Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Hello my fellow lovely brides! I need some help. Back when my fiancé and I got engaged, I was getting to know his female best friend (known each other for 16 years) and thought it would be a nice...

I’ve envisioned a small intimate wedding for years, which is the main reason I’ve decided on a destination wedding. We have put 25 rooms on hold, so the aim is between 50-60 guests. Our list consists...

We went to a wedding this weekend and the couple advised everyone ahead of time that the wedding was going to be a dry wedding. We appreciated knowing this in advance because for a wedding around 2...

Hi all! I have 2 kids from my previous marriage and I am getting married again. I want my kids included in the wedding. My 13 year old daughter ( who will be 14 at the time of the wedding) requested...

I'm not sure if it would be in poor taste not to invite certain coworkers of mine. I work part time at a UU church. I was going to see if they would let me rent some tables from them to save money. I...

Whats the etiquette on tipping your vendors? Do I tip all vendors, just those who don't work for themselves? And how much? Help!

So this is just something I am curious about. I have heard some people who have already had sex all of a sudden stop sometime before the wedding. We have lived together over 3 years now and have...

I’m only having a MOH no bridesmaid and my fiancé is having 5 groomsmen - I’m worried it will not good. ( I am having flowers girls n ring bear) I’m worried how our pictures will come out, anyone have...

I have everything I believe we need for our wedding next Friday but wanted to reach out for opinions or tips for anything else we may need that I may have forgotten or didn't think of that would take...

In need of some advice... Our photographer was supposed to give us our photos 6-8 weeks after our wedding. We reached out at the 6-week mark and they said they had a few weddings ahead of us and would...

I'm getting married in the UK next year but live in the US. My FMIL wants to throw a shower for me here in the US and invite people who aren't invited to the wedding (such as her close friends etc)....

Hi, We are in the process of sending out save the dates in a few weeks. Leading up to that, we have reached out to our current guest list to collect contact info such as an address for the save the...

Hello! My husband and I were married in a small ceremony of 10 people (including the JP) in October 2020. It was immediate family only and while we still did our ceremony, ring exchange, I wore a nice...

My husbands ex-wife kept his last name when they divorced (I am assuming solely because of their daughter). I cannot stand her, and neither can he (but they are civil for the child’s sake). My issue...

My FH and I elected to have a strolling reception for 170 people. It's strolling in that we have 3 tapas food stations, high top tables, and open seating for 80 people (aside from parents,...

Finished the final cuts to "our" side of guest list. We have 30 people. There will be about 300 people invited total for the wedding. We are hosting a rehearsal dinner for about 75, and only about 10...

Hi Everyone! We are having a wedding with just our parents and one friend each. We would like to incorporate a time capsule ceremony and were thinking about sending a letter to the rest of our friends...

Hello! Trying to figure out whether I should be inviting the photographer or the officiant to the post elopement meal or not? It would be just the groom, the bride, the photographer, and the officiant...

So I am getting married Saturday, September 30th of this year. My fiance and I have started to think about invitations. Our venue needs the final headcount 30 days before and since we are getting...

Our wedding will be at a vineyard venue where the venue will be providing the alcohol and the caterer will be only managing food. We are doing a sit down dinner with a salad and main entree. Our...