Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Oh, the budget woes! I've been working on pulling together all my estimates to figure out where my budget is going to fall, but I'm getting a little confused. My catering is $850, with a 20%...

In Jewish weddings, it's customary for the groom to step on a glass (or lightbulb wrapped in a napkin, pretending to be a glass, for safety reasons) at he end of the ceremony. I'm trying to figure out...

My FH is American and i am Vietnamese. Viet guests at a wedding usually give money to the couple to help them start their new lives together. Americans traditionally have a registry, which i think is...

I need some opinions on getting married on my bday. I am going to finalize my new date at my new venue on Friday. I am looking at a Friday, June 27th wedding, which happens to be my bday. I think...

I'm having a dilemma here. My brother & wife are renewing their vows this December and I'm pregnant. My baby will be about 2-3 weeks old at the time of their wedding. Their wishes is no children at...

For anyone who has had their dogs be part of their ceremony or is planning on having them, who is walking them down the aisle?

One of FH's close cousins has NO ability to dress for formal occasions. Weddings, funerals, family parties, etc. he will always wear ripped jeans, a t shirt and a baseball cap. Is there a nice way to...

So both of my FH's parents passed away many years ago but obviously he still misses them and I thought it would be nice if we did something to acknowledge them during the ceremony or reception. It can...

My partner and I are getting married at an art gallery and then having the reception at a Japanese restaurant about 500ft away. We planned to greet guests as they arrive at the reception instructing...

So I have had my photographer booked for two years and last year i had to postpone my wedding no problem so I schedule my date this time around her schedule originally I wanted June and moved it up to...

Flowers are low on my wedding priority list and I personally think corsages look silly. Not to mention most florists are pricing them at $20-25 per person! My mom doesn't want a corsage (but...

One of my b.m.'s was inadvertently elected to be in the party by one of our big-mouthed friends. I have only known her for about 1.5 years and every other girl is either family or childhood friends....

I am searching high and low on the internet trying to find cute RSVP wording. I don't want to use, accept with pleasure... decline with regret. Also I want to add a spot for people to write in a song...

Ok so I saw the post earlier about hotel blocks and I'm wondering if this is something I should do? We are having a destination wedding in Las Vegas with most guests going from Los Angeles. FH's...

Is anyone doing this? i just seen it on another forum and i never heard of this before! i just always heard something old, somehting new, something borrowed,and something blue.

Hi Ladies! Up until I joined these forums, hostess gifts for a shower was something I had never heard of. Are they necessary or just one of those things that is a kind gesture? I am having 2 showers,...

Okay, so my fiance' and I are getting married in a very small spot and are keeping our ceremony intimate. There really isn't enough room for us to have a wedding party, plus we have always said we...

Alright, so. All the big stuff is in place. Venue, Fort Mason. Caterer, Pizza Truck. Band, a one man drummer/singer with a karaoke machine (super fun, see Les Edwins Show on youtube). Now, I get to...

So, my mother left when I was a young teenager and we never really talked after that except birthdays and random holidays. She never came to either of my graduations or anything and I only visited her...

My fiance and I don't have a lot of money since we have a now 8 month old son. We are planning on getting married this upcoming august but really haven't found anything that isn't what we could...