Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

We’re wanting to keep our wedding super relaxed, and like the idea of a private wedding Facebook group to keep people in the loop & we figured it also means people can post their photos/videos on...

We are hosting our daughter’s welcome reception for all our out of town guests after the rehearsal dinner. Since we’re having this get together which includes drinks and hors d’oeuvres, is it still...

Hi all, we have decided to take out speeches and I’m unsure if this is ok or not! My partner was going to do one but has had a feeling of constant dread about it, I know he won’t feel at ease on the...

That guest will be me!! Very very close to our due date. My husband is the best man! It is an hour away from home so we have decided to stay the night before and night of as we don’t want to be apart...

Hi, would it be strange if we didn’t have speeches at our wedding? Thanks

Hi beauts, I need reassurance over something Me and my fiance are planning to get married in March 2025, we got engaged on Boxing Day My cousin and his fiancee are getting married June of that year...

Has anyone spent the night before your wedding with your husband to be and woke up together and had breakfast together? Our wedding is a twilight wedding so not until 4pm and the bridal suite is...

I don’t have sisters, no close female cousins and while I do have female friends none that I would say are the bridesmaid type. I will have my guy best friend as my witness/best person (if that’s a...

Hello, I got engaged in December and we have booked our wedding for July 2025. I have absolutely no idea about these things as I've only ever been to two weddings when I was a child. I have a daughter...

Hello all, I'm not getting married. I can't seem to tell the website that! I am the aunt of the bride. I love her very much and see her every few weeks. The bride and groom have lived together for a...

Hello everyone. I’m seeking a Dj who supplies led dance floors / lighting etc for a wedding in Sedbergh. Has anyone used any companies before who provide this ?

Hello, My partner and I are getting married early next year and when we broke the news we let some of our nearest and dearest know. In this group was a couple who have been “on the rocks” for some...

Hi all, Please help! I've had my first wedding melt down today and spent the start of the working day crying in the toilets over whether to invite a specific colleague to my wedding. I work in a small...

Wondered if anyone could offer any advice. My better half’s aunt and cousin live in New Zealand and are flying over to our wedding. BH cousin has had a baby in Oct 24. Important info we also had a...

Hi everyone, I'm getting married and I'm thinking of having a double-barrelled surname to keep my current surname and also have the surname of my husband to be. My surname is Richter and his surname...

Hi all, I’m having a bit of a dilemma with the whole plus one situation. I’m wondering what the etiquette is when it comes to having guests plus ones only show up for the evening? For example, if I...

Edit: title should say "overreacting"My brother is getting married in April. We've always been close even though he lives in another country now. At my wedding 5 years ago, he did a reading and walked...

Hello! We'd love to have my eldest niece at our wedding (she'll be 16 by this point) - hopefully as a bridesmaid! - but not my younger nieces/nephews as we don't have the same connection with the...

Hi everyone recently engaged and just getting my head together. My parents are divorced and remarried ( my mum is also divorced again but I will be having my mum's ex there as he is my step dad) and...

I am the MOH for my sister for her wedding in May. We are both very close! After 4 miscarriages I am expecting my miracle baby 6 weeks before the wedding (if baby is overdue this could be 4 weeks). I...

Help, I'm really stuck - I've been with my Fiancé for 3 years, by the time we get married it'll be nearly 4. In that whole time, my partner has never met my step-sisters boyfriend, and therefore...

We have our venue which has rooms which we have to allocate but they will pay for. I need some help with a couple of things. 1) We can pre-allocated who we want to stay on site, but how would we...

Recently engaged, about to confirm with our venue and v excited to marry the love of my life. Been together 10 years but still can’t decide how to sort out my bridal party. We’re both brides so doing...

Hi everyone, We are getting married in May 2027 I'm British and my partner is Spanish. I wondered if anyone has experience of arranging a wedding in two languages? I think the ceremony itself will...

Hi, I’m in a dilemma. My partner has asked 2 of his mates to be groomsmen. We used to spend a lot of time with them and their girlfriends but recently they have started spending a lot of time without...

We're at the beginning stage of planning out wedding. Initially we wanted to elope as my Fiancé has quite severe social anxiety and I've never really thought I will get married till I met him and the...

My parents are divorced and my dad is now remarried quite some years ago. My mum hates my dad as he remarried someone she knew. And just hates him anyway. My older sister cut my dad off years ago...

Has anyone had a positive outcome of family not wanting another family member attending? My sister and likely my mum too don’t want to be in the same room as my dad. My dad left my mum, it will be 15...

We're getting married next year, not the first time for either of us. I no longer have any aunts or uncles however I do have quite a few cousins. Ideally I don't want to invite all of my cousins as...

Hi I’m looking for some advice. My fiancé and I are planning a September wedding in France mainly with family and some of our friends. His family will be travelling over from Canada. We have found a...

Hi everyone, I am getting married at Shotton Grange in Northumberland in 2026. The venue have confirmed that there is a wedding there the day before ours so we are unable to get into the Bridal Suite...

So I am designing my own invites and then getting them printed so I can label them up myself for that personal touch but I don't know how you send about 80 invites without individually stamping them...