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Open Question: Should I say something or am i just over-reacting ?

I'm sorry for this being so long !! Ok, so about 3 weeks ago me and my boyfriend of 6 months got an invitation to my cousins wedding reception which is exactly a week from today. Everything was until today when my boyfriend tells me randomly that if he does come he'll only be staying for an hour or so as he has a little get together with his aunt, uncles, cousins etc. When he told me this i played it cool and acted pretty laid back about it but really i'm quite upset/angry and hurt about it and its for a number of reasons. Firstly, This would be the first time he'd be meeting my dad and my dads side of the family. Which i see as quite an important thing (meeting my dad) as my dads went on for months about wanting to meet him and get to know him a bit more so the fact that he'll only be around for an hour makes him seem quite ignorant and not that interested in meeting my family. Secondly, although i only physically recieved our invitation 3 weeks ago he's known about the reception for about 3 months, we were told the date, time, location ect at this time but because I don't see my family that often i've only been able to pick up the invitation just then. And its something i've mentioned almost everytime i've seen him for the past 3 months so it's not like he could have forgot. And he got told about this little get together just days ago so it's not like a random occasion clash thats he's been made to suddenly pick which one to attend on the spot. And thirdly, about a month or so ago i attended one of his cousins wedding receptions where i was meeting quite alot of his family members for the first time. The thing is in October of last year i bought quite expensive tickets to a concert that i had been desperate to go to for ages as the artist is someone i have inspired for many years now, (i didn't know my boyfriend at this time). he told me about his cousins wedding in March so in the end i ended up giving my ticket away for free to a friend of a friend so i could attend the reception because even though i love the artist, i love my boyfriend so much more. And he knows the 'sacrafice' i made to attend his family wedding so i'm quite sad he isn't going to do the same for me. And i totally appreciate the fact that this little get together is with his family and family is one of the most important things out there but at the same time all he ever does is moan about half of them and how much they annoy him and whenever he's with them he's always texting me telling me ho much he wishes he was with me instead of them yet he's still willing to leave me next week to be with them. All i really wanted was to spend a nice evening with him and my family that i rarely ever see and for them to get to know each other but it seems as though this isn't going to plan at all which upsets me the most. I've not said anything to him about it as i don't want to cause any arguments or upset between us but at the same time i feel as though i should let him know how this is making me feel Should i say something to him ? Or jut let him carry on with his plans ? Also does anyone think i'm over reacting a bit to the situation ? Once again sorry for this being so long but any advice would be soooo helpful, thanks :) !!  more

Open Question: What all is included with the wedding invitation?

Below is a list of everything we want to tell our guests. But we don't want to print all this on the invitation. So, besides the invitation...what else do we put in the envelope to include this info. -announce our wedding on X date and X time -at X location -with appetizer reception and cake to follow the ABOVE 3 items will go on the invitation. is that ok in your opinion? -casual event..but with no jeans (also, how do we word this--the no jeans part) -directions to the location -the fact that we have a wedding website people can visit if they want rsvp information and other information we may think of between now and then NOTE: we are not including a menu...people can just help themselves from the appetizer trays as they wish...we are also not inlucing place cards or seating cards..we (my fiance and i) are just assuming that people (55 guests) will sit with who they know and who they want to. i'd appreciate all the tips I can get on this topic. thanks first responder asked--how casual is casual? i guess semi-casual is good. slacks and a button up shirt would be good for men to wear. not jeans and t shirt.  more

Open Question: Should I put my parents on the invitation if they are only contributing a little?

I am getting married in October and am trying to decide on the wordinig for the invitations. My mom paid for my wedding dress and offered to pay for the cake (but she's broke so I said the dress was enough) and my dad is going to pay for the rehearsal dinner and a part towards the reception hall but I am paying the bulk of the costs. Since they paid a portion of the costs should I put them on the invitation? Right now I have something like: "Your presence is requested for the wedding of name here and name here" at 2 o'clock at such and such a place." Haha, No I am not asking if they go on the guest list, I am asking if they should have their names on the wording of the invitation. For example: "Mr and Mrs ______ would like you to join us for the wedding of thier daughter _______ to _________."  more

Resolved Question: I am having a private small wedding(30 guests) but would like to make a wedding website for family and friends?

What content should I or should I not include in this website? I am not sure about including ceremoney and reception information since it is by invitation only for immediate family. Yet, I would like to share information about our engagement and wedding. Is there a way to tactfully create this website, or should I eliminate the whole idea? Thanks!  more

Open Question: wedding invitations- not inviting kids...?

I am getting married next year, and am planning a beach wedding at sunset. since the sun sets in september pretty late in the evening, my fiance and i are not planning on inviting children to the reception, given that the reception will be even later in the evening (after the wedding, so beginning at around 9 or 930, when kids should be in bed). plus, i am planning a lounge-type feel at the reception with low lighting and a lot of alcohol. we think kids running around, screaming, crying, would really ruin the atmosphere of the whole thing, and after all, it is our day. we are planning on having childcare provided for our out of town guests who would not have a babysitter in town, so i feel this is a compromise. how do i word this on the invitations without sounding rude? i am 25 and i feel that a lot of people in my generation or around my age do not heed the whole "whoevers names are on the invites are the ones invited" thing. i think if it were not specified, these people would feel like they and their children are a package deal, so it needs to be specified.  more

Open Question: Wedding invitation help!?

