Have Your Parents Met Your Fiance's Parents Yet?
Posted by Sarah SmithBecause mine just did. After more than two and a half years of dating, we finally got our parents together for a dinner at Arezzo in Scott’s hometown …
Posts Tagged ‘parents’
Etiquette: How to Divide the Guest List When Parents Are Divorced
Posted by Talley Sue HohlfeldLast week, I fielded a query from parents of the bride who are footing the bill for a 250-person wedding. The groom’s parents are divorced and both have remarried, …
Etiquette: Who Gets a Corsage or Boutonniere?
Posted by Talley Sue HohlfeldThis week, Nikki wrote to us at our AskMartha mailbox (askMartha@marthastewartweddings.com) with this question: Who gets a corsage or boutonniere at my wedding? Money is tight, but she …
Etiquette: When Mom Wants Her Name on the Invite
Posted by Talley Sue HohlfeldOne of the recent queries to our AskMartha mailbox (askMartha@marthastewartweddings.com) pointed out a clash between old traditions and our modern sensibilities. This bride’s divorced mom will be hosting …
Etiquette: An Argument for a Family Table
Posted by Talley Sue HohlfeldTraditional seating charts place the couple at one table and their attendants and parents at another. This lets mom and dad serve directly as hosts to particularly close …
Etiquette: A Grand Entrance for the MOB?
Posted by Talley Sue HohlfeldMany people think of the mother of the bride’s entrance as being a big part of the ceremony. But the truth is, it’s not a ceremonial entrance at …
Etiquette: Can You Ask Parents to Help Pay?
Posted by Talley Sue HohlfeldBoy, money’s touchy, right? In addition to being worth something, it carries all sorts of really loaded emotional messages and symbolism: independence, generosity, obligation, gratitude, just to name …
Etiquette: Leaving a Parent Off the Wedding Invitation
Posted by Talley Sue HohlfeldA reader recently reported that her fiancé’s parents wanted to be included on the invitation. Easy enough, but here was the hard part. As the bride put it: …
