Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

I’m thinking about not having a formal bridal party, but would still like to honor what would be my bridesmaids in some way. What are some things you’ve seen/done that you’ve liked? TIA!!

Do you guys think it is too much to have a bride team of 6 and 2 of them be the maid of honor and 1 is the Matron of honor ??

I am sure this is a repeat question, but how do you go about limiting the number of children invited to your wedding? We love our niece and my fiance's uncle has two younger girls that we are glad to...

Do guest really wait till the last minute to send over the RSVP? ours are due in the next couple of days and there are more than half missing. I am thinking that they will send them out the day that...

I’m preparing my bridal shower invitations and I’m up to the part where I’m supposed to enter my registry. I don’t like registries or asking to donate to honeymoon funds, so I’m really stuck on what...

Venue - we are getting married at a venue that is owned by a friend of mine and her husband. She has been amazing with guidance and she also acts as a day of planner - what would be an appropriate...

My fiancé and I decided to have our wedding as "black-tie preferred". The problem is that we hateeeeee traditional plated wedding food! Surf and turf is never cooked to everyone's preferences no...

Hi all, my sister got married in 2019 to a man from another country. They got married at the courthouse in order for them to live together and start a life. We had a really nice luncheon for them with...

Hello my beautiful brides to be, I would like to order my wedding invitations but had a question regarding the reception card wording. I think I want to go with this: PLEASE JOIN US FOR Dinner,...

A little back story...My FH and I had a difficult time when were deciding our guest lists because we have fairly large families with lots of kids and lots of friends (we have been dating for over 8...

Hi Everyone, I am just curious. Me and my fiancé are the first out of our friends to get married. We all just graduated college 1.5 years ago. Do guests usually buy gifts for bridal shower and...

So I’m not a big social media person. I have Facebook and keep it so a smaller number of friends. I see you can ask guests not to use their phones during the ceremony and have it “unplugged”. During...

Hi all! My fiance and I decided to elope in Vegas...and then we decided to invite some of our best friends (total of 5) to be our witnesses and attend our ceremony Background: We're all flying in...

I can't find a straight answer on other forums on how many thank you cards to send. I bought 3 different designs since I know some will get more than one card. Are you sending a thank you to all...

I have a matron of honor ( my sister) & a maid of honor for my wedding in 2 weeks. Both girls are super busy with their own life’s and careers so I asked them both so that they could team up &...

Can I write a custom note on back of wedding invitation to all guests about wedding location and reception? It is 5 hours away from everyone invited, and we want it to be special yet casual, as it is...

I wrote on this guest’s invitation that I reserved two seats for her, giving her a plus one. When she RSVPed, she said 2 would be attending, but didn’t write anyone else’s name down. I touched base...

Hello All, I need some advice on what to do with a sticky situation. A couple who attended our wedding did not give a gift. It's now been almost three months after my wedding and I'm sending out my...

We got engaged in 2019, to be married in 2020, postponed to 2021, postponed again to 2022. My mother was at once given a plus one (on the first wedding date), but we have since made major cuts to our...