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"Bridesmaid" proposal box &/or thank you gift
RY, on February 18, 2021 at 1:11 AM

Hello, For our wedding, we will not be having a wedding party. Both my fiancé and I didn't want to burden anyone with $ or responsibilities (we're having difficulties asking favors or help...

SLY, Feb 19, 2021 8 674
Tiffany
Tipping
Tiffany, on February 18, 2021 at 10:40 PM

My FH and I know a bartender from a local bar that we have become close with the past 2 years. She offered to bartend our wedding free of charge. So we just supply everything and she will show up and...

Katie, Feb 19, 2021 9 608
falkenmarried
Black Tie Preferred
falkenmarried, on August 14, 2017 at 7:58 PM

I just got invited to a wedding "black tie preferred". I'm SO confused. Google said to wear the best clothes I have and then WW said guest need to rent a tux/wear a gown . I wasn't thinking this...

Robert, Feb 18, 2021 38 19,778
Estrella
"Save the Date"
Estrella, on February 17, 2021 at 1:16 PM

Hello all, When is the best time to send out a 'Save the Date' ? Getting hitched 10/10/21 💕🍾 And what should be included besides: "Formal invitations to follow" ?? I've read different etiquette rules...

Estrella, Feb 18, 2021 27 1,294
Anika
Wrong for wedding day after sisters birthday?
Anika, on February 10, 2021 at 2:05 PM

So, I need advice... We originally planned our big day for September 2021 but due to Covid we decided to postpone it until June 2022 to (hopefully) accommodate 200-250 guests. We have now planned a...

Judith, Feb 18, 2021 18 1,381 1
Estrella
Not a Kid friendly event.
Estrella, on February 15, 2021 at 8:41 PM

Hi all! My Fiance and I are planning an intimate celebration on October 10th, 2021!! How do I politely let my guests know that children are not allowed? I want my guests, that are parents, to really...

Pauline, Feb 18, 2021 28 1,423
Katlyn
Bridesmaids?
Katlyn, on February 17, 2021 at 11:07 AM

Hi - I'm completely stuck on bridesmaids. My fiancé has plenty of friends and choices, but I on the other hand don't have friends to be there. I drifted away from everyone because of constant drama...

Erin, Feb 18, 2021 10 681
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Should i step down as Maid of Honor?
Katie, on February 17, 2021 at 5:00 PM

Hello! So my best friend of 9 years is getting married, and she appointed me to be her MOH. However, she lives in Tennessee and I live in Maine, and it's been like this for about 7 years (we've stayed...

Mcskipper, Feb 18, 2021 10 2,502
Brittney
How to include 16 year old in wedding
Brittney, on February 17, 2021 at 9:32 AM

Hey guys, So my FH’s cousin wants to be involved in the wedding, and I’m very excited for her to be. She’s always been extremely excited by the relationship and is sometimes more excited about my...

Michelle, Feb 18, 2021 14 405
FMR2018
Sleeping with your ring...
FMR2018, on January 5, 2017 at 11:07 AM

So quick poll...I have a gorgeous ring that I never want to take off. Who here sleeps with their rings on or doesn't and why? What's the protocol here?

Jessica, Feb 18, 2021 227 535
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rsvp card
Cait, on February 17, 2021 at 9:11 PM

Hello! Wondering if I should send the RSVP card with the save the date? Is this too early? I have anxiety around sending the RSVP card with the invitation and finding out only a couple months before...

Kaysey, Feb 18, 2021 11 570 1
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Save the Dates - close and out of town guests
Cait, on February 17, 2021 at 6:50 PM

Hello All, I am wondering if it is appropriate to send two batches of save the dates. One batch, sent earlier, for friends and family that live out of the country and will be traveling to join us for...

SLY, Feb 18, 2021 9 669
Becoming a Spraggins
"Memory Chair" A chair for a person who can't be there or who died
Becoming a Spraggins, on May 6, 2017 at 5:09 AM

If you have or are planning on doing what I call a "memory chair" (some people call it something else) where you decorate a chair in memory or in symbolism for someone who died or could not be there...

Caitlyn, Feb 17, 2021 57 9,875 1
Estrella
Formal invites
Estrella, on February 17, 2021 at 2:02 PM

When should my fiancé and I send out formal invites? If we sent out the, 'Save the Dates', 6 months to our wedding date , which is October 10th, 2021. ( wedding is Local to all. ) A close friend...

Estrella, Feb 17, 2021 7 459
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How to uninvite someone?
Kreshelle, on February 15, 2021 at 10:34 PM

Hey Ladies, I sent out my save the dates and I'm getting ready to send the invites out, but FH doesn't want to invite some people we already sent save the dates to. I don't know what the proper thing...

Kreshelle, Feb 17, 2021 11 1,079
Stacy
i need some advice about my moh and her new boyfriend
Stacy, on February 16, 2021 at 12:44 PM

I will try and keep this brief but as detailed as possible. My two best friends are serving as MOHs to my wedding in October. I couldn’t pick one so I chose both. I’ve known both the same amount of...

Amanda, Feb 16, 2021 33 1,577
Rebecca
Plus ones for every single single guest?
Rebecca, on March 3, 2020 at 7:29 AM

My mom called me yesterday absolutely furious because she’d gone onto our wedding website and randomly started putting different guest names in as if she were RSVP’ing and discovered that every single...

Tina, Feb 16, 2021 104 2,830 2
Erin
Do siblings-in-law go on program with immediate family?
Erin, on February 15, 2021 at 1:54 PM

Hello! I'm still way off from my wedding or having any sort of paper (save the date, invitations, programs, menus) printed but I have been researching "wording etiquette" so that I know what to put on...

Lynnie, Feb 16, 2021 4 771
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Uneven Numbers. Bridal party and Groomsman
Megan Thompson, on February 15, 2021 at 11:26 PM

I'm trying to figure out what to do because it looks as though our party numbers will be uneven. I think I'm going to end up with one more lady on my side then he has men. So I'm not sure how to work...

Megan Thompson, Feb 16, 2021 13 790
Joseph
Should i postpone my bridal shower too?
Joseph, on February 15, 2021 at 7:44 PM

Help, please! So my fiancé and I made the decision to postpone our wedding reception to next year. We are still getting married this year with just immediate family. But we’re having a vow renewal and...

Lee, Feb 16, 2021 6 428
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