How should I (or just should I) ask my bereaved brother-in-law to a baseball game next week? [more inside]
posted by palindromic on Sep 25, 2009 - 20 answers

Are baby showers, by default, supposed to be surprises? [more inside]
posted by shiu mai baby on Sep 21, 2009 - 38 answers

Boyfriend invited to his best friend's wedding, and, well... drama. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 25, 2009 - 43 answers

How do I get over being mad about being uninvited to a wedding, when I sort of understand where the couple is coming from? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 19, 2009 - 72 answers

I want to invite a woman (via letter) I like out on a date to see a Shakespearean play later this month. I want it to read somewhat like the general language used in his writings, but also instantly understandable to someone not very familiar with his plays and/or language. If someone could point me to a resource to help out or if you're willing to rewrite it yourself, I'd be very thankful. [more inside]
posted by Jason Land on Jul 5, 2009 - 7 answers

Why (in the hell) can I not bring a date to this wedding? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 26, 2009 - 93 answers

Where can I find examples of handmade corporate or small business event invitations? [more inside]
posted by acoutu on Jun 15, 2009 - 1 answer

Can you give advice about a font to go with another font? [more inside]
posted by ersatzkat on Jun 12, 2009 - 2 answers

How can I deal with bloggers uploading pictures of private events? [more inside]
posted by mhz on Jun 10, 2009 - 81 answers

We're printing our wedding invitation as a couple of postcards. It's classier then it sounds, but where's the classiest (cheapest) place to print them. [more inside]
posted by gilgamix on Jun 9, 2009 - 11 answers

I need an online-invitation/RSVP-management solution for a small non-profit. Something between evite and cvent? [more inside]
posted by thebazilist on Jun 3, 2009 - 2 answers

Invitation question: Should I attend my assistant's upcoming bridal shower and/or wedding... when it's clear that she does not like me? [more inside]
posted by GuffProof on Jun 1, 2009 - 39 answers

Some of my coworkers are being laid off. I'd like to send out an invitation to a Happy Hour so we have a chance to get together informally before "the end". How do I word the invitation? [more inside]
posted by parilous on May 18, 2009 - 18 answers

Help me word an invitation. [more inside]
posted by Sassyfras on Apr 23, 2009 - 12 answers

A friend's wedding invitation had a poem that included the line "We prefer gifts of money." Besides choking on my own rage, what do I do? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 20, 2009 - 202 answers

(NameMy___Filter) Help me name our wedding! [more inside]
posted by explosion on Oct 20, 2008 - 23 answers

I want to design an invitation that looks like a football game ticket stub. What font should I use?
posted by tizzie on Sep 2, 2008 - 7 answers

Birthday invitation etiquette questions [more inside]
posted by Evangeline on Aug 4, 2008 - 27 answers

Where to print custom wedding invitations online? [more inside]
posted by patrickje on Jun 16, 2008 - 8 answers

Wedding shower faux-pas, how to recover? [more inside]
posted by frosty_hut on Feb 9, 2008 - 21 answers

How do you politely tell an ex that they are invited to your parent's visitation, but not the funeral? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 19, 2007 - 18 answers

I saw a website the other day that allowed you to send out a group voice mail message but cannot find it now. Does anyone know what I'm talking about?
posted by daviss on Jul 27, 2007 - 7 answers

How do I decide who at work to invite to my wedding? I'd love to invite everyone on my 20 person team - even the ones I only have worked with with five minutes here or there (Most of them.) But I'm afraid by inviting them, I may be making them feel obliged to come, lest I get offended. (I wouldn't at all.) Is there some sort of rule of thumb here? [more inside]
posted by parma on Jul 9, 2007 - 16 answers

So, I've been invited to a party at my country's embassy later this week. The formal invitation asks me to RSVP, but I don't do this sort of thing very often, and I've got no idea what the right protocol for a response is. Anyone got any idea?
posted by ascullion on May 23, 2007 - 15 answers

Please help me with a sensitive wedding invitation challenge. My partner doesn't want her parents on the invitation as her father has died years after a bitter separation from her mother. But my mum is a traditionalist and can't understand how I could leave her off the invite. Is there a way for everyone to be happy? [more inside]
posted by razzman on Feb 22, 2007 - 22 answers

A friend is looking for a free (or really cheap) downloadable font to create a monogram for her wedding invitations consisting of the bride and groom's first initials and an ampersand (ie N&V). Any tips for a scripty, engrave-y, calligraphy-y, weddingy type font with lots of flourishes? Is it a monogram if it's for two people? I have no idea.
posted by obiwanwasabi on Nov 2, 2006 - 12 answers

In coordinating events for a small alumni group I want to collect money in advance of each event, so that somebody's not left holding the bag when a few people don't show up. I'm basically looking for Evite, but requiring payment in order to RSVP in the affirmative. (It turns out Evite doesn't do this.) Is there any such service?
posted by waldo on Aug 15, 2006 - 6 answers

How rude is it really to use a printer and a nice calligraphy or script font to print addresses on wedding invitation envelopes? [more inside]
posted by tastybrains on Aug 5, 2006 - 54 answers

What is the formal etiquette on how to address an invitation to a divorced couple who are attending a wedding together? [more inside]
posted by TTNoelle on Jul 26, 2006 - 14 answers

We're getting married in June at the courthouse. Our parents, and anyone else who's around and wants to go, is welcome to come along but we're not formally inviting anyone. We are, however inviting people to the reception, and I have questions about what the invitations should say. [more inside]
posted by jennyb on Apr 15, 2005 - 18 answers

EtiquetteFilter. Specifically, I'm interested in wedding invitation etiquette. Even more specifically, I'm interested in the proper etiquette for addressing wedding invitations. No, not the proper wording, because I've found that ... I really just want to know: Do we have to address all of these things by hand?
posted by grabbingsand on Aug 3, 2004 - 18 answers