Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

My FH and I decided that we are going to have a very small wedding with 24 people total, and that's including FH and I. Would it be a waste to send invites? I think it would still be cute to send...

Our summer garden wedding is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. Is it proper for FH to wear a formal tuxedo and for me a ball gown? I think we should do what we like. However, we have had some family and friends...

Am I being unreasonable. K, R and I have been friends since elementary school. When I got engaged in July 2014, I could not wait to tell R, but realized I was dreading telling K. Over the last couple...

I have a "friend" from college. This "friend" has been through a lot of really rough times with me but at the same time, she's says things to me like re: my bulimic teeth, "I just had one cavity...

I will be walking down the aisle to Sade "By Your Side" I love the words to this song - This song i dedicated to my FH BUT, should I have my BP also walk using the same song or should I have a...

I'm trying to put both mexican and american traditions into the wedding but the more I try the harder it seems to make this possible. The food: Mexican The music: both spanish and english oldies (more...

Trying to find a few beers to serve, we will for sure have blue moon, and then I was thinking maybe a cheaper/light beer or something and possibly a Mexican beer since its quatro de mayo. what do you...

Our plan is to do a hosted bar of wine and beer. At the end of the reception, we owe the venue for all alcohol consumed. Optionally, we can pay a set rate per person for unlimited wine/beer or more...

A bit of a wedding planning mode today... So, I just bought my 2nd dress online since Saks is having a sale... it's strapless, gold and mermaid, my 1st one is blush and poofy and cap sleeve. When...

Soo in high school I had a tight group of friends, all of them are for sure invited to the wedding (we are only 24, so high school wasn't super long ago and most of us remain fairly close) except one,...

My sister in law is not one of bridesmaids for many reasons. However, I do want to include her in our wedding somehow. My brother (her husband) will be an usher and my younger brother will either be a...

Hi, I have a problem. I can't figure out if I need to put the start time of my reception on the reception enclosure card. Right now, my template states "Reception following the ceremony," then the...

My wedding already passed but a friend and I were on the topic of black tie weddings as a friend of ours requested black tie attire for a wedding that clearly wasn't (afternoon wedding, buffet dinner,...

My restaurant reception venue includes cake for desert...a sheetcake cut in the kitchen and served to each guest. Its a great deal and also includes appetizers. We would like to have a mini cake to...

Just want to get some opinions or ideas on this... Our photographer is a friend of ours and I'm very excited about it! But I want her to be able to enjoy the night and not just work the entire time....

Has anyone gotten their wedding day makeup done at MAC? I love their products and use some for my daily makeup routine. I get really nervous about makeup because I have a lot of acne scars and large...

In your opinion, is this reasonable? We are trying to keep costs for vendors low and not overdo the whole "dance party all night long" thing (since my fiance is not into that, which I want to...

We were planning on having a sign at the entrance asking to please not take pictures until after the ceremony and when I told FH's sister who is a bridesmaid that she looked at me like I had three...

Hi ladies, I was wondering if you have anything special you are doing for your sorority sisters that you wouldn't mind sharing? I was not able to make any of them my bridesmaids because I was lucky...