Skip to main content

Etiquette and Advice

Join group

Manners matter! From addessing envelopes to wedding dress codes, we'll help you navigate wedding etiquette questions so you are ready to handle every situation with grace.

24,253
Members

Discussions

Sort by:
Last comment
  • Messages
  • Visits
  • Last comment
  • Date
  • Unanswered
Candice
i forgot to send out rsvp cards or even a phone number, website, or email on my invites.
Candice, on April 1, 2019 at 4:32 AM

Hey, everyone. I forgot to do the one thing I should have done. ADD A RSVP card or any other RSVP info to my invites. I sent out about 70 invites and I have seating for that many. I also have enough...

F, Apr 2, 2019 27 2,031
L
Ditching your family for the in-laws/fh?
Lauren, on April 1, 2019 at 12:43 PM

I’ve been in this situation as a sister. I watched my sister completely treat my parents like nothing while she goes on trips/vaca/b-days with the in-laws/FH. It was extremely hard to watch her not...

Mrs., Apr 2, 2019 13 1,300
Sarah
Do i have to invite my soon to be brother in laws girlfriend?
Sarah , on January 27, 2019 at 11:44 PM

Reason I’m asking is because earlier this year we went to an event and she became belligerently drunk and as I tried to talk to her she attacked me and punched me in the face. Fast forward to now, she...

Sarah, Apr 1, 2019 46 2,494
Caitlin
Venmo/paypal tips??
Caitlin, on April 1, 2019 at 2:17 PM

What do you think: my wedding was yesterday and in all of the craziness tips were left in the car and completely forgotten. Would it be bad to send vendors tips by Venmo or PayPal? I could mail it but...

Jenna, Apr 1, 2019 3 944
Jennifer
Wedding entourage walking down the aisle
Jennifer, on April 1, 2019 at 12:30 AM

My fiancé’s sister just asked us if we plan on including her 16 year old son, his nephew, as part of our wedding party and walk down the aisle/ be a part of the wedding somehow. While I think it’s a...

Brooke, Apr 1, 2019 12 2,131
Rachel
What Vendors do you tip?
Rachel, on April 1, 2019 at 10:42 AM

So, I’ve heard from multiple couples who’ve gotten married that you’re supposed to tip vendors who don’t own their own business. My photographer owns his own business but he’s coming as well as one of...

Clíodhna, Apr 1, 2019 4 279
Monica
Brother In Law with Destination Wedding Same Year?
Monica, on October 21, 2018 at 10:35 AM

Hey guys, To start my post I would just like to say that I am aware that everyone gets just "one day" for their wedding; not a week, a month, or a year. My fiance and I got engaged 9 months ago...

karen, Mar 31, 2019 13 604
A
Help! Asking parents for financial support for our wedding
Ashley, on March 30, 2019 at 3:46 PM

Hey everyone! My fiancé & I are just starting to really get into looking for vendor for our wedding. We have our ceremony location picked out. None of our parents have really spoken about...

Haley, Mar 31, 2019 16 1,352
Sheri
Distance to Wedding venue
Sheri, on August 14, 2017 at 1:58 PM

Is this to far to ask or expect your local guests 235 guests total to travel to your wedding 81 miles? Yes majority is all high way driving. I live in a North suburb of Houston and found the perfect...

Amber, Mar 31, 2019 75 3,011
Stephanie
It's been six months, i want my wedding video.
Stephanie, on March 3, 2019 at 7:26 PM

Ok, so last year I made the decision to hire a videographer for our wedding, I paid the full amount of $1,000. I had asked the question when booking when could I expect my video (now I know it...

Joanna, Mar 30, 2019 21 2,222
Tara
Fiancé vs. Fiancée - I just learned something! lol
Tara, on March 6, 2011 at 9:53 PM

Who knew! "Fiancé vs. Fiancée: No, these spellings are not interchangeable. There is quite a significant difference between them, in fact. Fiancé refers to a male engaged to be married, while fiancée...

Judith, Mar 30, 2019 22 11,098
Natalie
Who's invited to the rehearsal dinner?
Natalie, on March 27, 2019 at 9:52 AM

So I'm just curious as to how many people are inviting everyone from out of town as well as their bridal party and immediate family to the rehersal dinner? Our wedding is going to be about 51 people...

MrsD, Mar 28, 2019 27 1,427
Danielle
True or False - Wedding Planning Edition
Danielle, on March 26, 2019 at 2:58 PM

TRUE or FALSE: Post your answers in the comments! Hey guys, I've noticed there are a wide range of wedding planning experiences among all of the different brides. For me, my expectations and reality...

maryann, Mar 27, 2019 50 2,383
B
No Bridal Party - Rehearsal Dinner?
Brooke, on March 27, 2019 at 11:49 AM

HI all! So I do NOT have a bridal party - just me and FH. We have a few out of town guests coming (maybe about 15). We are also doing a early morning ceremony (10AM on a Friday) then a luncheon...

Brooke, Mar 27, 2019 5 875
Michelle
Formal Wedding but Casual Reception??
Michelle, on July 29, 2016 at 10:54 PM

So I am in the early planning stages for my wedding and I can't figure out how to make this work. I want to have a formal catholic wedding at the basilica in my city. But I also want to have a super...

Jay, Mar 27, 2019 26 2,232
BecomingMrsDavis
Ring Warming Ceremony
BecomingMrsDavis, on March 15, 2016 at 9:10 PM

Hi wedding planners! I'm looking for a little advice from those of you that have done, have been a part of or plan on doing a ring warming ceremony. FH and I really like this idea of each of our...

Laurel, Mar 26, 2019 15 1,875
M
Last minute wedding guest invite
Maria, on March 26, 2019 at 11:43 AM

So we are getting married this weekend 3/30/19- and of course AFTER we finished paying off our venue and final numbers were in, we have guest that have RSVP'd but are not able to make it- we are very...

Melissa, Mar 26, 2019 9 2,018
Tori
Do you send thank you cards to those who didn't give gifts?
Tori, on March 25, 2019 at 4:52 PM

I'm just curious. If they attended and did not give a gift are we still supposed to send a thank you to them?

Jolie, Mar 26, 2019 18 3,007
Sara
Attending wedding the week before mine?
Sara, on March 25, 2019 at 10:56 PM

Long story but... I got engaged January of 2018 and my friend got engaged a couple weeks after. I announced my wedding date as June 15th 2019 in JUNE of 2018 and she announced hers as JUNE 8th of 2019...

Danielle, Mar 26, 2019 8 2,127
Victoria R
Wording rsvp for “behaving” kids
Victoria R, on March 23, 2019 at 7:07 PM

I’m trying to figure out how to word my RSVPs so that I can find out how many guest are attending (some of them I know will be kids), but I need to word it in a way that we only want good behaving...

MrsD, Mar 25, 2019 18 3,049 1
WeddingWire celebrates love ...and so does everyone on our site! Explore how we embrace diversity

Groups

WeddingWire article topics