Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

We've lived together for much of the last 7 years and already have a house. I'm trying to figure out the registry thing - there's some things on my Amazon wishlist (generally for the holidays) that...

The Best Man in our wedding is gay and in a happy relationship with his boyfriend. He told us in April that he and his wife are officially filing for divorce so that they can both move on with their...

One of our guests messaged me on FB today saying they got the wedding invitation today. We mailed out invites the second week of August. I seriously wonder why it took so long for the invite to get to...

Is anyone else doing this? I am looking for southern traditions to include in our wedding. What southern traditions are you ladies including in your weddings, if any? We are getting married at a...

My mom and dad got divorced in 2007 & he remarried in 2010. I'm not close to this woman at all. I live 1000 miles away from her & my dad & barely see them. My sister also barely sees them. I am quite...

As an older couple (52&46) we just combined two FULL households so we have everything we need and many things we don't. And while all gifts would be appreciated we would prefer not to accumulate...

I would love to do a very private elopement with just me and my fiance, and then have a reception a month or two later. I'm very private and introverted and I really can't imagine being at all...

I am including a details card with the invitation that has details about our registry, parking etc. At the bottom we have: "Respectfully, we have decided our wedding celebration is best suited as an...

It would include: Venetian Hour: 3 types of cake, 4 types of cookies and pastry, $7.44 total Ohhh I am torn should I do it?? For those of you who had it, was it a success or did your guests not...

Hi brides-to-be! FH and I met with our minister last night for the first look at our wedding ceremony. He is a great guy who had actually baptized my FH as a child and is an old family friend from way...

Hi. My wedding is in a few weeks and my bride and I are having a disagreement about how much money to give our Pastor. Here is the thing; I am the Youth Pastor of our Church. (Since our Church is not...

Hi, I am ordering wedding invites. The first proof came back, and it currently reads: "Mr. & Mrs. ___ joyfully invite you to the wedding celebration of their daughter _______ to _______" I asked my...

Has anyone ever been upgraded to first class just because they were on their honeymoon? Do you just casually mention this when you check in or what? These are the little things I'm up thinking about...

Hello, I am not having a videographer for our wedding, because well its simply not in our budget for coverage. I haven't really looked into this with local vendors, but does anyone know if companies...

Do any of you have a membership to Massage Envy? I'm just wondering what you guys think of it. $60 a month seems like a lot. I usually only get about 3-4 massages a year. But deep tissue...

We are having a backyard wedding in a small town in Iowa. I really like the idea of dancing under the stars and it is a super casual wedding. I don't see that a dance floor would be necessary, because...

There is an Arboretum that we were thinking about taking engagement pictures at. Our photographer said to ask if they charge an additional fee to take pictures. It never occurred to me they would...

I went to an awful wedding yesterday...so bad that we left by 8:30pm. Among the issues: -3 hour gap between ceremony and dinner. No food, no drinks, nothing. They left board games on the tables...

What do you remember most about weddings you've been to in the past? Good food? Bad food? Decor? Music? Is there something you LOVE to see or HATE to see at weddings? What are things that a lot of...

Morning ladies, I decided not to invite two of my cousins to my wedding because I do not speak to them. They are brother and sister. The sister and I haven't spoken since an argument got out of hand...