Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

UGH this question has me stressed out about the wedding more than the wedding day itself! Whenever I tell family members some detail about the wedding, they are always like, "well are you sure you...

I'm wondering if I did something wrong. There are some girls that I know whom I was close with years ago, but we have grown apart and only speak occasionally now (and even then it's only on Facebook)....

How far is too far from the venue to have the rehearsal dinner? If you were coming from out of town, how far would you drive? Originally I had picked our favorite restaurant but it's about a 30 minute...

Hello, I am planning a wedding, but I seem to not find answers on what to do if a couple does not want Gifts or a Registry. They will be celebrating their 30th Vow renewals (they are both in their...

So long story short, I've lost my mojo at work. My performance is suffering, my co-workers are ignoring me, and my supervisor and I have been at odds. We've tried to talk about it in the past with no...

My mom asked if we should do a seating chart for the shower. We are inviting 70 ladies and she doesn't want any problems with where people will sit. My aunts are telling her that's old fashioned. What...

I've been reading all the various guides on tipping wedding vendors, but haven't seen anything about how to tip for lighting. Our venue has terrible lighting, so we've brought in a separate company to...

Has anyone ever been to a wedding reception that didnt serve alcohol? What were people's reactions? We are not going to have any alcohol because we cant seem to work it into our budget and we have a...

So we have narrowed it down to 3 meat options. We can only serve 2 meat options. I have my heart set on the short ribs. So chicken or fish? FH thought the chicken tasted better at the tasting, but...

Me and FH are giving our mom's parent albums from our photographer as their gift but I am wondering is this weird since they obvioulsy won't be ready day of? We are paying for the wedding ourselves,...

Hi! I'm looking for some advice. First let me start I love my bridesmaid. They are all family or friends close enough to be called family. The four really close friends including my maid of honor are...

Hi, I have lived in my fiancés parent's house (with him) for 5 years rent free...my parents are putting in $5000 and so is my fiancés parents. Do I need to include my fiancés mother in any of...

Hi! I don't feel comfortable opening gifts in front of everyone so was hoping to have a non-traditional 'get-together' / celebration for my bridal shower -- has anyone done this? or been to one like...

I was wondering how many are following the rules as I'm reading the "rules" of tuxedo wear and that you shouldn't wear them before 6PM. Our ceremony is at 4:30-5 PM. Our reception doesn't start until...

So shortly after I was engaged, my fiance and I came to agreement on a date that we thought would be perfect. I told my best friend and she said she can't make it. Her huband is in the military and is...

I found this on a DJ's site as part of a list of garter/bouquet alternatives. If my reception was just going to be my friends then this would be hilarious and they would die. But with more causal...

I am having a buffet style dinner and was trying to be a little creative. I thought it would be unique to release the tables by song. I would assign every two tables a song and when the song plays is...

I am having trouble with the wording for invitations. My father is in prison. My mother and my father's mother are paying for the wedding, but I don't want to put both of the their names on it as it...

I have a few vendors that don't require payment until the day of. I was thinking of starting to mark envelopes with their name/company and put the cash in the envelope and assign someone to hand them...

Hello- With the ceremony being outside, we have been considering doing the unity candle ceremony at the reception instead of as a part of the ceremony. Has anyone done this? When was it incorporated? ...