Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

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...

We’re getting ready to pay the remainder of the money we owe our venue and it is obviously a large quantity of money, I’m curious what the most secure way to pay for this is? I don’t really want to...

Hello everyone. Sorry beforehand if my grammar is bad. Idk how to start this. I'm having a wedding party and I am contemplating on inviting my best friend bf or both. The reason is I felt like they...

Two of my best friends are getting married right after me (1 month and 3 months). The bridal parties for each wedding are pretty much the same, except for a bridesmaid or two, and we are in 3...

Testing before I post!!! I’m a July bride 👰‍♀️

I am a converted Muslim and my fiancé is Muslim . We are planning on have a small party/reception maybe like 50-75 people . We do not drink because of our faith and my fiances family does not. My...

My Fiancé and I are going to have our first dance to Heather on the Hill by Nathan Evans. We wanted something fun and up beat, but neither of us are very good dancers. Does anyone have any advice to...

So I am the mother of the bride. I am helping the maid of honor with the bachelorette trip. We will be going out of town for three nights to Fredericksburg in Texas. We are also taking a party bus...

I want to disclose that I fully intend on tipping my banquet servers as my caterer informed me that despite an hourly wage over $20 and an 18% service fee, gratuity is not included in our...