She's often hosted at vacation homes, sometimes without the owners present. What sort of gift can she give in thanks?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My niece, in her 30s, has now earned a graduate degree. While I provided her a generous check when she ...

A letter writer is offended they were invited to the wedding shower but not the wedding of a friend’s daughter.

A gracious letter, paired with a token present that shows you pay attention to their style, is perfect. Other than that, Miss ...

I brought a gift to a wedding shower, but wasn’t then invited to the wedding. So when I received an invite to a “backyard ...

If you are looking for validation that it was an insult to wave the wedding invitation in front of you — and announce that ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was invited to a shower for a friend’s daughter’s wedding. It was called a “suitcase” shower, meaning ...

The mother of the bride said that not everyone was invited to the nuptials because “perhaps they couldn’t afford to go out of ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have been friends for many years with a married couple and their adult son. They are very wealthy and ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was invited to a shower for a friend’s daughter’s wedding. It was called a “suitcase” shower, meaning ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was invited to a shower for a friend’s daughter’s wedding. It was called a “suitcase” shower, meaning ...