Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

So I'm not quite sure what the etiquette on this would be. We're trying to keep the rehearsal lunch (rehearsal is in the morning) small since FH and I are paying for it ourselves. On the guest list,...

Ok...so I have a major issue. I asked one of my friends(also cousin thru marriage) if she would be my bridesmaid as soon as I got engaged. Problem is that my fiance can not stand to even look at her....

Hi! My fiance and I are getting married October of 2025. I have my bridesmaids picked and was wondering if it was too soon to ask. My fiance and I will be relocating for his job in March and I really...

Hey all: I’m kind of troubleshooting certain difficulties in planning for my wedding, which is a super-budgeted destination affair due to my fiancé coming on a visa. We’ve been calling it an elopement...

My to be in laws are planning a rehearsal dinner and they weren't happy with the amount of people. Our bridal party by itself is 16 people (6 girls and 6 guys, 2 flower girls plus the groom and I) and...

This is about the third time my FMIL has mentioned us needing to put an announcement in the newspaper. I've never heard of doing that before so I googled it. Is this basically like a save the date for...

New here. We are in the Early stages of planning a very small ceremony. 20 included vendors is our max at my dream location. We have had issues with his adopted adult daughter ( his ex's kid not his...

I'm really considering nixing the wedding favors. I can't say that if I ever left a wedding without a wedding favor that I'd go around saying, "Omg I can't believe so&so didn't have wedding favors!!"...

I don’t write on forums but I’m hurt and this seems like the best place to ask questions. My son got married yesterday. The brides parents paid for all the wedding. We are not in a position at the...

Did any of you already married or soon to be married plan to show your fiance your pictures of other dresses you tried on but didn't choose? I kinda want to after we get married but i also don't want...

My Mom has passed away 11 years ago and I would like to do nephew /Aunt dance but i need a song can someone help me please

I know this has been a topic tons of times but how do I politely tell someone I m not too close with that I would no longer want them in my wedding. They haven’t purchased anything so far and they...

Hello brides and grooms of WeddingWire! My wedding is this weekend so I’m trying to iron out all of those final details. Which leads me to my question… do you tip a wedding photographer? We’ve paid a...

After talking with another bride we got on the topic of tipping the bridal consultant you work with at a dress shop. It never even crossed my mind because I assumed they get commission! She also...

Fh and I decided that we don't want any dancing at our wedding. We only plan on inviting around 50 people to our wedding. Fh and I do not dance, no one in my family would dance and we figured with the...

So I already printed out the invitations and the RSVP cards. I also put the number of people allowed to come. I was going to write the the names on the card when the FH said" Why are you writing their...

Hello, Our ceremony location is very small and will be invite only. i plan on two separate invites , one for ceremony and reception, and for reception only. Both events are at two different locations....

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...