Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Obviously, you eat (lol) but what else. On another thread someone said something about not wanting a stranger at the RD where friends and family are pouring out their hearts and given speeches.I had...

Hello all! The women in my family have been pressuring me into having a bridal shower and/or bachelorette party. My fiance and I decided that we do not want to have a shower because we are pretty well...

Hi guys, I've always known and seen the traditional father-daughter dance, but now I see all of these "mother-son" dance song ideas. Is this a traditional thing or a more new tradition? I wonder this...

Do I need to purchase a pillow for my ring bearer? He is 6 and will not have the actual rings (for obvious reasons.) I am 4 weeks out and the little costs are really starting to add up, as I am sure...

I have less than 2 months until my fiance and I tie the knot. Deposits on the reception hall, church, photographer, cake, and dj have all been paid. None of them are paid in full. My fiance just lost...

My half sister has had a huge falling out with my entire family since we went dress shopping. She is not a BM, but her daughter was supposed to be the FG. Well, the FG dress is in at David's Bridal....

I am playing with the idea of having my guest eat (or be released to eat) prior to my and the Wedding Party's entrance into the reception. I have been to too many weddings where I am starving and...

Ladies, for those of you who have had doubts during your engagement, and especially to those of you who decided to postpone or cancel your engagement, how did you know when normal wedding/marriage...

Ok, so I realize this question may have been asked about A THOUSAND TIMES right? In my defense I did quickly do a search on this but wasn't coming up with anything immediate and my ADD got the best of...

My mom bought her gown 3 months ago in the same color as my bridesmaids. My sister is the moh and keeps telling my mom it won't look right. She's even made my mom want another dress even though she...

FH and I (along with our whole office) were invited to a co-worker's wedding and cannot attend. What is an appropriate gift? Something from her registry? A gift card to one of her registry stores?...

Soo i was looking for a dress to wear to a wedding and found all these dresses on Norstrom rack, they have a good range of sizes of the dresses and there are plus sizes too! thought it might help some...

This is both our 2nd marriage, we both have accumulated our own things over the years, so we really don't want to do the household/china gift registry. So we are thinking of cash...has anyone used...

I've read several blogs on this and I'm supposed to base the amount I spend on the gift and what they've spent on me i.e. bridal shower, bach, party, engagement party. They haven't done any of this,...

I am having an information insert in my invitation to let guests know the ceremony is outside on a riverbank and the reception will follow in a fully air-conditioned 100 year old grist mill. The venue...

I got married 1.5 years ago and my sister in law was in my wedding party. I paid for her dress. Pro hair and make-up was completely optional and she paid for it herself. Now it is her turn to get...

So from the beginning, when making our guest list, we were on the fence about inviting my mom's good friend and her husband. Her friend has a son with disabilities who has a severe fixation with me....

My fiancé and I are working on the ceremony timeline/script. Our officiant is a friend and federal judge, and he doesn't perform a lot of marriages (though he's allowed to in our state - we've...

My mother really wants my 10 year old cousin to be somehow involved in the wedding. I've given her some ideas: passing out programs, helping people find seats, etc. This is my youngest cousin and...