I am the mother of the groom, 5’9″ and not particularly fond of my legs.  I would like to wear a floor-length or tea-length dress for my son’s formal outdoor summer wedding. The mother of the bride is short and thinks she looks shorter in a floor length gown so she would like to wear a knee length dress.  Will I look out of place if I wear a longer dress than the MOB. The bride says she doesn’t care, whatever I am comfortable in, but I sure don’t want to make any wedding etiquette mistakes. Any suggestions?

My destination wedding is two months away. Is it too early to send out the invitations? The hotel discount code is in the wedding invitations, so we want people to have that information as soon as possible.

I would like pastel colours for my wedding flowers: pink, lilac/mauve, pale yellow and pale peach – what flowers would you recommend?

I am a having a south asian (Indian) wedding this summer in chicago. My dress for the reception is navy blue so that it going to be one of the colors for the wedding. I really need help incorporating the colors of flowers and decor. I love fuchsia/lime green which would go well with navy blue and reflects the summer wedding. Im not the biggest fan of orange which essentially works well with blue. Please help, do you have any better ideas?

I might be getting married a the justice of the peace. Is it ok to have a bridal shower and if it is ok should I invite those who are not invited to the justice of the peace?

We are having a destination wedding, inviting only close family and friends. We are having an at home reception a month after our wedding and I was wondering when we should send the invitation to the at home reception and appropriate wording.

How do I interview a DJ for our wedding? What sort of questions should I be asking besides prices?

Is it customary to ask your fiances sister-in-law, who you are not very close with, to be one of your bridesmaids?

I am getting married next July in Mexico in a very spanish decor hotel very elegant. I have selected a bridesmaid gown that was called burgandy and when it arrived the color is much more wine very deep color. It is gorgeous but I am worried about putting red roses with it. Since my wedding is in Cancun I am having issues with flower selections. Can anyone recommend colors and types of flowers that would go with this coloring? I am not a fan of yellow or orange. My gown is ivory.

I just received a contract for a very high end venue and it asks for 30% of the costs (excluding surcharge) when I sign the contract and the balance (70% of the gross costs) 60 days before the actual event.  This seems unusual as it is not as if they need to buy food, alcohol or pay staff 60 days in advance.  Is this common and, if not, is there any way for me to push back on this?