Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

We’re interfaith so we are having a ceremony A+lunch reception on Day 1 and ceremony B+evening reception on Day 2. The venues are different. Day 1 venue can accommodate more people than Day 2. Our...

I am curious. When your venue is all-inclusive, what is the etiquette for tipping? Do we tip one lump sum, or individually? Do we tip at all (I think so)? What have you done?

Long story, but there was a family rift between my mom's side of the family and my dad's side of the family. Now neither sides get along with each other. I have multiple bridesmaids from both sides of...

I am attending a small destination wedding, apx 20 people this fall; 2500 miles from where we all live. The couple chose an upscale restaurant for their reception and are having guests pay for their...

This is my first post so hopefully I put it in the right section! Would hotels typically let you "check in" early on your wedding day? For example: I'm looking for a place for my bridesmaids and moms...

My boyfriend and I have been in a loving, committed relationship for the past 3.5 years. Living together for 1.5/ LDR for past 5 months (my partner received a job offer in his hometown, which is...

We thought we had a bartender booked for our September 2nd wedding. They didn't have us down and when we called again they said they only do cash bars. We reached out to another bartender and she...

So I have just accepted a new job, and I will start April 12th. But I am getting married September 12th. When do I need to tell them about time off for the wedding and honeymoon? I will have been...

Hi! So I am a bridesmaid in my good college friend’s wedding. I have also been in a relationship with my boyfriend for 2 years (2.5 at the time of the wedding), and she has met him. She has never...

Bride & groom staying together night before the wedding? What’s your thoughts?

I’m writing to get other perspectives and to vent a little for my therapy. I come from a large family having a total of six sisters and two brothers. I am sister #2 in the lineup. A little...

Prefacing this with saying I'm 32 and the other parties involved are in their 30s/40s. We haven't sent out our invitations yet, but we have sent out Save the Dates. Since then I have learned one-who...

Wedding in 2 days!! We have a super small rehearsal dinner the Friday evening before the big day with all our family in attendance. The morning of at my home is for my parents and bridal party and my...

I cannot believe that here I am again posting for third party advice on another issue brought up by my FH’s family… I have already cried and I’m just not even feeling excited about my own wedding...

Of invites you have received, how do you personally decide when and how to reply, assuming that you are never obligated or pressured by friends or family to attend, and when to give a give a gift or...

My FH and I would LOVE to get married at his family’s cabin, located 250 miles away from where we live. For most of our friends and family, traveling to the cabin takes 2.5 hours by car. To...

I’ve recently come into some mental health issues and major depression . It causes me to really feel uncomfortable in crowds. I already accepted being the MOH, but I think her sister in law would be a...

Including the reception, without a DJ? Just a string quartet playing entire day/night? If so, was it super boring? Did people get up and dance? Or was it more like a dinner party than a regular...

So I actually have not yet proposed but am looking at rings and I really don't want to invest in a diamond ring. To me that's more money to put towards our future, but do I look cheap if I get a white...

I've been with my boyfriend for five years now. In 2019, he was in three weddings one as a best man and two as a groomsman. Several friends of his got engaged prior to covid but delayed their weddings...