Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

I'm not changing my name when I get married next year. I've seen recommendations to let people know through how they are announced at the wedding and through signing Thank Yous with both of our last...

So, I was originally suppose to be the maid of honor of my friends wedding, but a month ago I got a text saying I will not be the maid of honor but the bridesmaid instead. We aren't as close as we use...

Hi everyone, My fiancée and I recently found a wedding venue that is perfect. It's a church that will allow us to use their hall for the ceremony as well as the reception hall. We aren't required to...

Is it tacky to get a nice 3 tiered wedding cake from a bakery that can feed about 100 people with yummy flavors and pretty design, and then go and buy a plain sheet cake from Costco that won’t taste...

I need advice. A little backstory. My fiance and I live in Minnesota, he was born and raised here, I was born and raised in California. All of our friends are in MN but we have decided to have a small...

I don't know if I should get married to my boyfriend because he doesn't like wedding or to get married because he thinks about what if it don't work out an we get a divorce. So what should I do

So we are havng a vow renewal in June. We are planning a whole big ceremony and things to go with it. We already have rings which are fairly new. So we are not wanting to do the whoel ring exchange....

I’ve won a free mini boudoir session! It includes 1 hour, hair makeup, and 3-4 edited images. My question is how much do I tip the HMUA and photographer? And am I expected to purchase additional...

Anyone gotten any declines for a reason they were disappointed by (rationally or not)? Any funny ones?

So I’ve decided to do a courthouse wedding with small reception afterwards. I’ve made my own checklist but I’m still trying to figure out how i would mail invitations out, I have a huge family and i...

I originally wanted to do snail mail invites, but am coming up on delays and was wondering if it's better to just send out a free email invite to get the ball rolling rather than spending a lot of...

My maid of honor and I have known each other since the 1st grade and are best friends. We have always been super close and talked about our weddings our entire lives. Fast forward to me getting...

I really need help on finding my FHs wedding band. He said they are some that they are allowed fo wear or so he thinks. One that breaks before anything happens to your finger, a silicone band I...

Ok, I just need to get something off my chest. My wedding was earlier this month and it went really well, but there's one little thing that I was slightly surprised about. My parents, and my two...

So one of my BM/cousin is 3 months pregnant and she’s due two weeks after our wedding date. I’m so happy for her but her dad is pressing that it’s really bad luck for her to be in the wedding because...

I really want to know if there's any special invitation wording I should use to indicate that my reception will be very laid back but the ceremony is traditional. My ceremony will be a Catholic Mass...

Out of curiosity, did anyone have wedding guests who came empty handed? My husband and I were completely flabbergasted to find out that a few of ours did. In that case, what is the proper etiquette?...

Newly wed and new to posting, so please forgive me if I make any faux pas! We just got our photos from the photographer and he specifically told us that he was taking detail shots that we can give to...

Ugh. Right before my wedding, I realized that my contract with my photographer doesn’t specify how quickly I’ll get my photos back 😂 I’m not worried about him taking an obscene amount of time to get...

Hi everyone! Happy Sunday Do any of you have your mom or dad's side completely absent from your wedding? I have no relationship with my mom + her entire side of the family. I try to pretend it doesn't...