Dec. 25, 2020

How to feel patient about getting engaged

This may not be a popular opinion, but I feel sad when I hear how many of my friends seem to think their relationship is somehow not "valid enough" unless they are engaged or married…

Dec. 18, 2020

Sorry you weren't invited: Announcement wording for a covid wedding

I’m the mother of the bride — I want to send out an announcement about my daughter's wedding, but I want to include a simple statement of why the recipient was not invited due to concerns about covid and social distancing. Can you help me with some wording examples?

Dec. 14, 2020

Can I call it a "wedding" if we're already legally married?

Thanks to Covid, there are lots of us this year who got legally married without having weddings. Next year, lots of us want to have "weddings," but some etiquette tells us we're not allowed to call them that.

Dec. 11, 2020

I had a microwedding, here's how I minimized hurt feelings from guests

I only had a dozen guests at my wedding. For those of you who may also be having tiny microweddings due to Covid, here's my advice for how to talk to guests who weren't invited and may be dealing with hurt feelings…

Dec. 7, 2020

Are we engaged? Advice for those who feel in-between

My boyfriend of 6 years told me last year that we should get married this December. Up until now, there's been no engagement ring or proposal whatsoever… So wait, are we engaged or not?

Nov. 30, 2020

Should I invite my dad and brother to my wedding, if they don't like my fiance?

My boyfriend and I have now lived together for over a year and a half, and have decided to get married (yay!)… But my dad and my older brother still don't like him. Do I ask them to come to the wedding, or no?