Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

My fiance and I are both in our thirties. We live together and our household is established. Therefore, we don't really NEED anything. We are not really wanting to register anywhere, but we are hoping...

So, how close is too close to get married to a sibling. We have a sibling that was engaged first (6 months before us) but planned their wedding 8/18/18 (~2 years later). We got engaged a month ago and...

My best friend asked me to be her maid of honor which is honestly such an honor. But we're separated by 3,500 miles. Her wedding is at the beginning of June 2020. What I'm curious about is when the...

I have an RSVP problem. I've been following up with those guests that haven't sent back their RSVPs (the deadline has already passed) and I keep getting this annoying response: "Just put us down as...

I'm not sure if this has been addressed before, but I was just curious who one would do things if there the Groom's parents are not in the picture.. at all... my FH does not have a relationship with...

Our venue will be the space for both the ceremony and reception, we can easily seat more than 100 people for the ceremony, however probably only 96 for the reception. We invited 140 people to our...

Help! my maid of honor has done a bad job .. my bridesmaids have done more then her ... they’ve been complaining about her and now I finally see it. She lives out of state.. wanted to come visit me in...

Are many of you greeting your guests at their tables during the reception? I don't know why but I'm a little nervous about this - specifically having to make small talk with extended relatives I...

Hi everyone, i just found out one of my bridesmaids Is two months pregnant. I am getting married in February and she is due I’m march. We had all planned on picking out dresses in September since I...

Whenever the topic of cash bars comes up, people say "I don't even carry cash, especially at weddings" or "it's rude to make your guests open their wallets." I usually don't carry cash either, but...

Ok I looked at 2 places for our wedding/reception the one that we really wanted (but out of our budget) asked for a $525.00 deposit and said that holds the date and 500.00 of that goes towards...

I'm having significant second thoughts about a friend who I asked to be a bridesmaid. She has a pattern of behaving badly at events, getting drunk and loud and made quite a scene at the last wedding...

My uncle from our of state is walking me down the aisle and I need help choosing a gift for him. What are you giving to thank whomever is giving you away??

Hi everyone, My fiance and I live in Northern Europe but we are having our wedding in my country of origin (a Southern European country). We invited +60 of his relatives and family friends but only 20...

Hey! My Fiance is joining the Coast Guard and he will be leaving for boot camp the end of August, A few weeks after we get married. Anyone else's soon to be hubby joining or enlisted now! I have a...

Hi Everyone! I need some advice- one of my bridesmaids has been one of my best friends since high school. However, all of our friendship she has struggled with being there for me as much as I am...

Ok so how do I put this nicely? I do not want the boyfriend of my fiance's mother at the wedding nor do I feel like he should be honored. I know that sounds selfish but quiet honestly he's most likely...

I am a bridesmaid for my cousin’s wedding coming up this fall. I am only 19 and my cousin is in her late 20s. I have been with my boyfriend for almost 2 years and she has met him at least 5 or 6 times...