Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

I’m currently planning my wedding. A friend of mine from college met a guy shortly after my engagement and became pretty serious with him quickly and pretty soon announced their relationship after a...

My rsvp due date is tomorrow and there’s still multiple people I haven’t heard from yet! I have reached out to these people earlier this week to remind them of the due date and make sure they received...

The other day, my dad let me know that he does not want to walk me down the aisle with my mom (they have been divorced since I was 10, so almost 20 years) unless my stepmom walks with him also. He...

This is my first thought on this, but I would love to do this! I don’t want to drag out our engagement and the cost of several events. I also don’t want a bajillion people at my wedding. I’m not into...

My wedding (~105 people) is two weeks away and we are asking unvaccinated individuals to wear a mask for the entirety of the day, including the outdoor ceremony and indoor cocktail hour and reception....

Last Sat was my bridal shower which my MOH hosted. We had a mimosa bar, and one of my bridesmaids (J) drank way too much. The shower was at 11am & she didn't leave until almost 4pm because she...

Hi everyone! We have a gap between events - 1pm ceremony, 20 min drive to reception, 530 cocktail hour. We are trying to move cocktail hour to 430 but no guarantees. We can't move the church time.. My...

If everyone invited has a job, then who sits in the audience to view/enjoy the wedding as a spectator? Even if money is not an issue for potential attendants, not everyone wants responsibility beyond...

I am wondering do I pull the plug on the MOH gift? She had offered to do the shower for us. However we knew she could afford all. So we paid for the main catering, all decorations, the gifts for...

Recently I've noticed many brides and grooms are opting to do a private cake cutting just for pictures . What are your thoughts ?

I wasn't prepared to have to contact over 25 households of folks who just didn't RSVP! I even used TheKnot to send text/e-mail reminders three days before the "respond by" date. Am I the only one who...

My FH and I live in South Jersey and we picked a venue about 30 minutes from where we live, but I'm originally from Nebraska and I actually have family and friends who will be traveling from all over...

Please help my fiancé and I solve this issue. We will be serving chicken and salmon (recommended by catering company as steaks have various temps), vegetarian dish to our adult guests. However, ONE...

Hello, At our wedding we will be hiring a mocktail bar tender (for mocktail hour) and an ice cream truck (a meaningful place to us) in addition to regular selections of nonalcoholic drinks & a...

Hello Everyone, Do I have to extend an invitation to my brother in law's new girlfriend and kids? They just moved in together and we have yet to meet his girlfriend and her kids. Our wedding is in 4...

We could not find anywhere to do our reception at that we could afford in the state we wanted to marry in- PA, during the dates we have available/within hour and a half or so of our home in South...

So my fh mother made it clear very early on in our 17 month engagement that she does not want to be seated anywhere near his father. At first we thought she was joking because right before the...

Hi Everyone! I have a question about bridesmaid gifts that I was hoping to get some advice on. As a gift to my bridesmaids, I have purchased each of their bridesmaid dresses (I went with each of them...

Hello! My future sister-in-law has graciously offered to fully host our rehearsal dinner and our welcome party. We were initially looking at a more affordable rehearsal dinner and a non hosted party...

Hello! I am the matron of honor for my friend’s wedding in September. She originally planned on having a ceremony at a church and her reception at a fire hall with about 80-90 people. She already paid...