Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

We had a limited open bar for 3 hours which was supposed to serve beer wine margaritas and our signature drink. We just found out guests were being made to pay for their beer and wine the entire time...

We are having a small wedding (40 guests) and reception at a large house in the mountains. We chose this venue since it has enough space to sleep all guests. We will be having a weekend celebration...

I was raised with the mindset that a gift is just that: a gift. Once given, the person giving it no longer has a say in how it’s used/what it’s used for. In other words, gifts don’t come with strings...

We are planning to have a dinner after we elope, but FH doesn't want to pay for everyone who comes...I don't know what the alternative is to paying for everyone is, or what else we could do after...

We’re getting married in August and STD/Change the Dates were sent out last year. Haven’t sent invites yet but emailed everyone telling them to book travel since Tahoe is already getting super busy...

I know this topic has been talked about a lot on here and other forums but they are pretty old threads so I thought I'd start fresh. My fiancé (well I guess now he's my husband) eloped in our local...

I’ll be a BM in one of my best friends wedding in November . My BF and I have been dating for over a year. We started dating right before COVID quarantines so he’s only met my friend and her fiancé a...

Hi everyone. I’m not a mom so I want to make sure I do this right so I don’t upset any of the parents. Besides the flower girls and the ring bearers, and my nephew, I’m trying to avoid kids at the...

My parents have a lot of friends who were invited to my sister’s wedding in 2019. Ideally I would like to include them in my own wedding in 2022, but I have a lot of my own friends to invite (more...

Hi everyone, what is proper etiquette for when to send thank you notes for wedding gifts received before the wedding? We've received a few and we are still months before the wedding. I'm planning to...

I’ve decided to have one MOH and 2 bridesmaids, but my fiancée isn’t too close to many of his friends, so we’re struggling to come up with 3 groomsmen for him. We’re thinking of his best friend being...

Hi all, I am a new MOH for my friend's wedding. She has said that she wants to do a few fun things for a bachelorette party and I am working to make most of the event as cheap as possible for each...

My fiancé and I have both expressed interest in a threesome with another woman. We've never acted on the desire mostly because of my insecurities. I would have a threesome in a heartbeat if it was a...

HELP! So my MOH dropped a bomb on me last month. She tells me via text that she is about four months pregnant and her due date is about two weeks after my wedding. At the time I didn't fully...

So I guess this is mainly my fault, but between my fiancé and I we had approximately 140 guests to invite together. Overtime my mother, Aunt and father would little by little asked me to send...

Hey everyone. My fiancé and I are getting married in September and have lived together for 5 yrs. We are filling out a registry but there isn’t much that we need. I think it can be tacky when people...

I'm getting married next July, and am working on gathering addresses for my save the date notices. My father has a rather large family, and my parents are taking the stance that if you invite one...

My daughter is getting married June 12, 2021. It's already been postponed twice (third times a charm!) due to Covid. I am paying for the event, I'm divorced from her father and he is not helping...

I plan on doing programs. If I do then I need someone handing them out as people arrive. I was thinking of asking my cousins to do this. Are you supposed to get them a gift like you do for your...

We are having a light reception after our wedding with some appetizers and such, but nothing fancy. We are looking at ways to cut down on the price and I was thinking we might just not serve alcohol...