Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

My soon-to-be husband and I are not have a ceremony. We plan to sign papers and have a nice dinner with a few close family members and friends. We are going to Italy for our honeymoon and I was hoping...

Hi everyone, OK so a few years ago, I was engaged and we were in the process of planning a wedding but then I called it off. Between the engagement and calling it off, I bought the perfect dress. I...

Hi I need some advice. My fiancé and I don’t have kids, and so we decided (though a lot of family and friends have you g kids/babies) we were going to have a child free wedding. My maid of honor is...

Hi! My husband and I got married in 2021, my cousin and his fiancé were in attendance and following the wedding she reached out for wedding planning advice and recommendations. They ended up booking...

On the template for the wedding program, it lists GRANPARENTS OF THE BRIDE, then the same for the Groom. There is only one living Grandparent on the Groom's side so should I change the wording to...

My brother and his fiancé have been planning their wedding the last 2-3 months. Before that my entire family including my fiancé have really been looking forward to the wedding. They just sent out the...

Hello! My bridal shower is in 2 weeks and the deadline to provide the headcount for the venue is tomorrow. I sent out invitations and had several people not respond. A bridesmaid reached out to those...

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...