Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Some of you may remember the lovely comments made by my FMIL over the weekend regarding the likelihood of her pastor agreeing to marry FH and I (slim to none, unless we go to counseling to "make up"...

So i'm making out/ordering my bridal shower invitations w/my mother... we are giving everything a recipe card in their invite to bring to the shower w/their favorite recipe on it. i'm trying to find...

So I have always had more guys friends than girlfriends so now that I'm getting married I have two girls and two guys on my side. I've been told to make sure we distinguish between the guys on either...

I swear I cannot do anything right the first time lol (bought 3 wedding dresses, have now ordered 2 sets of invitations...) I realized that I forgot to include our wedding website anywhere on the...

We invited about 158. The venue can hold 150, but I also didn't want to max it out...it's it bad that I HOPE not everyone can come. I feel bad thinking that but OMG I hope I didn't screw us. Any...

Okay I am doing my invitations and they are asking me for the wedding venue name. My wedding is going to be rustic chic, so do i put that? I am getting married at a casino, no not on the casino floor...

Or is that just in the movies? Our venue does not allow rice, birdseed, or rose petals. We thought about bubbles, but I'm not too into handing out a bunch of little bubble containers for people to...

WEll our RSVP deadline is today, and fortunately we have recieved about 80% of the responses. I am looking for a polite way to email the remaining guests about their RSVP, and then in about a week, if...

I asked my former employer for the transfer. He refuse to do it. He told me that I had to find a store on my own. Unemplyment rejected my claim because they said that I terminated myself because i did...

If a vendor has really good reviews, and seems very nice and personable in their emails would you book them despite not meeting them in person? Just curious because I hear of so many brides meeting...

I am in a pickle in terms of timeline. Is it rude to not do a reception line and/or excuse guests from the pews immediately following the ceremony? My concern is time for photos, time for guests to...

Hey all! Fi and I are having a really hard time finding a first dance song. There are songs we like, but aren't necessarily good to dance to. And really, nothing has pulled us in completely. We plan...

Hi everyone! My fiance's parents are divorced, they have been for about 10 years. I think they will be fine for the wedding, they don't talk now but I know they won't have a problem with each other...

Hey ladies...I figured it would be nice to share what songs we are walking down the aisle to...Im thinking about " A thousand years" By christina perri if i decide to book a harpist but i do love The...

My parents are paying for my wedding and since its costing so much, they are refusing to pay for the rehearsal dinner. They said its not necessary. Is this ethical since all of our guests have to fly...

My caterer suggested getting a 6ft banquet table for our gift table. I think it's to big. I think our guest will bring cards and send gifts. My other options are a 36" or 48" round. I would like to go...

So, I am thinking about creating an e-mail address just for wedding stuff. Where people can contact us, and all our wedding information will be in one email spot. Instead of two. Has anyone else done...

My fiance and I are getting married in the city we live in, however I have most of my family and family friends who live across the country. We have decided to have a "reception" in my hometown to...

I am unsure if I want an 'unplugged' wedding, but I know that I want to be the first one to post my wedding photos online. Anyone put something in their programs about this or is it bad taste? Should...

I am having trouble figuring out who to ask to be my bridesmaid. All I have so far is my best friend and my FH's sister. I don't have any other close friends that I would feel comfortable asking to be...