Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Hi everyone! I have been planning an intimate destination wedding (40 people) for the past six months and invites went out recently. The deadline to RSVP is approaching and one of my bridesmaids still...

I'm going to preface this by saying I've only been to 3 weddings in my life and have never been a bridesmaid so I'm a bit hazy on all of the traditions and etiquette involved. When it came time to...

Hey guys so I made one of my best friends my maid of honor, and I'm just really started to regret it. She is not making a single effort to help me, never has time when I ask her to hang out to plan...

Hi! I just got my final estimate for my wedding next month. We're expecting a total of 48 guests and the venue is charging about $700 just for the champagne. Is this reasonable? Do I have to...

Hello all May 15 bride here so excited but at the same token in a huge dilemma. Here it goes we are eloping just the 2 of us and 1 family friend with his sister will be our witnesses. we currently...

I’m having a hard time with some people on my guest list and whether or not I should keep them or take them off. These are distant relatives that I am friends with on Facebook and would see every once...

Hello beautiful people! I don't know what to do! A close friend of mine got engaged a few weeks after me and I am so excited for them! However, about a week after my fiancee and I set our date she...

I just had a meeting to review my resume with a career counselor at my graduate school. Right now I have my resume formatted with my name at the top as First MI Married (Maiden). The counselor...

Has anyone else had guests that don’t bring gifts? How do you handle thank you cards? I was thinking about sending thank you cards to everyone who attended, and maybe just personalize the cards to the...

My friend, who is also a bridesmaid in my wedding, has recently started planning her wedding. She isn't engaged yet, but has already started planning a beach "minimony" wedding this summer. She asked...

Hi everyone! I'm recently engaged (yay!), and we've started planning our wedding for early 2022 - but I need some advice! Both me and my FH have divorced parents (mine have only been divorced for 1...

Hi. I’m having a destination wedding. I’m renting a huge abnb for 3 nights and am having all of my guests stay there for free. My question is about the food for the weekend (other than wedding...

I am the custodial parent of my 3 year old son. My ex and I already have a custody order set in place. He actually took me to court for custody and lost and he only has visitation every other weekend....

We're planning a destination wedding (out of the country) and have already had some discussions with family/friends as far as whether they would be willing/able to travel. Some have already said they...

Hi everyone! June 2021 bride here- well, already was married last June as planned but finally having my wedding in Outer Banks, NC in June! My question for y’all is who to tip and how much? My venue...

To start off, my FH is not close with his dad at all ( or his fathers side of the family) and is more or less including him out of respect, since it’s still his dad after all. This weekend his father...

So I'm in kind of a weird situation. We just started planning our wedding a few weeks ago (he only technically proposed yesterday, it's a whole thing ), and we're getting married in August. I know...

So question- how did you handle hotels for your guests? I am not going to do room blocks because i do not want to shell out money for that. Do you just suggest hotels near the venue? When do you do...

I have a speech impediment which makes the idea of saying vows in front of a large crowd completely off the table. My fiancé and I don’t want to do a first look but I’m not sure how to make private...