Wedding

Q: I have a question regarding wedding etiquette and I’d appreciate some guidance.  My son was recently married in a simple civil ceremony at their local courthouse with no family or friends in attendance. He is a soldier recently returned from Iraq with a serious combat injury. Because it looks like he is going to [...]

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Q: At a very unorganized wedding recently my sister, who was a wedding planner had gone up to the Grooms Mother to let her know that the etiquette for eating was that the Bride and Groom should be the first to go through the buffet line. Did she do something wrong or was she out [...]

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Q: I am invited to a monogram wedding shower, but I am not sure whose monogram I am supposed to use on the gift. Do I use the groom’s or the bride’s? A: You may use the bride’s, the groom’s, or a “joint” monogram.  It depends on the gift.  If it’s a gift exclusively for [...]

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Q: My 26 year old daughter got engaged 4 months ago. They set their wedding date for 10 months from now. They are planning a very large wedding, thus a year was needed. My second daughter, who is 24, has been dating her boyfriend for almost 3 years and they both finish school this year. [...]

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Q: How do you handle co-workers on a job who anticipate receiving an invitation to attend your wedding when they are only offered to attend your bridal shower? If you have coworkers attend a bridal shower, should they also be invited to the wedding? A: If an office group gives a shower for a bride-to-be, [...]

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Q: My best friend is getting married, and I am one of her bridesmaids. I am co-hosting her upcoming bridal shower and also her bachelorette party.  I had a horrible falling out with one of our mutual friends a few months ago, and we are no longer friends or talking. I now do not feel [...]

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Q: I have a quick question about present opening. I would like to open presents the day after the wedding at our apartment and serve bagels and juice so it is informal and it would be our way of thanking our guests. My fiance’s mother would like to have brunch at their condo. Is there [...]

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Q: I recently was married and both my parents and my husband want the bridal portrait of me. Who is it supposed to go to? My husband and I don’t really have the money right now to buy another. Thank you. A: It is customary for the bridal portrait to be a part of the [...]

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Q: A good friend has recently asked me to serve in her upcoming wedding. I would love to participate. However, I am a bit uncertain since this will be the second bridesmaid dress I have purchased. Her first wedding was called off one month prior, and each bridesmaid was not reimbursed. Only instead, we were [...]

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