I ran across an online wedding etiquette article which had numerous common dilemmas and concerns. The one that jumped out at me was as follows:
“Do I have to have assigned seating at the reception? It feels so snooty.”
Elise’s Advice in the article was: “You don’t have to have assigned seating, but it sure can come […]
One of the main concerns of “the engaged” who are on an extremely tight budget, is they literally don’t have the money to spend on a nice reception, but they don’t want their low budget reception to look tacky either. I am here to say “rest assured engaged friends, it can look nice and no […]
On Friday we touched on the wedding etiquette topic of transportation for guests in a big city. I had some additional thoughts on the subject and a story to share with you.
Friday’s blog was specifically talking about the New York City – Manhattan area. Cities like this generally have an incredible public transportation system (for […]
This wedding etiquette dilemma found in an online article brings up some good points about transportation in a big city for guest who aren’t so city savvy.
The dilemma is:
“My wedding and reception are happening downtown, completely off the grid. A lot of guests are coming in from out-of-town and aren’t necessarily so city savvy. Do […]
Sometimes we receive gifts that we just don’t know what to think about. Sometimes we receive gifts that may come across as insulting. With this in mind, let me share some stories…
Story #1
A dear friend of mine often puts together a gag honeymoon basket as a creative wedding gift, for her friends and family. Some […]
Here’s one wedding etiquette dilemma I don’t run into very often…
“I want people to give money to charities instead of buying me presents, but my mother says that it isn’t fair to force people to donate when they really want to buy things. Is there any way to do both?”
It never ceases to amaze me […]
With the new upcoming Indiana Jones movie, it’s no wonder that people are getting the Indiana Jones bug that seem to be the motivation for the theme of their weddings. Can you imagine having an Indiana Jones themed wedding?! That would be so fun!
Even Harrison Ford (the real Indiana Jones) is including this theme into […]
Many people have the question “how much should I spend on the gift?” Some people even worry “how much are my friends spending on the gift?” On one hand they’re afraid of looking cheap. On the other hand, they don’t want to spend too much money (due to a tight budget).
First of all, may I […]
Today I have mice on the brain. I think it’s because I keep hearing something gnawing on things in my house. (Ever since the warm weather arrived and the kids keep leaving the doors wide open). Nevertheless, it inspired me to see what kind of stories I could find regarding mice, wedding and wedding etiquette. […]
Normally when a marriage proposal goes up in flames, it means she said no and the entire idea turned out to be a disaster. This story however is completely different.
Lawrence Waterhouse III had it all planned out when he decided to propose to his girlfriend in the gazebo just outside of his home, on Wednesday […]