Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

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...

Hi everyone! I have a question about RSVP cards. Our wedding website includes a digital RSVP section, so should I still send out the cards? My thought process here is that there may be older relatives...

My niece is getting married and sent save the dates out to my home addressed “To the XXX Family”. We have 3 adult children who don’t live at home. I assumed because of the wording, it’s family, and...

I need advice! SO i have a bridesmaid who I am now noticing is being the DRAMA of my group. There is SOOOOOOOOOO much drama in my bridal party cause of her. I recently hung out with her, and she asked...

In laws asked how many ppl they get to invite, we told them 10, they want 20. We thought by saying an extra 10 isnt in the budget would get them to drop it but they offered to pay for the extra 10....

Hello, I’m not sure what to do about picking a maid of honor. I have very close friends, some closer than others. But out of all of them I am having trouble picking from 3. One of them I have known...

My FH's cousin had a very short engagement and got married on a Sunday in April. The wedding was nice enough (cash bar, though), but it was a long drive for us and we went in with FH's parents on a...

Hi everyone! I could use some advice/tips on dealing with my family. My fiancé and I always knew we would never have a “regular” wedding. We’re socially awkward, home-body, introverts who get...

My SO of four years started eluding to me that he was proposing to me soon, by telling me to be ready by a certain time on a certain date, don’t make plans, asking me how I’d feel if someone proposed...