Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

So today I was hanging out with my grandpa and my aunt and we were discussing the wedding a little bit. He is so excited about the wedding because I will be his first grandchild to get married and he...

So I have read a lot of negative posts about money tree or honeymoon showers, but would like some advice on etiquette for them. My fiance and I have been living together 2 years now and as part of his...

So I have read a lot of negative posts about money tree or honeymoon showers, but would like some advice on etiquette for them. My fiance and I have been living together 2 years now and as part of his...

I want my bachelorette party on the same weekend as when my fiancé has his but our friends' scheduling is conflicting with the weekend we want. Is it customary to have the same weekend?

My FH and I aren't leaving for our honeymoon until the Monday after the wedding so,I'm thinking about inviting everyone to a farewell brunch the morning after our wedding. Most of our guests are...

So, quick backstory. My step sister was crazy excited that I got engaged, and even though she is extremely flakey and self-centered, I went against my better judgement and asked her to be a...

My MOC is a work "BFF" She's really creative and knows all the rules of etiquette so I thought she would be a great person to ask. I am having a DJ so she won't have to do much announcing but I do...

Black incorpoarated in your reception. Anyone else doing these colors, if so share your inspirations.

I am having a really hard time deciding what I want for my ceremony music. I decided a while ago that I wanted the music played live at my ceremony and now I have it narrowed down to two musicians....

My dad died when I was young and my mom got remarried and then divorced. My former step dad has been very much a dad to me. I refer to him as my dad to most people. My dilemma is that I referred to...

Hi ladies, this is my third post and I'm enjoying the dialogue. My father is a Jehovah's Witness (I am not) and since a Christian pastor will be marrying us, it is against his beliefs to participate...

There are several family members of my finances that still live under one roof; how do I send the invites to each of those homes to ensure an adequate head count? I'm want to cut the costs of 1...

I am trying to figure out who should give a toast at our reception and I'm having a hard time because we are doing several non-traditional things. I know that the first toast is traditionally given by...

How many songs are you playing for your processional? We're choosing non-traditional/modern songs for our processional. I don't know the skill level of the person who will be handling audio (it's the...

I have a bridesmaid who always has something negative to say. I showed her my Save the dates and she didn't like them. She found flaws to every little detail of them. I went for my first dress fitting...

Well here it is the day of my e-pics and my planner just quit. So I hired her for mostly month of coordination, but also she was hired for design which started a few weeks ago. So a couple weeks ago I...

The date my FH and I have chosen is on a Sunday, in Yosemite National Park. Since it is a destination wedding, is it unreasonable to have a Sunday reception run until 9:30pm? I noticed a lot of brides...

I gave my perpetually single little brother a plus one along with all the other single people in our wedding party. I figured he would bring a female friend or find a date to bring. My brother's a...

We are getting married May 17, 2014 so this decision needs to be made. The pastor at the church is kind of trying to push us towards live organ playing, but that just isn't something I think I want....

I have created a really lovely wedding website that allows me to invite guests and track RSVPS and includes all the info for my wedding. I'm sending my save the dates in a month and I'm just wondering...