Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

My fiance and I want a small wedding party. I want to have my 2 sisters and his 2 sisters be my bridesmaids, and he'll have my brother, his brother, and 2 friends be his groomsmen. My brothers wife...

Been thinking about slashing our already small (50 guests) guest list to 15 or so. Mom is furious about this as it would mean a lot of extended family (grandparents, aunts, uncles) would not be...

I'm torn on veils now, and whether to wear one or not. This is my third wedding, with the first ending in divorce after a year, and the second in his death just a few years ago. I'm obviously an older...

When should I send Bridal Shower invites? We're planning to send wedding invites the end of next week.I was thinking about having MOH send them out the middle of March since the bridal shower is Apirl...

Since none of my bridesmaids could agree on a dress, I was able to find two dresses everyone agreed on and had them pick either one because they were the same color. I was ok with mismatched dresses,...

I am having an issue with speeches/toasts- I know the maid of honor and best man speak, and then i guess father of the bride and mom speak. My brother really wants to speak so now that makes 4...

FH's group of friends has three couples who had babies within the last 3-6 months. I know at least 2 of them are nursing, and I'm not sure about the third. Im not really friends with these couples -...

My FH's parents are divorced and have been for 20 years. His dad is remarried and mom has been with her boyfriend for 12 years. My FH is closer to his moms boyfriend than his stepmom. Do we give gifts...

Hello Everyone - prepping our RSVP cards to send out next month - Do I leave the return address blank so people can write in their own? Do I write my address for both mailing and return? (I've seen...

My dad and I are close but I am NOT a Daddy's girl. He and I have our issues but we work together, and spend a lot of time together. He is not emotional or sensitive and I am hyper of both. He's said...

We are having our wedding ceremony at a local winery and the reception is at a Military Base close by. The venue is gorgeous and with FH being active duty we received some great discounts on the...

I was wondering if anyone used nice plastic ware (plates, cutlery, cups, etc) for their reception and is this "too cheap" looking for your guests? We are trying to stay on a budget. It would be very...

I professionally addressed all of envelopes for our invitations. On the invites, I included the names of the people we were inviting (for example, Joseph Fl****). We are not inviting plus ones as this...

When we got engaged, our original date was 11/18/18. We wanted to save money for the wedding, so a two year engagement made sense. But, because of my dad, I was able to get a majority of the money for...

I know this has been mentioned time and time again, but can anyone recommend where they bought their wedding album? I will be doing a casual Shutterfly wedding album, but I would also like that...

Hi everyone! So this Saturday my FH and I are going to our first bridal expo to see/view a potential DJ for our wedding. What should we expect? Any tips or advice? Thanks!

Okay ladies the other day my sister texted me telling me to not buy my niece a flower girl dress I responded with why!??? She then later texted me back saying because once she moves out of my moms...

I'm torn, so just soliciting opinions before I get much farther. I have time yet, but FH and I are trying the consider the benefits of both a couple of head tables (at which our entire party will not...