Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Hi There, I've recently faced a big family drama from my grooms side, due to his mother being offended with the wording I chose for our invites. The invite states "Mr and Mrs (insert my parents...

What Mexican rituals/traditions are you doing at your wedding and in what order? I have a couple but wanting to see if anyone is doing anything different. Anyone having a tornaboda?

FH's family has NEVER had a big wedding for anyone and some have never attended a wedding. He has a HUGE family so it was shocking to me that they do not have the first clue about weddings (nothing,...

FH and I are having a ceremony at a hotel ballroom. We both decided that we wanted the "traditional" format of 2 readings, but we did not want the traditional readings. We are having a hard time...

I'm having my wedding at a resort and I estimate we will end it around 10pm and we will say our goodbyes to most of the guests . Then, I expect a large group of the guests will move down the hall to...

So, one of my very close friends approached me the other night about how my wedding date is his and his gf's anniversary and he wants to surprise her with a proposal. Im actually torn whether im...

So I contacted my florist today to be sure that I would be able to view a sample of the bouquets before the wedding and she said that they never do samples. She went on to say that she has never had a...

We're anticipating a few questions about older kids not being invited to the wedding. My BM suggested adding something to the website. I have a note about the babysitting service for the little ones,...

I am 4 days past the deadline for RSVPs. And I realized that I forgot to invite someone! How do I invite them? I don't really want to send them an invitation just 4 weeks before the wedding...

Which route are you going and why? How many guests are you having? What is easiest for guests? How many guests is too many for the seating chart? Tia!

I have a slight dilemma. I am having 2 guest 'books' since I could not decide which one I'd rather have. One is a frame with little hearts to sign names and the other is an actual book with our...

I searched a little on here but it was a lot of differing answers and ideas. What is the proper way to do them? Is it one name each alphabetically or by couple? Ex John and Jane Smith Table 1 or split...

Need some advice! My fiancé and I have decided not to have children at our wedding. I have a very large family and we are trying to keep the count under 150. However, we are having two flower girls...

I would like to pay off my vendors (balances in full) this month. We already have the money in a savings account. Our florists and photographer said yes to pay off early and still waiting to hear back...

I posted previously about my abusive brother and if he should be invited or not. I ultimately decided not to and my parents agreed they would honor my wishes (after much fighting). Now, a close friend...

I am having a very small wedding with only a MOH. I am paying for us to have our hair and makeup done. There is also a teenaged guest register attendant. Would it be rude for me to not include her in...

Hi ladies!! Has anyone done an on line save the date? I understand this may not be favorable for everyone so for those who are not for it I ask you not respond. I would like to hear from those who...

FH and I are trying to make a decision about an outdoor ceremony. It would be short and sweet (15 min or less). We live in NJ and are just curious what our chances are of having it outside. The venue...

I had another Bridal shower this weekend hosted by some of FMIL's friends and realized that they all had difficulty locating items on my registry. We registered online- never went into the store- and...

I'm probably going to come off as a bitch for this but whatever. We have a guest (whom we love) who just admitted to us that she is due the day before our wedding. This is her first child and they...