Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

I have seen post after post about RSVPs this and that and I don't think they are really necessary for my event. We are budgeting for a certain amount of people and plan to buy for that. Even if a lot...

Please HELP! Originally, I only wanted two bridesmaids, however, FH stated he wanted 3 groomsmen. So I got another bridesmaid. Then recently, he tells me he wants to add another groomsmen. So I say...

Is giving parents and grandparents corsages and boutonnieres a must? Issue is, I have my grandparents, my mom, my step dad. He has his parents, both sets of grandparents. Looking at how expensive...

As some of you know we're not having a shower, but we have a lot of stuff on our registry we're hoping to get. However, I was talking with my DOC and asked her to make sure a table was placed at the...

I'm getting married on July 4th. Any brides who are getting married on a holiday getting flack for it? Either from family or vendors?

What are your thoughts on having an adults only event? Both of our family's will be drinking, it will be open bar, and going on late into the night. Neither one of us is really a fan of having little...

I do not want anyone to take pictures / video with their cell phones during my ceremony (I am big on living life in the moment, through your eyes rather than through a screen) and when I look out at...

I haven't had any injuries since high school. Well two weeks ago I strained my abdominal muscles while working out and last night I fell down the steps at home. I fell pretty hard on my bottom and...

We are having a private ceremony and the day after will have a larger gathering celebrating our marriage. I'm a little unsure how to word the invitations though. A lot of the examples I've seen are...

I sent out my invitations 3 weeks ago and a handful of people never received them ! Even some people in our same zip code ! We haven't gotten any back . I've called the post office and they said they...

I dont know about you, but I am a breakfast person. I NEED my breakfast in the morning or I seriously do not function right. I am having all four wisdom teeth surgically removed at 12. & i am STARVING...

I'm posting this question as a guest to someone else's wedding. We received an invitation to a friends wedding and RSVP'd before the deadline that we would be in attendance. Three weeks before the...

We are taking it this Sunday. Any advice, or input as to how it is? My FH and I have been living together for 10 yrs and already have two children together. The priest told me we didn't have to take...

RSVPs are due tomorrow and I'm missing (drumroll please)... 68 people. SIXTY-EIGHT PEOPLE. I wish I could be really super tacky and go on facebook and be like "hi, if you haven't RSVPed yet, you are...

We're planning an hor d'oeuvres reception & I'm just trying to get an idea of how much to order. We're planning on 200 guests & each tray has 50 pcs on it. I want some variety but should I have at...

So my FH has a friend who will be invited to our wedding. She regularly wears a chapel veil when she goes to Mass. It doesn't go past her chin and just covers her head and a little bit of her face &...

I thought the bridesmaids split the cost, maybe maid of honor pays more...idk much because my moh wants both to be a surprise... I found out though that my moh is paying for the whole shower herself...

Sorry for the kind of cryptic title but I wasn't sure how to word this. We're having our ceremony and reception at my grandmother's house. I'm curious how I should word this on the invitation? Should...

I'm drafting my guest list for the bridal shower but before I finalize it, I'd like to ask this question: Do you invite underage family members? My fiancé has a mature sister who is 16 years old and I...