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We don't really have "a song", so we just listen out for pretty ones. My question to you ladies... Do you think the words of the song matter as much as the sound? For example, we think Cherry Wine by...
I'm a guest at a friend's wedding and there a woman I went to college with is invited. This woman's ex husband stole from a couple of my good friends (including one of my BMs who's is also invited to...
How do you politely state on invitations that we prefer no kids or plus ones? (outside of couples we are already inviting)
this is a constant battle, but in the law once you turn 18 you are seen as an adult basically, what if you were to marry someone 20-30 years older than you? It wouldn't be legally wrong but in the...
So I have a card box with a slit on the top to put cards into. My question is shall I leave it shut or open it up for people to put cards into? I have a cute cards banner I'm hanging onto the box but...
I posted before about this similar topic...only my side of grandparents are attending our wedding and they will be escorted/seated down the aisle before the ceremony. in-laws want our program to have...
I'm looking for an alternative to the sweetheart and head table. We don't want to sit and eat in front of everyone and we want our party to sit with their families. Ideas?
I keep trying to update my previous post about an invite to my future SIL's "money tree only" bridal shower, but the post won't update for some reason. Anyway, I was not able to get out of going...
Hello again! I have one song in mind for processional and I think I wanna just play it out in entirety to use it for my entrance as well. is there like a rule saying the bridal entrance song and...
Well, my FFIL is adamant that we list FH's deceased grandparents on the program. only grandparents on my side are attending the wedding, FH has one living grandmother who is not attending. all else...
Hey All- So I'm having a pretty nice wedding but I'm trying to keep it under a certain budget of course. Do you think guests really want party favors? Do you think they notice if there aren't any on...
Should there be alcohol at a bridal shower? My sisters are planning mine and they keep arguing over this one. One sister thinks we should have wine and mimosas and sangrias. My other sister thinks...
I will be attending a wedding next weekend. It is a backyard wedding which is fine , I've been to great backyard weddings. Although I just found out the bar is an open bar.. but it is a self serve...
Me and my fiancé got engaged back in February but we haven't set a date yet because of financial and personal reasons but I've been trying to do little things here and there just so we're not...
So my FH is under the impression that there is some tradition that the father of the groom is always the best man. Said he's never been to a wedding where he hasn't seen it happen (for the record he...
So my best friend and her husband are throwing a house warming party. I'm not sure what to get them. They sent us an invitation through Facebook and said Lowe's gift cards are what they would like....
I need some serious advice on how to handle my wedding venue for my wedding coming up on October 7! Last year in October we went to view the venue for the first time and were told that we would be...
My fiancee's cousin invited her 20 year old son's girlfriend to our wedding. I have never met her son and FI hasn't seen him since he was a little kid. We have never met the girlfriend. Part of me...
We've been trying to get our timeline right but the first dance just isn't fitting in right or something. Guests will be seated at dinner tables during the ceremony and we are doing a buffet. To me it...
My FH's grandfather passed away yesterday and the funeral is for this weekend. We also have a wedding to go to on the same day at 2. Exactly when the funeral starts. We rsvp'd for this friend's...