I bought one of those DIY wedding ivitation kits so I'm printing my wedding invitations myself and I basically need to know word-for-word what the invitations should say if my parents are paying for the whole wedding and if the reception is at the same place as the ceremony. I'm kind of in a rush to get the invites out so any help is appreciated! Thanks!  more

Voting Question: Grooms parents not on wedding invitation.....family upset!?

I have caused harm to others and had no intent. Both my parents and grand parents recieved our wedding invitation in the mail and are all hurt I did not mention there names. This is a special time for my future wife and I and did not mean to offend any of my family memebers. My Fiances parents are hosting the wedding and invitaion was written: Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Smythe request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of their daughter Sarah Katherine to Mr. Michael John Williams at Leez Priory, Chelmsford, Essex, on Saturday 11th September at 2.30 o'clock followed by a reception. Her parents not mine have offerd to help pay for the wedding. I feel so awful not to have written my parents names, did not mean to hurt them. My parents are divorced and I got message from my dad saying " I wish you woul dof honored your father in the invitation. My mother I do not talk to and is in complete dislike of my fiancee told my grandparents looks as if my son was "raised without parents" How do i offer an appology? Can I resend them the invitaion including there names. I feel horrible  more

Resolved Question: fiance wants to send invitations to vegas wedding; i want to send announcements right after?

I was wondering what most people do; my fiance thinks most of his family will be hurt they weren't actually invited if we send out wedding announcements to our wedding in vegas (as most of them are asking where their invite is); but we weren't going to formally invite anyone and if someone wanted to attend they were more than welcome to join us; if you were in this situation which one would you opt for as in vegas we are just getting married; no reception; nada and seating is very limited at the chapel as i don't want people to show up and not be allowed in especially if they are coming all that way.  more

Voting Question: Anniversary Party Gift Ettiquette?

So my guy friend from college who I am no longer close with got married last year with a very small reception of close friends and family only. I was not invited. As a side note, I have not met his wife nor seen him in about 3 years. This year, his wife's parent's threw them a blowout anniversary party complete with save the dates and beautiful letterpress invitations. I'm thinking this is their real "wedding" now that they (or their parents) could afford the big reception and from the resultant pictures it looks like the bride wore her wedding dress again. So, it's basically a wedding, from the looks of things. That being said, I did not end up going to this anniversary party/re-wedding (my brother got married a week later and the stress was too much) but I would still like to send a card and a gift to show I care. The question is, do I give them what I would have given if I had attended the original wedding ($100 or $200 if I brought a date) or is it okay to give a small gift off of the registry or a gift card for $50 from Macy's (the store at which they registered)? I would feel bad sending an empty card. (I know it's lame and materialistic, but whenever I get a card and it's empty, I get that wave of disappointment, however fleeting, so I don't want to subject someone else to it haha) I don't want to seem like a cheapskate but I also don't want to give them too much and make them feel uncomfortable or my bank account more empty. Please help!  more

Resolved Question: What would be the best way of going about this?

My boyfriend proposed to me on the 4th of July! Now we have a wedding to plan! There's a problem though. My daddy absolutely refuses to pay for anything. He told me that because he paid for my sister's wedding and she got divorced 2 years later, he's not throwing away any more money. (I'm pissed because I don't see what my sister has to do with me, but I can understand where he's coming from) My mom said she'd give us a couple grand, and my fiance and I each have a few grand, but it's still not enough. Our guest list is 300 people, and we'd like to have an elegant wedding. I refuse to settle for a cheap tacky wedding! So, what we're going to do is take a small loan out of the bank, and put what we can on credit cards. In addition to this, my fiance had a great idea! We're going to sell tickets to our wedding! ($15 each) So, this is where I need the advice. What would be a good way to go about this? Do I send the invitations with the information that there will be a charge at the door (reception, not ceremony)? Should I put this information on a separate insert? Also, we'd prefer cash gifts rather than actual items. Should I put this information in the invitations as well? Thanks! Okay, I see what you're all saying...but...how do I cut back my guest list without hurting people's feelings because they got left out? We're both Italian and come from HUGE close-knit familes. Most of them would be upset if they weren't invited.  more

Open Question: Adventure themed wedding ideas?

I want my wedding to have an "adventure" theme. Myself and my fiance both love nature and the outdoors and I think it would be very fitting and fun for us. Ideas so far: wedding flowers - wildflowers Invitations would include a "treasure map" of the locations Stars projected or hanging from the ceiling at the reception Wedding photo album would be "our adventure book", similar to the one in the movie "UP" and then I'm stuck. Does anyone have some suggestions on how I can incorporate an adventure theme into my wedding? Thanks for any suggestions, they are appreciated!  more

Resolved Question: $5K Budget Wedding Help! (20PTS for Best Answer)?

