Wedding Invitations

Don’t worry, we understand.  It’s definitely far too easy for many brides in the middle of a wedding-planning whirlwind to momentarily forget that the wedding guests are just as important a part of the day as most other parts of the wedding.  After all, the wedding is a celebration and you and your groom look forward to celebrating your marriage with close friends and family.  Taking your guests’ comfort and enjoyment into consideration when making arrangements for your wedding is a very thoughtful thing for any bride to do. Of course, this does not absolve the wedding guests from any responsibilities on your wedding day. 

While some of your guests (or even members of the wedding party) may want to rebel against etiquette, wedding or otherwise, the fact of the matter is that when the wedding guests are considerate, thoughtful, and happy for the newlyweds, the day is a joyful one for all involved.You will find that wedding etiquette asks a few but important things of the guests.  That guests respond promptly to the wedding invitation, that guests arrive a little early for the wedding ceremony (arriving after the bride is such a no-no!), and that guests enjoy themselves in moderation at the reception.  Single wedding guests should not assume, without first asking the bridal couple, that they ought to bring a date.  And while it’s often convenient for a guest to bring their wedding gift with them on the special day, it’s generally frowned upon as it creates more confusion and burdens on the wedding party.

So you can see and understand now just how much of the etiquette for wedding guests is really quite reasonable and actually very sensible, and makes the wedding day a memorable and enjoyable one for everyone.

Have you always heard that discussing money is tacky? The topic of money has always been one that people tread carefully around in discussions with friends and family.  But when the discussions are about a wedding and who will be responsible for paying for certain aspects of the wedding events, it’s a topic that cannot be put off talking about for very long.  The money topic must be faced.

Wondering how to divvy up the costs?  Wedding etiquette has already put together a list of those financially responsible for wedding costs.  Traditionally, etiquette says that the bride’s father pays for the wedding. The groom’s family and groom were asked to make their own contribution, generally things like their own wedding clothes, gifts to the groomsmen, the bride’s bouquet, and the rehearsal dinner.

That was then, but times have changed. Now even etiquette allows that the bride’s father can take a break from writing out checks to wedding vendors.  Some fathers of the bride may still wish to give the wedding as their gift to their daughters, and of course etiquette does not demand they don’t do that, but no longer is it frowned upon for someone other than the bride’s father to pay for wedding things. Often today, you will see the bride and groom paying for their own wedding.  Sometimes this is due to wanting full and total control over wedding planning, sometimes this is simply because they want to. Of course, if the bride’s parents (or even groom’s parents) are insisting upon making a financial contribution towards the wedding, do remember that it is their joy to see you get married and their pleasure to play a big part of your wedding.

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The topic of money has always been one that people tread carefully around in discussions with friends and family. But when the discussions are about a wedding and who will be responsible for paying for certain aspects of the wedding events, it’s a topic that cannot be put off talking about for very long. The money topic must be faced.

According to wedding etiquette, the list of those financially responsible for wedding costs has already been worked up. Traditionally, etiquette says that the bride’s father pays for the wedding. The groom’s family and groom were asked to make their own contribution, generally things like their own wedding clothes, gifts to the groomsmen, the bride’s bouquet, and the rehearsal dinner.

Times have changed, however, and now even etiquette allows that the bride’s father can take a break from writing out checks to wedding vendors. Some fathers of the bride may still wish to give the wedding as their gift to their daughters, and of course etiquette does not demand they don’t do that, but no longer is it frowned upon for someone other than the bride’s father to pay for wedding things. Often today, you will see the bride and groom paying for their own wedding. Sometimes this is due to wanting full and total control over wedding planning, sometimes this is simply because they want to.

It is worth mentioning that if the bride’s parents (or even groom’s parents) are insisting upon making a financial contribution towards the wedding, it’s not a good idea to reject their offer outright. After all, keep in mind that it is their joy to see you get married and their pleasure to play a big part of your wedding.