Wedding Blogs, Guides & Online Directories Q&A

Secret 1st wedding - now a real wedding

Our daughter secretly married in 2006 by a Justice of the Peace. They told family members in 2007 they were married. Now they want a real wedding in 2009. As parents, how do we deal with this? We offered a reception/picnic but they want a wedding. Are there any guidelines for something like this?.... [Read more]

Rehearsal Dinner

Most of the guests are coming from out of town. The Groom's family is from Florida, the wedding is in New York, and most of the Bride's guests will be coming from more than an hour away.

What are the guidelines for the Rehearsal Dinner Invitees? We would like to limit it to the Wedding Party.... [Read more]

Honorariums guidelines...

I will have 4 preachers officiating my wedding. (My pastor, former pastor, my dad, and my grandfather) I do not know where to begin in figuring out how much to pay each of them.

I will also have quite a few songs in the wedding. All of the singers will be part of my wedding party. Do I.... [Read more]

Wedding invitation wording

I am getting married next year. My parents are divorced but both contributing equally to the wedding as am I. Can I put my mothers name first (she now has a different surname) and my fathers name second. My mother is dealing with replies. i.e

Mrs G Bloggs

and

Mr H Smith

request the ........... [Read more]

Proper punctuation for wedding announcements

I am composing a wedding announcement and am having a bit of trouble with proper punctuation. What are the guidelines for punctuation? The only advice I've received so far is that "there isn't much punctuation involved on an invitation/announcement." This isn't very helpful, as I am not comfortable.... [Read more]