Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

My FH has two cousins that he is close with that he would like to have in our wedding (I'm fine with that). He's already informally asked them and they will be bridesmaids standing on my side. I...

So me and my fiancé decided to keep our wedding smaller (due to covid) than what we had planned and we already sent out our save the dates which some of those people won’t be invited anymore. How am I...

I have been invited to a close friend’s hens weekend. I would love to be there to celebrate this special occasion with her. However, she has planned it in a city that is classed as a major hotspot for...

We are having our 'wedding' on August 20th. I say it that way because we have decided for insurance reasons that we are going to the courthouse to get married in March or April. But we still want to...

Hi all - just got married back in October and it was such a wonderful wedding! So many things went right and it was truly the best night of my life. Only one thing really bothered me though. My best...

I'm trying to figure out how much to tip all of our vendors, but I'm not sure how to handle the caterers, wait staff, bartenders, and coordinators. Our wedding came as a package at our venue that...

I feel like every vow renewal is different, so it's difficult to measure if ours fits common etiquette. Can I ask your honest opinion? We'll be celebrating 5 years of marriage. Our original wedding...

There are a few people on my guest list that are not dating. We are having a pretty small wedding (70 people max). Do I waste seats on dates that they don’t have/random people that I don’t know ? What...

Hello! I am having a 2pm catholic ceremony, indoors at a BEAUTIFUL church. Our reception is at an upscale hotel within walking distance from the church. Cocktail hour will begin at 5pm and from 3:30-5...

I did not invite my un-vaccinated family members. Everyone else invited is vaccinated. I'm concerned how some of my family may react but with how things are rapidly changing, especially in my state, I...

Our wedding venues have extremely limited street parking (it’s the city). Most likely, guests will have to use one of the many options of paid parking. Our reception venue also offers a valet service...

I made a mistake by not asking the right people AND looking at a friends save the date from last year AND not doing my research, so I did put our wedding registry on the save the dates unfortunately…...

Hey guys, this similar question has been asked before by others but I just want to make sure. My fiance and I are planning to elope mid-march and then have a normal wedding the first weekend of April...

Okay so I organized the favors for my shower, hosted by my mom and matron of honor. My mother approached me before the shower suggesting to give bridal shower favors out to the women, who can’t make...

Should I include my wedding website on the save the dates?

I have never been good with wording. I have asked for advised a few times from friends send planner and I get nothing.. please be kind and honest Kindly RespondWe ask you to reply before April...

Are they tacky? I see more than often now Thank You cards from weddings that are pre-printed with a generic "Thank you for sharing our day" or something like that on them and then the couple signs...

I have been friends with someone since the 3rd grade. I was recently married and she was in my wedding along with my sister. She got engaged shortly after and now my friend has excluded me from her...

TL;DR - bride is having a big wedding because of her family but doesn't want it - we haven't seen each other in forever and I'm a courtesy invite - knowing she isn't thrilled about the big wedding -...