Shower Etiquette - Donation to home buying fund

I am hosting a bridal shower for my friends. They live in a small apartment but are trying to save up for their first house. We want to suggest that the bridal shower guests give money rather than gifts. Would this wording to be included in the bridal shower invitation be appropriate:

"Your.... [Read more]

Wording wedding announcement to include maiden vs married name

I will send annoucements to a large list of friends, family, and colleagues regarding a small wedding. I would like to indicate somewhere on the announcement that I am taking my future husband's last name and would like to share our new home address (I don't believe the return address on the.... [Read more]

Is it rude for bridesmaid to stay at the same hotel as bride and groom?

A friend of mine will be getting married this January and I am one of three bridesmaids, the only single one. The bride and groom have reserved a block of rooms at a local hotel. Since they live near the wedding site, they will allow a few trusted friends to stay in their apartment that night. They.... [Read more]

How to announce elopement.

I'm having a hard time figuring out who should announce our elopement. My parents gifted us a large sum of money that we used (at their suggestion) for the down payment on our new home. We are planning to elope on New Year's Eve and I would like to send announcements after we return.

Although my.... [Read more]

How do i find out who is paying for wedding attendant's hotel?

I'm traveling from out of town to be an attendant in a friend's wedding. When she was in mine, we paid for her hotel for 4 nights. She has offered to have me stay at her apartment for the first two nights I am there and then when my husband arrives, we will stay at a hotel. I have been assuming.... [Read more]