Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

When is the best time to send out virtual wedding invites for my July 3rd 2021 wedding?

Is there a nice way to let guests know they are on stand by for the guest list? We are currently downsizing our 160 person wedding to 90 (our venue cap with COVID restrictions). We have the cute...

We ordered our save the dates a month ago and tracking details haven’t updated in 2 weeks - it just says “arriving late”. We’re getting married in September, but I’ve already received save the dates...

Our RSVP deadline is 3/3 (wedding 4/3). Hotel required it for discount room block. I’m mostly waiting on family to find out if they will be traveling. I do not think many will (I completely...

We are holding a microwedding. It will be a few hours from our house so we rented a house for us and our 10 guests to stay for the weekend. We are asking people to not come or to get tested if they...

Hi all! I have a question/problem I want to try to figure out. What is proper seating etiquette before the ceremony begins? My wedding website states that seating begins at 5:15 pm, with the ceremony...

I recently got engaged and my fiance and I are being super cautious about COVID. The center of our wedding planning has been COVID safety. To that end, we're planning to have a minimony/micro-wedding...

We are having our wedding in June 2021 and are not making masks mandatory but they are more than welcome to wear one if they would like. I would like to put this on our invites to give our guests a...

Am I wrong for declining to attend and be in the wedding of my late husband’s younger brother? Backstory: mother was watching children this weekend and told me when she got home that she was told BIL...

Has anyone gotten a company to come to the event and do a rapid covid test in the guests? Or has anyone asked people to get covid tests in their own before the wedding? I want to make sure that...

So i am struggling with our max of 150 people and we are currently at 153 invitees (we know at least 6 that wont make it but still want to invite to be courteous). How do we TACTFULLY and NICELY say...

I'm wanting to set aside some cash for our vendor tips and I have some questions about tipping certain vendors. I've read that if your photographer owns their own business, a tip isn't required or...

So due to COVID my husband and I got legally married back in November in a ceremony with just our parents. We are having another ceremony and reception this November with all our family and friends....

I am working on our wedding website and I've run into an issue regarding families and RSVP'ing. My FH will be inviting some work people and there are a couple instances where he does not know all of...

Hello! My fiancee and I are planning our wedding reception for next year (we are getting married in an immediate family only ceremony this year). Our top-choice venue does NOT include gratuity in...

Like so many of us, my FH and I had to postpone our wedding, which was supposed to on October 10 last year. It's now October 2 of this year. We sent out save the dates with our original date last...

Hi, Working on my wedding website and need some ideas/pointers on how it should flow. Im anxious tonshare it but its just nit ready. What should I put on the welcome page: a short bio, our story? I...

Hello, I got engaged in July and now its almost March, wedding is mid-July. One of my older cousins (late 30s) never acknowledged my engagement that happened last summer. I'm closer to her mom (who is...

My fiancé’s brother is getting married in April. So far the couple has done a wedding shower, STD and now an rsvp. My name wasn’t included on any of these envelopes. From the beginning I was a little...

Just found out my fiancé has been cheating and talking to multiple girls. Not sure if things were done but I saw it all and can’t forgive him. I just had my bridal shower and feel so embarrassed... I...