Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

My FH and I don't have any young boys in our family to be the ring bearer so we were going to ask our close friends if their 3 year old would like to be a part of our wedding (his mother and father...

My dilema begins here. My dad was not part of my life growing up because my mother and him had their differences due to divorce. I know it shouldnt have stopped him from seeing me but it is what it...

When my brother got married, people RSVP'd to my sister-in-law's mother and sister. We are not going to do the response cards because we are having a buffet and I feel like the response cards are a...

So i went and booked my church ceremony and then do not do unity candles. are you having a unity candle lighting in your church? my church told me that they will give us a blessing to read at the...

They were originally really excited and happy to be a part of the day, but it seems the further we get in planning the less excited they are. I don't know how to get them in gear and its really...

My wedding is November 9th and I am ordering invitations today. When should I mail them and what date should I put on the RSVP's to respond by? I need this information to order today (while I get a...

Any married ladies care to share if they had guests show up at their reception who didn't RSVP? I am worried this will happen to me. My FH and FMIL have called all the guests on their side who have...

Okay...so apparently there is a lot I don't understand about etiquette. My soon to be mother-in-law loves to cook and host things, so she offered to host one of my showers. My grandmother and mom...

I love to crochet and I'm pretty good at it. I'm thinking of crocheting afghans for my bridesmaids. I love stuff like that. I'm worried it screams grandma though. Do I need to do something a little...

I've come to realize that I've totally picked the wrong people to be my bridesmaids. When they say they are going to come over to help, they forget and don't show up. Getting them to respond to a...

After reading about problems w/Bridesmaids & Bridal Parties, I'm coming close to the decision to NOT have a bridal party to avoid all the drama of conflicting personalities and who can pay for what,...

I received a FB message today from a girl I was friends with in college 10 years ago. I was in her wedding but have only seen her once since. We haven't seen each other or talked on the phone in 8...

We are having a small intimate wedding. 50 people, Sunday evening, 4 hours, etc. My father and I do not have the best relationship therefore I am not 100% if he is coming. My mother is walking me down...

Hi Ladies, FH told me that his mother does not dance and asked me to take out that part of the ceremony. I told him that I'm not asking them to perform like they're on Dancing With the Stars or...

My florist is giving me a break on my flowers because we're returning the vases to him at the end. He commented to me, "Make sure guests don't take home the flowers!" I asked him if he was kidding and...

My wedding will not be very formal so I am planning on using just an outer envelope with my invitations. My fiance is from a big catholic family so if we listed all the children in some families it...

My fiance' and I both agree to not have alcohol at the reception immediately following the wedding BUT to have it provided at the "after party." We will be having people there who don't really drink...

Our head table is round like the rest of the tables. The tables can only seat 11 at most. I think we can switch the style of table if we need to though. Anyway, my question is... in terms of...

We found out today from FH's sister (one of my bridesmaids) that his brother and SIL are hosting a foreign exchange student. Everyone in that family (his brother, brother's wife, and their three boys)...

My friend's bridal shower is coming up in about two weeks. I've never been to one in my life (they are not the norm in my family/circle). I know where they are registered but my question is, do people...