Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

OK, this is probably a very minor detail that I don't need to worry about, but etiquette has been the most stressful thing about wedding planning for me, and I really don't want people to think I am...

Has anyone gotten married before the actual wedding date? If so, which date do you celebrate?

I grew up hearing that if someone receives an invitation to a bridal shower or wedding and can not attend that they should send a gift anyway. My family always adhered to this edict (probably by Emily...

I have 2 people coming with newborns, when I do my seating chart do you count them as having an actual seat? I feel like this is a really dumb question lol. But I don't want anyone feeling crammed....

Hi all! I am having a hard time trying to figure out what to get my parents/in laws thank you gifts for being a part of/helping out so much with our wedding. What are things that you have given? I'm...

Hi everyone! So I'm having a hard time finding a role for my brother in our wedding. My brother and I are very close, like best friends. My fiance and him get along but are very different. My fiance...

My FH and I want to write our own vows. All of the weddings I have been to have had traditional vow that neither the bride or groom wrote. Except for one and the bride pulled a wrinkly piece of paper...

A few weeks after being engaged, I found out from my brother that he will no longer be able to attend my wedding. He is currently serving in the USAF and was told he is being deployed in July and...

Hi there! Newly engaged and starting to think about catering. My caterer asked about vendor meals, but I wasn't sure who to include. Do I have to feed the entire catering staff, or just the DJ,...

Who walks down the aisle besides the wedding party? do uncles and aunts? What is usually the order

We are having our wedding on a military base and all of our guest need base access. We were given a form to give to have all our guest fill out. They need to put their name, dob, ss#, dl#, etc for a...

So we have decided, besides our children ( who will leave early) that there will be no children at our wedding .. we are already dreading the reaction from some. Advise ? Should we explain to them...

Any suggestions for my menu please!! My FH wants us to serve "Finger food" only.

Hello all! My fiancée and I are having an Friday wedding, October 27th. Our current dilemma is what time to start the ceremony. The ceremony and reception will be at the same location with a cocktail...

I have been looking at different ways to word our invitations since our parents are not paying and FH was raised by his mother. Any suggestions

My brother is a current serving officer in the Army, and my fiancé asked him to be a groomsman. Should he wear his dress blues uniform or match his suit with the other groomsmen?

My wedding is very far off (August 2018) but I am already stressing about how to seat my parents and how they will interact. They were divorced when I was older (20) in an ugly affair situation after...