Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Hi ladies Half in need of practical advice and half venting due to disappointment and stress. We booked our venue in 2019 in Costa Rica for a 2021 wedding. Two houses, one larger one smaller. Small...

I am getting married at the end of the month and wanted to know the etiquette on inviting more guests. We had originally planned for a wedding of 100 people because of the pandemic. Our original list...

My niece and nephew will be playing roles in our wedding ceremony (flower girl and ring bearer, respectively). However, we are not having guests bring children to the ceremony or reception. What is...

Anyone have similar feelings about their guests list?

What's your stance on reciprocal wedding invites? Did you automatically add them to your guest list if you were invited to their wedding? Or did it depend on how long ago their wedding was? Next...

How much of your family made the guest list? Are you inviting cousins? Second cousins? Where did you draw the line on relations? Are you sticking with immediate family only, going all-in on the entire...

Do any of you wear your engagement ring on your right hand? I really can't stand being told which hand I should wear my ring due to "traditions" and "insecurities". I like wearing mine on my right...

Ok allow me to explain (it's a doozy, I'm sorry in advance but thank you for any advice given!!) - I'm getting married next January (2022), and my best friend from college (& one of my...

I am having late night stress about my fiancé s few single friends or some are supposedly talking to girls but anyway I do not want extra people there we do not know or them to invite someone just...

Hey all My wedding was last Oct. It was rushed and my health was not well. Long story short I hated everything about it ... Video ... Dress... EVERYTHING !! Anywho would it be tacky to do a huge 1 yr...

Has anyone not had a wedding party? No bridesmaid, no groomsman just us with family and friends around. We are an older couple planning a boat wedding with 50ish people. I just want simple, fun and...

My sister (my MOH) is having her first kid - baby boy - a month before the wedding. He is obviously not gonna be able to walk as a ring bearer.. but I feel like i need to include the baby somehow...

Ladies, please be honest with me. I just recieved an invite to a not so close friends bachelorette party...to be held in 6 months! It is requesting an answer now "so they can plan". Also, it is a...

I feel like an expert wedding attendant...I've been a maid of honor three times and bridesmaid once in the past 10 years and have attended countless other weddings. I am still close with two of the...

I tried posting this before but somehow I deleted it lol So I'm trying again and condensing it. I have a friend (J) whom I would consider has been good to me most of the time. There are passive...

I've been trying to let this go but I think it's affecting my view on my relationship with the MOH. My MOH did not give a gift nor card. We had other guests show up without a card/gift but that didn't...

I ordered my STD's (a bit early but magnet street was having a 75% off sale so I got them for $95 when they're originally $300) I'm in the stages of actually finalizing my guest list and...

I don't have the best relationship with my dad. My grandpa was always the man I looked up to as my father figure. My plan was to have my mom walk me down the aisle and then dance with my grandpa for...

I am having a very small event because of covid, but since things are opening up, people have asked if they can just come to the ceremony and watch in the church. The church capacity is going way up...