Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Hello ladies! This whole thing may seem stupid and trvial, but I don't really have anyone else to vent to. FH and I are thinking of doing a breakfast buffet for dinner. We went to another wedding that...

If i want to buy hand fans for our guests to use at our wedding ceremony, should I purchase enough for each guest, or can I assume that only about 60-70% of our guests will use them. They're kind of...

For those who are planning or have already had theirs - did you include a drink package or have a cash bar? FH and I are torn on this topic - many locations offer packages with drinks included but it...

Is 8 p.m. too late for dinner? We are having a 7:30 ceremony on site and the reception will be in the upstairs ballroom directly after. I was going over a tentative timeline and even though we are...

Our venue only does tastings four months out (which we were aware of), only on Wednesdays and Thursdays (which we did not know), and need a 14 day lead time in advance. This would have been fine,...

I cannot stand the "tradition" of guests clinking their glass until the newlyweds kiss. It is the worst thing that has ever happened to civilization if you ask me. Any wedding I've ever gone to where...

What do you think about having assigned tables at a shower? I've never seen it done and I don't really want to bother with it, but my sister is having 30 seats for about 26 people at mine so we just...

FH's close to his one co worker who is getting married soon. He told FH awhile ago we were going to be invited to the wedding, but we never received an invitation. I figured their guest list got too...

My sister and I couldn't be more different, this results in a lot of tense situation where emotions are running high. We live 20 hours apart and this works for us. My mother is rather upset that I do...

I know that this can be a pretty heated topic for some people but we're truly stumped. My fiancé and I are getting married at a very nice hotel downtown Chicago this fall and would like to have our...

Okay, I know I posted about this a few weeks ago.. I understand I should feed the photographer, DOC, dj, etc.. What do I do about the event staff? We are having a caterer do drop off service and set...

We would love to include a fun type of "bar" for our wedding. We've discussed traditional popcorn, candy, or smores bars. We decided we might try an old-fashioned soda bar with a variety of different...

If you have multiple registries, did you only include certain items at certain stores? For example, if I have a dinnerware set on a registry from one store, so should I not add another dinnerware set...

Chris and I was talking last night and he wants to get married this weekend doing our engagement pics with just our kids and a hand full of people . Then continue to have the reception as planned in...

I'm thinking of making the BM Proposal boxes for my MOH and BMs. However, I don't quite know if I need to be there when they open them? Do I mail them or give them to them in person?

I know its pretty early still but just thinking did anyone use Christina perri "a thousand years" for their aisle song? How did you make it work? Did everyone walk down the aisle to that song? It is a...

I am just wondering if there is a point when it's just too early to send out the wedding invitations. We've ordered them and they should arrive on Wednesday. So according to WW I shouldn't send them...

My fiance and I have been going back and forth with this, and he says he's happy with whatever I'd like to do. I can't decide between a big wedding or eloping. Any wedding would be big do to our...

Has anyone had a reception that had heavy hors d'oeuvres & drinks instead of dinner? Did it save you money? Regrets? Advice?