Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

FMIL is seriously stressing the sh*t out of me! She told FH that she isn't inviting anyone to the wedding because we won't have a band. So, FH and I invited more of our friends that we had to cut out...

We plan to head to the hotel bar (or a nearby bar) after our wedding reception. This will be just an informal after party for guests who are interested. We will also be having breakfast at the hotel...

Just a quick question. How many of you had both. Is this normal or is it greedy....just wondering. My Bridal party is hosting our Buck & Doe but my Bridesmaids are wanting to host a shower. Confused ...

Hi everyone, I need a little help with some etiquette rules. Hubby and I eloped with immediate family only last month but we decided to throw a party/reception (at his mother and grandmothers request...

I have asked my brother to be my man of honor in my wedding. We have a plan for his attire, etc. I'm not sure about two things: 1. Should he walk in like a maid/matron of honor would? Or maybe come...

We just received our first wedding gift and my mom and brother are convinced I must open them at the wedding reception. I'm trying to let them know that's not the case but they aren't understanding...

I'm starting to make my wedding day schedule and did a Google search for what exactly are the duties of my personal attendants (I have two) vs the duties of my bridesmaids. I was really surprised when...

My question is how much alcohol should I buy for our after party? We're camping at the venue after the reception, and I expect around 20 guests will stay to camp with us. I want to make sure I have...

I am planning to get a bunch of waxing done before the wedding (eye brows, arms, legs etc.) but I'm unsure of when to do it. I'm scared that if I do it on Thursday (for Sat wedding) I may still be...

I am so confused by why we got rsvps back that say "maybe" on them. The just hand wrote it in. We got 3 families rsvps back like this. Not to mention we got less than half our rsvps back by our rsvp...

I have been reading different topics on how to place a return address label, and I saw most said that it should go on the back of the envelope. Would it be ok to put my return address label on the...

I got engaged in July and started a new job in January. I've only known my new coworkers for 2.5 months and none have met my fiance yet. If I invite my manager, I feel like I should invite my whole...

I see some people putting "Mrs. Future Name" & some just put there first name. I'm so confused on which to order! I love the idea of having the "Mrs. Future Name" but I'm confused because technically...

Hi all! I'm trying to determine capitalization on wedding invitations. Can you let me know if this looks correct: Name & Name Invite you to celebrate with them On their wedding day Saturday, October...

This is sound worse than it is...Some years ago my parents bought my ex husband a I a beautiful knife and server set. It was expensive....For my second marriage we are not having cake so im not...

Has anyone been to a wedding where the bride and groom sneak away sometime during the reception to squeeze in some extra pics with their photographer? (At the reception venue, but maybe for purposes...

I recently went to a wedding and purchased something off of their gift registry but they had all kinds of things on there and I was just like ummm..... For example an Ipad, Ipad mini, Xbox, Wii, TV,...

Before my engagement and right after the proposal I would see a lot of articles about what to say after getting engaged and people jumping right down your throat about "Whens the wedding?" "Where's...

Ok, so I'm having a medium sized wedding. We are trying not to go over 100 guests. I'm not going to be able to invite ALL of my friends. So my question is who can I invite to my bridal shower? I've...

Any ideas on what to gift a pregnant bachelorette? She will be about 5.5 months at the time of the party. Obviously not doing the wild party thing, but still want to gift her something! Normally would...