Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

So we recently attended my cousins wedding and my fiancés name was not listed on the table setting. We sent out our save the dates months ago and my cousin and wife are invited so they received one as...

I know the bridesmaids get bouquets and the groomsmen get boutonnières. I plan on getting corsages as well for my mom and his mom (our fathers won’t be present). My question is: who all do I get...

Please help…. Before I asked my bridesmaids to be in my wedding, I was hesitant. I did not want a wedding party but my fiancé did. He has now also changed his mind and doesn’t want one. However I have...

Hi! So I’m having kind of a dilemma. I live out of state from most of my family (granted my family consists of 5 people) and my MOH (who lives where my family does) wants to start planning a bridal...

I only recently got engaged, and I have 5 wonderful friends who I plan on asking to be bridesmaids. Everyone one of them is special to me, but I do have one friend, Abby, in particular that we share...

I’m hesitant to post this but truly feel I need advice from people who don’t love me and know me. I have a friend who I’ve had trouble keeping connection with, none of my other friends or future...

What is the etiquette on downsizing a wedding that has been postponed for two years? My fiance and I postponed our wedding from 2020 to 2022 due to COVID, and we're now considering downsizing from 130...

Both sides of our families were really helpful in the leadup to the wedding but I felt especially grateful for my BIL and SIL over the weekend of our wedding. They live on a farm and it is very...

Mainly just wondering if this has happened to anyone else! I’ve had the vendor on a soft hold for months, and they were finally able to meet last week. I won’t lie, I definitely didn’t get the vibe...

Hello all, I’m in a bit of a tough spot. My BFF is getting married next summer. She’s asked me to be her MOH. We had a discussion about it. I told her that I wasn’t in a good place because my husband...

Here I am again. My wedding is Saturday. One of my bridesmaids contacted me asking me to drive her to my venue the day of the wedding and take her home whenever Derrick and I have our grand exit. I...

Growing up my sister was badly emotional abusive to me, narcissistic, wanted to punish me for being born (she’s 15 years older than I am) and generally made my life miserable. I hardly speak if she’s...

My fiancé received a wedding invitation in the mail from his cousin addressed to "Mr. Firstname Lastname & Guest." We have been together for over 7 years. We've been engaged for over 5 months and will...

I’m having a smaller wedding of about 50 people. On the invites (Save the dates) I’ll be putting something along the lines of “Monetary gifts only, will be collected by the day of coordinator” —Is...

My fiancé has a huge family. He has 16 cousins (25 including spouses) on his mom’s side and only 6 (12 including spouses) on his dad’s. We’re super close with almost all the cousins on his dad’s side...

Hi! My fiancé and I are planning to get married around late august September 2022.Ideally it would be an elopement of 3 to 4 weeks to Europe (Him and I have never been) so it would give us time to...

I'm looking for some advice about the etiquette for addressing the save the dates and wedding invitations. For save the dates, can we exclude the Mr., Ms., Mrs., etc.? Or do those need to be included...

Hi all! I’m getting married in June and plan to keep my last name. I already received a Christmas gift with “The XX’s” on it, which is his last name. How do I send a message to friends/family/guests...

At a work party last week a friend (Louie) of mine’s mother told my mother how excited Louie was to be in my wedding, but I haven’t asked him to be a groomsman. My fiancée and I are going to have...