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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

I have not worn any kind of nail polish since I was in my 20s. I do not want to polish my toenails, or my fingernails, either ...

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 ...

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.

Judith Martin's Miss Manners column has chronicled the continuous rise and fall of American manners since 1978. Readers send Miss Manners not only their table ...