Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

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...

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...