Washington Wedding Weight Loss, Fitness & Health Q&A

Cost of flying priest to destination wedding

My fiance and I are getting married in Thailand. I asked my family priest to be the officiant and he agreed. The flight will take 27 hours from his hometown. He is a large man and while speaking to him he added that he always flies business-class because of his size/weight. I can't afford a $7,000+.... [Read more]

Boutonniere alternative?

the groomsmen in my wedding will be wearing longsleeved linen shirts and nice pants, but no jacket. (it's on a farm, in hot august, pretty casual.) my fiance is wearing a linen suit, he can wear a boutenniere. my dad is wearing a lightweight suit, so he can also wear a boutenniere. it doesn't feel.... [Read more]

Where and when to host bridal shower for out of state relatives

Hi! I have an odd situation and couldnt find any answers in my etiquette book.

I live in the state of Washington without any of my family in the vicinity. While my groom's mom, sister & sister-in-law live here, my family is scattered across the country. My maid of honor wants to throw me a.... [Read more]

Mother of the Groom

The wedding, for approximately 200 guests, is an early afternoon outdoor ceremony at a lovely historic mansion/garden the first weekend in October outside Washington, D.C. The colors are green, purple, and white. MOH and flower girl will be wearing shades of green (I'm told it's darker than.... [Read more]

Mother of the Bride Dress Has Excessive Cleavage

I have a problem with my future MIL dress. She tried it on for me and I must say the amount of cleavage is, how should I say, abundant. Not that it looks really bad, actually at first I thought it was really, really nice. But I don't fell that her healthy lungs should distract from the occasion..... [Read more]