Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

If my Pastor charges $125 for the ceremony how much additional should I tip him? Also counseling is performed with someone else and the assessment is $35, what tip should this couple...

Needing some help or insight. For my wedding, I am hiring two flair bartenders (bartenders who juggle and flip bottles). I am required to purchase all my own liquor and garnishes for the event hosting...

Hi! So both my mother and my father are going to walk me down the isle. I will have my arm linked with my fathers, and that hand holding the bouquet. What should I do with the other arm/hand on my...

Our reception is at a restaurant in the downtown of where we live. There is on street metered parking (1.50 an hour) and then, there are garages just a minute walk away which also charge $1.50...

My boss is hosting a shower for her fsil and her mil (the bride's fmil) is insisting on making the dessert--as in NO CAKE. The mil is making what can only be described as butthole cupcakes (yellow...

Ladies & Gents, I could really use your help! FH tells me at dinner tonight that since he's not inviting his mom he wants to do a mother/son dance with mine. (Super sweet!) However, neither of us can...

I am getting married in a little less than three months!! My future husband is a pastor of a church. Do we have to invite the congregation? We're not getting married at the church. And there are some...

Is it normal for bridesmaids to be controlling? I have a bridesmaid why keeps telling me to go to bridal shows and I keep telling her I don't need to i have everything I need. She says well it's just...

Do you tip your boudoir photographer? I'm assuming you do; I just wanted to make sure

Very long story short. We needed to change our reception venue. Invitations have already been sent and out of town guest have already booked there hotel room. I'm less than 40days from the wedding....

I can't survive without chapstick but not sure if that's the only reason to have a purse the day of the wedding. What are others doing with the purse situation? Using or not using?

My brothers wife doesn't get along with me I have tried to reach out to her in person by text and phone calls and she ignores me my brother is aware of it and said theres nothing i can do about it...

How do you ladies get along with your soon to be step children? My youngest step Daughter just said " I wish would

I may be overthinking this but I've read that you should send Thank You Notes immediately after receiving a gift. I'm on board with that, but then do you send another after the wedding? I would like...

Did you invite your boss to the wedding? I keep being told to do it as a courtesy and that it's the right thing to do. I've only been at this company 7 months though and I don't know how appropriate...

My shower was today. FH was driving me and texting his mom, I asked him to stop because he was swerving and we were running late. He was so snippy about it, I arrived trying hard to hide my tears. I...

My father is an alcoholic and has been my entire life. We don't have a good relationship, in fact we barely talk. He and my mother are paying for the wedding. My Opa means a lot to me and recently I...

I just want to start off by saying I'm pretty new still and sorry in advance if this is an old question. For single guests and bridal party members, they automatically get a plus one, correct? And...

When FH and I decided to move in together, he chose to buy a house. He has a few years on me and a much better paying job, and was able to save enough for a down payment. Because we were not yet...