Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Hello Wedding community, I am currently planning a destination wedding in the Cancun, Mexico area with my fiance. He has an obscenely large family, 15 aunts/uncles, and 66 first cousins. We wanted a...

We have children of our own who will be 18, 15, 13, 8 at the time of the wedding. Neither of us have been married. I do not want any other children at our wedding besides ours who are in the wedding....

Are you/did you get thank you gifts for your shower host/hostesses? I didn’t really think about it until now and my first shower is less than 2 weeks away. Each of our moms are graciously throwing us...

Hi everyone! I’m just a few weeks away from our big day and I have finally bought everything for my bridesmaids gifts. I’m gifting them either hair or makeup professionally done, pajamas, slippers, a...

I'm starting to put together our alphabetized list of names for place cards and realized that we have two pairs of guests with the same name (two John Smiths). Neither are jr/sr pairs and I am stumped...

The catering company says it charges a "labor fee," which is "not a percentage service charge on your invoice." It notes that the "personnel charge covers the staff members’ wages, taxes and...

As a new wedding venue coordinator, i need advice on writing thank you cards to my just-married clients. I Believe an important part of my job is showing appreciation to the couples that choose our...

It's been almost 9 weeks since I got married, but I have not gotten back the majority of my photos. Also, I am waiting on my video as well. Both vendors post of social media, and I have seen several...

Hello everyone! If you're getting robes, PJs, etc. for getting ready, who all are you getting them for? I'm definitely planning to get something for my bridesmaids, but my mom and grandma will be...

When handing out tips at the end of the ceremony, if the planner isn't the one that is handling it, how do you go about that? I always feel so awkward just handing someone a bunch of cash, and I would...

This is a venting/ question post. So please bare with me.... Wondering if any of you have run into this situation before? and how you would resolve this. We are giving most of our friends an option to...

If you're newly engaged and reading this, please take my advice and WAIT to ask friends to be in your wedding party. If you've been through something like this for your own wedding, I'd love to get...

I’m referring to our Maid of honor, as “Best Woman”. I find Matron and Maid to be so antiquated. She agrees. We are only having a Best Man and Best Woman only. I put notes on a spreadsheet referring...

Hello WeddingWire! Putting together my wedding website for our August wedding, and I have a q for you. Our ceremony and cocktail hour are outdoors on grass, and our contact at the venue mentioned we...

I posted previously that I was unsure of what to do for my rehearsal dinner in regards to an open bar or cash bar, but I was ultimately hoping my FH's parents would host the rehearsal dinner, however,...

Hi Everyone, My fiance and I are having a dilemma. We settled on having a destination wedding in either Jamaica or Miami of 2023 (and leaning towards Jamaica because it's cheaper). Due to hurricane...

I had my bridal shower today. Everything went alright, until it came time to open my gifts. I opened one by one, personally thanking the person upon opening them. It dawned on me then that I hadn't...

My FH and I are doing the Viennese Waltz for our first dance. We are pretty good but I'm stressing on doing it in my ballgown. I am afraid of tripping on my dress. Do any of you have tips on this? TIA...

Okay, let me preface by saying I realize the answer to this is quite individual and subjective...however, I'm curious what people think. Although I love planning, I keep wrestling with the...

I know very little about wedding planning. I am 30 and most of my friends and my 2 sisters are unmarried. I don't know how to share with family that I have found a venue and booked a date. I am also...