Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

We have already sent out the Save the Dates and will mail out our invitations shortly. Is it rude to not invite our friends' significant others? We just found out that they are in relationships and...

I just found a note in a 2009 magazine that says you can send one of your wedding invitations to the President and you will get a congratulatory note back from him. Send it to: The Honorable Barack...

My caterer offers 3 different options for dinnerware. 1) Clear acrylic everything (cups,plates, flatware) for $1.50/person 2) "Half and half" which means china cups and flatware but acrylic...

Recently my parents offered to buy us everyday china as an engagement present. We are really excited about this because we have 3 inherited sets that don't match and don't fit our entertaining needs....

I feel like it is only polite. Both of my sister in laws told me they would want to throw my bridal shower and have told me they would love to help plan if I needed them. But I already have a 8 person...

I'm just starting to look into all of the name change stuff and came to realize that my current license expires exactly one week before our wedding. I really don't want to pay the renewal fee to get a...

Ok I'm sure I could have used the search bar to find this answer, but I'm lazy, and I like getting comments on posts lol! My cousin is getting married next week, she invited both me and and my FH but...

I came across this article on FB and I really disagreed with what it said. Our first year has been a walk in the park and not hard at all (but we do still have a few months left). Perhaps nothing...

Hi everyone, Just looking for some advice around what to do here. We were planning on inviting our ceremony reader and her fiance to the rehearsal and the rehearsal dinner. Her fiance actually lives...

Most of our wedding guests will be coming from out of state. I know travel and board add up and I'm trying to think of some special way to say thank you. I found one suggestion to include travel bags...

....and I know you all will tell me to get over it and maybe that's what I need to hear. My FH's father's family makes up a majority of FH's "family" side of the guest list (30 out 44 people). Out of...

I need suggestions on how to word parents of the groom on our wedding program. The groom's mother is deceased and his father is re-married. The groom's aunt will be filling the roll his mother would...

Does anyone have good quotes for my fiancé to have engraved on a wine decanter to give to his parents? It costs us per word so nothing too long. We have a couple ideas: "Thank you for showing me the...

Hi girls. I am stuck in the worst dilemma... my future mother-in-law keeps wanting to wear a really light color to our wedding, such as ivory, cream, very light (barely) baby pink, etc. Not mention,...

I bought my dress from David's Bridal and they offer a complmentary steaming to get wrinkles out before the wedding. I live over an hour from the shop, so it costs gas money to go back and forth...

My mom and I have never been close. I am a twin (I’m older) and we are the youngest of 5. My parents both work at grocery stores so there was never any money so my mom hates people who have money. As...

We are having about 120 guests at our reception and I just received a quote for wait staff. The lady I spoke with said she recommends 1 staff/25 guests. Does this sound normal? I guess I didn't think...

Our wedding is in December, so we are sending our Save the Dates out soon. Our guest list is limited (100max) and my fiance wants to invite every single family member, majority are out of state, so I...

Has anyone done anything like this? I found a few different sites that offer an rsvp website. I'm about to order my invites and the Response cards alone are kind of ridiculous. But I am feeling like...

So, I am from Texas, getting married in Chicago. I am kind of thrown by the whole "envelope" as a gift thing. I guess registering is for the shower and guests at the wedding bring envelopes with money...