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

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

I had no input as to how big this shower has become, and being asked -- no, told -- to pay for it strikes me as inappropriate ...

One bridesmaid says she didn't have any input on the shower's size and scope, why should she have to help fund it?

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a bridesmaid who questions if the bridal party ...

I had no input as to how big this shower has become, and being asked -- no, told -- to pay for it strikes me as inappropriate ...

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

I had no input as to how big this shower has become, and being asked — no, told — to pay for it strikes me as inappropriate.

Bridesmaids are supposedly chosen because they are the dearest people to the bride. Why, then, are they considered ...

"Ms." is an abbreviation of the honorific “Mistress,” which was the respectable equivalent of “Mister,” to be used regardless of marital status.

She decides, for whatever reason, to retain her maiden name. She is still deserving of the married honorific, is she not?

Miss Manners chooses to believe that you only made an unfortunate word choice, not that you believe that it is an honor for a lady to be married, and that the title “Mrs.” reflects that.