Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

My aunt brought up that when she goes on vacation, she wears a cubic zirconia ring set instead of her diamond wedding set, in case it gets lost or stolen. So when you go (or went) on your honeymoon,...

Hi , So I am still in shock with this situation and I need some advice on how to deal with it. My cousin is coming to my wedding from another country. I asked her to be one of my bridesmaids. We grew...

Wondering if it's tacky to have a cash bar at the rehearsal dinner? (our wedding is an open bar) I'm giving FH's parents the option to host if they would like, as they keep stating they would like to...

So… due to having a big family (dad is one of 9), my side of the guest list was always going to be greater than my fiancés… I have a close relationship with many of my cousins but not all of them, but...

So my fiance's best women and groomsman are demanding i change all the seating arrangements that i have already finalized 27 days before the wedding because they didn't think about it when we first...

Hi! We are an older couple (late 50s), and don't need anything as far as gifts are concerned. We will be combining the things from 2 houses. (We dont live togather). I have told the family that have...

I got married this past Thursday in a civil courthouse ceremony. I would like to send out wedding announcements to family I could not invite and include pictures, but the photographer said the...

(Apologies for the long story) First time being a bridesmaid to my best friend, I call sister. I’m at a lost for words and deeply hurt. I dont have much family or rarely ever attend weddings for the...

I am truly torn, and I need unbiased opinions. I have asked several girls to be my bridesmaids. Many have been so excited and joyful and totally up for the task. My future sister in laws, however, are...

My husband and I will be invited to a friend's interstate wedding in August - invitations haven't gone out yet but we've received a save-the-date. Due to my husband being terrified of flying we will...

We have two guests on the list that will have to fly in, so they have that expense (and one of them is religiously sober) but otherwise, we're covering everything. We're paying for rooms for all of...

I just recently heard about stock the bar parties. I friend of mine mentioned they went to one where, instead of a traditional bridal or wedding shower, they did a co-ed party where they received...

I don’t even know where to start. Partner and I got engaged in December 2019 after being together for 6 years. Didn’t have any plans of a wedding right away because why the rush. Then the pandemic...

So I know I've posted about this previously but it strikes again. I told my MOH tonight that I want her to wear the same dresses as the other two BMs (initially I was okay with her having her own...

Long story short, I dont get along well with my brother or his fiance, and neither does my other brother. Over the past couple of years there has been multiple occasions that have caused us to...

We are having a 30 person wedding and wanted to keep it small (and cheap) and are doing it in our best friend's backyard. Our best friends are married to each other, are our MoH and BM, and we were...

My best friend got engaged about a year or so ago. She has plans to get married in one month and of course, I was asked to be a bridesmaid about 7 months ago. Not long after, I too got engaged. My...

Hi, We are planning on having a destination wedding with about 65 immediate family members and a couple close friends in September 2023. We are going to hold a 'happily ever after celebration' a few...

After going back and forth a bit on the bridal party FH and I decided it’ll just be us and his two kids, daughter as my MOH and son as his BM. He has two sisters and 5 nieces/nephews we had considered...

Wanted everyone to explain, "What does Marriage Mean to You?" And, "What are you looking forward to the most about being married?"