Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Hello! I have three people, my cousins who are sisters and my niece, who I want included in Bridesmaid stuff but not necessarily stand up at the altar with me, is that rude? I am close to all of them...

I am getting ready to order invitations, and I can’t decide if I want a card style or a fold style. What’s everyone doing? I always just assumed I would do the fold kind and include an engagement...

Ok so my fiance and i have decided not to have alcohol at our wedding... i can see this to be a small glitched with some people from both sides... my biggest worry is someone will try to bring their...

I have a huge bridal party and everyone essentially wants to come with when I pick out my wedding dress as well as my mother and two sisters and his mother and two sisters, so in total I would have...

Hi all! The husband and I were getting our guest list together earlier today and it was a CHORE. Once we pretty much had it finalized we called his mom to make sure we didn’t miss anyone...and that...

Hi everyone! Wanted some feedback on what you would do in this situation. We are having a no-kids wedding aside from my 6 nephews who are all 8 years old and up. There are SO many children in my...

Hello! My ceremony is starting at 4:30 but we are having the bar open at 4 so guests can grab a drink before sitting down. I'm struggling how to word this on our invitations? I don't want to put 4 as...

So I know the typical rule is that if you invite one cousin/aunt/etc, then you should invite them all. I was not planning to invite any of my cousins to my wedding - we are not close and I haven’t...

Hello, What type of questions do you generally put in the FAQ section on the wedding website? I saw the great idea to have one on the site as a way to notify individuals that our wedding is an "Adult...

Hello team Wedding Wire I am totally loving this site, it has been so helpful!! So I'd really love to lean on my fellow wedding planners to get your take on this subject! My fiance and I have been...

Hi ladies, I am getting married next month and i did a boudoir shoot, I will be ordering an album to gift to him but i don't know if to give it to him the night before after the rehearsal dinner or...

So my fiancé and I had to relocate to another state before our wedding and I left my job I was at for quite a while. I was absolutely heartbroken when I left my work family because I was so close with...

Is it rude to put ‘No Kids Allowed’ on the wedding website? Invitations have not been sent out yet, but we are asking everyone to RSVP on the website. This way when they do RSVP they are aware of the...

My photographer said last week they'd look at their schedule for an engagement shoot. It's been 7 days and I still haven't heard from them. We already paid a huge chunk of the cost (more than the...

I’m a senior in college and getting married in May. Getting married after senior year is tricky cuz I felt obligated to include all of my roommates in my bridal party. I am super close to all but one...

We’re having a local restaurant cater our wedding. We’re picking up all the food from them on the day of and having a buffet. How much would I tip the actual restaurant?

I only have a maid of honor for my wedding party. So far the gifts I have gotten are the maid of honor robe, a personalized tote bag, wine glass and socks. Any ideas of an additional gift?

Hi there! My aunts are throwing us a couples shower mostly for our families. My fiancé’s family all live across the country and I know they reasonable cannot attend. Should they still be invited to...

I know you are supposed to put titles next to guests, but do you put them next to your own names in the return address too? Follow up question: are you actually putting Dr. next to people’s names?! It...

Hey, quick question. We are doing a traditional wedding suite (including an RSVP and envelopes) and also have a wedding website with RSVP. Our bridal shower RSVP is also on the wedding website...