Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

I booked my venue, wedding is 6/2024. When should I make arrangements to block off hotel rooms?

Looking for suggestions for the flower girl. I just found out my venue does not allow us to use anything that isn't decomposable. I guess that means I would have to check a florist for real petals but...

Hello All, My wedding is this weekend. The brewery/restaurant where I am getting married has a manager/event coordinator. 18% gratuity was charged to my bill already for food and open bar. Do I tip...

I would love some advice on tipping. We are at an all inclusive venue but some of the outside vendors are business owners, we budgeted for tips but what I am calculating is way over budget by about...

According to etiquette, you are not supposed to invite guests to your bachelorette party/bridal shower who are not on your guest list to attend your wedding. In my opinion, that really stinks!! I...

So our wedding is in Europe, and both of our parents have contributed equally financially to our wedding. We've planned a rehearsal dinner/welcome dinner for all of our guests the night before the...

What do I do? My dad hates social gatherings and said he won't come to my wedding if there's a lot of people. He wont dance with me or walk me down the aisle even if it's a small aisle. I have an...

Hi everyone. Im prepping my invites and was wondering if are doing a buffet style dinner do I need to list the food that will be offered in the buffet in the invite or do I just need to state that it...

Hello, I'm getting married in October and we decided to forego the formal sit down dinner. We've been to many weddings and are both introverts and find the formal sit down dinner to be a bit painful...

Im invited to a couple weddings this year and the hosts all have a list of recommended hotels to stay. They are too pricey for me and I wonder if it’s okay for me book Airbnb? I found one that’s close...

Fiancé and I have both been married and have older kids (none together)…he has 3 adult kids while I have one adult son and a teen daughter. We have been together 5 years and planning a June 11th...

Hi all, I am a bride but this is about being in another wedding. I am a bridesmaid in my cousins wedding for this upcoming summer. We used to be close but not for the past few years so I was a bit...

So my FH goes by a nickname, Zae. His real name is José but he hates it. So much so that he wanted to legally change his name to Zae but ultimately I convinced him not to because of his family. He is...

Hi. My FH and I scheduled a courthouse ceremony at the end of April. Originally, we planned to only invite two people as witnesses (his youngest sister and my mother). I didn't think it was necessary...

Hello everyone! Have you ever met someone (friend-wise) and just clicked? There was no awkward getting to know you stage or anything like that? I have pretty recently (within the last year) become...

My wedding is 40 days away and pretty much everyone has rsvp. However my family like aunt and cousin have been calling me stating they won’t be coming due to me not allowing my mom bring her boyfriend...

12 weeks had to cancel 3 days prior but to an out state wedding due to a condition causing extreme morning sickness (lasting all day long) and high blood pressure and being suggested to take it easy...

I recently had a family friend message me say that her and her boyfriend will be attending my wedding. The issue is that he was never invited. Her mum asked if she could bring him and we simply said...

Hello! So my fiance and I are in a little bit of a bind on how to break the news to some family members that they aren't invited to our wedding. The situation is a challenge because my fiance comes...

Hey guys, so I know im not really supposed to be involved with planning my bridal shower but I at least wanted to make sure it was a nice place they picked out. But now, who pays for it? Is it just up...