Engagement Party Expectations of Material Acquisition

April 8, 2013

My friend just called to ask me if I had the same impression as she did about an invitation she received. The invitation is to an engagement party. The hosts are the bride’s parents. On the invitation, guests are directed to a registry — and not just any registry: with an airline for, I suppose, [...]

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If Only Life Were As Easy To Refrost As A Cake

April 4, 2013

This is the story of a near-disaster with my brother’s wedding cake. Bro and FSIL had decided to serve a selection of mini desserts at their wedding as opposed to the usual multi-tiered cake. However, they wanted a small cake to do the traditional cutting and feeding with. I’m an amateur cake decorator, and they [...]

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Guests Tending The Bar

April 3, 2013

A couple who is very close to us asked us to bartend their wedding one night after we had a few too many cocktails. We agreed (my fiancé and I) because we were a tad bit tipsy and the couple assured us that the whole thing would be an easy affair. Their wedding is exactly [...]

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Rejecting The Demonization Of the Non-Registery Giftgiver

April 2, 2013

I’ve been turning this one over in my head since I received the Save the Date, and would appreciate your insight and that of the EH community. One of my good friends from college recently became engaged to her boyfriend of 7+ years. Though not surprised given the length of their relationship, I was thrilled [...]

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When A Hoped For Invitation Is Not Forthcoming

April 1, 2013

I’m in a dilemma here. A friend of mine is getting married very, very soon, and I have yet to receive an invitation. A year ago, he sent out requests to us friends (including me) for our addresses so he could send wedding invites. The wedding got delayed a bit until recently. I found out [...]

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Check Here To Pay For Your Reception Meal

March 25, 2013

My husband and I received an invite to an acquaintance’s wedding in June. I’m all for weddings because they’re fun and festive events so I didn’t see any reason why we shouldn’t go. Until we got to the RSVP card. Along with doing them the honor of attending the happy couple’s nuptials were a series [...]

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Technical Difficulties Resolved

March 20, 2013

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Guest Hierarchies Are Crass and Ungracious

March 19, 2013

Someone I went to school with recently got engaged. We’re friends on Facebook because while we never hung out outside of school, we were always friendly to each other and always shared a laugh when we saw each other at school. Anyway, he posted a status about the website he and his fiance had set [...]

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“We’re Getting Married! Invest In Our New Business!”

March 18, 2013

A friend of mine started at a new box (gym) about a year ago and fell in love with her trainer. They just got married this week in an intimate ceremony in their presence of each of their teenaged children. She shared her wedding page (with links to her registry). Although she has been married [...]

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Your Guests Are Not My Guests

March 15, 2013

My brother is getting married this summer and my mother is already thinking of how she can host as many out of town guests as she can so they don’t have the additional cost of staying in a hotel. I happen to have a spare room and she has just assumed that I’d be willing [...]

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