My fiance and I are planning a wedding for Saturday, March 19, 2011. We have about $30K in our savings account but only want to spend no more than $5K on our wedding since we plan to buy a house shortly after and feeling that much of our savings will be better invested in a home. Here are the things that are set in stone already: the date, saturday march 19, 2011 the reception is being help at our gun club that we belong to, it had a hall big enough to hold 170 people and enough room for a dance floor and a small stage for a DJ. There is also a full size kitchen for food preperation, best of all the hall is FREE! We will however had to rent chairs, tables are already there! I do NOT want a potluck dinner, just my personal feelings, however I do plan on having a buffet. There will be 4 people in our bridal party The cake is already taken care of, thankfully I have an aunt who is a wonderful wedding cake designer and said she would make our cake as our gift. We have 140 people invited but are expecting around 120 to attend. Here are the things I still need: Invitations ( I saw invite kits at walmart that you printed yourself at home for $19 for 25, wondering if there are a good idea, I want something that looks nice) Favors, I want them Food/Drinks/Dinnerware DJ Attire for our selves and wedding party (traditional attire) Ring for him (my engagement ring came as a bridal set) and anything else that I am forgetting feel free to throw out there How do I pull this off w/ $5K We live in Cincinnati, Ohio if that helps! Thank you so much  more

Resolved Question: I'm having trouble writing my reception cards (No alcohol)?

Hello I am getting married in October of this year and everything is pretty much DIY (do-it-yourself). I have designed the invitations and response cards but I am having a little trouble with the reception cards. The reception is going to be small and mainly consist of hors d'oeuvres, fruit, finger foods and stuff like that. The most important detail of the reception is the fact that NO alcohol will be served. I want to make sure guests know that before they arrive. Unfortunately I am the first person in my group of friends to get married so my friends (as well as my fiance's friends) have this idea that my wedding will be the party of the year. I do not want that at all and I do not want them thinking that it is going to be as such. What I really need is for someone to suggest how to word the reception card so it includes that it is either a "dry wedding" or that "No alcohol will be served". Thanks in advance, any suggestions will be appreciated. *P.S. Please don't suggest to have a champagne toast, the reception hall has a no alcohol policy which is the main reason why I chose it  more

Resolved Question: Planing a Wedding in North Carolina and Honeymoon in Bora Bora For Under $3,000?

She wants it a a beach in North Carolina with only 20 guests at the most. We have her dress picked out it will be about $1500-2000. Her colors are teal and white. Flowers are going to be calla lilies. Other than that everything is based off the budget. Tips for cutting back? Do the brides maids need bouquets too? I have been to weddings where they all had bouquets. How can we keep the reception low priced? What things do we need (ex. throw away bouquet, invitations, cake, stuff like that)  more

Voting Question: How to word a wedding reception invitation?

We are doing a JP wedding and a reception to celebrate with our family and friends. What are some cute/fun/unique ideas of how to word the invitations? I find that whether my reception is the same day or a later day...that doesn't matter. To help come up with a "wording" for these invites really doesn't need to know if it's a fish fry/bbq/or a hoe down. This is ridiculous. Guess you folks have nothing better to do. Try to answer questions with answers not another question. Have a wonderful day!!  more

Voting Question: Is it tacky to put the time that dinner will be served on a wedding "reception only" invitation?

The reason is that i want to make sure the majority of people are there before we arrive for the reception. I know im gonna have the time when the reception starts on the invitation but i know they won't show up on time.so im thinking if i have "dinner will be served at 8 oclock" at the bottom of invitation there is a better chance they show up at 7, so it wont look like they're just coming for dinner. It sounds weired but we recently went to a reception that was suppose to start at 7:30 but people were still not there till like 8:30.  more

Resolved Question: How do I invite my family to a post-wedding BBQ - they don't know we're getting married yet!?

My fiance and I are very low-key people and we have decided to get married next month. We told our immediate family members and they are going to be at the ceremony with us. The following week, we would like to have a family bbq with the rest of our family (aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc...) and we want it to be a very, very casual bbq -- but we'd like to let them know that we're celebrating our marriage. How do I word the invitation to the bbq?! I don't want to hurt anyones feelings because they aren't included in the ceremony and I also want them to know that it's not going to be a 'regular' wedding reception, but just a casual bbq. Help!!  more

Voting Question: Is It Impolite to RSVP+1 to a Wedding Ceremony/Reception?

I would like for my significant other to join me at this occasion. I already signed the RSVP and sent it in the mail with a +1 next to my name. Is this impolite? Have I overstepped my invitation?  more

Voting Question: Can I have a "by invitation only" wedding and reception?

My fiance` and I are on a modest wedding budget. We can't afford to invite everyone that knows us. I want our wedding to be "by invitation only". Is this bad etiquette?  more

Voting Question: Is this common for wedding reception invitation?

We have only been invited to the evening reception... but it says the couples married name on there.. is this common on the invitation to put Mr and Mrs on there?  more

Voting Question: what is appropriate etiquette for wedding cost in a nontraditional wedding?

