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]

Invitations? Announcements? Guests?

My fiance and I had a big wedding planned near our home in NJ and we have since decided to elope to CA so that we can buy a house. Some of our good friends and immediate family members have already asked if they may join us to witness the ceremony. This is fine with us, however, we do not wish to.... [Read more]

Seating Etiquette at Garden Wedding Ceremony

My Fiance and I have been together many years. We are planning our wedding to take place in the backyard of our new home this summer. We want the wedding to be a fun, relaxed affair incorporating many of the great things we experienced at wedding we've attended over the years. One of the most.... [Read more]

Gift Card Bridal Shower?

My son and his fiancee have everything and just a small apartment. They hope to buy a house within 1 year of the wedding. So right now they just want 'gift cards.' Would it be proper to throw a couples shower and suggest 'gift cards' as gifts when folks call to inquire where they are.... [Read more]

Is it okay to get married and have a reception months later?

My fiance and I are extremely tight on cash at the moment, since I've been laid off work for the last couple months and we're in the process of buying a house, and we've been trying to think of any way at all we can save money on our wedding. We're trying to plan small, but his family is huge (9.... [Read more]