Etiquette and Advice
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How much is appropriate to spend on a bridesmaid gift? I spent $50-$60 for each girl when I asked them to be a bridesmaid. I was thinking for their gift on the wedding day I would get...
Ok so I was on here for a year, but after losing my venue 2 months before the wedding I just didn't want the app in my face while feeling so heartbroken. Just a little insight my in laws offered us...
Is it bad to do 4×6 wedding invites. We have already spent 4500 on wedding venue alone and still have bouquets and such. And to do 75 5×7's is almost $300. Just wondering what other brides have...
Hello everyone, Hope you are all safe and sound...I am sure I am not alone here but this has been an emotional roller coster. After much discussion we have decided to move our wedding out one year due...
Traditions vary significantly depending on where you’re from, how you were raised, what your ethnic/cultural/religious background is and so forth. What traditions and/or rules of etiquette do you...
My wedding photographer is amazing and was fantastic on the day. However it’s been over 2 weeks and we haven’t got a preview or sneak peak of photos. I’m disappointed as my husband and I have pretty...
We don’t want to have kids at the wedding but we’re getting pushback from family already. Our guestlist for a wedding next July is currently at 185. My cousins on my dads said are all out of state...
Hi everyone! So we are having a very small, intimate wedding consisting of our son, our wedding party and our parents, totalling 25 people. We are having our ceremony, passed hors d'oeuvres and then a...
Hello! We just recently booked our wedding in April for September 2021! I know it's insane😳. I would love to hear some opinions on my bridesmaids situation. I am not having traditional bridesmaids, no...
We were trying to convey that we are having an “adult only” reception by including it in our details cards. I know the spacing might be a little off, but does this reception line come off tacky? I...
My wedding party is small, only two bridesmaids and no maid of honor. What gifts have you given or have seen that I can give my bridesmaids that they will actually use and enjoy or will be a unique...
If I invited someone to my Bachelorette party who didn't come, do I also need to invite her to the wedding? Backstory: I have a friend who lives out of state who I invited to my Bachelorette party...
We are having a small wedding. Less than 50 people, We are having a plated dinner and we are 3 days out!. I just had 2 guest cancel on my last minute! What do I do? Do I try and fill those spots,...
I should have waited to do Bridal portraits until after I did the first look with my groom... All of the pictures before then, I hate because I was overrun with anxiety and I just needed my hubby! If...
So I already have a grey gift planned for my mother in law. But I’m not sure in what the etiquette is for this? Do I need to give a gift to all parents? Or does my fiancé needs to give a gift to my...
What should I get the 2 years old flower girl? My wedding date is 1 day after her birthday.
Hi all! Not sure if this is the right forum for this, so apologies. I am getting married in Jersey City, NJ next May. My venue does not have a bridal suite for getting ready, so my plan is to rent a...
So basically my Fiance's family have all been declining their wedding invites because they "don't want to travel to the middle of nowhere." This wouldn't be an issue if it was a dozen people, but...
I'm wondering if it would make me a bad friend if my husband and I left my friend's reception shortly after dinner. Here is some background info that might help. My friend was supposed to get married...
Hello WeddingWire couples!! We are now officially newlyweds (woohoo!! 🎉) and are ready to start working on thank yous for our wedding gifts. Do you know what to say in wedding thank you cards? We’re...