Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

We are going to Vegas in Oct 2013 to get married. Its going to be very casual, in a chapel off the strip, with less than 15 guests. We'll all be wearing jeans and nice shirts. We aren't really having...

Not sure if anyone has encountered this, but one married couple we are inviting to our wedding are both doctors. I feel like it would be slighting the wife to put "Dr. and Mrs." on the invitation but...

I am having my wedding in May at 8:00 pm (sunset). We are doing a desert reception to save $$ but are having a full bar. We will have bite sized deserts, a cheese platter, and fresh...

FH and I would like to offer an open bar at our wedding serving beer, wine, and a signature drink or 2 but are worried that the cost can get out of control. We were going through how much it would...

I'm kinda curious about something I've noticed on WW. Sometimes, when a bride asks about something controversial like a cash bar or asking for cash instead of a registry, other brides warn her that it...

I'm in the very infant stages of planning my 2014 Spring/Summer wedding, but before I can really sort out the details the budget HAS to be settled. Without any questions my family has jumped in and...

I have an aunt (super loaded) that lives in Ohio and an aunt in England that have both stated this to both my mother and me. Thing is, what I and my FH need right now would be the funds to more...

I work in an area with app. 25 people. There are two areas, processing and the office. I work inside the office and two years ago, a woman from the office got married but did not invite everyone to...

Ok so instead of a guest book we are going to have a glass vase and blank stones set up for guests to write wishes for us on them. But I need something cute to write on the sign explaining it... and...

I'm currently working on our invitations and we've come to a fork-in-the-road. Mail-in or online responses? I was just curious what other people have chosen to do and how it worked out.

My husband and I were married at the JP this past October and are planning a public ceremony and reception for family and friends. Does anyone have any suggestions for the invitations? I am completely...

Hello! My fiance and I have moved several times during the course of our relationship. We now live in Charlotte, NC with the bulk of his family from Ohio and mine spread up & down the east coast. We...

Hello! I'm having trouble trying to find a way to nicely ask guests to not bring anyone else. We have these close family friends who have 4 children and 9 grandchildren. Every time we have a party or...

Have any of you heard about the bridesmaid curse? I've heard quite a few stories of some brides who are no longer friends with at least 1 of their bridesmaids after their wedding. Are any of you...

My mom is really really into photography, and while she's not doing the wedding photography (she'll be a little busy with other stuff, lol) she did engagement pics . Now she wants me to do a...

Ok, so we were going to use these 3 dime sized rose buds tied w/ a ribbon w/ our names and date so guests can throw them then pick them up as favors, but it seems that everyone is knocking it down,...

So I am down to 12 days!! woot! But I am feeling really self-conscious! Between the holidays, and the wedding stress I have put on 5-7 pounds. So I was going to fast between tomorrow and next...

My fiance and I are planning to have a full wedding (ceremony & reception) in his hometown, then two weeks later, have a less formal cocktail/hors d'oeuvre reception in my hometown. I'm not sure how...

Hi all, My fiance and I are getting married by our church (Catholic) but we are not having a mass because we are very close to the Deacon and want him to marry us (and Deacon's can't perform masses)....

I am creating my own invitations. I am having some difficulty coming up with wording for my invites. My parents are footing the majority of the bill of the wedding and my fiance and I are paying for...