Wedding Blog

Since I’m not British, I don’t know if I’m really qualified to broach this subject, but it is a fun one! As you may have seen in movies like Four Weddings and a Funeral, ladies can really rock hats and fascinators at English weddings.

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The easiest way to encourage ladies to wear hats is to put in on the invite. Since we’ve kind of missed the…

Snippets of lyrics from Tim McGraw’s song:

They say not to have too much fun
They say not to get too much sun
Democrat, Republican
I guess I’m screwed, I’m neither one
Don’t say ’hell’, say ’what the heck’
Do what’s politically correct
Don’t pray in school, but have safe sex
Isn’t that what they expect?…

Well I wonder if they’ve got a life
A broken car and two ex-wives
Do they drink beer on Friday…

As the days tick by and we get closer and closer to W day, I am feeling the need to knock items off the mile-long to do list. Luckily most of the big crafty projects are winding down and I’m left with a list of items that need to be purchased. Slowly but surely I’ve been knocking these puppies out on an almost daily basis…

My 1940s elbow-length gloves

My very simple dress needs a little something extra. There will be brooches and sparkly bits, but the one thing that I think will make it all that much more special is a pair of gloves. Gloves are undoubtedly old school. They add an air of dignity to the occasion… and I will likely never wear occasion gloves again. And when I…

A recent question posed to the feisty Dear Abby (sidenote: I *heart* Dear Abby. And Margo.) got me thinking about dietary lifestyles and wedding receptions.

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DEAR ABBY: My daughter and future son-in-law are being married this summer. They are both vegans, and are planning a vegan dinner for their reception. I thought it was a very cool way of showing what different types of vegan dishes…

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As soon as Mr. Peep and I were engaged, Sister Peep (the original and best party thrower) insisted on throwing us an engagement party. (Seriously, before they even bought their new house she called and said that it had a great deck for a party—an engagement party, hint, hint. No joke.) I, personally, was a bit hesitant. I hadn’t had a party thrown for…

image via Martha Stewart Weddings, invitation suite by Hello!Lucky

Dear Miss Etiquette,

I am doing the unthinkable; I’m using labels to address our wedding invitations and I don’t care what you think. In my defense, we were planning on using a calligraphy type to print onto our envelopes, but the dark red color of the envelope makes it difficult to see the address, so labels it is.…

I just stumbled upon a fabulous book, and I instantly knew I had to share it with you all - my equally fabulous readers!

Apparently, Miss Manners is a real person (who knew!), and she penned an awesome book about wedding planning; specifically, weddings that are “painfully proper.”

Judith Martin, aka Miss Manners. Doesn’t she just exude smartness?

Here’s a little quote. A sampling to whet your palate.…

Anyone else have trouble finding those responsible for mystery gifts? Since we didn’t do a registry and told guests not to feel obligated to send us presents, there were quite a few guests that gave us nothing. This renders the process of elimination useless in mystery gifter identification. We’ve also inquired close family members for leads, but there are just too many variables to nail…

I was told that I should include an earlier reply by date on our RSVP cards to ensure that we would get all our responses a month before our wedding. I knew I would receive late replies - it’s a given. Well, we put a May 10th deadline and it has officially passed.

I knew we would have some people who wouldn’t respond on time, but I never thought so…

I have to admit, I am far from perfect when it comes to wedding etiquette. As a bride, I try to be good and thoughtful (I wrote my engagement party thank you notes the day after our party), but despite all my efforts, there are times that I no doubt do things that would completely infuriate the ladies Post (Emily, Elizabeth, Peggy and . .…

These days, with the bridal shower just behind us and less than 2 months to our wedding, gifts are finding their way to our home in all sorts of ways. They found their way to the shower in the most traditional of ways: people brought them, and since I opened them there as part of the festivities, I knew who brought what and why (no…

Here are some upcoming events for you DC brides!  Anna Post is signing her new book Emily Post’s Wedding Parties on January 12th.

Over the summer, I received invitations to four weddings. Three out of the four invitations had envelopes that were fed through a home printer with guests’ addresses. Although I have seen many etiquette sources that forbid this practice, it made me wonder: should etiquette rules be revised and adjusted as the times change?

The argument is that printed envelopes are not as personal as hand-written or…

As crusades go, I admit it’s not “feeding the starving children of the world.” But here’s the deal:

Many of my friends have gotten married in recent years, and I often have a terrible time figuring out whether or not the bride has changed her name. In theory, at the wedding you’ll find out the couple’s official names when they’re first formally introduced. But what if…