Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

My guy is pretty introverted, plus the fact that he's just plain lost touch with his close college buddies in the past few years. So he only has his brother for best man. He doesn't have/want any...

I hate showers! they are boring for every party and i hate games. i think they are lame! so instead of having a bridal shower, we are having an open house. from 1-4 pm guests can come and drop off a...

I'm the MOH in a wedding this summer. I don't know if it's normal or what but it's really frustrating. The BMs and I were planning a girls/bachelorette trip but the bride took over the planning and is...

I'm wondering if a stipend for the church sacristan is normal and what amount is usually done. The sacristan at our church is the one who runs the rehearsal the night before and sets up the day of...

My older sister just got engaged last week!! YAY… however today we went out to lunch and we were talking about my wedding plans and her ideas for her wedding and everything in-between (she is my maid...

Man this wedding stress/financial stress has caused some really petty and dumb fights between FH and I over the weekend. We made up and everything is good... but man... wedding planning can really get...

I'm working on addressing out invitations to send out the end of this week, and my fiance posed an interesting question this past weekend. About 85-90% of our guests will be coming from out of...

Hey guys! I'm new to WW and this is my first post! I have a quick question. A couple years ago one of my best friends played a song for me and said that if she ever got married it would be her wedding...

So, my FIL want to pay for the rehearsal dinner but they asked us to plan it, which I am totally ok with but leaves me a little hesitant in regards to all the expenses. I want to be considerate of it...

Hi girls! Question here: does the witness of the bride have to be female? I am not having a MOH but three bridesmaids. I'm really uncomfortable that I'm not honoring m brother in any way, so I thought...

My family is spread all across america so having a shower get together is a little more difficult, however, my godmother would still like to send something out to all my cousins and aunts for a long...

7 weeks until our destination wedding in Key West. When I got engaged I knew Key West Sunset Pointe beach is where I wanted to have my ceremony. I was happy with planning just the two of us with a...

FH and BM are planning the bachelor party now and he's inviting a bunch of guys not on our actual invite list. I explained to him he shouldn't be inviting people who aren't invited to the wedding but...

Just out of curiosity, when you attend a wedding, how much do you normally spend on their wedding gift? Does it matter if it's only you vs both you and your SO? Family vs friends? Backyard wedding vs...

We live in Los Angeles and currently looking to hire a day-of wedding planner. Our budget is VERY small and we plan to do almost everything ourselves: decorations, cake, flower arrangements,...

I'm trying to decide what to do with my head table. My original plan was to have the entire wedding party at that table . This would include myself, my FH, MOH, Best man and 2 BM and 2 GM. But, I'm...

We are in the process of negotiating our venue contract and I, as a law student, feel that the contracts are very one-sided. I've asked all our vendors so far to make changes and our photographer was...

My son is getting married in June and I'm having a hard time walking this tightrope between helpul and controlling. In the beginning I offered to go to some bridal shows with her. Initially she said...

We are having a travel themed wedding and need some help with fun names for the drinks (2)... all we have so far is Cloud 9. Any suggestions?

So I am new to this site, but I am in need of some helpful advice. My husband and I have been married for almost 4 years and we would like to plan vow renewal next summer in 2015 to mark our 5 years....