My fiance and I are getting married in las vegas. his family, and my fiance and I, are all in LA and mine are on the east coast. As a result, I will have 4 family members attending. We had originally wanted only immediate family to keep cost down because our budget is a factor. My MIL would like to invite their secondary family because they are all close ( aunts uncles etc) but that would make our guest count go from 15 to 45 which, obviously ,significantly burdens my parents financially- and I feel unfairly because our family is only 4 people. We are not going on a honeymoon, and are not having a rehearsal dinner so the traditional "groom's parents responsibility" is not a part of the occasion and that would leave my parents paying for everything with no contribution from his family on a technicality of "etiquette". Also, his family is a little different in their ideas from what we want to do. My sister in law was married in vegas as well and they rented a conference room and had pizza, which is fine but I wanted a small guest list so that we could go out to eat at a restaurant and I could enjoy vegas and being dressed up. Nothing extravagant but one of the restaurants in the casino. 15 people we could pay for no problem but 30 additional people is a big deal and I dont want to have to sacrifice doing it their way and, like, ordering pizza. I want it to feel like a wedding not superbowl sunday. I really dont think I am being a bridezilla to want to eat dinner at a nicer restaurant and dont want to come across as thinking how they did it isnt good enough for me but we just cant afford to add that many people and I feel uncomfortable asking them to do more for me than they did their daughter simply because my taste is different. But also dont feel it is fair for my parents to foot a huge bill when my family wont even be there beyond the two of them and my brother, I mean its their sons wedding too so it shouldnt be all on my parents. We are not going over the top. But the venue cost doubles with that many more peolple. What would have been $$700 is now $1750 because our original venue only accomadates 15 and to allow for that many people we have to change the location and the bigger space is more money. What was originally going to cost maybe $2700 - 700 for ceremony, 1000 for food, 100 for dress and flowers ( not including hotels) will jump up to at least to to 7500 because the tasting menus at the restaurants and the reception packages at the hotels all run 100 per person. We are only doing the ceremony and the dinner/reception so the budget basically triples. any suggestions for how to handle this? oh and my family has the added expense of flying cross country, not to mention my mom is buying my dress and putting us up for a week at the venetian so we can go shopping together for a dress and getting mine and my SIL ( matron of honor) hair done and my daughters flower girl dress and the flowers and invitations. Granted she is treating us to vegas because she wants to be part of the dress selection and we live on opposite sides of the country, but stil she is already going to a lot of expense. I would like to add that I actually really like all of the family, they are great and we would love them to attend but we cant afford it, would it be totally out of the question for them to join us for dinner at their choice but their own expense since its not exactly a traditional wedding anyway or shoudl his parents offer to foot the bill since it is their request?  more

Voting Question: I'm having a small wedding in 9 weeks; how do I tell uninvited & extended family that we're getting married?

Three weeks ago (after 6 years of dating), my fiancé and I made the mutual decision to get married at the end of August of this year. We are having a small and intimate ceremony with 16 close family and friends. My parents are divorced and I have an estranged relationship with my father (who is the oldest in a family of 12 children) however I adore his side of the family. They live several hundred miles away and I don't see them much, but they mean a lot to me and I don't want to make them feel slighted for not being invited to the ceremony. Our wedding is in 9 weeks and in an effort to keep our wedding the small and intimate affair that we want it to be, we haven't told anyone (except for the people who are invited to the ceremony) that we're getting married. We have opted to have a larger reception at a later date, however we are unsure of how to go about telling everyone (mainly my dad's side of the family) that we're getting married (and also that they are not invited to the ceremony) in the most thoughtful way possible... Do we send them an invitation to the reception after we get married? Before we get married? Do we send "save the date" cards? Do we send everyone wedding announcements, and if so when? And lastly, we both have half siblings that we are not terribly close to but they are siblings just the same... Do they get invited to the ceremony by default because they are siblings? My half sister (my father's daughter from a different marriage) has asked me to be in her upcoming wedding. I don't feel very close to her and I have never met her fiancé either. Any help or guidance that you can give me would be appreciated more than you can possible know! The clock is ticking and I just feel as though I'm at such a loss...  more

Resolved Question: Etiquette for a family reception after a "destination" wedding?

My fiance and I live in California, which is where we are having our wedding. However, some of our family members can't attend due to the cost of traveling. His family lives in Oklahoma and mine in Connecticut. My mom and MIL have both suggested having local, less-formal parties after the wedding for each side of our family, for people who can't travel. We could also invite some of their friends to those parties (even though we can't afford to pay for their friends to come to our formal wedding reception). How do we word these invitations? We of course would prefer for family members to come to our actual wedding ceremony if it's feasible for them. Should we only invite people after they say they can't come? Or should we let them know ahead of time that it's an option? And how do we avoid giving the impression that we are looking for extra gifts? Is it rude to invite people to those parties, if they weren't invited to the wedding? Oh and to be clear, we ARE having a formal reception in California that our families are invited to, and we expect at least some aunts/uncles/grandparents will come.  more

Resolved Question: wedding in 13 weeks... what am i forgetting...?

