Alerting Couple to Gift to Bank Account

I have no sense of wedding etiquette at all. If I want to donate to a bank account that the couple has set up for the purchase of their new home, how do I let them know that I've done that? There is information on their wedding web site about where to donate, but I don't understand how they are.... [Read more]

Cost of flowergirls dress.....

I hope you can help me. My daughter and son have been asked to be in a very close friends wedding as flower girl and ring berrer. The problem is we will be traveling from california to Tucson, Arizona for the wedding and the bride has picked out a $150 dress for my daughter! My daughter is 5..... [Read more]

Is there a tactful way to ask guests in invitation to mail gifts?

I know it is not proper to mention gifts in the invitation, but I'm getting married in my hometown and neither me, my fiance nor my parents reside there. The wedding is in Wisconsin and we reside in Arizona. We are flying in the day before the wedding and flying out the day after. We do not have.... [Read more]

Money or registry?

we plan to buy a house shortly after getting married...we would like to let our guests know that we would like money for this, but what way is appropriate?

we also would like to set up a small registry for the bridal shower, and for people who feek more comfortable giving gifts than money, we.... [Read more]

Inviting people who will not attend

My husband and I recently had an 'elopement with friends' in Arizona. My MIL (who attended the elopement) graciously offered to host a party/informal reception to celebrate the wedding in Michigan (my husband's hometown, and where we both went to college; hence most of the family and friends can.... [Read more]