Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

My fiancé wants his best friend to be apart of our wedding, but wants her to be bridesmaids instead of a grooms-woman (mostly to even out the sides). Her husband will be the best man. I’m excited to...

Well I'm 4 days out and my officiant cancelled on me. Fuuuuck.

I'm getting married for the third time. First time was too young and ended in divorce after a year. Second time my husband died (a few years ago) of cancer. This time is the charm, and my first real...

Did you go to dinner afterwards? Did you like the experience? Details details details

I'm extremely extrovert, I love dancing and having fun and making people laugh... I've been engaged for 2 years now and we have a kid together. We've broken up twice since our engagement once for a...

My hubby is a native of France, we had met here in the United States and then I lived with him in France until we ultimately settled here in the U.S. about five years ago. We always said we would...

My FH called me a bridezilla recently, and I wanted to figure out if I was being unreasonable. We are one of those weddings that had to postpone from last May 2020 to May 2021. We are looking like we...

Hi everyone, I was supposed to be a bridesmaid and my husband the best man at a wedding on 9 January. The wedding just got cancelled. We have already paid our part for the bridal shower & gift,...

So I’ve been friends with this girl for 18 years and she’s getting married in a couple months. I was invited to the bridal shower but not the wedding and I don’t if I should just accept the fact that...

How would you word the invitation when the groom is a doctor? Would you only write his name or include “Dr.” or “Doctor” in front of it? And if the bride is not a doctor... would we need to add a...

Is it okay to have 2 matrons of honor and a maid of honor?

Well, I am at the point where I am thinking of dropping out of a wedding party where I am maid of honor. The bride's my baby cousin, much more like a sister than anything since her parents, my aunt...

I feel that asking for giftcards is tacky. However we already share a household and we are hosting our reception out of town. We prefer not to fly back home with a lot of bulky gifts. Has anyone ever...

So my mother doesn't like the "_ seats have been reserved in your honor " option for the RSVPs. She thinks its bad to pay money for a nicely printed invite and then to handwrite a number in. My dad...

Hey everyone! We were part of the unlucky few that had planned our wedding for early 2020 and had to reschedule because of Covid. We ended up having a small ceremony in October with just our close...

So I am curious about a topic that seems to be quite controversial: having a guest “B list” For those who don’t know, a B list is a list of guests who don’t make the initial guest list cut for one...

My FH and I Live in florida and are having a separate wedding ceremony and reception since most of my family lives in florida and can’t travel and most of his family lives in california and can’t...

I want guests to dress up for my wedding/reception. Is it tacky to have a dress code? If not, how would I state the dress code on the invites? I have full length dresses and slacks/ties in mind ( no...

So this is kind of an odd situation. We are planning our wedding loosely for fall 2021, so quite a bit away due to COVID. My fiancé’s friend from college (more distant friend as time goes on) is...

Hi there, I'm planning a winter wedding that takes place in one large room. After the ceremony, chairs will be rearranged and tables brought in. My question is, where do the guests go while the room...