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]

Addressing wedding invitations to Apartments, Condos, etc.

I am a calligrapher and am addressing the invitations for a friend's wedding. I actually haven't done any wedding invites for about 4 years now and it seems some of the ettiquette rules have changed since I learned them originally. What I would like to know is the proper way to address the.... [Read more]

Wedding Guest List

My daughter was raised in a small town and we have many family friends. She's been away from home for 8 years and plans to be married 1200 miles away in her new home town. Is it proper to send invitations to family friends that we know definitely can't attend the wedding due to distance, time and.... [Read more]

Renewing our vows

my husband and i of 7 years never really had a wedding. we got married in my moms apartment with just our parents. at the time we could not afford a big to do and I found out i was pregnant and didnt want a big wedding wit a prenant belly so we said down the road we'll do this right. so now we have.... [Read more]

Why is asking for money as a wedding gift so improper?

My fiance and I have been together for 7 years, and lived together for 4 of those years. We have accumulated enough stuff to furnish a whole other apartment, so we don't need any more dept store gifts. We could really benefit from money as gifts for our wedding to help us start saving to buy a.... [Read more]