Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Hello! I became a widow at the age of 36. (Married for 15years) I am now 40 and am getting married in June of 2023. This is my fiance’s second marriage however, he has been divorced for 18 years. Two...

So please give me your thoughts. This has been one of the many things giving me wedding anxiety. So my father has not been a part of my life. I am close to my grandfather. But I still don't want him...

I am looking to rent a mansion and would like some of the wedding guests to stay but I would need to request for them to pay for the weekend stay. How would I word that and should I send a separate...

My husband has 2 younger first cousins who got married last year. Both Cousin #1 and Cousin #2 had private ceremonies (elopement, and microwedding respectively). Cousin #1 has invited us to a big...

My nephew and his fiancé are getting married in a few months They are having a small wedding at a luxury resort. They are only inviting parents and siblings and the brides 3 best friends So 14 people...

So, our parents passed away. There are 3 of us sisters and 1 brother (who is getting married in a couple months). We’re all really close, and our 2 older sisters helped raise my brother and I from a...

Hi! Me and my fiancé decided to elope/have a small legal ceremony on Feb 13, 2023 with just our parents, siblings, and grandparents. The reason being for legal/ money saving reasons. However, we also...

I'm planning a surf trip bachelor party with my buddies from high school which includes my best man (7 guys total). For background, my fiance and I are only doing one best man and one maid of honor,...

Okay there was a dress code debate on another thread so I'm moving it here. Do you think dress codes belong on the invite, do you think they should be on the website, or do you think the bride and...

I’m having a little bit of a dilemma with our wedding photographer and really need some advice. My husband and I got married on October 16, 2022. We realized around Christmas that it had been a pretty...

Hi all, I'd love some advice on my wedding reception idea. My fiancé and I both come from large Italian and Mexican families. We are recently engaged and are starting the wedding planning process. My...

What if you asked someone that wasn’t really your friend at all to be your bridesmaid cause you felt pressured to say yes? Cause that’s the situation I’m in now and it’s my fiancés bosses wife. We’re...

Our officiant mentioned something we could do in lieu of a standard sand or candle unity that caught my attention. She said we could always sign our marriage license during the ceremony, in front of...

I asked a friend of mine if she would like to be one of my bridesmaids, we have been “friends” for over 15yrs but here recently she and I are not close at all. The last time we hung out she said we...

Hi everyone - So my friend is one of my BM in my wedding. She recently got engaged and is currently planning a wedding. Her wedding is a month before mine. She recently asked her girls to be in her...

My BIL is getting married. Hubs is the best man, and they asked our eldest to be flower girl. The event will cost our family about $6.5K to attend with travel costs, housing and everything they...

So me and my fiancé invited someone on impulse … We didn’t invite them verbally but we did send them a save the date would it be wrong to not send them an invitation or is it to late ?

Hey guys I really need some advice 2023 bride here, So our venue won’t let us do our rehearsal dinner the night before our wedding due to them having another wedding the night before ours, we were...

Difficult conundrum...would it be inappropriate/overbearing if we put something in the details for the reception asking people to NOT dress in all black? I am asking because my FH will be in all...

My father passed away a couple of years ago and my uncle will be walking me down the aisle. Any suggestions of a great song! I am so STUMPED!! Thanks!!