Wedding Announcement Etiquette
Understanding Proper Wedding Etiquette
Planning your wedding can be stressful for both you and your fianc . More often than not, planning a wedding can end up in family arguments and disagreements. One of the best ways that you can avoid this headache while planning your wedding is to follow the proper wedding etiquette. Your mother may have a very different idea about planning a wedding than your future mother-in-law. On the other hand, perhaps you may want to have a nontraditional wedding, when your fianc wants something formal and traditional. Wedding etiquette can help you make sure that nobody gets left out were offended when planning your wedding.
Who Pays for What
One of the first things that you may consider when planning your wedding is who is supposed to pay for what. If you look at traditional wedding etiquette, it states that the bride s parents should be responsible for almost every aspect of the wedding, while the groom s parents should pay for the rehearsal dinner. Times however, have changed and this traditional wedding etiquette is not always the case for every couple. The proper way to plan your wedding is to sit down with both your parents and your fianc 's parents and decide on how the wedding will be paid for. Many couples choose to pay for their wedding on their own. This is especially common for older couples getting married for the first or second time.
Invitations
Your invitations to your wedding can also prove to be a headache. Proper wedding etiquette states that the bride's parents name should be listed on the wedding invitation. However, how about the grooms parents, or even stepparents? Luckily, the days of extremely traditional weddings are over, and you can get away with wording your invitations however you choose. Many brides and grooms choose to list all parents on their wedding invitation or if they are paying for the wedding themselves, they will not add their parents names at all.
Thank You Cards
Of course, another important part of proper wedding etiquette will be your thank you cards after your honeymoon is over. You should always take the time to hand write. Thank you cards to anyone who gave you a gift, no matter how small or how large. It is inconsiderate to not take the time to send a thank you card. Proper wedding etiquette states that you have one month to send a thank you cards after your wedding.
When you understand proper wedding etiquette, you can make sure that you are planning your wedding properly and that nobody feels left out or hurt.
Wedding announcement etiquette?
My fiance and I are getting married in a cabin 6 hours away from our hometown. The ceremony is going to be intimate with just 2 very close friends and 16 family members. I want the rest of my family and friends to know about the wedding, but I'm nervous that it'll just seem like I'm rubbing it in their faces with an announcement. Alot of my family members aren't very understanding...they'd just wonder why they weren't invited and wonder why I'm telling them after the fact. What is a good way to announce our wedding that would be least likely to offend people? Also, we were thinking about possibly having a reception in town when we get back from our honeymoon to share pictures of the wedding and spend time with the people who weren't able to come. Is this a good idea? If so, how do I go about wording invitations so that people know it's just a day to spend together and that we aren't asking for gifts or rubbing it in that they weren't invited to the wedding?
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Groom's parents both doctors - Wedding Invitation Etiquette?
What is the proper wedding announcement etiquette when both of the groom's parents are doctors. The bride's parents are hosting the event. Here are some examples, but I need some help....
Mr. and Mrs. John and Sue Peters
are pleased to announce .....
son of Drs. Gary and Lynn Elliot
OR
John and Sue Peters
are pleased to announce ...
son of Drs. Gary and Lynn Elliot
OR
Mr. and Mrs. John Peters
are pleased to announce....
son of Drs. Gary Elliot
Any idea which way or any other suggestions???
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I am so confused. . . Wedding announcement etiquette?
My fiance have decided to forgo a big wedding for now and get married at the courthouse in a few weeks on January 23, and then my parents said they would throw us another ceremony sometime this summer after they have sold our house. We have decided to have his and my parents, and a few friend at the courthouse and then we will go out to dinner afterward. The thing is, I want to send out announcements when we get married in January to my family who live all the way on the other side of the country but my mother says that we should just wait and send them out for the summer wedding. Does it really matter? I mean I don't want it to seem like we are gift grabbing, because that really isn't what it is at all, I just want to let my family know who cannot be there, please give me some advice!
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