I've got my dress and all that fun stuff, we have our location for ceremony/reception. Still looking for music and at catering places. Invitations are going to be ordered this weeked along with getting his tux. The girls are choosing their own dresses and they guys have their outfits already. Besides the cake and flowers and gifts (bridal party and favors).. what am i forgetting.. i'm not stressed planning this and it's coming up so soon, i just don't want to remember something at the last moment! Thanks for the help!!! *Outside wedding.. all tents and tables etc are taken care of.. just need to wait a little bit longer to get the mariage license (only vaild for 60 days in PA)  more

Voting Question: My husband was in the military and our wedding was last minute in a courthouse. He is now home and I'd like to?

have a wedding reception. Not sure how I should since I'm brought up by a southern traditional family. Has anyone had a simple non traditional ONLY reception. What were your invitations like, where did you have it, what food did you have ?? Please any information will be helpful. I want it to special, simple and beautiful. We will only have our close family and friends. Thanks!  more

Resolved Question: Do you think these wedding invitations are ok for a less formal wedding and reception?

http://www.weddingpaperdivas.com/product/5285/signature_ecru_wedding_invitations_sketched_leaves.html  more

Resolved Question: Can you bring uninvited guests to the destination for a destination wedding?

I just received an invitation from some friends in my hometown. They're having a destination wedding in March and it sounds great! Would be a wonderful chance to get some sun in the middle of winter and catch up with some old friends. The problem is that the invite was only addressed to me. I'd kinda like to bring my boyfriend with me, but he wasn't invited. We've been together for two years and we're both in our early 30s, so this isn't just the latest fling. However, because these friends are from my hometown and we're not that close anymore, they've never met him. So, I know that if your invite was only addressed to you, it's only you that's invited and not a guest. Would it be okay though to bring my bf on the trip? He wouldn't need to attend the wedding itself, but what about the trip? .The bride & groom aren't covering the cost of getting us to the wedding or our accommodations for the time we're there. So, if BF came and didn't attend the wedding or reception, it shouldn't add any costs. Thanks!  more

Resolved Question: What do I wear to a wedding?

The wedding is at a church and begins at 1:30pm. The receptions follows at 3:30 pm at Belhurst Castle, which seems fancy/pricey. No dress code was included on the invitation. Help! What do I wear? I know the basics, such as not to wear white, and I plan on wearing a dress, but I am not sure how dressy it should be... Obviously nothing inappropriate, since it is a church wedding. I think black is a no-go since it is entirely daytime.  more

Voting Question: When should I send out the wedding invitations?

I have them all printed and ready to go, I'm just waiting to send them out. I'm getting married Sept. 18th but I have to have everybody's RSVP by August 7th. That way I can give a final head count to the reception place. So, should I send them out this weekend, six weeks before the rsvp date? Or do I wait a while longer? Thanks so much in advance!  more

Resolved Question: Hawaiian theme wedding?

My fiance and I decided that we wanted our wedding to be unique. What is most important to us is to enjoy the honeymoon but we still wanted to involve the family without the expensive ceremony and reception. We plan on going to Hawaii for the honeymoon and decided to have a small ceremony. After the ceremony we want to have a honeymoon shower luau. I am interested in some ideas for the shower/reception, anywhere from the best places to buy decorations, to ways to design the invitations, and food choices. I want to have fun with this but I still want to it look and be nice. I am excited to see any ideas that you all come up with and would really appreciate the extra advice and help :)  more

Voting Question: Wedding Invitation Wording?

My fiance and I are getting married at the beach next year. We are only inviting a few close family and friends to the beach and are having a formal reception at home about a month after we return. I am not sure how to word a "reception only" invitation. I had recently received an invitation that I liked that said "We played our cards right. We're getting married in Las Vegas on such and such date. Please join us for a causal BBQ when we return on such and such date" I thought that was cute and fun and wanted something similar but for the beach situation and we also want an Adult Only Reception. Any ideas and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.... please and thank you!!!!!! :)  more

Resolved Question: What is appropriate for a 22 year old to wear to a 5pm wedding?

I'm a little lost on what is appropriate to wear to my friend's wedding. The invitation says "guests are to wear semi-formal (after five) attire." I'm know what is meant be semi-formal but am not so clear on what exactly "after five attire" is.The bride & groom are on vacation out of the country & will be until the wedding so its ridiculously crazy to get it contact with them. The wedding will be held in July at a church and the reception will be held at a country club. Help! Also, what should my male date wear to it? Thanks!  more

Resolved Question: planning a wedding...is a hotel a good place 4 a reception?

help me with invitations and food please  more

Resolved Question: 2 months left for the wedding..what am I forgetting?

could ssomeone give me aguideline on where should my planning be at this point? like done/stark booking/ etc.. I'm planning an intimate wedding for 50 guests this is what i have so far..maybe i miss something... Ceremony venue music marriage commisioner marriage licence rings dress and tux aisle runner decor invitations sent reception(will be at a nice restaurant) food drinks and cake flowers photographers favors thats all i have booked/bought/reserved so far anything else? thank you  more

Resolved Question: How do you let guests know the ceremony location has changed the day of the event?

My fiance and I are planning our May 2011 wedding and we were wanting to have our ceremony in a park and the reception in a loft space about 5 miles away. We live in Kansas so the weather is absolutely unpredictable. How do we indicate on our invitations that in case of inclement weather the ceremony will be held elsewhere and how do we let guests know it has changed if the weather is bad the day of the event?  more

Voting Question: Ridiculous wedding planning: time gap and distance.?

