Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

So people keep asking me if I want a bridal shower, and to be honest I just never thought it would be possible since 1 BM lives out of state, another lives in state but 8 hours away (ugh, Texas why...

MY FMIL and I were just talking about wedding favors since she had wanted to do something. I liked her ideas and she mentioned if I was sure I wanted to do favors. Confused I told her of course since...

What time are you starting your wedding? I will know by Sunday if I am becoming a December bride and wanted to get an idea of when to start the wedding since it will be getting darker earlier because...

Our wedding caterer asked if we are giving our babysitter a meal. The babysitter is coming at 7 p.m., and the meal would be full-price ( $80). This to me seems a little too generous-- we were...

I am not thrilled about having kids at my wedding, but I'm not completely against it either. Ideally, I'd prefer very few to no kids at my wedding, but it's not really something I feel like upsetting...

FH's niece is 9 and has been a flower girl a few times before. I wanted to have her doing something but have more of a big-girl type role since she is 9. My niece is planned to be our flower girl (she...

My friend and I are thinking about helping people in our area plan weddings. I am the organized one and she is the creative one. Although neither of us is licensed to do so. What is your opinion on...

Me and my fiance are paying for our wedding which we are completely fine with. We our soing a backyard wedding, with lots of diy decorations, taco bar, and candy buffet. My mother has bashed every...

Hubby and I were watching an episode of Four Weddings recently and the bride and groom's personalized vows rhymed. Hubby started smirking and I told him not to even think about it. I told him that if...

I am having troubles deciding on hiring a professional MC or asking a friend. Here are my options.... We have a friend who I think would be great for the job but I also don't want him to be "working"...

Hello! I am having a wedding in October of 2016, We are wanting to get married on the 2nd which is a sunday and saves money! The only thing is our guest list isn't exactly budget friendly. We have cut...

I got a notification that a bridal expo will be here in October and was looking on the website and of course it was millions of things that you can look at to buy, rent, etc. To make a long story...

The groom is my cousin and the bride is my best friend. I'm the MOH. My aunt (groom's mom) calls me upset because the groom & bride told her she(groom's mom) can't invite her two sisters. The groom's...

My fiance and I want to have a family only ceremony. This would be including close friends that we consider family. We want to have a bigger reception to follow the ceremony. The number for our...

Is anyone not having a rehearsal dinner? We have a very large bridal party, and from my understanding we're supposed to foot the bill if we go to a restaurant. I'm thinking it might get very costly....

In the beginning of this engagement journey which began only 2 months ago I THOUGHT I had everything planned out. WRONG! Our initial plans were to have a beach wedding and then have an informal...

After attending collectively over 100 weddings, my fiancé and I decided we really don't want a traditional sit down dinner. We intend to have plenty of food, pass apps and stations, but don't want...

I need advice. I found some really cute drink stirrers. While we are not doing cocktails since our reception is at a church, we do have one drink that a stirrer might be nice for since it is a mixed...

We are having our marriage convalidated (basically recognised in the Catholic church) after the wedding. Those things are pretty strict - it shouldn't be treated like a second wedding etc But do you...