Etiquette and Advice
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???? Was just thinking it’s so many hours is it proper etiquette to feed your vendors ?
Here is my dilemma! I plan on having my four cousins, my childhood best friend, and my college best friend in my bridal party. My fiancé only has 5 guys he wants to ask, I don’t want him to have to...
I have a MOH that I am struggling with. I want to communicate with her and the other bridesmaids that they’re supposed to be there for me instead of just me being there for them on my wedding day… but...
Hi there - I'm getting married September 2023 and am running into some drama with my dad because of guest list. Our guest list is approximately 160, 2/3 being friends and 1/3 being family. We are very...
My mom is insistent that we include a schedule of events for the weekend in our welcome letter but not everyone is invited to all events (family and bridal party are invited to the rehearsal dinner...
Hello Everyone, Looking for a little advice here. My mother unfortunately passes away when I was still in high school and my father has been dating the same woman for over 10 years now. I was just...
Would it be wrong if we decided to get married on Father’s Day next year?
Hi everyone. Has anyone cancelled a wedding a month beforehand? We don’t really want to but because of financial issues this month and whatnot, we think it might be best. We have sent out invites, had...
So I received a gift in the mail yesterday from my boss! She must have found our registry and she bought us quite a few items. I am so grateful for them, she really didn't have to do that. I only...
We get married next week and are trying to finalize the timeline for the coordinator. Would you find it odd to start dinner without the newlyweds? We have a cocktail hour for mingling then will be...
Hi all, I have a wedding party question. We have decided to do a non-traditional wedding party, i.e. we will not have all women as bridesmaids, men as groomsmen, etc. My fiance already decided his...
I'm requiring mine 6 weeks in advance. This will give the caterer time to locally source food and for me to prepare last minute details, like place cards (which will be hand painted). STDs are going...
Hey everyone, is it expected to tip every vendor your hire (photographer, DJ, venue coordinator, caterer)? And how much? As in, what percent? We honest to God cannot afford to tip all vendors 20% so...
In October 2022, my husband and I got married with only my parents and his mother present. To celebrate our wedding and 1 year anniversary, we are having a party (very similary to a wedding reception)...
Hi everyone! So my fiancé and I will be having an adventure elopement next August with just us two. We have invited immediately family to the courthouse to get our marriage license and join us for a...
Hey everyone! My bestfriend is having her bachelorette party this Saturday and is debating on uninviting one of our friends who just recently ended got out of a relationship. She made several comments...
Is it okay to send the "Information" card with the "Save the Date" card? The venue required rooms to be booked by 12/21/22 for our 2/04/23 wedding.
This week we're playing "most likely to..." - wedding guest edition! So who is most likely to say they’re coming and then not show up without a word on the big day? Who’s most likely to be a no-call...
Traditionally the parents of the bride always paid for the wedding! Today many couples take a modern approach, either paying for it themselves, contributing to the wedding budget, or getting help from...