Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Ok, so I have a family member who is from FL (I live in PA) and they have two kids who are like 8 and 4. FH and I decided on no kids, but since they'd most likely have to hop on a plane and they don't...

For our venue we supply the alcohol for the open bar ourselves. Here are my questions: 1. For anyone who has also had to do this where did you find alcohol the cheapest? Sams club/Costco? 2. FH wants...

I just called my half sister whom I'm really close with to see if she would like to be one of my bridesmaids. I started out by telling her I would love if she would be my bridesmaid but them mentioned...

Have any of you given or received gifts in addition to a tip? I have some vendors like my day of coordinator and my dj that are amazing and have already gone above and beyond for us that I feel like...

Ladies - are you tipping on the entire amount of your catering bill? Especially if that includes rentals, delivery, tax, etc? Or are you just tipping on the food? Or the amount pre-tax? Is this a...

Our wedding is Saturday, but one couple who can't attend sent us a check written to my FH and myself using my married name. Has anyone cashed a check like this before your legal name has been changed?...

If sunset is 9:15PM when is golden hour? the hour before or the hour after? Thanks in advance I'm sure this is a silly question

Back in January, FH and I had been going full steam ahead in researching and booking our vendors. The most difficult was our photographer, after we finally decided who we wanted (and trust me, it was...

This weather has been so weird this week in the 90s unusual for Connecticut and now Saturday will be 61 and my ceremony is outside . Is that to cold ?

So, for our STDs, is it proper to put our names or parents names/address? I only ask because my parents will be receiving wedding invitations responses at their address, and I already have a stamp...

I am unsure of the etiquette of asking two dear friends to both be my MOH. The bridal party would consist of only the two of them. One is my very best friend since HS, and I have already asked her and...

We are having a pretty small wedding and so we did not invite kids from our local friends and family. We only invited kids with family from out of state who wouldn't be able to make it otherwise or...

This is long, so thank you in advance to those who read it :-) I have read many, many threads on WW about inviting kids, and it appears that the best approach to this is inviting in circles, which I...

My bridal shower isn't until the 14th of this month but I've been getting notifications of gifts that were purchased on the registry... I don't know if I should be texting the people after getting a...

My daughter and I are working on her wedding guest list. I remarried 3 years ago and my new husband (her step-dad) has 5 siblings with spouses. Do I need to include his siblings on the guest list? My...

So I saw a comment on here that said that if no one offers to throw you a bridal shower just do it yourself. Last night at dinner I told my aunt night I was planning a small bridal shower with close...

Just curious what everyone else is doing. I met with my local wine and spirits to go over drinks. She asked me if I only plan to serve liquor for about an hour for a cocktail hour before dinner and...

Is a seating chart necessary? I wasn't initially going to have one but just read an article on how not having one puts all this pressure on guests. Well i originally felt a seating chart put unnessary...

We originally wanted a romantic wedding but because we are getting married soon and VERY behind, I feel like I'm giving up my vision with every decision we make. For example, I envisioned wood floors...

So I have a wonderful friend who will be a guest at my wedding, and she has a laundry list of food allergies, in addition to being vegan. My caterer offers a gluten free and vegan entree, but it...