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Should we wait until the wedding takes place, or should we start sending thank-you notes now to acknowledge receipt of these ...
GENTLE READER: Then please just order your food. Miss Manners reminds you that the waitress is not a menu item of whom you ...
Miss Manners: What’s the proper etiquette for the timing of thank-you notes for wedding gifts? Published: Jul. 07, 2025, 1:00 p.m. "Miss Manners" Judith Martin Courtesy Andrews McMeel Universal ...
Even if Miss Manners had inherited the crown jewels, she, like your grandmother, would never wear them during the day. But ...
Miss Manners: Wedding couple spars over the use of ‘plus one’ on invitations Published: Feb. 10, 2025, 9:00 a.m. Gay or straight, wedding invitation etiquette is complicated when it comes to ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My soon-to-be husband and I are planning our wedding, and are having a disagreement on how to address the invitations.We have agreed to abide by your decision.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My beloved and I are planning a small, intimate wedding. Rather than engage a printer, I am planning to handwrite letters to each invited guest, sharing the details of the ...
Dear Miss Manners: My mother-in-law and sister-in-law wore white gowns to my wedding. Their actions were so obvious that guests commented on it, and the DJ asked for “the real bride to please ...
Miss Manners: Fiancé says in a gay wedding, etiquette doesn’t matter. Fiancé thinks addressing plus ones by name on wedding invites isn’t important, but the letter writer disagrees.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My beloved and I are planning a small, intimate wedding. Rather than engage a printer, I am planning to handwrite letters to each invited guest, sharing the details of the ...
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to someone whose daughter is getting married but isn't open to any planning suggestions from her parents.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My siblings and I (all of us in our 40s and 50s) have had a strained relationship over the past few years, for various reasons.. Last year, my youngest sister told us all via ...