Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Hello there! I am thinking of having my wedding July 4, 2014. Do any of you know if vendors charge more for that day (since it is a holiday)?

I am making my pre-ceremony song list and wondered how early guest typically arrive? 30,15,5?

So i picked a song out for my bouquet toss and on alot of wedding websites i always see its raining men but its so old and i didnt want that song but then after watching magic mike i love the remix of...

The short version of the story...My dad has been drinking since he was 17. My mom left him because of it. He's never tried to stop and its just gotten worse over the years. I love my dad dearly even...

Some people are complaining because my wedding is on a Wednesday. ..anyone else with a Wednesday wedding?

So my fiance is going to have 4 groomsmen. I only have 2 close girl friends that I want in my party. I could include my much-older sister as matron of honor, although we are not that close and she has...

I am somewhat worried about the time between my ceremony and reception. Right now we have it so that my ceremony begins at 2 and reception at 6. (So mass would run 2-3, say goodbye to people and clear...

Alright so due to super strict city ordinance/venue restrictions we are limited to the following things to toss at the send off...bubbles, lavender, bird seed, or rose petals. I wanted sparklers or...

I asked a friend from high school to be in my wedding party. lets call her Sally. She since found out she was pregnant and has given birth to a healthy baby boy. You may have read a post or 2 about...

Alright ladies here's another one for ya! Very informal backyard BBQ pig roast reception - I will most definitely be providing soda and other non alcoholic beverages (thinking a lemonade and an iced...

I'm having an open ceremony at the church but a private family and close friends only reception should i invite the pastor and his family if there will be drinking at the reception and secular music...

We are having our names put up on the sign outside of the Reception hall. We just don't really know what we want to have as our "catch phrase". We live nearby, so I look every weekend to see what...

My fiance and I are newly engaged and we're trying to figure out numbers. I typed up list of everyone I thought we should invite and got a list of around 150. However, his family only makes up around...

FH and I are having a destination wedding in savannah. Anyone attending will have to book a hotel. is there any polite way to ask our guests to let us know when they have booked their rooms and that...

OK>> here is my music timeline.. but i have two issues with it. 1st I have my daughters walking in alone one by one and maybe they should have an escort? The only two men I would consider for this...

Any ladies whose invites couldn't go through the post office machines? Was there an extra charge? Anything I should know? I'm trying to get invites in the mail this week.

We often see posts about "selfish" bridesmaids/guests/family members on here and I started thinking about it. What makes them selfish? I was a MOH and the bride called me and every other person in her...

I have read that it's a good idea to register for a few gifts for an engagement party, but our wedding will still be a year away at that time. I am afraid of coming off like we're greedy for gifts,...

So our reception hall only holds 150 people at max. capacity, so I figured we would invite 130 at most and expect about 100 to show up which would be an ok number by me. I just wanted to know how many...

So, I am terrified to be center of attention. My wedding is in 5 days and I woke up this morning and it hit me like a brick wall in the face. I have to walk down the aisle in front of 130 people AND I...