Get what you love for your wedding, not what someone tells you that you need.
Have you ever run across one of those “wedding etiquette” web pages? Some vendors of wedding products have etiquette tips on their websites. Many of them have useful information. But some of them are wedding planning traps.
Watch out for sales pitches disguised as etiquette requirements. For example, an invitation seller might tell you that etiquette “requires” you to have a second, inner envelope for your invitation, which they will be happy to sell you. Or a florist could push etiquette as the reason to have corsages for every female member of your family. I’m just making up examples here to give you an idea of what to look out for. There are many forms this trap could take.
If you want solid etiquette advice, I recommend borrowing an etiquette book from the library or buying one, if you think you’ll use it again. Emily Post has the classic guides to etiquette. You might also enjoy Miss Manners on Painfully Proper Weddings. I’ll write more on real etiquette another day. In the meantime, keep your eyes open for the fake kind.
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