Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Are you writing a letter to your groom to be opened right before the ceremony ? I have seen this done before. Is anyone bothering with it ?

FH and I bought a small (inexpensive) thank you gift for our Pastor to give to him on the wedding day. Our Pastor is not attending our RD where we will present other BP members/family with gifts. Is...

Everyone kept telling me how important it was for me to get my registry in order, so I created one at BB&B with very practical items/items with varying prices/nothing too high. My wedding shower is...

My FH thinks we should skip dinner because it's too expensive. Our guest list is 250-all family, all coming- we are paying for the entire wedding ourselves. We have cake and smores as a favor, goes...

Hi Ladies! Ok so I'm Vietnamese. FH is Mexican. Our cultures are very different weddings wise **especially** when it comes to etiquette, what's expected and who pays for what. His 2 nieces will be our...

I recently found out that my soon to be RB was diagnosed with autism. I worry for my co-worker and her family. Should I start looking for a replacement or a standby?

I am in the process of figuring out exactly how our ceremony is going to pan out. So far I have: The Procession Officiant Opening Remarks "These Hands" Reading Transition to Vows Declaration of Intent...

Our reception ends at 6pm on the Sunday before Memorial Day. There's a bar directly across the street where my mom ordered big batches of appetizers for anyone who wants to keep the party going. We...

I am planning a wedding from 600 miles away - wedding is in Cincinnati, I live in Georgia. FH and I got engaged in July and had all the big stuff planned by end of year. I am about five months from...

My fiance and I have started to talk to photographers and after getting information have been able to eliminate some that we won't want. How do I tell them politely that we don't want to use them. I...

FH and i are both under 21. So, instead of having booze we decided to go with milk with cookie shot glasses. Before people jump on me about having a dry wedding, most of our guests are under the legal...

My mother could only afford a small amount to contribute to our wedding since she is going through chemo for lung cancer. My FMIL is VERY traditional and initially told us when we got engaged 12/2014...

So I'm a lapsed Catholic which means I haven't really done anything with my faith since high school. Getting engaged made my fiance and I realize how much we both want to get married in the Catholic...

UPDATE IN COMMENTS!!! I am extremely hurt and distraught. I told my bio dad last night that I want my step dad to walk me halfway down the aisle and he lost his mind. The thing that makes the...

We plan to do different stations of our favorite foods . We are already doing a Pasta Bar but I want to have 2 other options along with that . As a guest how would you feel about a grilled cheese...

My future in laws are sending invites out this week for an engagement party for us on July 2nd. The party will be in my FH's hometown in Columbia, MO. We live in Alabama but plan to spend that week in...

What is the etiquette for doing the mother/son dance when both mom and step-mom are around? My FH has been married before and he danced with his step-mom then, his real momther never went to the...

I have about 40 people who haven't responded (it's a week past the deadline). I'm trying to find the nicest way possible to write them messages asking if they know whether they are coming?

I am getting married to a fiance whose parents are divorced. What to I call his dad's second wife? Would she still be a "mother-in-law"? Just wanted to make I get the terminology is correct... Thanks!...

I know it's normal for toasts to be given by the best man/maid of honor and maybe a parent from each side of the family, but how do these people know to give toasts? Do you ask them to? It somehow...