Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Hi, I'm having trouble trying to locate Canadian websites to purchase items such as wedding favours, decor and misc items. All websites i have found are in the States and the shipping costs is...

We're having a problem with a lot of our guests. Unfortunately, me and FH are young (22-23) and a lot of our friends haven't been to a wedding before and don't know proper etiquette. We have had a...

I'm not building my registry any time soon and I'm aware that you should have items of a variety of prices but I have been thinking: What would be considered too high priced for a registry?...

Hi! I wanted to get some insight on weddings and tipping your vendors. I will in fact be tipping every vendor who’s providing me a service for my wedding from the venue, to DJ, to the event decorator...

Hello! I'm having a small wedding in Boulder, CO in summer 2022, and then a larger reception for family in NJ in the fall. I want to have 1 wedding website to make it easier for me to manage, but I'm...

I’d like to hear some others opinions and advice on this situation I’m in. Me and my boyfriend have been together for almost 3 years now. We aren’t in a rush our selves to get married because we want...

A bit shy with the dollar dance idea ... What are some of your (lets be honest) money collecting ideas for the reception? Thinking about having a "card box" but titled differently. Please no negative...

Hi all. So, our niece is getting married (my husband's side of the family). All of the cousins and grandnieces and grandnephews were invited. The cousins range in age from mid thirties down to babies....

We just had our DW with 80+ guests in Punta Cana last weekend and it was amazing! Only 1/3 of the guests gave us gifts/cards, and I know for DW people say “their presence is their gift,” and we def...

I've seen other questions like this and they were told no but their circumstances were different. I'm getting married in 3 months but we are not planning on having our wedding party yet. We're just...

My brother asked his fiance's brother to be one of his groomsmen but didn't ask my husband which level wise is the same on the family level. My husband had my brother in his wedding party not because...

Hello all!! This isn't a "who has the bigger ring" post lol. My issue is the top part of my ring sticks out which makes it easy for me to knock it against everything!!! I love my ring, which is why I...

What is the etiquette for doing the mother/son dance when both mom and step-mom are around? Step-mom mostly raised my fiancé, but real mom MUST be included too.

My husband and I have been together for 9 years and have two amazing children. We didn’t have the money years ago for a wedding but we do now and our eldest daughter (5) had been asking why we weren’t...

We recently sent out our invitations and I just heard back from my dad's family (6 aunts/uncles, 8 cousins and grandparents. They all RSVP'd no. There is no tension or fighting between our families...

Hi all! We are having two ceremonies, a smaller civil ceremony with family and a symbolic/spiritual destination wedding a couple of months later. Does anyone out there have advice on when to do our...

I immigrated to the US 5 years ago and will be having my wedding in my home country. I would love to ask my close friends to be my bridesmaid to this "destination wedding." I understand that not...

I can't decide on a father/daughter song! I used the (awful) search function on here and it seems like 90% of the suggestions are country songs. Country music definitely does not suit me and my dad....

Hello All, I have three people on my side of the bridal party. I am not sure what "title" to give them, as they are all important to me. They are all married and have kids. It's my sister in law, my...

I don't know of any modern couples that follow the traditional anniversary gift model (waiting until your 50th for gold). What to give a spouse after one year, or only a few years? If you go overboard...