Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

My cousin just got engaged, which is very exciting for her - so I’m sure she’ll be beginning the wedding festivities soon! With that being said, I don’t feel inclined to give her a gift for her shower...

I haven't been to many weddings, as I am the first of my group to get married. Do you always include your wedding photographer(s) in your food head count? (IE - Do your photographer(s) eat at the...

Ok a church friend is singing a solo. My daughter's boyfriend is playing a small piano part. Now honeslty I was just going to give them $100.00 as a thank you. It's not like they are vendors....

This seems like a silly question, but I just don't know what to do. My makeup artist is self-employed and accepts payment by PayPal, Venmo, cash, or check. For PayPal and Venmo she isn't registered as...

I am Mother of The Bride and have a dilemma which I need your thoughts on.. My Daughter's fiancee's mother passed 3 yrs ago who he was extremely close to. His Dad will be married by time of their...

We just celebrated our one year anniversary and we are officially "those people" who have procrastinated and made excuses and still haven't sent out thank you's. We feel guilty and have been...

I would like to raise money for a down payment for a house. Has anyone thought of a way to raise funds for a down payment for a house? How do I start a go fund me or is this far fetched?

So my wedding was at the end of June and it is november now. I have extreme anxiety and put off doing the thank you cards. Should i still send them out at this point or should i maybe wait for the end...

My daughter and her fiancé eloped and haven’t told anyone. Just afterwards, she said she wanted to order her dress (which we did) and book a wedding venue for more than a year from now, (which are...

We're getting pricing and quotes from photographers but curious about bridal session. Is this necessary, won't we have enough photos at the wedding?

My fiance wants a small ceremony ("intimate" he says) and to then have more people come later for the reception. Here's the thing, though. Even if we did that, it wouldn't be just family at the...

I am printing all invited parties names on the RSVP cards, so there is no confusion as to who is invited. I do not have the spouse names for a couple of the invites (fiancés guest list ). He doesn’t...

We are having a small private ceremony with our family and closest friends. We want to go out to dinner afterwards to celebrate, but we are planning on having a formal reception sometime next year. Do...

With only a week to go before the wedding, my spouse and I just found out that our kids are the only kids not invited to the "no kids" wedding of their cousin. All the other cousins who are slightly...

Just wondering what the general consensus was for a bridal shower for a couple who already live together but are both relatively young (24&30) and never married before? Is that normal? Inappropriate?...

Hey y'all, my fiance and I are having our engagement party on August 24th and are expecting 75-120 people. It'll be at our home with lots of food, yard games and drinks. My question is if I should...

Hi all, I have figured out my bridal party for the most part (my sister and 2 of my closet friends). However, I feel like I am obligated to include my fiancé’s brothers girlfriend in my bridal party...

I have multiple questions: 1. Can you pick and choose who gets a plus one? As of right now, my wedding party all gets plus ones, and then any of my friends who are in a relationship. I don't really...

So we have 120 guests and I’ve never met about 15 of the guests on my fiancé’s side. He says he’s pretty sure a couple of them are vegetarian but he doesn’t know who or how many. We have a very tight...