This response is the voice of reason. B-listing is so rude — and people totally do figure it out and feel shitty about it.

You have nothing to be ashamed for — they were the ones being rude by not inviting a friend's significant other. If you're in a relationship, you're a social unit and must be invited together or it's very poor etiquette. The reason being (as far as I understand it) that you shouldn't invite someone to celebrate your…

Your MIL sounds like a peach.

Can you imagine the freakish fanfare that would happen if Prince Harry dated Emma Watson?

Another reason to read regularly is to improve your grammar and writing skills. Part of my job is proofreading/editing, and I credit my ability to the fact that I simply absorbed good writing style from a lifetime of reading.

You're correct — it's incredibly poor etiquette to mention gifts on a wedding invitation. It's also poor form to state "no gifts" or anything similar on the invite, as it implies that gifts were expected.

I have read books by both Weiner and Franzen, and while I did not fall in love with either's writing, I can say that at least you won't find multiple confusing chapters in Weiner's books about talking, walking piles of hallucinogenic poo.

Only if you're in Europe, though.

I've found that the regular posters on the Etiquette forum are pretty reasonable and give correct etiquette advice almost all of the time. They're just completely honest and don't validate shitty ideas, so usually it's the shitty-idea-havers who go apeshit. Sooo entertaining.

Shit, do they realize they're two-thirds as ridiculous as that insane closing scene in 27 Dresses?

Wait, why couldn't you do both? I assume you weren't going to be baking the cake during the actual ceremony time?

I'm going to second The Knot's Etiquette forum. I lurked there for a bit when I was a bridesmaid for the first time and had no idea if the couple's expectations were par for the course for bridal parties or way over the top.

All About that Bass is terrible on its own merits, but I now can't physically bear to listen to it because it was the song playing in the vet's waiting room while my cat was put to sleep.

Because it's being rented for a shabby chic barn wedding after the video shoot, obvs.

"I would say that if you talk to young people, you know what they're looking for? Someone who tells them the truth. No young person expects you to agree with them. Heck, they're not even sure where they are on a lot of issues."

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OMG YES, that actress is basically what I pictured in my head without realizing I was picturing her.

True, but maybe they could make him look a bit less attractive?

My vote is for Clive Owen for Cormoran. Can't think of anyone for Robin off the top of my head.

So is no one at the organization paid (i.e., it's entirely run by volunteers)? How do they pay for heat and electricity at their office, or the website maintenance/domain name registration/credit card processing fees? Those are all administration costs.