Wedding 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.
Do you do stuff like this? Is this normal? Am I the weirdo- wedding etiquette?
So my soon to be mother in law calls me in a panic because her brother whom she hasn't seen in two years (I have NEVER met them and they didn't even bother coming to the engagement party or shower) is insulted we didn't invite his children and all their grandchild over the age of 21 since the card says adult reception. They are insisting we at least have to allow them to have a least 5 people and they are only slotted for two.
My question is- Is this normal behavior? In my family it?s completely unheard of questioning an invitation- and if you don?t like it then you just decline. If you don?t get one- you just think wow that?s rude but won?t dare question it. I think it?s rude and tacky to call up and insist on having more people. Plus I think they are being ridicules because they were even insulted to be told that they would have to wait for a few people to cancel and we shouldn?t have a problem working it out. My fiancé?s mom thought we should just ?cancel? invitations to our friends because family is more important in her mind.
Do people start smoking crack while they read wedding invites?? Or are wedding invites printed with special ink that once your touch it- you go crazy?
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Destination Wedding Etiquette?
My fiance and I are from Michigan and we are wanting to have a destination wedding/honeymoon in Florida. We do not want to completely cut our family members out like an elopement style and so we were thinking of having it be a pay your own way if you want to come to the ceremony, (also so we can invite only CLOSE family friends) what do people think of this and how do you invite people to this kind of ceremony (invitations, phone)? We then were thinking about having a reception after we arrive home to celebrate with those that can not make the ceremony. My question is what would be the proper way to invite everybody to the reception, especially those that we do not invite to the ceremony? We are not trying to be rude we just don't have a lot of money and want the ceremony to be small and intimate, while giving others a chance to celebrate without hurting feelings. Any suggestions would be great! Thanks!
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Bridal shower game: Etiquette 911?
I seen the game on the knot.com its called Etiquette 911 the way you play is Write a wedding etiquette question on each index card -- the more outrageous the scenario, the better. Think of some nuptial nightmares like: What do you do if the best man sprays champagne all over the guests? If you accidentally knock into the wedding cake? If two bridesmaids get into a fight at the altar? If you see the groom?s aunt stealing items from the bathroom amenity basket?
Hand out one etiquette card to each guest and have her write down an honest response to the situation. Then, have the bridal party gather all the cards and read the questions and answers aloud. (Put Auntie in handcuffs, perhaps?)
My questions is can any one give me ideas for questions to put on the cards!
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Attendants find friendship more important that fashion - Bellingham Herald
30 Jan 2012 at 2:41am Wedding attendants are an essential part of the celebration, Murillo says. Learning proper wedding etiquette and knowing what to say to stressed-out brides can make things easier for the couple and their guests, she says. Murillo knows how it ...Read more...
5 'I Do' Don'ts - Huffington Post
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