Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

My FH and I are getting married 8/13/16 and our gest list is at 225 and I only wanted a small intimate affair of maybe 120 people to 150 people. Any advice on how I can narrow down this huge list. I...

One of my bridesmaids asked for a list of guests for a bridal shower. I happened to mention to my mom that I was just going to send her all the information for the female guests, and my mom...

Hi, For some reason my parents have this crazy notion that they would like to drive me from the ceremony to the reception after photos are taken. I can understand TO the ceremony but isn't the bride...

What do I do? My best friend lives in Indiana with her sweet boyfriend, who only Josh (Fiance) and I know. The night before the wedding, he will be helping Josh and the other groomsmen get food...

I've talked to a few families that claim their invitations never arrived. I know the addresses were right, but they must have have gotten lost in the mail. Out of 65 invitations, at least 2 completely...

Hey ladies. So I went to this bridal shower yesterday and was wondering if the bridemaids are suppose to host bridal shower. Reason for asking is the bridemaids for the bride were the last to come as...

I have 5 bridesmaids and I wan them to have the same dress on my wedding... Do I have to buy the dresses for them? Or they buy them themselves ? Let me know... I have no idea how wedding works

I'll start by saying that we do not have a B-list. We are fortunate that our venue is huge and we didn't have a limit on guests, so we just cut the list as we felt was appropriate based on...

Most of FH's extended family is unable to attend our wedding because they live in another country and one of his cousins is getting married the weekend after us (local to them). We've received three...

I just found out that the music requirements for my ceremony say that I can only have one song for the whole processional, no change in music between the bridal party and the bride. I truly have no...

I was shocked when FH and his friends told me our reception should go until the 3am cutoff time by the venue. But when I asked around, most of his Colombian friends and family swear up and down that...

My older sister is an alcoholic and had had bought a of sobriety. She is currently drinking all the time, calling family members drunk at 8 AM in the morning. She is extremely mean when she's drunk...

Hi! So my FH and I are pretty relaxed people, and our ceremony is going to be a short, non-religious ceremony. We didn't think it would be appropriate to say our vows during the ceremony, but we...

Ok, so I know this is a common topic on here, but I'm really running out of options. One of my bridesmaids is bigger than the other two. When the dresses were being chosen she came to me and asked...

I'm just in the beginning stages of planning, and have a question for those who have used postcards for their save the dates. Did you mail them in an envelope to keep the postcard protected, or did...

I personally love trying different kinds of wines and many of our friends enjoy wine tasting too. So during the reception we are thinking of having a wine tasting area set up. We are able to supply...

Is it just me or dose planing your wedding feel lonely. I love my fiancé he's been a great help with everything so far. I just feel bad because he has all these people on his side to invite and I have...

"Hey, we're glad you're able to come to our wedding, but we're only able to accommodate invited guests. We are not allowing any extra people, as we feel this is the only way to be fair with everyone....

I was reading the thread about centerpieces and saving money, got me thinking.. What are your top 5 things you think are totally okay to skip on/leave out? Top 5 things you must have/cant go cheap on?...

My fiancé and I want a small wedding party really bad. We have already picked them for each side of people whom we love and are very close to. I was in my cousins wedding, but she was horrible during...