Etiquette and Advice
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Ok ladies has anyone saved their wedding cake for their first anniversary, or are planning to? My mother has, and she said that cake was still pretty good, but on the other side I've had people tell...
Is it necessary to have a website if you have mail-in RSVP cards? Is it safe to say that it's a relatively new phenomenon? Have any of you chosen not to create one? I never questioned it until a...
I'm making our wedding invitation suite, and have everything done but the after party insert. I'm just stuck on the wording. We're having a 10:30am ceremony and brunch reception, assume things will...
So one of my bridesmaids will be 7.5 months pregnant at our wedding. We picked out the dresses a while ago before she got pregnant and the dress doesn't come in maternity. Since announcing her...
I am having four bridesmaids (sister, high school friend, cousin, and sister-in-law). I have two friends/co-workers that I have grown really close with but unfortunately my FH is only having four...
I am not sure if anyone else has The Knot app downloaded but I completely forgot I did and this morning my phone went off over 100 times in a row (while at work mind you) for a huge list of everything...
Okay so I have a really F'd up situation. So I have My brothers ex wife who's hounded my mom and brother to invite her to my wedding. They'd been separated for years now and she's moved on and is even...
So, I have had a VERY close circle of friends since high school. There are 6 of us, and we truly consider each other all best friends. I couldn't "rank" them if I tried. Obviously, I want them to be...
I've only been to one wedding where they did this (haven't been to many weddings!) ...can someone please explain it to me? Is it a certain religion that does it? I'm confused! What all is supposed to...
Our reception site doesn't have its liquor license and doesn't allow any alcohol whatsoever on premises. We don't drink, so that just fine for us. But how do we explain this to our friends who like to...
Has anyone requested a certain dress code on the invites? We want it to be very formal. My mom told me that a lot of people may not come because not everyone will want to buy or rent a formal dress or...
Nobody seems to know ! Is it mother? Bridesmaids? maid of honor?
Yup. She wants to go naughty panty shopping with me. A little backstory: my fiance is an only child (and my older brother's best friend!) and I come from a huge family of 8 kids. I've been friends...
We met with our officiant today and she suggested a brief moment of silence in the beginning of our ceremony to remember loved ones who have passed (FH's mother, 3 of my grandparents etc). Is this...
This is a question from my pre-marital counseling - thought I'd see what you ladies think! I have a feeling FH is going to come up with a higher number than I will ...
I've seen a lot about not leaving a gap between the ceremony and the reception, but I'm confused what that specifically means. Is there a set amount of time that becomes too long of a wait? What if...
Just wondering how much I should budget for the photographer. What is the proper percentage I should tip the photographer?
Hiya, I'm unclear on how to proceed with fiancees family. We both made our invite lists and I was totally fine with our choices. He invited his Aunt and her daughters, his cousins, I asked if he was...
I'm researching bartenders for our wedding and a lot of the info forms ask if it's okay to have a tip jar. I have no idea! What's the etiquette about tip jars? What do most people do?
So you guys have been so helpful and I need some more advice. What time do you serve midnight lunch? The last parties we were at they served around 10 Wedding is at 4 cocktails and appetizers directly...