How do I handle an alcoholic wedding guest and an open bar at my wedding?
I appreciated your article about how to handle a abusive/misbehaving wedding guest. I am getting married next year and I have a son with an drug and alcohol problem. I cannot uninvite him but need tips on how to handle him. He is fine until he starts drinking and there is no way that we can keep him from drinking since we are having an open bar.
I was considering hiring someone to attend to watch him and, as soon as gets boorish, place him in an cab and send him home. Where do I find a babysitter?
Should we host a reception after our micro-wedding? (+reception invitation wording examples!)
We got married this Saturday. It was a very small reception with mainly family. We were unable to invite all of our friends due to venue capacity being only 70 people and also due to our budget. Here we are on Monday back at work and so many people are upset both at me and my now-husband. Is it appropriate to have a small gathering at our house for all of our friends?
“It’s too soon to invite your new girlfriend”: how to deal with guest list drama while grieving
“My fiance has a family member whose spouse passed away. Less than a month after this passing, the family member began to date another person. By the time we get married, they’ll only have been dating for four months and we don’t feel comfortable inviting her to the wedding. How can I better explain this to the family member whose girlfriend we are not inviting?”
Planning tools 101: wedding guest seating chart planner
We launched a comprehensive and totally customizable document of wedding planning spreadsheets if you’re the type to get down with spreadsheets like I am. Now we’re sharing the wedding guest seating chart planner to help you herd cats to their seats like a pro.
Let’s get these guest tables organized!
Offbeat guest goes black tie: How do I blend into a black tie wedding?
There’s tons of advice out there about what to wear to a black tie wedding, but I was wondering if Offbeat Bride had its own take on the subject? I recently received an invitation to a black tie Nuptial Mass, and I am simultaneously excited and intimidated. I want to be respectful, but I’d love […]
Sleep well with these funny wedding do not disturb signs
We featured these rad and funny wedding do not disturb signs from Avari and Ed’s beach wedding in North Carolina last week and wanted to make sure you saw them AND a few other options. Wedding door hangers are great for favor bags (if you’re offering them), especially for out-of-towners staying at your hotel. In fact, we’ve got a load of tips for hosting non-local guests and tips for multi-day wedding weekends.