Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

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?"

Hi Everyone, I need some advice. Someone who I considered to be my best friend in high school (we’re now 28) messaged me the other day on Facebook asking why I hadn’t invited her to my bachelorette...

I am hoping to get some clarity about a situation and i cannot seem to find the right answers from close friends and family. I am want to apologize for the long post and I want to state I believe...

So, I'm putting together a guest list for my mom's close friend that has very graciously decided to host my bridal shower. I honestly don't have many close friends (I'm very introverted) so it's...

Hi gals! So, our venue ( destination, Key West) is charging a 22% service charge for all food, beverages, etc. My question is, what is this 22% for? And is it considered gratuity or do we need to tip...

Has anyone or does anyone have to have pre-marital counseling? I'm curious. I met with the Pastor that would be marrying us and he said he strongly recommends this. I am totally fine with it and as a...