Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

I am trying to word the program and here’s the situation: The FH’s parents have been divorced since 1990 and his Dad remarried in 1994. So, there is a stepmother involved but no one on the FH's side...

My dad had a stroke 4 years ago and has been unable to walk or stand without a walker. He will not be able to dance with me for the father daughter dance. Should I dance with my brother instead, my...

My parents are somewhat recently separated divorced (3 years ago). My dad has a live-in girlfriend of at least a year. Would it be wrong to NOT invite her to the wedding? My mom is not dating anyone....

Hello everyone!! My wedding is in 71 days and I have a small dilemma. My FH and I wanted a small intimate ceremony so we agreed to only have 90 people at our wedding. So I invited a few coworkers at...

My mom passed away in 2000 and my dad had been with his girlfriend for about 9 years. They aren't married or engaged but have lived together for a very long time and I got her a corsage since she's...

We have been discussing this issue here https://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-forums/what-are-you-doing-for-favors/4a73e3e373899982.html and I thought I would pull it out into its own thread. Some people...

In March FH lost his best friend in an accident. His wife is going to stand in his place. I want to list them both together (Alyssa and Seth sedo) under grooms party, but im not sure how to word it. I...

So as most of you know, I was supposed to get married next June. We moved up the wedding date to this August because our grandparents are not doing so great health-wise. So now, we've got an outdoor...

First of all.... let me preface this by saying- my fiance and I are paying for absolutely everything in the wedding ourselves. We have budgeted and saved and worked tons of overtime for the last year...

Pardon my ignorance, but are menu cards necessary? We're having a plated dinner. Do I need to remind guests of the entree options, and let them know what kind of bread, salad, sides and dessert will...

All of my 6 BMS, my MIL and mom have planned my bridal shower. Do we need to get them a gift? I have two gifts for the girls (earnings and bracelet) and was planning on giving it to them at the...

I've already posted about our beef/chicken dilemma. But what happens if someone who rsvp's "no" to your wedding ends up coming and doesn't tell you? Or what if someone who didn't rsvp with a plus one,...

It may sound odd that I mentioned to my future s-i-l that I would be honored to have a featured dance with him at the reception. However, both of his parents are deceased, and I don't want him to feel...

I have been reading stories online of people not getting RSVPs back and having people show up who never responded to the invitation. You would think that a self addressed stamped envelope would be...

If any of you got your guy a watch (not saying that I did or did not, in case anyone I know is reading this... but if you did, what did you engrave in it? Hypothetically, in theory, if I were buying a...

Let me preface by saying that FH and I reallllly didn't want to do parent/child dances, but our parents want them, so we're letting them have that :-) My dad and I have an okay relationship, but he...

So I got my wedding dress yesterday and its too tight in the bust. It zips and everything but it is too tight. I am going to take it to see if it can be altered but I have heard it is hard to nearly...

DEAR ABBY: I took care of my husband for 10 years before his death from early-onset Alzheimer's. I am in a relationship now, and I'm finding that a widow's status is far different than that of a wife....

My fiance and I are currently 18. Been together since we were 15, high school sweethearts, all that jazz. We're very much in love and our families are completely supportive of our relationship. We're...

How would you word an invitation for the reception only? We are being forced (by the church) to have a super small ceremony due to the fact we live together. So we're only going to have family and the...