Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Looking for some thoughts and etiquette on grooms attire. Disclosure - we are older and have both been married before. He has never had a wedding - it was a JP with no family present. He is a retired...

Question on the rehearsal dinner. We’re having a destination wedding and are expecting about 50-60 people. Normally one has the rehearsal dinner the night before and it’s typically family and the...

My fiance has two last names (his parents were never married, so he has his mom's maiden and his dad's last) and they are hyphenated. I really only want to take one but I don't know if the marriage...

Would it be "not proper" to only give plus one's to single friends & not the remaining of the guest list (cousins/family friends etc.)? We have about 6 single friends (1 is female, 5 are male)...

Hi Ladies, So I'm just curious if I'm being impatient or if this is really taking a long time lol. We've been married a little over a month now and have yet to see our prof pictures. How long did you...

Who pays for the rental for the Ring Bearer’s suit? He’s going to be 2 and a half by the time of the wedding and his mom (FSIL and bridesmaid) has mentioned a couple times that’s she’s going to find...

I'm not asking to stir the pot, I promise! Where I am from drink tickets or "toonie" bars are very, very common. I've never been to a wedding that hasn't at some point switched over to cash or given...

My wedding is in September. I am wanting to send my invitations out by the end of March. Reason being is we have a lot of out of town guests on our list. I am making our invitations myself. I am...

Feeling so conflicted... My wedding is about 3hours-days of travel for all my guests so most people will be arriving friday and staying in hotels til sunday. I was originally planning to do a...

How far is too far to have your guests travel for your wedding? We went and looked at a venue today that is about a hour and a half from us, and for majority of our friends and family it would be...

Hello, I am a bit confused reading some of the forums about if we should tip our cater waiters. Our caterer does charge an 18% service fee. I took the advice from many forums and asked the caterer...

With our wedding package we can have unlimited beer and wine at our reception and everything else our guest will have to pay. Of course family and friends are asking if we are having an open bar and...

I am on a VERY tight budget, but plan to have a rehearsal dinner at a local italian restaurant I am getting a deal on because I know the owners. My wedding party is 12 people, plus our 4 parents, my...

So we are confirming details with our DJ this week and I'm not the fence about the dollar dance. I feel like it could be fun, but also a bit awkward. Thoughts? Any pros/cons?

My FH and I have decided to have an adults-only wedding & reception. I'm looking for suggestions for a polite way to announce this on the invitations & website?

Hi everyone! I am having a late wedding and would love some advice on the timeline. Ideally, I would like to mix dancing in between the "wedding" events (speeches, cake cutting, etc.) but am worried...

Is it wrong to register for gift cards? Such as a Southwest Airlines gift card or Netflix gift card (just as examples). Thanks

Hey all! I don't really know the proper way to proceed here... Both of my parents passed away when I was younger, and I'd love nothing more than to incorporate them in some way on my wedding day....

Might sound mean or rude or whatever but we have huge families and a few friendship groups so work colleagues were never going to be top of the list. At this point only a couple are invited and some...

We recently found out I'm pregnant!!! It was not planned, but we are excited. I will be 5 months on our wedding day. I have already exchanged my very fitted dress for a flowy a line. Should we...