Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Hello everyone. I need help! My brothers wedding is this weekend and I have no idea what to give him. Normally I give 200-300 dollars as a wedding gift, depending on how close I am with the couple....

Say you invite, Mr. & Mrs. Smith to your wedding. But Mr. Smith can't make it. Does Mrs. Smith have the authority to write down another name in place of Mr. Smith on their RSVP? Especially without...

Hello! So I have a small dilemina. We are trying to set up bartending and such for our wedding, the only issue is that some people we have invited, who are... Well one important in some ways to the...

Anybody else hardcore struggling to stay in budget? I came into this not wanting to spend more than $1,000-$1,500 but realistically all the dresses I want are worth well-over $10k...

The FH is really against having alcohol at the wedding. Anyone have any interesting non-alcoholic drink ideas?

My parents went through a particularly nasty divorce. To make a long story short, Dad participated in an affair - when the girlfriend found out, she did not take it well and began harassing my mother...

So I have a friend who I have become really close with over the last 6-8 months. We met in school and totally clicked, and we’ve been inseparable ever since. Ive had my bridal party “picked out” for a...

*This is a Destination Wedding, so that complicates things even more. History. Fiancé and I have been together two years. We've both been married before and have 3 kids between us from past our...

I am a bridesmaid in a wedding this weekend and also have a 7 week old who will be at home with her dad. I have pretty bad separation anxiety with her. I have to be at the venue at 10:30 the morning...

How do you feel about being legally married and celebrating at a later date?

Going back and forth on whether or not I should invite someone that I recently stopped being friends with. We had a falling out about her birthday. She was upset with me about telling her I couldn’t...

Hello all, So my fiancé and I are trying to stick with a strict budget with our wedding and we finally found a venue that accommodates everything we need. And now that we have made the guest list we...

I'm on the fence on whether to invite a college friend to the wedding. We were pretty close in college. We had a two-year falling out while I was in law school, but then re-connected after I...

Im curious about the difference. Should I have a Formal wedding or Semi Formal? I guess i don’t know the difference, I am aware of the difference dress code, but how should my wedding ambiance or...

I am struggling SO hard and it definitely didn't help that when I asked my mother this question, she freaked out, "What do you mean no kids???!! At a MEXICAN WEDDING???? They are part of life!!!" My...

I just had a guest FB message me: Friend: Are you going to be picking up/dropping off people from the airport Me: only my mom and brother on Wednesday on Thursday it's the rehearsal so we can't pick...

An acquaintance on Facebook recommended a photographer and I liked his work so I hired him. In his contract, he states "Due to the artistic nature of photography, completion dates are only tentative,...

My fiance and I are considering a venue (ceremony and reception) that's an hour away from where both our families live (we're from the same area), and I'm curious to hear what others have done when...

I have been assuming that the actual person getting married (the female party) was the bride, & could be considered "the bride" until the wedding, even if it's 2-3 months away. Assuming this, I...

My fiance and I recently cut our guest list down considerably, as a way to compromise - I wanted to elope, he wanted the kind of wedding you see in movies and magazines (at least with regard to guest...