Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Is it tacky to put tip jar for food provider?

I’ve had disagreements over a friend of my fiancés for a few years. My fiancé had very bad habits in the past that were often enabled by this “friend”. He has also blocked me on social media and...

Hello! Sorry if too long: I am getting married in January 2023 and I am still dealing with drama with one of my bridesmaids (bridesmaid X). I know her from college, and she has always wanted to be...

Editing because I got my answer- thank you! Ok so I know this may get heated but I'm going to ask anyway. My fiance and I are getting married in Massachusettes this fall, however we are buying a...

Can I limit alcohol to my soon to be father in law at my wedding? He has had several dwis one less than 2 months ago where he hit 3 other vehicles and he was in the hospital for a week. The state that...

Hello! Can anyone assist and explain how individual names should be displayed on an escort card? My google search has not been as helpful as I would have liked, haha! For instance, does everyone get...

Is it typical for the officiant to stay for dinner ? & if so how do we politely explain we don't want them to stay? Lol I don't want to be rude but our entire wedding is 35 people. We just can't...

Hey hey! So I am unsure of what to do to ask my bridesmaids to be my bridesmaids!!! Do I text? Call? Do a gift? I don’t want to do too much as a gift now because they’ll have gifts before the big day...

So we are having a courthouse wedding/elopement followed by a very low key reception. Everything is being paid for by us, the bride and groom, but my FH's parents have a beautiful backyard that they...

Tip etiquette if the officiant fee is included in the all inclusive package. Do we tip out the DJ, bartender (he'll have a tip jar), servers etc and how much?

My fiancé & I decided we're going to elope. However, I'd still like to send gifts to my close friends & family who I would've selected to be in our wedding had we were planning a traditional...

Hi all. I’m having my bachelorette next month on a Saturday evening. We are going to dinner and then to see a band and have cocktails. Everyone is meeting at my house and departing from there. Most of...

Hey, y'all! Today is our RSVP deadline, and we're still waiting on responses from 55 households (134 guests). We invited 250 (114 households), and invitations went out a month ago. We have to give our...

My fiancé wants a small bridal party so we have decided to keep the bridal party to just family. I have four other best friends that I want to be involved in everything else (getting ready, wearing...

Hi fellow brides...My fiancé and I have chosen to get two wedding bands to compliment my engagement ring. One for each side. Is there anyone else who is doing the same? And if you are or have, how do...

Looking for some advice on parent gifts! I know traditionally the gifts are given to the two sets of parents but I’m not sure what to do in our situation. FH’s parents are divorced. His dad is...

I have read a few forms on this as I try to work through my pain, and decided to make my own post. A good friend of mine is getting married, we have been friends since HS so going on 24 years now....

We are having a black-tie option wedding, and we are struggling with the wording for the invites. I think the traditional way is misogynistic, and I wanted to include our moms names. We have the names...

We just got our first gift from our registry in the mail today (guests have the option to ship it directly to our house). That is super exciting! My question is our wedding isn't until September 24,...

Hi ladies what is your take on how to place the rsvp with or without the periods. I am doing my rsvp's and for some reason it does not look right without the periods. Help please is it your own...