Etiquette and Advice
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A champagne cocktail hour comes included in our venue package (along with a large number or hors d’oeuvres). Is it okay to just have champagne served at cocktail hour and the open bar begin at the...
My bridal shower is coming up in about 2 the weeks and for the most part things are going swimmingly. With one notable exception... My future FIL and his sixth (yes, sixth) wife have been having...
Do you gift the couple when you decline a wedding invitation?
My wedding will be small, roughly 70 people. Most people are over 50 years old, they are all professional and uptight people, nothing wrong with it, I myself and my fiance are uptight too. There are...
This is the photo we are using on our save the date, but whose name goes first ? I thought the bride goes first but my parents are adamant that it's the groom that is always first ? He is on the left...
So my wedding band is a... guard, wrap, enhancer.. I'm not sure what it is called exactly. But my engagement ring slides in the middle of it. I have about a year until my wedding but this is just...
Hi everyone, I need some advice on a polite way to word that the location of my reception will be announced separately from the invitation. My fiance and I have decided we want to have our reception...
Our wedding will be at the end of August 2019. Many of my guests will be travelling from England, Scotland and Australia. September too early to send out save the dates? Or just send them early to the...
Did anyone NOT have a processional/walk down the aisle? I dont like the idea of all eyes on me, walking slow, with sappy music - just not my style. I wanted to be mingling with guests and somehow just...
We are starting to get some gifts in the mail as my bridal shower is coming up. I want to tackle thank you cards right away so they don't pile up but was wondering who you address the thank you cards...
Hey everyone! Does anyone have ideas on other terms for a Maid of Honor? My Matron of Honor (since she's married) is like a sister to me and is pretty much family, so she will be my Matron of Honor....
I haven't really been to a wedding shower before and I'll be attending one soon. I just ordered some cute champagne toasting flutes that they had on their registry, I really love them and I'm glad...
Hi All. I’m looking for advice on how to handle my situation. My bridal shower is this upcoming weekend & I’m not even a little excited. I let myself be guilted into having a BS that I didn’t want...
I made a mistake on the invitation and I’m kind of freaking out. We are a month out and i put the wrong time on the invitation!!! The ceremony starts at 2 and i put 2:30 on the invitations. The church...
My FH will have my son who is 14 years old be his best man. Any ideas on a gift?
FH's cousin had been dating a girl for over five years--they lived together, had a kid together, and we all assumed it was only a matter of time until they got engaged. I didn't think twice about...
I’m a relatively new vegan (just under a year!) so I’m encountering a problem with a wedding I will be attending this summer. I got the invite with the meal selection card and there’s only a...
What is the party/gift etiquette for couples that elope? A good friend of mine eloped last month as they decided they were too stressed planning a wedding. (They did tell close friends and family...
Is having only beer (domestic, import and many craft beers, wine with one signature drink tacky? We are trying to save some money and most of our friends are either beer or wine drinkers.
My wedding is Sept 1st. It's labor day weekend. When should I mail my invitations? Thanks!
