When attending a formal event, a proper dress code will make a good impression on others. One of the most elegant and common ...

GENTLE READER: A good traditional funeral includes appreciation of the deceased’s life. But when this is labeled a ...

GENTLE READER: A good traditional funeral includes appreciation of the deceased’s life. But when this is labeled a ...

The customary basics of a wedding -- the ceremony, a cake and something with which to toast the couple -- are not expensive.

A reader wonders if a bride is expected to explain why certain friends or family were left off the guest list; a mourner ...

I have taken note of repeat inquiries about how to deal with not being invited to a wedding-- presumably, though not always in so many words, without being a jerk in return. I would like to point out ...

A woman is considering dropping out of her close friend's wedding party because the 'pity role' she was offered felt like 'a ...

Is this just the new normal now? Are traditions fading? I don't know if this should bother me or not,”the bride asked online ...

It might have been planned in only a month, but that sense of spontaneity made it the happiest day of our lives,” writes ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I refused to attend the wedding of one of the teachers at my wife’s dance studio when the invitation included their bank account info, asking for “cash gifts ONLY.” The wedding was ...

A guest at a lake house believes the host broke the law by dumping their waste in the lake; an airline passenger is chastised ...

But if you know that a crime is being committed, speaking up is imperative. Because even Miss Manners will admit that ...