I was invited to a relative wedding yesterday. The ceremony was at 11am and the reception was suppose to start at 6pm. I never been to a wedding with such a time gap in between. On top of that the reception was an hour and a half away. The reception was suppose to start at 6pm but for whatever reason it didn't start till 7:45pm. At first I thought the bride and groom was stuck in traffic but it turn out they were upstair since 4pm. When we returned the invitation we checked the American food box (there were 2 options). Like many of the guests we were surprised to see that only the Indian foods were being served. The bride and groom didn't even eat with us. They left the room during dinner and returned at 10pm to cut the cake and open the dance floor. By then a lot of people already left. Do you think this was poor planning? Do you think it was rude to tell the guests that the reception will start at 6pm but it didn't get started till 7:45pm and no one know what's going on? I'm planning my own wedding and I'm trying to come up with a schedule that will not cause too much inconvenient to my guests because a lot of my guests are going to be out of town guests. **** Oh and there was not an open bar but we didn't mind. But the cost of alcohol was ridiculous also. $8 a drink.  more

Resolved Question: need help with invite wording for casual wedding reception please help!!!!?

We are getting married over Labor Day weekend. We each have 3 children from previous marriages and have been together for 3 years. We are planning on going to JP to get married and then want to have a casual outdoors reception at a private picnic pavillion. We were thinking of having a pig roast. I need help with trying to figure out how to word the invitations. thank you all!!!  more

Resolved Question: For those of you who have renewed your wedding vows, what kind of ceremony/party did you have? details?

I've never been to a renewal ceremony so I was just wondering, how it plays out. like, did you buy another dress or wear your original one, send out invitations, get a pastor, have food and dancing? I know you don't have a whole bridal party stand up with you again, but did you walk in by yourself (the bride) to meet your groom or was it more casual? I know you can do it however you want, but I'm looking for ideas from those of you who have renewed your vows and had a good time with it. My husband and I want to renew ours on our 10th anniversary, because we got married young and didn't get to have total control of our wedding/reception, etc. And we want to write our own vows this time and show our love for each other is still there. no rough patch, just the occasional bickering, like most married couples, lol. But also, we are picking out different wedding rings, because we want something more customized to go with our vows. Also, did you do another bouqet toss or garter toss? We never did the garter toss at our wedding because I was younger, as well as didn't have any music or dancing like I had wanted. And this time, we want to be able to have drinks too. And having alcohol at a church just is bad taste, so where else could be have a ceremony? I'm thinking May, since that's when we got married, but it also depends on when I get authorized leave from the military.....any ideas or suggestions? Also, if you have any unique or creative ideas to make it more memorable, that would be great! and, we also didnt even get a piece of our own wedding cake! the first bite, yes, but we went back 10 min later for a piece after talking with guests, and it was all gone! a 3-tiered cake!  more

Resolved Question: I spent all of my wedding money? Help!?

My wife and I have been together for 4 years. We saved up $10,000 dollars for our wedding. The $10,000.00 was supposed to cover the cost of our dresses, the food, drinks, invitations, pastor, music, flowers, wedding rings, the place for the reception, and limousine rental. The wedding was scheduled to be next March, but I spent all the gambling. I went to a casino, at Atlantic City. I thought that if I bet all the money, I could get double, and we could have a nice honey moon. I feel awful, but I'm scared to tell her. I don't want her to leave me. Instead of telling her, I'm thinking about working two jobs, over the next 8 months, to raise the money. What should I do? I'm so scared.  more

Resolved Question: As a bride, would you mind if a guest brought their toddler to the wedding and reception, also about RSVPing..?

I got a wedding invitation in the mail today for the 26th of June. It says to RSVP by June 9th which is tomorrow. It will be late obviously. Do you think they will mind? I check the mail daily, but just now got the invitation. Also, how do you feel as a bride having someone bring their toddler that may or may not yell during quiet times. My son tends to yell... YAY at ceremonies. Should I take him outside during the ceremony? Lol, I forgot about this question, but YES he was on the invitation. She loves him, but I just didn't know if most people just invite kids out of kindness, or if they really mean it you know?  more

Voting Question: Help with Invitation Etiquette?

I found really cute invitations online, but I'm confused as to what I need to purchase. I obviously need the actual invitations, reception cards and thank you cards, but what are informal and multi-use cards? Also, are direction cards necessary? I feel like some of these items are just a way for the business to make more money by selling items that are not necessary. My fiance and I are going to address the invitations with our names and not our parents names. They are not helping with the costs / planning of the wedding so I don't see why it's necessary to say "so and so requests your presence for the marriage of their daughter or son." Is this rude? I just want to know if it is normal for the bride and groom to put only their names if they are fully finding / planning their own wedding? Do you address the bride or grooms name first? Ours are going to say "so and so invite your to share in their day of happiness...." Does my name go first or does my fiance's? Also, is it necessary to use our middle names? The example invitations in the catalog use middle names and I am wondering if this is standard? any other advice / suggestion would be appreciated.  more

Resolved Question: Have you ever received an offensive wedding invitation?

Invited to the ceremony and not the reception? Invited to the shower only? Received a Save the Date and never got a wedding invitation to follow? Have you been asked to pay a fee to pay for the couple's venue or forced to stay at a certain hotel so the couple can get their room or venue free? Have you been asked to bring food to share and a gift as well? Any money requests printed in the invitation? If so, did you attend or decline the invitation? I was just wondering if anyone actually is so ballsy to do something like this at their own wedding. Share your stories.  more

Resolved Question: My friend wants to bring a stranger to my wedding who was not addressed on his invitation...?

