Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

We are getting married next June and our venue only has one date available, which is the 15th. The 15th is significant to us because we started dating and got engaged on the 15th (of different months,...

So, I am supposed to be sending in our contract for our wedding venue for the reception (getting married in a church). I am so hesitant! I love the venue and I have heard great things. But, I am...

My fiance and I have just started planning for our wedding! This is such an exciting time and I am so grateful to have him in my life. With planning comes great responsibility... also money. The first...

We are having a beach wedding (2 hours away). We plan on getting 2 rooms one for groomsmen, best man and groom and same for the brides side. But what about girl/boyfriend's of the wedding party? Do we...

Just wondering how long should dancing be? Our whole wedding is from 530pm-1am. Ceremony and reception at one place. No first look (FH strongly against it). Cocktail hour is from 6-715. By 730 we are...

I've found different answers for this--if a married woman keeps her maiden name, do you use Ms. or Mrs. to address her? I know Ms. can be used for anyone, but hoping someone can tell me the right...

My brother is 20 and his girlfriend is 18 (still in high school). It's his first serious girlfriend and they've been together for about 6 months I think. I really like her, and she's been coming to a...

Hi! What's the etiquette surrounding the place that you register? I fell in love with a china setting at Bergdorf's, but I'm worried that some of my guests will judge me for registering at such an...

The other day, my mom asked if we were putting an engagement or wedding announcement in our hometown paper. I thought she was joking, but she was shocked when I told her no. We're in our mid 20's, so...

Hi everyone! I come from a large blended family while my fiancée comes from a much smaller wedding. I have many step and half siblings. My fiancée and I decided to have a very small wedding, only 13...

I always see pictures of brides and grooms getting ready in a hotel suite. At the end of the night who does the suites go to? The bride and groom? Member of the wedding party?

Hi everyone, I am getting married in September, my FH and I have pretty much everything ready including the invites being addressed and ready to mail, my uncle passed away yesterday, my question is,...

I am usually very active on social media, but since getting engaged a few months ago I have been much less active. I realized today it might partially be because I am scared that people will be hurt...

When I first got engaged, my Godmother offered to host a bridal shower for me. That was ~8 months ago and now there is ~6 months before my wedding. My Godmother has not mentioned anything about...

Hey everyone! I’m trying to get some feedback about doing clear labels for the save the dates... is this tacky or frowned upon? I tried printing the addresses directly on the envelopes, but of course...

My mother passed away just over 10 years ago. I always knew wedding planning would be hard without her, but now that it's all happening i've been emotionally. . . .just confused. I'm sooo so so SO...

So my Pastor has his hands tied by the elders on not being allowed to marry us. Our situation is I moved away for work. My fiance was looking for work in same area. Which is 3 and half hours way from...

My fiancee and I are both sober, and I'm in recovery. We are okay with people drinking at our wedding, but after doing the math for how much money we would have to spend on beer and wine alone, we are...

This is our third marriage for both of us. Both divorced first time, widowed the second, and we are keeping our wedding small, immediate family and close friends only, no registry because we have just...

Hello everyone - We sent out our invitations about a week ago and the replies (online through our wedding website) are coming in. We included the names of all the guests who were invited on the...