Etiquette and Advice
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First post in this forum. Trying to come up with the wording to use on my invitations. I have previously been married, and I made the mistake of hyphenating my last name. On the invitation should I...
My FH and I have begun creating our wedding registry and are wondering weather or not to add a cash fund registry (which we would use towards purchasing a home and appliances/furniture) and a...
Hey there! i really need some advice on bridal shower etiquette. I was helping my mother try and find something to wear to my first and only bridal shower and she comes out of the dressing room...
Edit: post title should be "Invitation wording" but I couldn't edit the subject line. Hi, Everyone! What would be the best way to indicate that the reception (which is in a different location than the...
Am I writing/punctuating this correctly? Saturday the 18th of May 2024, at 4:00 PM
I am in the process of planning my wedding and one of the items I'm getting stumped on is ceremony decor. Our ceremony will only be about 30 minutes, but I still want it to look nice for photos. We...
I have my wedding in September this year and while searching for a hairstylist I found one that seemed to do good work but the contract they sent has 20% gratuity included in the price. I fully intend...
Hello! Our venue hosts weddings Fridays Saturdays and Sundays, and our wedding is on the Saturday. They require rehearsals to be in the morning before the Friday wedding starts setting up. We're...
How can you include both sets of parents on a wedding invitation, when the bride and groom are adults and paying for almost all of the wedding?
I'll be getting married in my fiance's hometown later this year. I wouldn't say that I am from the "city" by any means but I have lived a lot of different places around the world, love to travel, and...
I was wondering how many people have included The Details on the back of the formal invitation with rsvp info? I had maybe only 2 couples send their wedding invitations with the back of the card...
Im to sure how to start this off. I'm from an abusive family. Mainly from my older sister and my mother and dad is just a sweetheart. Well my sister in-law (sil) asked me about bridemaids and...
(Re-posting to this forum because I accidentally posted on the wrong one before.) Our wedding will be at two locations: a church ceremony followed by a cocktail hour and reception at a venue about 7...
We're getting married Puerto Rico in late July. I've drafted our invitations and have the "RSVP by" date set at June 14th which is exactly 6 weeks from the wedding. My fiance wants to move the RSVP...
Hi, I booked with a large chain hotel resort, and it has been a slew of challenges due to all their extensive insurance requirements and qualifications. I had wanted to do an outdoor reception, with a...
Hello 2024 brides ! I need advice , my future husband has not gotten his guest list together when our kids wedding planner said last October he needed to finalize his guest list MONTHS ago . He also...
This is stressful. My FH only speaks english and our Catholic Priest in PR only speaks spanish. We are getting married in Puerto Rico in a beautiful cathedral. The only priests available do not speak...
My FH and I (both mid 40s and his second wedding) want a big fun reception, but only want family/close friends to attend ceremony beforehand as we want to keep that more intimate. The ceremony (which...
Also I'm really sorry about my grammar in the last post. Thank you for all of your suggestions. I'm trying to keep her in but it kinda doesn't seem possible at this moment. I have given her the...