Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Hi everyone, So for my future mother-in-law and step-mother of my fiancée I am thinking about getting them tote bags (with their names on it) and make up bags (with their names on it. I was also...

I have a question and I know it may be a bit of a hot topic here so please go easy on me as I want to ensure I'm doing what's right before everything is finalized. I'm not too familiar with wedding...

I posted earlier about going to a wedding in which we were expected to pay in cash for own dinners. I have now returned from that wedding. It sucked. The vibe was so bad. During the cocktail hour,...

I currently have 6 and two are my sisters. I've known them since I was 4 but I couldn't even tell you them their middle names. I asked them to be bridesmaids as fillers. And hoping it would make us...

We have a lot of very close friends we're inviting that we're in contact with at least 3 or 4 times a week. So they have priority on our guest list over cousins I haven't seen or talked to in years....

We have an RSVP deadline for our destination wedding at the end of February. Some told other guests that they are going to wait to November to see if its cheaper and book last minute. The wedding...

My fiance and seem to have reached agreement on this finally, but I do want to know what's the normal practice in terms of providing alcohol to guests at a venue? Our venue prohibits outside alcohol....

Hi everyone! So just by way of introduction, I am Irish and getting married in Portugal this September to my Fiance Mark. We are both 31 and have been together for 11 years. I want to preface this...

My dad is diabetic, my cousin is allergic to gluten. My lawyer and his wife are vegetarians. I know these things and am making accommodations for their food at the reception. That accounts for 4...

I have found myself stuck. I have a 15 year son who is 5/6 and a male godchild who is 13 years old 5/2. I decided to make them jr groomsmen. Here's the confusing part i asked my two cousins who are a...

LONG STORY ALERT: So, my fiance's parents are divorced, both have remarried, mother divorced again, and currently single. Ex-stepfather is still in the picture, has has been considered stepfather even...

I tried on my dress for alterations and was sweating like crazy. I am wearing boots for my wedding with socks. What do you recommend to put on my legs to help with the sweating?

My first marriage I was married in a church and gave a donation of $300.00 after the wedding. I was super surprised that most officiants I have checked into are about $500! Is this...

Help! Okay so there are two best friends I want to each be my MOH. We have been friends since we were 4 (we are all now 23 and 24). We were the trio of the neighborhood, we did everything together. I...

Any groovy ideas for groomsmen gifts? I think FH wants to personalize this by buying each guy something he's personally interested in/needs/is a fan of, etc. which I think is cool. But any other ideas...

FH and I decided we are going to have the wedding we (I) want, that is having the reception in a gorgeous Ballroom. This decision came after about a month of indecisiveness and many unforeseen...

I've always been a daddy's girl, but more in a tomboy sort of way. We were always really close but more like a father and son relationship (I was really athletic, he was always found on the sidelines...

I know the typical ways to talk with guests are table visits and receiving lines, and sometimes releasing your guests from the ceremony - however I'm not sure any of those are exactly what we're...

Title says it all.. right now I have everyone in the wedding party, parents, grandparents, and flower girls and ring bearers and their parents. I also need to figure out which family member I will...

Is it possible to have 2 matron of honor?? And I say matron because they are both married.. they both have done so much for me.. one is my blood sister and the other is my soon to be sister in law