Should we wait until the wedding takes place, or should we start sending thank-you notes now to acknowledge receipt of these ...

Miss Manners chooses to believe that you only made an unfortunate word choice, not that you believe that it is an honor for a ...

Miss Manners: What’s the proper etiquette for the timing of thank-you notes for wedding gifts? Published: Jul. 07, 2025, 1:00 p.m. "Miss Manners" Judith Martin Courtesy Andrews McMeel Universal ...

GENTLE READER: Then please just order your food. Miss Manners reminds you that the waitress is not a menu item of whom you ...

I live in a place where many cultures and nationalities abound. When I was at a restaurant with friends the other day, we ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: All the bridesmaids for an upcoming wedding recently received a note from the bride’s mother stating that ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My beloved and I are planning a small, intimate wedding. Rather than engage a printer, I am planning to handwrite letters to each invited guest, sharing the details of the ...

Miss Manners: Wedding couple spars over the use of ‘plus one’ on invitations Published: Feb. 10, 2025, 9:00 a.m. Gay or straight, wedding invitation etiquette is complicated when it comes to ...

GENTLE READER: Back whenever engraving was invented, it would have been considered a breach of etiquette to use it instead of handwriting. And Miss Manners assures you that the hand still outranks ...

Miss Manners: Fiancé says in a gay wedding, etiquette doesn’t matter. Fiancé thinks addressing plus ones by name on wedding invites isn’t important, but the letter writer disagrees.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My siblings and I (all of us in our 40s and 50s) have had a strained relationship over the past few years, for various reasons.Last year, my youngest sister told us all via ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My beloved and I are planning a small, intimate wedding. Rather than engage a printer, I am planning to handwrite letters to each invited guest, sharing the details of the ...