Etiquette and Advice
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I got married on 10/10/20 with 75 people in attendance. My guest received a box of wedding favors (hand sanitizers, fancy soap, beard balm, bottle opener). I also had my wedding live streaming on...
My step-father has been in my life for a long time, although we have only gotten "close" in the past 5 years. I will be doing the father daughter dance with my "real" Dad who has always been there for...
Hi all! To start : we aren't allowing +1's unless guests are married or engaged by the time our Save the Dates went out. Everyone is aware and fine with it. We had to do this because FH wanted kids in...
So we found out recently that two of my guests never received the invitation that was mailed the first of September. Mom wondered how many others got lost, but I told her I felt like most responded...
We are working with a wonderful venue for our wedding next year in NYC. When we visited, the manager explained that they pay their staff generous wages and their price is all inclusive, so there are...
I need some advice. I want my 7 year old daughter to be one of my bridesmaids. She has been through a lot with me. His daughter is 2 and I want her to be part of the wedding and was thinking flower...
Hi, Everyone - My fiancé and I have ran into another roadblock (once again, instigated by my MIL). Like I've said in previous posts, we anticipate having between 40-50 people attend our wedding. Much...
Hi everyone! I’ve been looking at this timeline for hours to make sure everything seems okay and I thought fresh pairs of eyes might help! Is there anything that you would change about this timeline?...
A friend of mine recently told me she received an invite to a honeymoon shower for a couple they are good friends with. It was pretty much known they would not have a 'regular' registry because they...
Hello, My fiancé and I decided to share our wedding website with family as our version of save the dates (saves money this way). Since then I have an uncle who is asking if he can bring his wife’s...
Hi ladies, I'm sure this has been discussed but I can't seem to find a good category to put this question under. A lot of our friends and family are coming from out of town, a good 2+ hours travel...
Our guest list and seating chart are due tomorrow and we have multiple guests that haven't given us the names of their plus ones. We've texted them multiple times asking and they always dodge the...
I’ve been reading about save the date etiquette for weddings and I need advice. I have quite a few out of state family I know won’t be attending the wedding, I was going to send them save the dates...
I was super excited to see my vistaprint package sitting on my doorstep when I arrived home yesterday. We ordered a bunch of stuff (free) but most importantly we got our menus! Exciting right? NO! My...
Hi, Everyone - I just wanted to get some input on this topic. As some of you may know, my fiancé and I have decided to have a no-kid wedding. This is largely due to cost and because of the wedding...
Quick question, so I am getting ask by family members what are the colors of the wedding. This seems silly to ask but are y’all keeping it as a secret or are you sharing details?
Is anyone here having/had a wedding, or been to one where it was requested that no children were brought? We are doing this for ours and only allowing immediate family to bring children. I'm wanting...
I’m in a dilemma. I have 3 sisters which live with a domestic partner but not married. I want My wedding to be only 20 people. With that being said how do I effectively tell my sisters that there only...
I don't get child-free weddings. I am a former preschool teacher and I have been working with children for the past decade. I love kiddos. I have a lot of friends who are parents, 3 of 5 bridesmaids...
My maid of honor wants to bring a plus one to my wedding. They are both out of town guests. She will be with the wedding party the whole weekend and won't get to see him until after her toast at the...