Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

So we are having a non traditional wedding. We plan on having a small ceremony and then going out to dinner with everyone there. Then we plan on going home and putting our son to bed and having...

Hey everyone. My venue suggested having a tip jar out on the bar, which I'm 100% against (that's pretty tacky right?). The coordinator then said that the bartender usually will require a tip up front...

My fiancé and I are planning a semi-formal relatively small wedding. Do I need to invite all of my first cousins if I invite one? On my mother's side I have two uncles and a total of five adult/almost...

We got married at the end of march 2022. Its been 8 weeks and we still haven’t received our wedding photos. We paid our photographer in full the night of our wedding. The contract stated it would take...

I am wanting to have sparklers as my exit. However WedSafe does not allow/cover them. I was hoping someone who's had sparklers has also had insurance and tell tell me where to get it. Any help?

Hello, My future daughter in law is wonderfully sweet, but is insisting on no gifts whatsoever. She becomes slightly upset when it is mentioned that someone would want to give her a meaningful, useful...

Hello! Getting married and have a catering tipping question. I have a wedding planner that is providing the staff - 4 servers, 2 bartenders. I am separately tipping them per person. What should I tip...

My daughter wants a small wedding (50 people). I (her mom) am from a giant family. My 6 siblings all have adult children (some with spouses of their own.) The headcount on my family alone with 1st...

I wanna start this with saying I’m very nervous about posting this on here, so please be nice. My sister and I are extremely close. We’re best friends even. She’s getting married at the end of the...

Hi all, I have gone down a worm hole of addressing invitations! What do you all think of the more modern option of: Mr. and Mrs. John and Jane Smith ? Instead of Mr. and Mrs. John Smith...the old...

Hi! So I’ve just said yes and we are officially on the hunt for a venue and vendors. We started off with a very low budget that as I researched realized was just not realistic. So we upped that number...

I’m really hoping this doesn’t turn into a rant but damn y’all my feelings are hurt. A couple i am associated with through my significant other are getting married in the fall. They have been adamant...

I’m not actually getting married, this is just for future reference. If my boyfriend proposed to me I know i get the engagement ring and a wedding band that gets put on at the wedding and then i get...

My brother is getting married. I am a bridesmaid. All of my siblings and his fiancés siblings are allowed to bring their SO’s to the wedding (ceremony and evening reception). I will have been in a...

Hi there! I need someone to vent to, commiserate, or speak to me on this. I have not many supporting roles in my life due to my family passing away tragically. I've been with my SO for 11 yrs. Around...

We are planning a November 5 wedding, but have been engaged just less than a month. Everything is coming together fine on a short timeline so far, except we are just now ready to order save the dates....

If a family member declines an engagement party invite, do I have to invite them to the wedding? It could be a simple schedule conflict, but it could also mean they don't plan to attend the wedding....

We finally chose a date. and what i didn’t realize is that NEXT year the date happens to fall on my best friends daughters 16th birthday. her sweet sixteen. her 15th hasn’t even happened yet. but my...