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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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