Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

I accidentally ordered cufflinks that state my fiance's initials in the wrong order, I used his initials "CTC" but it was one of those circle monograms and no one told me the middle initial goes in...

Yes, we have 12 Bridesmaids and 12 Groomsmen. I know, I know it's obnoxious but, what's done is done, hah. Any suggestions on how to arrange all of them for the ceremony. I'd rather not do one long...

I need advice. A few months ago my ex broke it off in quite a bad way. I don't know what to do with the ring. He said to do whatever I want with it, give it back, throw it off a bridge, anything. But...

So I know bridesmaid robes and flower crowns are ALL the rage right now, which makes me hesitant to give in to the trend. I love the idea of robes, and giving something my girls can get ready in the...

We were going through the rubric from our DJ for our special songs. There is something called "Couples Dance." Can anyone explain what that is? When does it usually happen? My dad asked for a special...

Trying to make as clear and short: some of my fh family belongs to a brazilian based religion"called the UDV (União do Vegetal, ) pretty much a rubber farmer (gabriel) found jesus and jesus told them...

Do you cut the cake before the dances or after?

Hi guys, So my fiance and I have decided we wanted to "Elope" because we have a little girl and don't want to have a traditional wedding because we have WAY too much family and it would cost us and...

We are torn between having our reception inside or outside (our venue allows both, ceremony is outside). I love the look of the outside reception, however I'm worried being outside for an extended...

Our guys are wearing navy suits. My question is....what do the fathers wear? We each have stepdads so there will be four dads total. Should they wear navy too to match the groomsmen? I'm struggling...

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My dad has recently decided to become sober. We are all super proud and I am genuinely so happy that he's decided to make this change. However, he will only be about 6 months sober at the time of my...

Hi all! I'm getting married in a few weeks, and have always loved the welcome bag idea. I would love to put a small, simple bag together, but not everyone will be staying in the same hotel/in a hotel....

I'm trying to schedule my bridal session with my photographer and have some questions. Am I supposed to take them at my venue? I have a few ideas for where I want them taken and its not the venue and...

I want to use the term ELOPE loosely because I don't know what other word to use. We are getting married in Italy next year and only our parents and only 4 of our closest friends know (so not...

Does the matron or maid of honor stand closest to the bride on the wedding day?

The title basically says it all, I had a registry gift delivered from amazon without a name, and because it was a gift there is no return address or anything. What is the polite way to go about...

I had two showers in which I thanked everyone in person for their gift, along with hugging and thanking everyone for coming and how much I appreciated them before they left. Do I still need to send a...

I want to have my best friend from high school and my soul sister who I met through work as my maids of honor. I love them both and don't think I could decide between the two as a maid of honor. Has...

I always thought the tradition of something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue was cute and it's been important to me that I have one of each on my wedding day. I was talking to my...