I have a problem. My fiance and I are having a very private, intimate ceremony, mostly due to our small budget, but also because we believe that our nuptials should be witnessed only by those close to our hearts. I invited one of my best friends whom I have been very close to since grade school, Kel, and his boyfriend whom I have never met, but they have been together for 3 years now so I didn't think it was fair to not invite him also. I was also really excited to meet his significant other. On the invitation I wrote only their full names. My problem is, I got back Kel's rsvp card in the mail the other day, and he wrote that he would be attending, but that his boyfriend cannot make the trip. Instead he said that he is bringing a guest who is one of his friends, but whom I have only met once in passing at a coffee shop. My fiance and I are not comfortable with Kel bringing a stranger, who is just a friend to him, to our private wedding ceremony. I also do not feel that we should have to feed this person at my reception when we couldn't even afford to invite our third cousins. I don't want to seem rude, but with all of the obstacles we have had to overcome just to have this wedding (being downsized from my company, starting a new career, totaling our only vehicle two weeks ago, paying for EVERYTHING completely by ourselves) I would think Kel would not think twice to bring anyone other than his signifigant other, but maybe he thinks that it is appropriate. Since two people were invited on his invite in the first place, maybe he thinks it doesn't matter who fills the second spot. Am I wrong if I tell him that only the people on the invitation are invited and that if his boyfriend can not make it then he should come alone? How should I approach this situation without offending him or the coffee shop friend since he probably already has been invited by Kel. LOL! And I am very close to a lot of my third cousins. I come from a very large, very close knit family. My grandparents actually raised me and two of my other third cousins so they are like my brother and sister. And Kel knows almost everyone that will be at the wedding. My family, friends, even he and my fiance were friends before we started dating. Thank you to everyone who has replied. I believe I will just let it go and tell him his guest is welcome. I did not allow my single guests to bring dates, but there could be multiple reasons why he wants to bring a friend. I just wish he would have called first. Thanks again.  more

Resolved Question: What do I say on engagement announcements when I will be having a destination wedding?

I am having a destination wedding in which only close friends and close family are invited. However, we will be having a reception back home about 3 weeks after we return to from the wedding trip, in which everyone will be invited. We would like to send engagement cards (picture cards announcing we're engaged) to all family prior to our wedding but don't want people to think they are invited to the destination wedding (we are trying to save money). How would I word an engagement announcement so they don't think they're invited? Invitations for the reception will be sent out later. My wedding will be web-streamed for those who can't make it. It will also be video-taped and edited professionally and shown at the very informal reception. It's not a matter of whether I don't want people to go, it's a matter of them being able to afford it. I am also not expecting gifts and will not even be signing up for a registry. I have everything I need anyway. This was just an option for my distant lower-income family to be able to be included. But thank you to all of the people who answered without judging a situation they know nothing about.  more

Resolved Question: Italian translation of our wedding invitation?

I was hoping that you would be able to help with the translation of our wedding invitations for our relatives in italy - thanks The parents of Nicole and Tony request the pleasure of the company of (guest) at (chapel) on the 24th July 2010 at 4pm and afterwards at (reception). We would be honoured if you would share this special occasion with us. We would be very grateful for your help Thank you Nicole  more

Resolved Question: Help wording registry info in a wedding/housewarming invite!?

We are having a small private wedding with a very casual reception/housewarming party afterwards at our new place. I know that it is not proper etiquette to include a registry in a wedding/housewarming party invitation, but we want to include one anyway. I was thinking something along the lines of, 'If you wish to bring a gift, the happy couple is registered at Target.' Or just put an insert with the invitation instead of putting it on the invitation. What do y'all think?  more

Resolved Question: Is it bad to have a wedding on a Sunday?

I am getting married, next year, in Texas. I currently live in Australia, and I am not much of a wedding planner, at all. I haven't printed wedding invitations yet, so the date is not set in stone. The number of guests I am actually going to have appears to be much higher than my original estimate. The problem I am having, is, the larger room, which will accommodate many more, much more comfortably, is out of my price range. On a Sunday, it is about $1,700 less than on a Saturday, which makes the price a little more bearable. I know it is traditional, to have a wedding on a Saturday. However, with the cost of doing everything, and being on a budget, is it reasonable to have the wedding on a Sunday afternoon, having the reception at dinnertime, and ending it a bit early, so that everyone can get home at a reasonable time, for work the next day? Would you go to a wedding on a Sunday, or would you find it distasteful? I am getting very mixed reviews from friends and family. Please, and thank you! I would really prefer having it on a Saturday. However, my fiance and I are paying for it all on our own. Also, we are paying for a marriage visa, flights, and having my dress and his suit shipped. With all of that, the extra $1,700 just isn't there. I know we could wait, but with a marriage visa, we are on a time limit, we have to be married by a certain date. Do you think people will forgive the strangeness of having it on a Sunday? lol I am having it in the garden at the same site as the reception. Its quite gorgeous. The furthest anyone would be traveling would be about 4 hours. We are doing a separate wedding in Australia. The wedding isn't until April 2011, that's why I am panicking now. To get everything done early, so when it comes time for the actual wedding, I am not having a panic attack. :) I was thinking the wedding in the afternoon, serve dinner at 6, and then the reception until 10. That way everyone can get home and to bed at a reasonable hour. Sorry this is so long everyone. I am not much of a wedding planner and need all the help I can get.  more

Resolved Question: Is it okay to ask if our baby is invited to a wedding?

