Etiquette and Advice
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Thoughts on having a bridal party/bachelorette party if eloping? We think we will do an elopement style wedding on what "would have been" our wedding date. THoughts on still having the shower and bach...
bridal cards Is it being bridezilla/extra of me to provide cards to my bridal party with their duties, details for the day, their attire, and (to be frank) what we expect them to pay for? I created...
Sooooo i just found out an hour ago that one of my bridesmaids is pregnant. She is due 3 months before the wedding. I am overjoyed and happy and excited for her and her new bundle of joy but the...
Hi all, my FW is very much into conservation and would like our wedding to be as eco friendly as possible. Something we have discussed is forgoing paper STDs and invitations and putting all the...
In lieu of an actual wedding favor for our guests, my FH and I were thinking about making a donation to a local animal shelter in honor of our guests. Thoughts??
This may be a silly question but are zip codes typically put on wedding invitations? I feel like I’ve seen comments on this before but don’t feel like searching! I’m leaning towards no but just wanted...
How many songs/how long are you playing music before the ceremony What types of songs, are you going with songs with words or just instrumental - are you basing they genre on what type of songs your...
So last night, FH and I were talking about our upcoming engagement photos and he asked whether we are supposed to tip the photographer for that session, since it’s included with our wedding package....
RSVP draft *EDIT: Thank you for your responses! I have decided to just do the online RSVP instructions. also THANK YOU FOR POINTING OUT THE EXTRA "by" ON THE TOP! I definitely didn't notice that and...
So some back story to my relationship with my dad. My parents got divorced when I was five, I did not know this till I was an adult but my dad wanted to give up all custody of me, but my mom begged...
What is the etiquette for wedding announcements? Do you send them to people that couldn't come? Send them as thank you cards? Do you send them like Christmas/New year cards? Do you send it to people...
I have a lot of out of town guest staying in a hotel for the wedding, Please share any ideas to have in the hotel guest rooms. I was thinking a welcome packet that includes Places to Go and eat, a...
My wedding is in 1 month, and last week, my mom called and said my dad has cancerous tumor (stage 4). My parents live in Japan (I am Japanese) and my wedding is in US (my fiance is American) so my dad...
Hi everyone! Just wondering if anyone else on here is having a smaller wedding and what your plans are for the reception? We should have somewhere around 60 guests and are holding the ceremony and...
Hi everyone! I’m in a conundrum here. I’m recently engaged (yay!), and have already asked the friends I want to be bridesmaids. I’m very happy with my maids and love and trust them all greatly....
Our Ceremony will be outside a Country Club and I want music to walk down the aisle with but how or who plays the music?? My DJ will be there for the reception only. All I can picture is someone with...
Hi Ladies, So our engagement photographer sent us back a sneak peak from our session. I love the pictures (I included some of them) and was initially only going to use them for our wedding website. I...
Is 10 years old too old to be the flower girl.. My daughter is 1 and I want my little sister whose 10 to accompany her down the aisle ... but is there an ge limit?
Hello, I have a handful of guests, who live in Canada, I'm sending invites to for my wedding. I live in the US. I know to send Canadians letters, I need to put 3 US stamps on it. However, does anyone...
Generally my FH is really sweet but obsessed with saving money. We met when he was in grad school and he barely had enough money to eat or live. He would take me on dates with coupons or have beach...