Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

I'm going to have about 190-225 people at my reception. It will start at 4:30 and end at 11:00. Should I have 1 or 2 bartenders?

Hi all My FI and I are a way off sending invites yet, but there are already ‘discussions’ with my mother about the fact that she wants to invite around 6 people for the day (but she’ll accept just the...

My fiancé's aunt recently adopted a 12 year old boy. I'm planning on putting "Aunt Emily & Ben" on the Christmas cards we're about to send (thoughts?) but how do I address them more formally for our...

Wedding planning has been fun, I get to plan a beautiful day, be creative, and get to know my best friend (FH) better. But lately I've just been wanting to elope - what I originally wanted. The...

What did you all do? Pictures help! Thank you!

Just started our wedding planning process and I'm so overwhelmed but excited. I've never wanted a big wedding and I really don't want to invite most of our extended family. We agreed that we're only...

Help! I'm trying to take advantage of VistaPrint's sale and want to get return address labels to use for mailing out invites, rsvp return envelopes, and also to put on our thank you cards we're...

Hey everyone! I've been on this forum for quite some time now but this is my first time posting something. I'm curious to know your opinions on having a groomsmaid/groomswoman included in a wedding....

I'm planning a November wedding and I've already been told by one person that I should change the date so it won't be so close to peoples holiday travels for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Does this...

My FH and I have an extremely tight budget for our wedding venue and catering. There is no way we can afford an open bar. Our venue is being extremely generous and working within our budget but has...

I am not sure what the etiquette would be for this. I am not a big bridal person and I def. DID NOT want a bridal shower, however, my soon to be mother in law is throwing me a bridal shower at a...

Hopefully this isn't confusing. So my fiancé and I scaled down our guest list and have sent out STDs for our DW. After we sent them, FMIL wants to add some people. Seeing as how she's offered to...

We are curious on ideas for offering a open bar to our wedding party, and only open beer, wine, and soda for our guests, with cash bar as well. Our wedding will be shot free, on advice of our venue...

Okay so by the time my fiancé and I get married we will have been dating for 9 years! So, is it okay to celebrate your dating anniversary and your wedding anniversary? If we hadn't been together so...

My fiancé and I are considering having our wedding on a Sunday, which would save about $1000 and I have been weighing the pros and cons. We just moved to Florida a year ago and almost all...

So i just ordered a cake, and am doing a cake pull. Traditionally, it's a custom for single ladies in the bridal party. I'm on the other side of 30, and all of my bridal party is married, as are most...

Our reception space can accommodate 120 people guests seated. We do not have a final count but it is possible we may have 150 guests. The reception venue suggested food stations instead of a buffet...

My daughter just told me she envisions having a head table, which I thought she was not having. Who sits at the head table? Just the bridal party? Or do the spouses of bridal party members sit there,...

FH just got off the phone with his father about a misunderstanding on this. Grandfather's dad was senior and died years ago, grandpa is a junior, and FFIL is the third. We asked several times to...