Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Ladies, Is it standard to give your parents a gift at the wedding? If so, what are some of the things you would suggest?

Hi ladies! We're looking for some nontraditional ideas for our reversal dinner. I'm actually thinking of something like karaoke and dinner (casual) at a hotel...Any other ideas? We would like to do...

My wedding is a month away (a weekend-long destination wedding). We've been engaged for 14 months and our guest list has been set for almost a year. My younger sister got engaged last week and my mom...

My mom and dad, my fiance's dad and step mom AND my fiance's mom are being generous financially with our wedding and have helped a lot. I want to include them on our wedding invitations. Something...

On Sunday I received an email saying that I'd won a prize from Star Wedding albums after submitting my info through a contest on the knot. I do remember actually submitting my info for this contest....

Doing first look to get some pictures out of the way. My getting ready/hiding out house is right by the aisle. I will literally open the door, walk down the steps, grab the arms of my parents and...

So, I went to a bridal expo last night and I won free Save The Dates. Woohoo!! I'm very excited about that. BUT, the vendor that I won them from wants you to order wedding invitations from them as...

Did you get back before the deadline? We've got 2 more weeks and I am ANTSY. I go to the mailbox everyday like it's my job. I basically run. It's sad. We've got back 50% back. Is it sad I'm pretty...

Why? Just.. why. I am being forced to go to a wedding next month and we were told to RSVP by the end of the week if we want to participate in the "talent show". I will also add that they just posted...

Any recommendations for wording for monetary gifts? All the articles I see mention saying how you intend to use the money. The most common being saving for a house. Purchasing a house is not likely in...

Pros? Cons?

So who is normally invited to the rehearsal dinner? Basically I was under the impression it was the bridal party, parents, and possibly grandparents. However my aunt (with her boyfriend and four...

The venue that just gave us a proposal has scheduled events like so: 30 min for ceremony 30 min for cocktails 3 hour brunch Is this too short for our guest count of 60? Playing devil's advocate - it...

My fiance has several aunts and uncles that are divorced (all parties are invited to the wedding). Because of the already maxed out number of invites, I was not planning on inviting his aunts and...

Some people who attended the wedding did not leave a gift or even a card. Do we send a thank you note for attending the wedding? Some of them didn't even sign the guest book.

My fiancé spent about $40 on each of his groomsmen, but I plan to spend more on my bridesmaids. Maybe closer to $75. They have been there for me throughout the whole process, and let's...

What are you supposed to buy your vendors? ...is it rude to just tip him/her? I didn't even know about this whole buying your vendor a gift thing until it was mentioned in another post today... HELP! ...

The wedding's a year out. I have the dress and we've settled on two songs we both like. Crazy Girl - Eli Young band (his choice) and Hooked on a Feeling- Blue Swede (my choice). Anyway that's besides...

So FH is adamant about not wanting a Bach Party. The BM keeps texting and asking if he can throw one. I told him I didn't care and that I wasn't at all the jealous type if that is what he was worried...