Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

What do you do if your friends are married and are both in the wedding party and they have a toddler who is also the flower girl in the wedding? Basically, all 3 of them are in the wedding. The child...

I have two friends that are my personal attendants but I hate that name... anyone have an idea of something else I can call them on wedding programs & such? *ive seen a lot of incredibly rude...

We are having a donut wall for our guests, but we still want to have a small cake for the cake cutting ceremony. Is this weird or do you think it would work?

My son will be getting married at his father's farm and having the reception there. This is a place where I am not welcome. Back story- there is always an ugly back story to these things. Their father...

I’m 34 and never been married or had children. I’ve been in a few long term relationships. I’ve been with my partner for a year and this is the relationship I’ve been waiting for. It’s everything I...

Hi all, My fiance and I are working on our bridal party... he only has 3 and I have 6. I have no qualms with that, but I'm not including his SIL (brother's wife) in the party. Is that okay? She's...

FH and I have not set a budget, but don't want to go over 10k. Unfortunately, with our immediate aunts, uncles, cousins, and close friends, our guest list is near 150. Would it be rude to have a...

So I am having my ceremony at 630pm followed by cocktail hour and then dinner. Dinner would begin at 8. Is that late? Appetizers would be passed around cocktail hour. My wedding is scheduled to end at...

Hello! FH and I are having a destination wedding in Puerto Rico in July 2024. Since it's destination and I know people will need to make arrangements, is sending STDs in July of this year and...

My partner & I decided that we wanted to elope just us and we even told friends and family that was was what doing. There was a mixed reaction but honestly I felt confident in our decision. Since...

The entire wedding planning process I was under the impression and was told by my FH that we were paying for the rehearsal dinner. He has been in charge of the wedding budget/money. Since we were...

FH has three boys - ages are 16, 15, and 6. I am planning on incorporating them into the ceremony in some way and would like to do it at the point of exchanging rings. I want to say a few things to...

I’m a bridesmaid in an out of town wedding and I was told by another bridesmaid that the shower is in early May. I have to fly 3 hours for it. The bachelorette party is 7 weeks away and I haven’t...

Another thread reminded me of something I need to address with my wedding. My half siblings were raised witness. My dad is technically a witness, but was blacksheeped from his family and stopped...

This is a long story but I'm going to try to give the quickest version possible so I don't bore you all to death. That's assuming anyone even reads this :-) My husband and I had been dating about 5...

We are getting married soon and plan to give gifts to our parents/out of town wedding party at our rehearsal dinner. We gave most of the gifts to our wedding party when we asked them to be a part of...

Hi everyone A little backstory, my parents divorced when I was 3, in a fairly ugly divorce involving my now stepmom. My mom had full custody, with my dad having visitation rights, and my mom and I...

I just got engaged to my long time boyfriend of 3 years and i'm so excited to finally be in this season with him. I am originally from Florida and moved to Arizona about 2 years ago to be closer to...

I'm working on our schedule for the day and right before the ceremony I've set aside 15 minutes to have pictures of my husband and I taken before we walk down the aisle together. I would like to have...

Hi, if we have two maid of honors, what should we list them as in the wedding program? Should it be "Maids of Honor" or "Maid of Honors?" Or would it be uncommon to list a Maid of Honor and a Sister...