Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Hello all - I need some advice. I am MOH for a friend’s wedding. There are three other bridesmaids. About a year ago the bride’s mother set up a meeting with all of us to discuss planning a shower....

Hi everyone! We are worried about some of FH's family adding kids/guests that aren't invited to the RSVPs. Has anyone used the __ of __ guests attending RSVPs? Like we would fill it out to be how many...

We are the grandparents on the bride's father side. We do not have the best relationship with daughter in law or bride to me. We were not invited to the engagement party, the bridal shower or the the...

I am wondering what the time frame would be between someone getting legally married and having their wedding before the wedding is called a vow renewal. I want to have a wedding wedding, but I don't...

Hey All, My FH and I have decided we would kind of like to do a destination joint bachelor/bachelorette party. WE were thinking if we went to LA we could each spend the day seperately doing tux/suit...

Is there a set standard? None of my check off/planning list say anything about that. Wedding 7/11/2015, caterer doesn't need to know how many attendees until the week before but the linen company...

Why are my guests adding their kids to the RSVP? Its common knowledge that only the names on the invite are invited, right? Two of my FH college friends have cancelled their RSVP because we told them...

Hello, My destination wedding in Italy is in 24 days and I'm working on a schedule to provide to guests prior to us leaving. I was wondering if I could include language along the lines of "please note...

Oh my goodness, I got my very FIRST RSVP card back and it has no names on it!! Whaaaaaa???

Hello! I'm getting married May of 2019. I haven't gotten engagement photos done yet because I was really wanting to get them done in the fall. I know you should send out save the dates 6-8 months...

How much do you tip the DJ? I've been looking through all the wedding websites and am getting different amounts - it's so confusing! My coordinator suggests 15-20%, which seems a bit high to me,...

Hey guys! So I’m finding mixed info for tipping catering. So I’m confused if I need to tip the caterer 15-25% of the bill, then on top of that tip each of the servers and the chef that work for the...

Hi guys This an odd question so any advice or opinions would be amazing as I don't know what to do! So this is kind of my mistake here- we checked with our parents but have put a deposit down for a...

Would you hire an amateur videographer? What would you pay him/her to do the entire ceremony and reception? This was something that was not in our budget at all but that I really want. Wondering if FH...

Hey all! Sooo my finances little sister (age 16) is one of my bridesmaids, but because of her age I don't really feel super comfortable having her there as there will be alcohol and she wouldn't be...

Ok I need somewhere to vent.. I'm about to send a very angry email to my videographer, as I've watched her countless time throughout the past few months post wedding films on social media that took...

Hello everyone - I’m looking for some advice and help. Because of geographic distance between my family and my fiancé’s family, my FMIL and FSIL suggested they throw a second shower so as to include...

Hi! Any ladies ever cross stitch their bridesmaids a thank you gift? I’m stumped on coming up with ideas. I know I’d like to incorporate their names. Should I do a floral pattern? Or find something...

First, sorry for posting yet another tipping forum! I have read to see if any one has had this question but haven’t found it yet. I am trying to budget out tips for our June wedding. The issue is that...

Hey All!!! Do you think it ok to not have a registry for a bridal shower? This isn't going to be a traditional bridal shower either, it will be for my FH and I and we are inviting nale and female...