Do we have to saty at the hotel after the wedding

The mother of the bride says that I have to stay downtown at the hotel when I only live 20 minutes away. I have a husband and child. She says that she can stay in the room with the paid daycare attendant and that we are going to the bar after the reception from midnight till 2 am. The wedding.... [Read more]

Letting guests know about lodging options in the wedding invitation

We will be having an outdoor ceremony & reception BOTH at my Father's house on 40 beautiful acres. This is a semi-formal event. However most of the guests will be driving 3 hours. It is a fairly small & spread out town. When talking to a couple people about the drive & lodging options a.... [Read more]

Paying for lodging for wedding guests?

I have heard that it is polite for the bride and groom to pay for the lodging for the wedding guests for a destination wedding. What would be the appropriate thing to do in this situation: my (soon-to-be) fiancee and I live in AZ but all our family lives in MI, OH, KY, and TN. We decided to have.... [Read more]

Bride won't pay for wedding party's lodging

I am the maid of honor in a destination wedding being held outside the country. I have looked through many wedding etiquette websites, and they all say that the hotel rooms for the members of the wedding party should be paid for by the bride and groom (or their parents). However the bride has not.... [Read more]

Hotel Accommodations

My fiance has decided not to make accommodations for his out of town guests for the wedding because they live 1.5 hours from the city, and will drive up the day of the wedding and will drive home the same day. How do I word this for the invitations? My guests are all from the city we are getting.... [Read more]