Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Hello all! I am hoping for some advice on invitation wording. My parents ( I am the bride) are very graciously paying for our wedding. I need to figure out a way to word the invitations that clearly...

My fiancé and I's families live in a town about 30 minutes from a small town our wedding venue is in. Ceremony and reception is at the same place. The cheapest hotel block we could get is $200...

Hi all, I'm having a really frustrating time dealing with my venue and want to know if this is typical or something shady going on. So my venue provides catering and beverages and when I initially...

Hi! In need of advice. Me and my fiancé are having an after party after our wedding reception. Originally, we wanted the after party to be more intimate and only invite close friends and family....

Hi fellow brides (I'm nonbinary but I do relate more to the brides than the grooms lol) I need as much help as possible, any tips or tricks would be nice lol. Also, would love to meet new friends, my...

I am a mom who lost her husband and father of my children 4 years ago. I recently started dating a man and we've been inseparable for 4 months. We don't live together. My children are all grown and...

Hey all! As my title suggests, I wanted to see if people were inviting their future mother in laws to get their hair and makeup done with them on their wedding day. I was not planning on doing so. My...

Hello, Would it be ok if I celebrate my 1 year anniversary and include my parents to celebrate their 25 years anniversary on the same date? Our anniversary date is just one day apart.

Hello Wedding Wire! I am in a little bit of a dilemma (and please excuse the length of the post): My fiancé and I have been together for several years and we are having a destination wedding (wedding...

Hi! I’m looking for some advice. We are about 3 months out from my wedding … 2 weeks out from sending invites. There are 2 people that are on the side of my FH that we sent save the dates to but as of...

So we're getting our guest list together and close to our goal of 80 total. We're inviting close family and friends which includes some aunts, uncles, and cousins however not all are going to be...

Hi guys! A little backstory - destination weddings run deep in my family/friends circle. They're common and not frowned upon, but also tend to be on the lower end [cost wise] of DW- meaning nobody has...

Every wedding I have been to has had an open tip jar for the bartender. My fiance and I always tip graciously to these folks who work their butts off to make the guests drinks as does our friend...

Saturday I attended a potluck wedding. Sigh I know I've never heard of one before ww so I was curious.I see a lot of potluck suggestions and brides adamant on having a potluck wedding, so I wanted to...

My husband and I got married on a whim between shifts at a courthouse. We didn’t even have rings, and no one knew we were doing it. We don’t have any photos of the day because we weren’t allowed to...

Hi everybody! I’d appreciate your feedback. My fiancé and I decided we wanted an adult only wedding. Together 11 years, originally from Texas, lived in Florida for the past 10 years now. Wedding will...

My grandmother is throwing us a couple's shower and as a thank you gift my fiance and I are planning to take her to a show (ballet, musical, concert, etc. - we haven't settled on what show yet). We...

I am currently struggling with the lack of interest that my bridesmaids are showing in my wedding. I am the last to get married...leaving all my bridesmaids having babies and mortgages now. I have...

Hello everyone! So I need some advice/ opinions. I’m having 2 ring bearers and 2 flower girls, each kid will be under the age of 8 at the time of the wedding, so I know I’ll have to ask their parents...

My fiancé and I will pay for our groomsmen and bridesmaid's attire and hair and make up. Since these will already add up to our overall expenses, do we still need to give them individual gifts?