Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

This is a lot, get ready! A friend of mine since childhood picked 2 MOHs, yet I’ve known her the longest. That was ok with me because I’m not overly emotional. When she called to ask me about being a...

Do you think it is better to do all of the pictures with the wedding party, bride and groom, and families before or after the ceremony? Why?

Don't want to pick a fight, just a question on etiquette. I have read on here that hosting your own engagement is tacky. Why is that? I read things about comparing weddings to birthday parties (proper...

Is the rehearsal dinner and grooms dinner the same thing? How far out do you go as far as who goes to this? Just the wedding party? Ending party and Imediate family? Do you invite grandparents? Great...

My fiancé and I are planning a small destination wedding in southern California in January 2020. Our families live in different states and we live in a third, so one side of the family or the other...

I hate to buy my girls more stuff they don’t need or already have. Seems like most common gifts are monogrammed bags or some form of jewelry. What do bridesmaids actually want? What’s a nice gift or a...

I really need some honest replies here please. My daughter is getting married in December. Her father and I are divorced. I am her mother and must admit that I cheated on her father. I know this is...

So is it true that you would normally tip an officiant? I got an email this morning from our Elopement Package place (some would say we are having a micro wedding...8 people total including us) saying...

Our wedding is on a sunday morning in september(school is in session)..and half of our bridal party is from out of state. I am asusming most of them would be arriving either friday night or saturday...

We are considering sending an invite to a few different celebrities. We know they most likely won't come and will send a letter or autograph back. So knowing this do we still send them all the same...

My Fiance has decided that he is not going to invite his older sister to our wedding. I fully support his decision. We refuse all contact with her and her husband after we found out they were abusing...

Hi everyone! Happy Friday! If there aren't any celebratory occasions prior to the wedding rehearsal would it be awkward for the immediate families to meet for the first time at the rehearsal dinner?...

Okay I think I’ve figured out what I’m getting my Bridesmaids. I ended up deciding on a nice candle from Bath & Body Works (FH works there and gets 40% off!!) which are 100% exchangeable and...

I’m attending a wedding for my cousin. She’s very “Americanized”, so I’m not worried about her so much.... what I’m worried about is her mom/dad (so my aunt and uncle). Is wearing red a sign of...

I would Like to tip my photographer and videographer. My question is when, when they arrive, before they leave, or after i get The finished product, or maybe half at the wedding and the other half...

I sent out e-vites via Paperless Post for my save the dates. Everyone viewed the email within 1-2 days (I was notified when each recipient opened the email) and had no problems with emails getting...

Hi everyone! So to preface I’m Russian and my fiancé is American. Since I spent most of my life in another country, I don’t know too much about American wedding traditions. I’ve only been to a handful...

Does anyone know of a bridezilla or crazy bride facebook page? I heard a story on the radio this morning that was posted in a crazy bride facebook page and I'm really trying to find the page. It...

Obviously I know the groom wears one and so do the groomsmen. So my question is do the fathers get them as well? My dad is walking me down the aisle and his is officiating. We should get them...