Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

I’m about to have my bridal shower and was thinking about whether I can use the same design of thank you cards for both my shower gifts and my wedding gifts? I know I’m supposed to send out thank...

A very close family memeber asked if we would like her pastor to marry us. (I have met him at a couple occasions at major holiday services and my daughter knows him from attending church with her...

Anyone else go thru this? My husband and I paid for our wedding. His parents covered the rehearsal dinner but my parents did nothing. Mine even asked for (and received) all the money gifts from their...

Hi everyone, This is my first time posting, and I'm facing an awkward dilemma. Someone I barely know invited themselves to the wedding almost a year ago and I've been having a difficult time letting...

Hello, we are planning a "Sunday Fun-day" cocktail/heavy appetizer style wedding reception. The venue is a beautiful rustic bar which will hold about 250-ish people. My question is what is the...

Hi, what is the proper way to do things nowadays? I plan on having a destination wedding the flight is about 3 hours away. We can’t book the venue/date until 12 months in advance so once the date is...

Hi all currently struggling with what to do regarding my aunt (moms sister). My aunt has always been a bit judgemetal, but has made some comments surrounding my upcoming wedding to my fiancé in...

We’re having a 8pm-12am party with station hors d’oeuvres and passed ones as well. Is it weird to have banquet seating for all? We’ll also have a few standing cocktail tables around the bar. I just...

What is a fun way to ask someone to be an usher for your wedding?

Ok so this is kind of a rant because I can't believe how rude some people are. So at work today a customer just flat out asked if my ring was fake. I politely said it's not and she went on to say she...

Are you giving your guests different ways to RSVP or are you just doing the RSVP card w/postage? I am trying to decide on whether I should give my guests more than one way to RSVP.

My desire to leave happened last year but I was knocked down during a work conference from an attempted burglary and the kindness of my manager made me stay. Now that the wedding is done the more I...

Hi! So we're planning a wedding and the dinner is in a separate room from the ballroom (same venue, just separated by a door). We will have about 125-150 guests, which would take up most of the dining...

Hello My brother is getting married in Toronto, and I haven't spoken to him in a while because I live in Korea. My boyfriend and I (and my little dog) flew from Seoul to New York to Toronto for my...

There's a lot of common advice give on this forum and from other wedding advice sites. My experience flew in the face of a lot of advice, so I want to share my experience. 1."Only about 10-15 people...

Hello everyone! LONG POST ALERT: My fiance' and I are getting married in our hometown. We don't want a very large wedding and want our reception to have an intimate feel. However, we both have large...

My parents have said that they refuse to have any dancing at all during the reception. It is a light reception, in the afternoon (about two hours in length, no alcohol), but my fiance wanted to at...

Hi! I'm having a little trouble deciding on the best way to communicate our specific "kid policy." We're getting married Nov. 20 in northern IL, evening ceremony and reception both in a large barn on...

We've been dating for 3 years. Living together for a year and a half. Engaged for 3 months. Our parents still haven't met. Really he's only met mine a handful of times. I'm not very close with my...

Hello all! This is my first post, yay. FH and I are planning on 'eloping' with a weddingmoon. Our eloping is not a secret; we are being very open about our plans. We are doing this for many reason...