Wedding Gift Etiquette News
- Ask Amy Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 8:43AMDear Amy: I recently got married to a great guy. My husband has a few annoying qualities, as do I. I sometimes feel as if he is not interested in me or that something is missing from our new marriage. I feel disconnected from him.
- Choosing Your Next Side-by-Side Utility Vehicle Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 8:54AM(ARA) - Side-by-side utility vehicles have become a popular choice for multi-acreage homeowners, farmers, hunters and outdoor enthusiasts.
- What's the deal with a groom's cake? Saturday, November 1, 2008 @ 9:26PMQ. My fiancee keeps asking me what kind of groom's cake I want. What's the deal? Do we really need one?
- Spout Off Wednesday, October 22, 2008 @ 9:02AMPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:18 am Post subject: Do Weddings End Up Costing You Money Even When You Don't Go?
- Miss Manners: Let's not dispense with the thanks Sunday, October 19, 2008 @ 12:07AMDEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I attended the wedding of a close friend's son and dutifully selected a gift from their registration list.
- Gifts may not require thought, do require thanks Saturday, October 18, 2008 @ 10:07PM DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I attended the wedding of a close friend's son and dutifully selected a gift from their registration list. While wrapping it, I suggested that we include a note saying "We know you like the gift, so there is no need to...
- Yvette Kantrow: Hard Times Friday, October 17, 2008 @ 1:37PMIn his media column last week, The New York Times' David Carr wrote of "a smart young woman" in Hollywood who tells him that she...
- Guests are rude to make fun of baby shower Monday, October 13, 2008 @ 1:12AMQ. Some friends are going to give me a baby shower soon and I have a little predicament to resolve. My bridal shower was about five years ago and it was a lovely event -- for me. But some of those who attended made comments later that the shower lasted too, too long because of all the games they had to play. They said they probably wouldn't come to any baby shower for me if it was conducted in ...
- Steven Petrow: Introducing Myself, (Mr.) Manners Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 1:37PMThe new gay and lesbian manners are confusing. What do you call little Heather's two mommies? How do you word a same-sex wedding invitation? How do you deal with gay bullying or a potential hate crime? What do you do when a condom breaks?
- Marie Antoinette's 'simple life' was lived in this royal refuge Sunday, October 5, 2008 @ 3:12AMVERSAILLES, France – Le Petit Trianon was Marie Antoinette's refuge, the minichateau where she escaped from queenly protocol and played at living a simpler life. Curators who oversaw its renovation have tried to re-create that intimate atmosphere.
- Etiquette Dilemma Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 6:32PMBy Jen Christensen Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 8:30 p.m. Do you know wedding etiquette? If you are invited to a wedding you cannot attend, do you send a gift anyway?
- After-dinner party devolves into virtual text-fest Saturday, August 23, 2008 @ 10:15PM DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I recently went to a very "lax" after-dinner party where we knew only the host and one other couple. While we were there, the host as well as several other guests kept texting other people.
- Wedding gifts can be only a click away Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 12:01PMBy Megan Lea Buck Assistant Lifestyle Editor With fine china or money for a honeymoon only a click away, the Internet has revolutionized the concept of the bridal registry. Web sites such as weddingchannel.com and theknot.com offer assistance to brides in all stages of planning their big day. When it comes to picking out potential wedding gifts, these sites provide one-stop shopping for brides ...
- Distracting colleagues is a hard pill to swallow Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 1:12AMQ. I was in a meeting recently with some of my company colleagues and some outside company executives. There were to be several presentations, which meant it would be a long afternoon session. About an hour into the session, one of the outside company executives pulled a bottle of prescription pills out of his briefcase on the floor, opened it, took two pills out and took them with a couple sips ...
- A culinary blast from the past -- just ‘Fon-do’it Wednesday, July 30, 2008 @ 5:59PMClick to enlarge From left - Antonia Wood, Todd Schmidt and Estela Faninoz sample cheese fondue.
- What to do when they say "I do" Monday, July 21, 2008 @ 1:03AMWeddings are meant to be joyous occasions when family and friends come together to celebrate the union of two of their own.
- Miss Manners: The bridal couple shames their guests Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 7:01AMDear Miss Manners: Recently, my relative was married in a lavish affair with copious amounts of food and drink. After the wedding, the bridal couple compared what all the relatives had given for wedding gifts.
