husbands brother was best man and his gf was a bridesmaid. My husband told me that he was asked to be...

I'm in the process of stuffing my invitations and noticed the inner and outer envelopes are the same size which is making it difficult for me to assemble this and mail it out. Some of the envelopes...

We are attending a kind of destination wedding it’s about 2 hours away at a 4 diamond resort. It’s honestly a wedding & a vacation. We got room discount codes for 35% off. It’s costing us about...

I've had a long engagement-- we've been engaged for over 2 years. My bridesmaids accepted their roles a month after I was engaged. So they've been "bridesmaids" for almost 2 years. It took me awhile...

My fiance and I are getting married at her father's barn. The venue will hold about 100 (which is actually about all WE want at the ceremony. We are wanting to invite our close friends, parents,...

So our wedding is just over a month away, our RSVPs are due tomorrow, and the mother of the groom is trying to invite more friends after knowing of people in the family who declined. Im frustrated...

Does anyone else have someone in their wedding party who’s from another country? Specifically France/the EU? Our wedding is on Saturday, September 11, 2021. Has anyone had any luck with or any...

A little background - my mom comes from a family where she is the youngest of nine. I think she feels a lot of pressure to “show out” for her family, and I am her oldest daughter and the first to get...

Is it appropriate for the rabbi to bring his wife to the ceremony?

I thought I was done being disappointed... After a quick tally, maybe 8 of 42 members of my FH's extended family have said they may attend the 2pm Church ceremony. Catholic gap. They are not the same...

I have my wedding coming up in January. Because the lighting will start to disappear right about when the ceremony ends, it's important that my fiancé and I skip the receiving line that's normally...

Hi friends. So I know it’s typical to give your bridal party their gifts during the rehearsal dinner. I’m struggling with what to do because I’m “gifting” my bridesmaids their hair & makeup for...

Hi there, One of my close friends from college scheduled her wedding for last August of 2020, which they sadly, like so many, had to reschedule to this year in August of 2021. When she first scheduled...

Hi all! So my fiancee has a hyphenated last name, one is his mother's and the other his father's. I just recently learned that the latter surname is supposed to be the father's name, but his is the...

Hi ladies! Forewarning: this is a rant that is going to be all over the place due to how heated I am at the moment. 1. I HATE people who do not have the decency to RSVP to events. All you do is call,...

How did you start your bridal party groupchat? I have no idea what to say I am so awkward. Help me with a dialogue please!