Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

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...

I am thinking if calling off my wedding. Its causing me and my FH to argue a lot. The costs of a wedding reception is way too much. I have bought my dress and feel horrible. This was supposed to be a...

What would you do? You’re a bridesmaid and been friends with the bride for 30+ years. She asked you to be a bridesmaid for a destination wedding (read expensive). You’ve known her for so long (hang...

My wedding was this past Saturday & it was the most amazing day! Marrying my best friend & seeing our vision become a reality brought me to tears. The one big snafoo though is that we ran out of food...

Hi everyone Do you guys think it’s ok to send out announcements to the people that you weren’t able to invite to the small courthouse wedding and dinner reception ? I wanted to still send it to family...

How do you know when you’re crossing the line when you put your foot down? My parents are paying for most my wedding and I’m very very grateful and understand they don’t have to do that and therefore...

I am very firm about no kids at our wedding, except for 3 that I have already made my mind about. 2 are in the wedding party and one is a pretty mature 14 year old who can definitely entertain the...

I have a brother who got engaged early last year and is planning a wedding for August of this year. I just found out he got legally married in October 2017 after his now wife called my sister after a...

I know it's customary to give thank you gifts to the people who throw you a bridal shower (and I have that covered already), but what about thank you gifts for the person/people who organize your...

I love the instrumental version of tale as old as time from beauty and the beast. I think I want everyone to walk down the aisle to that song..is it cute or "too Disney"?

I know that sounds awful. But as I'm more of an introverted person, I am actually not that excited about my wedding day. I'm so happy to be marrying my fiance, I love him very much and can't wait to...

Okay so here goes. My Fiance and I decided..with the bridal parties help...that we would throw a Jack and Jill. We are paying for the wedding ourselves..because my mother is not helping and my future...

I have a good friend who wants to help and be a part of the wedding. She is not one of my bridesmaids what other "role" could I give her to honor her contributions.

Has anyone actually ever received a response from the Pope? I was looking through all the old threads about inviting famous people, and I didn't see where anyone has ever received a response from...

So long story short, my parents stopped raising me at 7 and my Aunt took my sisters and I in. I really want to ask her to walk me down the aisle for my wedding but I am not sure how to do it. How did...

I plan on sending the wedding invites correctly to children over 18 having their own invite still living with parents however I do not know what to do when it comes to Save the Dates. I would like to...

Hi all, I'm a maid of honor in a wedding, and I'm wondering if you think it would be tacky if I didn't get the bride a gift in light of how much I'm spending on her wedding. My expenses (past and...