Q: Should I Be Angry At My Future Wife For Inviting Her Ex To Our Wedding Without Telling Me?
She didn’t ask you? Hmm. Generally speaking, couples review who they want to invite to their wedding together and come up with a list they both agree on. Regardless, it is a very good idea to talk to your bride about this, as it could simply be an oversight. If this is the case and …
Q: What Mistakes Happen At Weddings?
Wedding mistakes are usually the result of poor planning or miscommunication with the vendor/waitstaff. Food can come out at the wrong time during the reception, the best man has no idea when to give his speech, the flower girl is too little and cries halfway down the aisle, the the cake went to the wrong …
Q: How Rude Is It To Not Attend A Wedding I RSVPed For?
In two words, very rude. Emergencies such as a violent illness or a death in the family are pretty much the only excusable exceptions. Failing to show up at a wedding you said you would go to is so rude you can pretty much expect an angry phone call from the happy couple. Besides, …
Q: My Boyfriend Is The Best Man But Can’t Bring Me As A Guest. Am I Right To Be Annoyed?
You definitely have the right to be irritated, as that is the initial reaction of pretty much everyone. However, try your darnedest to see where the bride and groom are coming from. It’s actually quite standard for significant others of the wedding party to be excluded since “dating” is somewhat ambiguous and there’s the chance …
Addressing Wedding Invitation To A Veterinarian
Professional Title for Invitation A female guest is a veterinarian. Should her invitation be worded: Doctor Jane Smith and Mr. John Smith? I’ve heard that you write out “Doctor” for medical (does veterinarian count?) and write “Dr.” for Ph.D. Correct? Etiquette Now Yes, you would address the veternarian as Doctor. And, because the woman is the doctor, you would …
Limited Seating – Wedding Etiquette
Limited Seating At My Wedding. How Do I Handle It? Hello — I am really nervous about my upcoming wedding because the venue has a maximum guest of 75. How do I send out invitations (many are out-of-towners; many have more than one child) and at the same time help ensure we don’t go over …
Invited to Wedding Ceremony But Not The Reception. WTF???
Invite Wedding Guests to Ceremony but Not Reception Under what circumstances, if any, is it considered to be acceptable to invite all guests to the ceremony, but only some to the dinner/meal part of a reception with the rest being allowed to join after the food is finished? Is this one of those things that …
Groom’s Sister-In-Law as a bridesmaid?
Should I Ask My Fiance’s Sister to Be A Bridesmaid? I recently got engaged and I am wondering who I should ask to be in my bridal party. My fiance is one of three boys. I have a good relationship with his sister-in-laws. Is it normal to ask them to be bridesmaids? Yes, I’m positive …
Listing Bride’s Brother As Escort on Wedding Program
Brother Walking Me Down The Aisle. How to Add Him to The Program. I am making the wedding programs for my niece. Her brother is escorting her down the aisle. How do I say this and where should I list this information in the wedding program? Weddings Unlimited On the section where you are listing the …
Jobs for Everyone – Roles In the Wedding Party for Women
Other Roles Besides Bridesmaids I am sure my dilemma is not as serious as others, although it has caused me more stress than I expected it to in planning my wedding. My fiance has confided in me that he would prefer to keep the wedding party smaller as, in his opinion, having lots and lots …
Convalidation of Marriage. Wording for Invite
Wording The Invitation for a Convalidation of Marriage Can anyone please help me with the proper wording for an invitation if we are convalidating our marriage in the Catholic church? How can that be worded on an invitation so that people that may not be Catholic understand what a convalidation is? Would it be proper to …
Sister In Law Left Me Out of The Bridal Party
10 Friends, No Siblings. Feeling Hurt After Being Left Out of the Wedding Party My only brother is getting married and his fiance who I though liked me has left me out of the bridal party and I have always got along with my brother. I thought she would have considered me important enough to …
Thank You Card Etiquette
Wedding Thank You Card Wording & Etiquette Forgetting To Thank A Guest For Gift Question: My husband and I just had a Anniversary party celebrating 25 years. We were going through our gifts and we noticed we have 3 gifts that we can’t remember who gave them to us. I think there was a card …
Necessary To Send Individual Wedding Invitations? Adult Children living With Parents
Necessary To Send Individual Wedding Invitations? I am the mother of the bride and I’m just starting to assemble the wedding guest list for our side of the family (wedding in a year). I am wondering if it’s necessary to send individual invitations to adult children living with their parents. I have one sibling who …
