We all understand a few basic rules of social grace. One of the oldest is that when you invite someone to dinner, the ...

Hosting a dinner party is a lot of work, and knowing who to invite is just as much. Try following Ina Garten's advice for ...

When you invite people out for dinner, you sign off on the bill and that’s it. It’s rude to ensure the whole table knows how ...

This column originally ran in 2023. DEAR MISS MANNERS: I grew up in a home where socialization was discouraged. We were not allowed to have friends over, and I never recall having people over for ...

Start your rehearsal dinner guest list with immediate family, your wedding party, and anyone involved in the ceremony rehearsal. Consider inviting out-of-town guests to thank them for traveling, or ...

That's what we asked you for our first Online Question of the Week – and, boy, did the dream invites come flying in! Even our Opinion team got involved in one form or another. Letters Editor Julie ...

DEAR ANNIE: My wife recently received a dinner invitation from her former brother-in-law to “talk about the old days.” She is planning on going. I have seen them together a couple of times at weddings ...

It was not piping hot because it got pulled out of the oven to get carved, and to make way for everything else that had to go ...