Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

What are the expenses I should pay for or help with when it comes to my bridesmaids? Or the groom for his groomsmen? Me and my fiancé are having a wedding with a strict budget (we are both college...

Hello, my husband & I plan to renew our vows next year on our 10th anniversary. We didn't get to have a wedding the way we wanted, it was just a courthouse. We didn't have the finances back then, & we...

Received wedding thank you card to wedding I was not invited to or didn’t send gift to. What is the proper response? (Bride made it clear I wasn’t invited & no longer speaks to me) super confused...

Hi all! I’m looking for advice, and really reassurance, for choosing two more bridesmaids. To save you from a super long post, just know that my fiancé and I agreed to each have 5 and it’s important...

Hi everyone - We opted for online RSVPs. Our wedding invite includes an insert card that says 'for more info and to rsvp visit www...' and then says 'we reserved you X seats'. For the online form, I...

I can't help but share this with the forum because I am so rubbed the wrong way. FH and I flew to an out of town wedding today. We spent a ton of money on flights and hotels to go to this. When we...

My wedding is in a small town about 30 minutes from my fiancé and I's hometown. There is a local motel in this town that gets good reviews about a 10 minute walk from the venue and a few Air BnBs. The...

So my fiancé and I want our wedding to be more intimate, but he has a huge family. We decided to try to limit our wedding to no more than 100 guests and so far our guest list has about 40 people from...

My bestie of 20 years has decided not to have a bridal party. Naturally I was bummed to not be her maid of honor but I respect her decision. I’m now confused on what my role should be. She’s asked me...

Are you supposed to write thank you notes to the people who attended the bridal shower or just wait until after the wedding and send one thank you note? Thanks in advance!

My father (whom I was super close to passed away. I do still have my mom and I have 5 older brothers I want my brothers to walk me down the aisle but I’m unsure if it I should walk certain sections...

Hi all! I’m in the bridal party and I just had my baby 4 weeks ago. He came 9 weeks early. He’s currently in the NICU and I am a mess. I don’t know what to do. She doesn’t really have any family...

My husband and I are from the US and we had our elopement in Indonesia. The videographer sent over the video and it’s amazing! But when I listened a little closer to the lyrics and googled the song...

Hi everyone! My fiance and I really loved a barn venue about 45 minutes from the city in which we live, which has the airport most guests will be flying into, and is probably where we'll have the...

The one where you freeze the top twit of your cake and eat it with dh on your first anniversary. Is anyone planning on doing it? Has anyone even heard of it? It was really the only wedding tradition I...

I need advice from brides and bridesmaids alike. I am a bridesmaid in my sister in-law's wedding. I don't want to be in photographs, at least not the formal wedding party ones. I have two reasons. The...

Hi everyone! We have decided to have a destination wedding. We will be inviting all of our family and friends. Do you think it is still ok to have a bridal shower or do you think that would be rude?...

I am having a hard time figuring out how to include everyone I want in my wedding, while not hurting the feelings of those I don't want. I have two bridesmaids, one is my FSIL and the other is my...

Sorry if this is posted in the wrong discussion group, but I didn't really see one that fit my issue. My fiancé and I got engaged February 3rd. Barely over 2 months ago. Anyway, he purchased a...

My fiancé and I are getting married in Ireland in a little under a year. It's going to be a very small ceremony with only our closest friends and family, and we were both happy with the decision and...