Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Is it now in 2025 acceptable to request your guest wear only certain colors to your wedding? I will do so , I've just never been told on an invitation before to do so.

My son is getting married. His fiancé has asked my son’s sister-in-law’s to be bridesmaids and his brothers next to him. His sister has been put in as a flower maiden? Causing trouble hurt feeling....

Hi all, I am the MOH in a wedding, and the bride doesn't want her SIL at the bachelorette weekend. They are good friends and have no issues with each other which is why she is still a part of the...

Okay I need some ideas and advice! My fiancé and I got engaged in February and booked a venue after a couple months of venue hunting. We live in Florida but decided to have a destination wedding in...

I've been dating my bf for 3 years, living together for 6 months. His cousin(who I haven't met) is getting married in another country and has invited the whole family. My bf received an invitation...

Hey there, My fiancé and I love kids, but we just don't want kids at our wedding, especially if we don't have a relationship with them. We want it to be a celebration where all our friends can...

I wanted to see what you all thought of this. I am not doing this but was suggested by my venue coordinator. We were talking about decor and possibly doing everything in shades of white. Then asking...

I am looking for a poem or saying for guests to take flower arrangements home. maybe the youngest person at the table or name beginning with"?" etc. any ideas? thank you...

So, my FH and I have been discussing prenups. He wants one, and I have always said that I would never sign one. I was just looking for advice from people who got one, people who discussed it and chose...

Hey all! So my fiance and I have decided to get married because he is extending his contract in the military and we have been doing long distance for the past three years and we are tired of it and...

The way our guest list has grown blows my mind. One night, we had about 45, then we go over to my future MIL’s place and start talking about more names we might want to add. They came up with about 50...

Sitting and discussing the guest list with FH and the FILs. If there are elderly people who don't drive, do we need to give them plus ones? We're having a smallish wedding compared to other family and...

Hi everyone, I’m starting to look at wedding rings, and I’m seriously leaning toward getting a sterling silver one! I know it’s not the most traditional choice, but I’ve always loved silver—it just...

Hi all! I'd like your helpful and polite opinions on this one... We are having a destination wedding in the Keys in April (I'm from Atlanta and FH is from South Florida). Nearly everyone who comes to...

I've been doing research for months on what seasons I would prefer, colors, etc but I know one tricky thing will be the guest list. My main choices would only consist of my parents, grandparents, and...

Is it appropriate to ask guests not to wear perfume or cologne? (Obviously I want them to shower and wear deodorant though!) My mom has severe asthma, and I'm sure some other guests may as well. I...

So I never thought about this before it came up on a medical form. They ask you to choose Miss, Ms., or Mrs. I am married (so a Mrs.), but I did not take my husband‘s last name. So if I choose the...

My husband and I have been married just shy of 3 years. We married very young (he was 19 and I was 20) and our wedding ceremony was not exactly what we had in mind. While we don't regret getting...

We got married 1.5 weeks ago and upon returning from our honeymoon this past Saturday, we were SO EXCITED to go through our guestbook, but of the 47 guests that ended up attending, only about 20...

I heard there was a Home Depot registry but when I went into my local store they told me they did not have it. One of the customer service people said I can open up an account at MyRegistry.com and...