Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

I'm not planning on having any bridesmaids because they don't do anything during the ceremony and I don't want to make my friends pay for all of it, but my fiancé is having two best men and is...

I got married over two weeks ago, and still have yet to receive a copy of my marriage certificate. My preacher had it mailed in the following monday. I wouldn't be too concerned but I really need to...

My sister thinks because I'm not doing a garter toss I don't need a garter *spoiled foot stomp.* I guess I could save the money and not get one, what do you all think? I thought it would a fun prop...

So I'm thinking we may want to be a little informal when addressing our invitations. I'm really not a fan of the whole "Mr. and Mrs. John Smith" deal. It just seems really stiff. We were thinking of...

I think I have reached decision-making saturation, so please just help a sister out with a sanity check. I'm not changing my name, so it seems somewhat odd to me to be introduced at the reception as...

Hello all! My shower/bachelorette weekend is coming up next weekend and I am SO pumped! I am so so grateful to the amazing women in my life who are organizing everything. I have friends from all over...

My FH best friend was supposed to be his BM however he recently got offered a promotion to store manager and the store opens the weekend of our wedding. Both my FH and I understand his choice he has a...

FH and I decided that we would hand deliver our wedding invitations to the family/friend's that lived closest to us (within an hour drive, which accounts for most of our GL, others are out of state)...

Hi! I have a few DOC and other vendors that I have interviewed and am not moving forward with for a DW. I want to let them know but am not sure how to go about it in a polite and sincere way. Any...

Do people know that they shouldn't sit in the first one to two rows on either side for the seats in the ceremony if there aren't reserved seating signs? I don't want to have to buy reserved signs if I...

Having problem w/non-bms who don't want to pay for my friends bachelorette. We started a FB event, invited whom the bride said to, posted ideas looking for recommendations or concerns & 3 days later...

Has anyone else just felt completely overwhelmed and exhausted? Whether it's related to wedding planning or life in general, what have you done to cope? I have 2 jobs as a full time teacher and tutor,...

Our venue wrote a "suggested tip" on our final paperwork of $800-$1100. This seemed ridiculous to me as we are paying a substantial amount to the venue, what's the tip for? We're tipping...

Wondering if anyone else may be in a similar issue. My future mother in law is very intrusive and will constantly wedge her way into plans. For example, my fiancé and I were planning to take a cruise...

We are a few days past our RSVP deadline and we are still missing 40 RSVPs! I knew I would have to track a few people down but 40?! It sucks so much. The few people I have spoken to have told me they...

So after long and thoughtful process and going back and fourth we decided to do a photo booth. I have a few questions and need opinions. 1. Should we have it run for 3 or 4 hrs? Vendor recommended 3...

My fiance and I are in disagreement about whether or not to assign seats at our wedding. As a generally introverted person, I feel more comfortable with assigning seats for everyone. My fiance does...

My fiancé is always nervous and doesn't like his picture taken. He is becoming especially nervous about the wedding day photos. I usually try making him laugh to get him to smile, otherwise is looks...

I'm attending The Pink Bride Bridal Show in Knoxville, TN on August 13th, and I am very excited! I really don't know what to expect though! Any advice?