Etiquette & Guests

Engagement Etiquette and Advice

Our etiquette experts answer all of your engagment-related questions

Q: If the wedding is cancelled, who keeps the engagement ring?
Q: Who should I tell first about my engagement?
Q: Do I have to send someone a wedding invitation if I sent them a save-the-date?
Q: Does my boyfriend have to ask my father for permission to marry me?
Q: My family invited several people to my engagement party that I'm not planning on inviting to the wedding. What should I do?
Q: I'm planning on having a very long engagement. By the time I get married, I will have been engaged for over three years. Is this appropriate?
Q: Can I propose to my boyfriend?
Q: I hate my engagement ring. Can I tell my fiancé?
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