Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Who would have thought, out of all the things that needed, planned, decided upon, made, bought or finished.... Waiting on these DAMN RSVP's would be the hardest thing. I've gotten 19 back (out of 80...

I can't decide...we want 4 votive candles around out centerpieces, but I'm not sure if I should do LED votives or real. What are you ladies doing? LEDs will be more expensive, but they won't burn out...

Hi, I just discovered this forum group & have spent the last few hours reading posts. Sooooo much helpful info here. I haven't come across anything that helps with a question I have though. My father...

So my FH dated a girl for like four years in high school and college. The relationship was on-again, off-again. Long story short, they broke up, she started seeing other people and so did he. She died...

I apologize if this has been addressed in the forum somewhere else, but I couldn't find it...so here it goes. I am planning to provide a meal to my vendors (we are having a food truck!) but I'm not...

Is anyone doing a Post Wedding Brunch? My parents really wanted to host one and at first I did not think it was necessary. Eventually I caved and said sure why not I love brunch and it will be a nice...

My mom has been asking me this etiquette question all week and I have no idea. FH mom and my mom started planning the shower, FH mom told my mom to ask my MOH if she would ask the bridesmaids if they...

Okay, so we're now planning on having a dessert table instead of a cake... We're already having cookies as the place settings, we were trying to think of what we need to put in our dessert table......

Do you give a formal invitation to your DJ and photographer? My photographer is my FHs coworker and our DJ I've known since I was like 5. (Sorry for all the questions today lol)

Hello, everyone! I'm in need of some advice! Without going into the long and frustrating story, my FH's parents booked his 13 year old sister's month long trip to Europe from the middle of June...

Our wedding was this past September. We are to receive a book of proofs as well as an album and DVD with all our photos. We received our online gallery the week before Thanksgiving. A few weeks later...

All of this talk with my FH about mother/Son Dances last night, got me to thinking. His biological parents have been divorced since he was about 3 years old. Both sets of parents remarried in the same...

Hello! I guess this may seem simple but for some reason I can't figure out how to do this. So, FH and I will dance together for our fist dance (probably to Sway or Remember When), I will dance with my...

When planning my budget I really need a rough idea as to how many people are seriously thinking about attending our wedding in October. All I am getting is secondhand and third-hand comments from...

We gave plenty of time (over a year) for them to get their plane tickets and everything ready but now (within 2 months of the wedding) both of them are saying they can't come to the wedding due to...

Hi All, my officiant (not my officiant yet as we are just talking back and forth) but he mentioned that he doesn't do them (rehearsals) and it's not necessary. I'm concerned because I have a few folks...

My cousin (who happens to be a bridesmaid) has this super controlling, piece of $--- of a boyfriend that I do not want to invite to my wedding. He's a class A jerk and my entire family can't...

I would like to begin saying that when I first started coming around FH family, any event I have hosted or held, they were ALL always included. I'm having a hard time coming up with my bridal shower...

Can I get some advice on inviting extended family? My mother has a large family. She has 3 sisters and 1 step sister/2 step brothers ( so MY aunts and uncles). I used to live near them when I was...

Ok i haven't even heard of this until recently but how does it work in terms of showers? I think it is EXTREMELY rude to invite people to your shower but then not invite them to the wedding. Do you...