Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Is throwing your own bp seriously considered rude? If so, why? I am completely baffled by the responses I seen when I looked this up. In all honesty it looks like I will be in that boat since all of...

I feel like the answer is don't do this, but looking for second opinions. Got engaged in late 2018, wedding is (currently) October 2020. We made the guest list pretty shortly after getting engaged and...

So I am the sister of the bride and as you can guess a bridesmaid. I've been very active in the wedding even though I live 6 hours away. I've driven up for every event and helped in any way I can for...

I got engaged last year and I really don't have many friends so asked my friend who use to be my kids nanny to be my maid of honor (she is 24 years and she hasn't been the nanny for years because my...

I have four wonderful women I want to stand by my side and I can’t choose who to have as my maid of honor as I feel it would cause hurt feelings. If I only have them as maids of honor, what should I...

I was online ran across this article and thought hmmm. After reading it I said I must post this. So what rude things people have said to you and you SO....

Hello! Tl;dr What are your thoughts on having a secret elopement b/c of coronavirus, and then doing a full "wedding" on the same date in 2021? Long version: Apologies if this is a repeat topic! My...

So.... I happen to be watching TV and see the Verizon commercial where the best man is supposed to be live streaming the wedding from his phone. But, because of his crappy unlimited service from...

I recently had to postpone my June 2020 wedding until June 2021 due to coronavirus. Before we postponed the actual wedding, we cancelled my bridal shower and bachelorette party. Guests were...

So, maybe it's the feminist in me but I cannot in good conscience address an invite to a married couple as "Mr. and Mrs. John Smith"..... Even if they have the same last name, why omit the wife's...

Hello everyone! I am asking for some advice. I am the only daughter of my parents who is paying for the wedding, completely (budget 25000) and my fiancé is the oldest son and first child to his...

I am getting married in December and have always loved the holidays. Getting married at a beautiful Venue that always decorates for Christmas..lights..tree and all! I'm thinking of having Chistmas...

So we are having an evening wedding. I will be getting married at the same venue as my reception. The wedding starts at 6:30p.m. So I was thinking of just having a dessert bar and our cake of course....

I'm quite tall, 6'0", and I wanted any tall brides to tell me about their experiences with it. The pros and cons, any obstacles dress shopping or finding shoes, some being taller than FH, etc.

My sister is one of my MOHs. I know the bridal party usually always gets a plus one but this is my predicament.. my sister is not in a relationship but she has mentioned (without actually asking)...

Hello Everyone! We are having pre-selected plated meals at our 2/2021 reception. I haven't talked to the venue yet about how they want to handle knowing who is getting which meal. I am really trying...

Is it good to invite more people than you expected? Because I know some won’t show up or won’t RSVP. Just to be safe. For example, I’ve told my venue 120 but I may invite 130-135. Is that good? What...

Hi everybody! We canceled our May wedding due to COVID and are not rescheduling as we’re moving out of state. We wound up getting married yesterday with a beautiful ceremony in a local park with our...

My younger sister (two years) got engaged over the weekend. We are very very close, and I want to make it known now - I am VERY happy for her. Background: Her and her boyfriend dated for three years...

So FH and I are attending a wedding in about a month, about 3-4 hours from where we live. The wedding is a Saturday at noon, so we were going to drive down Friday after work, stay over in a hotel, and...