Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Hi! I'm in beginning stages of sorting out my rentals. One company did offer the option to use the same chairs used in the ceremony over to the outdoor cocktail hour. My thoughts are that this will...

So me and my fiance finally crunched the #s, settled on the guest list, picked a date & finally agreed upon a venue. Just when I was about to contact our planner & put the deposit dwn...ta dah! I...

Hey guys! Been a while since I posted - I got married in 2017 and was super active here for 2 years leading up to that. So much so I was a mod at some point haha. I always loved how this forum, unlike...

Hi! My fiance and I have been together off and on for about 9 years. We've been together steadily for 3. We're having our wedding in his home town and his father and step mom are paying for the...

We plan to pass out thank you gifts to our bridal party and my parents (who have contributed financially and my mom emotionally attending all the tastings, venue visits, dress appts, etc) but unsure...

Is there anything you wish you had known before the day of the wedding? As they say, hindsight is 20/20. A friend of mine told me that she wished she had chosen a different dress. She had a gorgeous...

Hi everyone, For those who have kids and have had their engagement pics done or are going to be getting them done soon, did you or do you plan on including them? Or just you and your future spouse?

So I just ordered our thank you cards for our wedding 3 weeks ago. Every wedding I’ve been to I’ve taken a gift. However, there were some guests that attended our wedding that didn’t bring a gift. My...

Is it appropriate to ask for drink requests? For example: Check the box "White wine" "Red wine" "signature cocktail" "water/soda" It just seems like it would help with knowing how much alcohol to buy!...

Our wedding was originally scheduled for June of last year. We ordered the invitations before Covid was on our radar, and by the time they were addressed and ready to send out it was clear we needed...

There are just 44 days left until my wedding date. There’s so much going on right now and I’m honestly stressed out but super excited. We are literally building our small studio, and constructions...

I am my sisters Matron of honour for her wedding in October of this year. I just had my 1st child in February and I would like to ask the newlyweds to be the godparents after they are married. I was...

My wedding is in May next year. I already have a vague idea of what color and style my bridesmaids dresses will be, but I haven't chosen one yet. I have 7 bridesmaids and I'm planning on having them...

So I feel like a jerk for even questioning this/writing this but I have a friend and his fiancée who were planning on getting married December 2023. For various reasons they have decided to move their...

FH and I have lost 4 grandparents in the last few years. I'm not one for wedding memorials, but FH was very close to his grandmother in particular, and he *really* liked the empty chair approach....

We're planning a fairly laid back diy wedding and have been debating between hiring a bartender versus having a self-serve bar stocked with various beers, ciders and wine. Has anybody done the...

This is long, so I apologize in advance. Originally our wedding was scheduled for last May. There were probably 3-4 girls I would have loved to be bridesmaids - in order, my childhood best friend N,...

How do people do wedding RSVPs nowadays? A mail back RSVP card? Or on the wedding website? And when should they RSVP by?

So our immediate family and attendants including +1s is 60 people, but my future MIL plans to invite guests of her own from out of town. Over 100 people at a rehearsal seems pretty busy and expensive,...

So my bridesmaid has 2 kids one is older and will be in the wedding party but her youngest will only be 2 years old. The wedding is one state away from where she lives and she doesn’t have a...