My husband and I were invited to the wedding of some of his family's friends. The wedding is a couple hours away, and I'm a breastfeeding mother of a 4-month-old, so it would be much more convenient for us to take our son. The invitation we received only list's mine and my husband's names. This may be because they didn't know our son's name (we haven't seen the groom in a couple years and have never met the bride), or because they didn't think it necessary to list babies on invitations, or possibly because children are not invited. But from what I've heard about the wedding and the couple, it seems like a family-friendly event. It's not a formal gala affair -- it's a low-key afternoon church wedding with a cake-and-punch reception on site. Is it okay to email the groom and ask politely if it's okay to bring our baby? I would explain in the email that it's perfectly fine if the wedding is "adults only" (our ceremony was, due to size constraints) but that if other children are coming I'd like to bring our son since I'm breastfeeding him. And I would make it clear that if children are invited, I would certainly sit in the back and take the baby outside if he begins to fuss. Is that okay? Or is that a breach of etiquette because I'm essentially asking if I can bring someone who is not on the invitations? *lists, not list's -- Sorry! I could certainly find a sitter for the day if I needed to, but if children are included, I would much rather bring the baby along. If he doesn't come, I'll have to bring my breast pump and pump in the bathroom for 15 minutes, which is kind of awkward -- especially for other guests waiting to use the bathroom stall. (And of course, I won't go into this much detail when I ask the groom.) I'll do it if I have to, but if they won't mind having the baby at the wedding, it would be much easier just to bring him. I doubt he'll cry through the ceremony. I know babies are unpredictable, but if we had a fussy baby, I would plan on sitting outside with him during the ceremony. We take him to church almost every week, and as long as he has just been fed, he'll either sleep in his carseat or sit quietly on my lap. He only starts to fuss when he gets hungry. I would plan to get to the wedding early and feed the baby right beforehand so that he won't be hungry during the ceremony.  more

Resolved Question: Would you go to this wedding?

Hi everyone My boyfriend has been invited to a wedding in September, he has known this person since school (over ten years) however we have been invited to the evening do, not the actual ceremony. The groom to be was giving out invitations to others and they have been invited to the ceremony! Also, to top it off, they said that they have enclosed a gift list for an expensive department store! I find it a bit rude how we are not invited to the ceremony, but they want an expensive gift! Money is no object to me, I personally think it is very rude and materialistic to be honest! His wife to be has MS and he regularly cheats on her when he goes to clubs. Her eyesight is affected and she is very fatigued... so maybe her sex drive may be affected, in time (if it has not already) Would you go to a wedding like this? The best man knows ( and he is a bit of a player himself) Also, they have gone on a drink fuelled holiday/stag week, God only knows what will happen there! The groom to be has posted loads of pictures of himself on facebook with different girls this week while on this stag week, I found out that he 'got off' with a girl when he went ona previous holiday with the lads to a seedy island.. maybe Magaluf (that's the polite term for it! lol) these pictures that he posted on FB over the weekend maybe completely innocent but the best man is a bit of a bad influence.. and would have said "What happens here, stays here" or "Go on mate, this is your last chance of freedom" The groom also told my fella and I quote "I should have nailed that bird for all the hassle I am getting with the missus right now!" How would you feel if you was not invited to a ceremony but told to bring a gift for the reception? I dont mean to sound cheap, but I do not like to attend weddings that I do not have faith in. Prolly, I dont know what your problem is. No need to be hostile!!!! Chill out! Besides, I am from the UK, if I was going to give the bride and groom dollars, I woul dhave to go to the bureau de change first!  more

Resolved Question: Sticky situation with kids at an adult reception..?

My fiance and I are having an adult reception for our wedding (just 5 weeks away), which means that children under 13 were not included on the invitations. My future sister in law and her husband are supposed to be our photographers and recently posted on my facebook that she, her husband, and the 'kiddos' will be there. She has two kids, one that's 3 and the other will be 4 months. Here's the problem, the kids were not included on the invitation, and she's still planning on bringing them, even though they are also supposed to be our photographers. They are coming in from out of town, but so are many others who have children and have found other options for child care. She is the only one who has responded saying that her children are coming, obviously under the age limit. If they do bring them, they will be the only children there other than the two flower girls in the wedding party who will be going home not long after dinner. I'm not trying to be rude, but it does say 'Adult Reception' on our invitations and the children's names were not written on the inner envelope. It's considered adult because there is going to be an open bar, adult music, and partying until 11pm-12am. And when my fiance and I discussed it, we decided we didn't want kids running all over the place. I'm seriously concerned because she is the type of person that will say, 'if I can't bring them, then I'm not coming,' and if she doesn't, there goes our photographers and we'll have barely a month to find a new one. How do I handle this? Has anyone had to deal with this situation, and if so, what did you do? Thank you! Lauren  more

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