Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

We are having our wedding reception in a fairly big village hall and the coordinator there said we need to have at least 54 day guests or the room will look empty but we are struggling to get to 54. I...

Hi everyone, my fiancé and I are getting married in May 2024. It’s a relatively small wedding with about 50 guests. The ceremony will be held at a registry office where we’ll only have 12 guests (all...

Hi everyone, I’m struggling with wedding signs, like the welcome to…. I want to make my own but struggling for designs, has I ask for some idea’s please? Many thanks

Hi all I’m getting married in 2025 so it is a way off, but choosing bridesmaids has been on my mind and making me worried. I will be having my sister for definite. I then have a group of friends (5...

I'm literally agonising about the decision to ask another friend to be a bridesmaid (I've already chosen my others quite easily). We were best friends when we were at school, she knows my family and...

Hi Gang, Feeling quite distressed if I’m honest.We found our videographer on Hitched. Was featured by Hitched themselves. Videographer came to the wedding in July and shot it, and no doubt, worked...

Hi, just wanted to ask for advice. If I was invited to my best friend’s wedding abroad. Should I cover/ help covering the suit hire cost of my boyfriend? We’re together less than 1.6 months, he earns...

We recently had our registrar appointment for our April 24 wedding & were given a copy of the vows that will will have to say. With it being just a few lines of text, I said it just seems that it...

Hi all! Both myself and my partner want to change our surnames to my mothers maiden name - we don't connect to either our own current surnames for many reasons unfortunately. I am wondering what the...

I'm aware this could give me some backlash - please keep in mind I want to do better, it's why I wanted to ask this question. I don't want to be an entitled person, making the situation stressful for...

Hey! So.. question Can the bride and groom vows be the same? Or is it best they are different ?

I have a problem. My sister is two years older than me, and happily lives alone with her dog. She has never shown any interest in having a romantic partner, which is absolutely fine. However, any time...

Hi everyone, I recently got engaged to my partner of three years. This will be my first marriage (at age 59!) and his second. My partner has a daughter, "Lucy" who is 20 and who asked him two years...

Hi all, So we’re getting married March 2024 and we’ve just sent out the first invitations however the mother of the groom has some issues with our guest list. We’re having a smaller wedding, only 55...

Please help! I had my hair and make up trial the other day and I hated how it looked. I said I wanted to try Hollywood waves or half up half down with a French plait. She tried to do the plait and...

Hi everyone, need some advice! I was engaged in Nov 2021 with my partner of 6 years. Our wedding is on 20 July 2024. For background, our engagement had been quite long and we have had to postpone our...

My stepdaughter is getting married next year. She just got engaged. She has already said something to my husband, her father, about not inviting my sister, her Aunt since she was 10, but inviting my...

Hello My partner's last name is Read and mine is Ross.I'd like to get opinions on what people think about the surname Ross-Read or Read-Ross. Does one sound better than the other? Do neither of of...

Anyone getting married there next year? Have you heard anything about your date from them yet? What are your thoughts with everything going on recently?

So we are having an intimate ceremony (30 guests) in a relatively small room. I paced it the last time we visited, and my "walking in" should take all of 40 seconds What can I do about music? Should I...

Hi, It’s coming to the time where I need to put down a deposit for a wedding venue. I have one I really like but it’s quite expensive and we’d have to take a loan out to pay it all off. I’ve seen...

Hi all, Quick question on wedding gifts. We would really just like contributions to our honeymoon but it's not ideal really to have cash in cards. Has anyone got any ideas on how to digitalise it in a...

I'm not sure if this is the best place to be asking for advice, but I'm really starting to worry that my fiancee and I shouldn't be getting married (we've been together 5 years and are getting married...

Hi! We are started to plan our wedding but are getting huge quotes from caterers for 100 person sit down meals. I have seen lots of Pinterest photos and stories of people using food trucks for a more...

Hi Just planning our wedding for July next year. Want to get decor for the evening not much just uplighting. Dj back drop, Neon sign and photo booth Has anyone any experience of whether it’s better...

I don’t have the best relationship with my mum. I only speak to my her via text on birthdays/Christmas etc. I haven’t seen her in 18 months and sooner or later she will find out we’ve set a date. How...

Hi everyone, Long story short, we don’t want a certain guest at our wedding due to him cheating on my MOH. However this has caused arguments with the family. My father has said that if this individual...

Hey all! Looking for some advice here… My partner and I have been discussing wedding plans but have not formally set a date yet. We have been looking into a venue for April next year but have not...

Hello, I know this has been asked previously, however it seemed to be some time ago and I am hoping people have more recent experience of this. I am ready to send my driving licence and D1 change of...

Hi, Im looking for a bit of guidance for age ranges for high chairs. I’ve searched previous forums which says ‘up to aged 2’, but can’t find anything on the age babies will need a high chair from! I...

Hi everyone! I’m getting married for the second time next July and I have 2 daughters (they’ll be 11 and 13 by then). I’d really like them to walk me down the aisle and I’m sure my dad will be totally...