Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

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...

If you are giving gifts to wedding party/parents at the RD, are people opening them there in front of everyone? Or will they open them when they get home? Just trying to envision how it's typically...

Hey All, My wife and I got married in 2020 (registry office) but only had our “wedding” 3 weeks ago following 3 x Covid restriction related postponements. We had a great day, and it all went very...

My MOH and I have been best friends for over 10 years!!! At the beginning she was very excited!!! Now we are less than 3 months to the wedding. She doesn't answer my calls, reads my messages and...

Is anyone else having a 5pm ceremony? I need timeline help!

Out of curiosity, I have heard the term used as a "rule" for the value of a gift. How exactly would that work (not planning to implement but just understand) when the couple is not giving guests a...

I’m really hurt and don’t know what to do/ how to feel right now. Over the last couple years my fiancés step sister and I have gotten very close. I decided to include her in my wedding party to...

Hi, I’m needing some advice! I’m working on our guest count and I’m wondering what y’all did with your guests and their plus 1. I have a lot of married friends but I don’t know their husbands and I...

So me and the FH are in a discussion! Most all of his groomsmen are either in relationships or are married with kids. Now me my BMs and FH along with his GM will be at the venue early since we have to...

Do you have any suggestions on how to make amends with MOB who was not physically present for dress shopping and is refusing to attend the dress reveal party?

Now before you bite my head off, I'm not hosting my own shower but would like to know why its considered wrong/rude/inappropriate for a bride to host her own shower. What if the bride doesn't have...

My wedding is very small (30 total in attendance) and the wedding party only consists of the best man, maid of honor and my FH and I. We are not having a rehearsal dinner because there really is no...

I was not aware of this being a thing, but I just came across something talking about how much you should spend on gifts for your parents and was like.....oh crap, is that something we should be doing...

Hello all!! I hope you all are doing well! So recently my wife and I were married on January 6th, 2020. We got married two months after being engaged because I’m enlisting into the Air Force and if...

What do you feel is the best wording to express that your reception is formal? We're having our ceremony and reception at the same venue, a yacht club at the Jersey Shore, on a Friday night in June. I...

Hello! I am new to the whole wedding world and etiquette and such. My fiancé and I downsized our wedding a bit (no invitations or anything have been sent yet) but we’re doing a small intimate wedding...