Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

I recently got engaged, and while the proposal was magical, I find myself struggling with unexpected emotions about the engagement ring. Before the proposal, I only did some casual ring browsing with...

For my wedding my FH and I are having the ceremony and dinner reception in the same space. There is room for an altar, however I feel it would take away from the scenery and take up space. We are...

A little background for me. I was married 12 years ago. My husband and I eloped, just the two of us. We told no one. We had a wedding planned for 10 months later to celebrate with friends and family....

Hi! First off I want to say I appreciate any suggestions y’all may have. My bio dad hasn’t been in my life for the last 25 years. My step father is who I mean when I talk about my dad to friends and...

Hello Lovelies, We are having a Micro-Wedding morning ceremony and would still like to have favors for the guests. Would it be okay to have a favor in each guest's seat during the ceremony? We are...

I live in AL and football is pretty big around here. We are really trying to shoot for Oct. 20th as our date but people who have been told all have the same thing to say "Your wedding is going to hurt...

My boyfriend and I have been together for a year and recently moved in together. One of my best friends (for over a decade) is getting married in a few months. She recently told me that there's a...

Hi all! I’m writing this message looking for a place to vent and ask if my feeling should be as hurt as they are. I recently attended a dinner with 5 of my close friends. We all tend to have very...

I My daughter is getting married. She has told her sister(bridesmaid) that her daughter can’t be a flower girl because she is torn between her fiancés side nieces. What to do?

I had a small wedding rehearsal for my son catered. My first time hiring a caterer myself so not sure of the etiquette. Based on the menu of salad, shrimp cocktail, Brunswick Stew & grilled...

Been trying my hardest to fight off the pre-wedding blues for our upcoming nuptials with just over a month left. The thing is, my mother recently passed away and after several betrayals from my dad,...

My wedding is next Saturday the 28th, we have an all inclusive wedding package with our venue that includes DJ, catering, photography and florist. My contract shows that gratuity is included for the...

Hey everyone! So, to keep this short, my fiance's family has a LOT of kids. We have to go over it again, but from recent weddings of family members we've been to, I know there will probably be 15-25...

My fiance’s sister keeps having mental breakdowns. Recently she was saying things like she hates her twin sister’s husband for stealing her twin from her, and she called him up and started yelling at...

My fiance and I are planning a super intimate and small destination wedding. We are only having 20 guests and included in our invitations that we wanted to be able to spend quality time on our wedding...

Hello all, so my fiance' and I are getting married next year. He has recently lost his grandmother, and about 8 years ago his grandfather. There's sometimes a little tribute to those that are unable...

I've been a bridesmaid 4x and only once was my makeup paid for. Now being a bride, I am seeing how expensive it is. I gave the BMs the options to do their own hair and makeup. However, if they wanted...

We have a very specific question for our invitations. A little context: We are having 2 events for our wedding - (1) a Welcome Party and (2) the actual wedding & reception. So our invitation is...

Hello, If the groom's father is divorced from groom's mother and remarried, and the groom's grandfather is deceased, who should the groom escort down to the aisle - his wife of his mother (groom's...

Hopefully a quick question! We are splitting the cost of the wedding three ways (me and FH, my parents, his parents). How should we word the host line of the invitation? Thank you!