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Wedding guest dress etiquette HELP!
Jacqueline, on June 22, 2017 at 9:09 AM

I am going to a wedding next month and I have two dresses I can wear, one is cream with light purple florals, and the other is mint lace. 1) Is cream with florals too close to white to be OK for...

AdventuresofRuth, Jun 22, 2017 41 1,436
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Mother hates my tattoos!
Suzette, on June 15, 2017 at 2:20 PM

I have sleeve tattoos on both arms. I love my tattoos, and I chose a vintage-looking dress that I plan to dress up with red lipstick and a pin-up/50's look. The problem: My mother. She hates my...

GEWilliams17, Jun 22, 2017 42 452
Lindsey
Head tables with couples
Lindsey, on June 22, 2017 at 2:01 PM

We have 6 + 6 for our bridal party and actually 3 are couples. Would it be weird to put them next to each other at the head table or should we stick up the "brides side " "grooms side "?

Debra, Jun 22, 2017 19 350
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Parent Wedding Gifts
Kristina, on June 21, 2017 at 3:47 PM

What do you guys suggest for parent gifts? I don't know what we should get my parents and his parents as a thank you gift?

Rachel, Jun 22, 2017 13 858
KatnMike
Anyone doing a Kings Table?
KatnMike, on June 22, 2017 at 7:46 AM

Is anyone doing a kings table? My bridal party has two couples so we wanted to be able to have everyone with us including their date so thought of doing a kings table. If anyone has done one, would...

Emily, Jun 22, 2017 19 718
Callie Sue
Mostly Kid-Free?
Callie Sue, on June 21, 2017 at 12:21 AM

Is there a middle ground between kid-free and all kids invited? I love kids and in an ideal world, I would have every child that belongs to every couple I want to invite, but in actual reality,...

Jennifer, Jun 21, 2017 31 342
TealWedding
Crate and Barrel Registry Not Working
TealWedding, on June 21, 2017 at 6:11 PM

Hello! My shower is coming up and I was telling my grandma about the toaster we put on our registry. I went to show her, and I saw that I had 4 notifications that 4 people have bought gifts. Cool! 3...

TealWedding, Jun 21, 2017 5 5,030
akshali2000
Bride-groom wedding gifts/letters
akshali2000, on June 21, 2017 at 4:28 PM

Random etiquette question - A lot of wedding highlight/trailer videos I've seen showcase an intimate personal moment when the bride and groom individually open gifts they got for each other and read a...

Jaylynn, Jun 21, 2017 8 1,167
Linda
Typo on Marriage License GREAT NYC Help
Linda, on June 21, 2017 at 11:37 AM

Just wondering if any of you have experience with this. FH and I went to get our marriage license today (YAY). Unfortunately when FH got to work he was looking over the license and he said they got...

Mb2Md, Jun 21, 2017 12 1,667
jill
Stamps for invites/rsvp
jill, on June 20, 2017 at 3:59 PM

I'm wondering if there's a "cheap" or "low budget" way to buy stamps in bulk? I'm of course putting stamps on the invite I mail, as well as the return RSVP card (so guests do not have to provide a...

Cass, Jun 21, 2017 29 603
Jeanette
Wedding Website Etiquette
Jeanette, on June 21, 2017 at 10:04 AM

Hi all! I was just wondering what is the proper way to announce your wedding website? Mine has a lot of info on it about hotel accomodations, event times, locations, etc, but it also has my registry...

Future Mrs.C, Jun 21, 2017 13 86
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Last minute invite
Jess, on June 21, 2017 at 7:34 AM

So I have a girl who I know through a mutual friend. There's four of us that are friends and always hang out together, she invited us all to her bachlorette party, but unfortunately no one could make...

Brittney, Jun 21, 2017 6 1,433
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DJ at Ceremony Rehearsal
Kristyn, on February 1, 2016 at 1:00 PM

We are using our DJ for both our ceremony and the reception so I was just wondering if we should ask our DJ to attend the rehearsal (not necessarily the dinner portion)? I know I would feel much more...

Nancy Wax, Jun 21, 2017 12 2,837
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Elopement etiquette?
Claire, on June 20, 2017 at 7:05 PM

Hey all, My fiance and I are planning to elope next month at the court house with our 6 month old son. We are not planning to tell anyone until afterwards. We have no issues in our family, we just...

Sos0033, Jun 21, 2017 6 470
FutureMrsAF
Amazon or etsy wedding bands?
FutureMrsAF, on June 17, 2017 at 4:27 PM

Has anyone gotten their wedding bands off of Amazon or etsy? I'm looking into online shopping as there is definitely a wider variety to choose from and most are cheaper than retail, though I'm...

Sierra, Jun 21, 2017 29 1,747
Jasleen
What Dress Should My Mother In Law Wear?
Jasleen, on June 19, 2017 at 6:12 PM

My mother in law is in her 60's can you guys show me what dress your mother or mother in law will be wearing? Also my wedding colors are navy blue and white. What color should she wear. Thank You

love8432, Jun 20, 2017 24 3,263
Trisha
No flower girl!
Trisha, on June 20, 2017 at 9:40 PM

Hello ladies! My wedding isn't for awhile, my fiancée and I are working out getting out of school/building a house. However, I'm in a bit of a dilemma. I have no flower girl! I have 5 boys under the...

love8432, Jun 20, 2017 19 2,047
Nancy
Wedding Shower for older couple; Third marriage for both of us.
Nancy, on June 20, 2017 at 4:09 PM

I have a friend who wants to give my fiance' and I a couples shower, but we don't need traditional wedding gifts. Our engagement has already been announced, (back in May) so would it be too late for...

Mrs_J, Jun 20, 2017 11 1,776
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Announcements after a destination wedding - timeframe
bvibride, on June 20, 2017 at 4:01 PM

I got married in April in a small, destination wedding. I was planning on sending a wedding announcement afterwards to those that could not attend and/or were not invited due to the small size. How...

Lynnie, Jun 20, 2017 2 134
Marina
Limited open bar
Marina, on June 20, 2017 at 2:15 PM

I have been going back and forth in my head about having a beer and wine bar vs open bar. I was wondering if any of you have done a limited bar e.g. wine, beer, vodka, whiskey, rum. But only one brand...

Marina, Jun 20, 2017 9 1,301
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