Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Hi. My wedding is in June and only planning to have 40 guests, even though my fiance has a big family. His dad came up with the idea of sending out "we apologize for not being able to extend an...

We are planning an elopement at a local bed and breakfast, which is a beautiful Victorian mansion in our hometown. I want to do it here because I love this background for photos. We are inviting...

Hello! I am trying to get a feel for whether or not this would be a good idea. My best friend/sister passed away and I’m trying to figure out the best way to honor her at my wedding. I’ve decided not...

So I have a few guests lists I'm keeping track of like our Wedding of course, Bridal Shower, and Rehearsal Dinner. I am mainly using the bridal shower and rehearsal dinner guest list as a reference...

I'm aware it is a bit irrational but I can't help but feeling unloved and hurt that we've had so many people decline to attend our wedding. I realize that nobody will care as much about our wedding as...

I just got engaged last month and my wedding would be on April next year. I was engaged with my ex back in 2017 but he cancelled the wedding. I felt so embarrassed for the people that was in the...

Hello! My RSVP deadline has recently passed. I reached out to multiple people one week in advance to let them know the deadline was approaching, specifically putting the rsvp date. Many people did not...

I am working on my seating arrangements for the reception. I am having a buffet style and per advice I have seen given by WW, I have decided to assign tables and not specific seats. Now my problem is...

How do I politely word telling the bridesmaids that they will be buying their dresses? I know that you may think they should already know that they’re paying for them, but I want to be very clear from...

I know I have a strange situation for invitations, but AI didn't seem to understand the parameters I gave it. Stupid AI! My mother will be the host of the wedding, financially. My dad passed away last...

I love my fiance, we’ve been together for a couple of years and I honestly thought he was the perfect man until a few days ago. He showed up to the house with a brand new car without telling me...

Help! We are grossly overpaying for catering (the catering company was required by the venue) and the catering includes a service charge of 20% so when we originally book we thought it was gratuity...

MOB here. We just threw our beautiful daughter a fun and costly Western themed wedding reception. We're now finding out that a lot of cards were stolen from the Honeymoon Fund box that was placed in...

My wedding is in 17 days. It’s a destination wedding in Europe and my friends and family are all coming from Asia (I live in California). So many friends say they would come and all of them decided...

I got married recently. It was a very small/intimate wedding (immediate family & a few close friends only). A friend of mine brought a date when she didn’t have a plus one on her invitation. She’s...

So, I invited this woman to my wedding. She is... intense. People don't invite her to events for this exact reason. She is insisting on serving homemade liquor and marijuana at my wedding. Obviously...

My MoH is getting married next year in Italy. We've known each other since freshman year in college and she was my MoH 6 years ago. She has been living abroad for the past 7 years so while we are...

Hi all! I am getting married on Saturday & I have been trying to figure out what to do with my dress after the wedding. Has anyone framed their dress & if so where did you get it done? I am seriously...

I know from reading these forums (and just in general) that no one is going to care about our wedding as much as we do. However FH and I were discussing tonight how we feel like both of our families...

We are having a small wedding with no brides maids and no groomsmen. The guy we hired is giving us Boutonnières & Corsages (2 of each). I have 1 sister and my partner has 2 brothers. We have a...