| Coverage : The Engagement Etiquette Quiz is designed to test your knowledge of proper etiquette relating to wedding engagements.
The Engagement Etiquette Quiz questions are carefully crafted so you can gauge how much you really know about the proper dos and don'ts of wedding engagements. |
| 1. | Who generally should be informed first of a couple's engagement? |
| a. | | The groom's parents |
| b. | | The bride's parents |
| c. | | Friends of the bride |
| d. | | Friends of the groom
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| 2. | How should you inform parents, siblings, and other close relatives about your engagement? |
| a. | | Grandparents first, then siblings, then other relatives |
| b. | | Siblings, then grandparents and then other relatives |
| c. | | All at the same time, at a family dinner perhaps, if possible |
| d. | | By phone
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| 3. | What information does not need to be included in a published wedding announcement? |
| a. | | Bride and groom's parents' names |
| b. | | Bride and groom's hometowns |
| c. | | Date of the wedding |
| d. | | Career and education information for both bride and groom
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| 4. | Formal wedding announcements are not always recommended these days. Why not? |
| a. | | It's an unnecessary expense of postage |
| b. | | Recipients often confuse them with invitations |
| c. | | They are considered formal and out of date |
| d. | | They can seem impersonal to the recipients
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| 5. | In the United States, what is the length of the average wedding engagement? |
| a. | | 6 months |
| b. | | 9 months |
| c. | | 12 months |
| d. | | 14 months
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| 6. | If you have children from a previous marriage, they should be told the news of your engagement before anyone else and without your new fiancé present. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 7. | If an engagement is called off, and wedding invitations have already been sent, when should the guests be informed of the cancellation? |
| a. | | As soon as possible |
| b. | | Within 1 week of the break up |
| c. | | Within 2 weeks of the break up, as long as that's within 2 weeks of the wedding |
| d. | | At least one week before the wedding
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| 8. | An engagment ring is not a necessary component of a traditional wedding engagement. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 9. | Although it's not a requirement, jewelry stores suggest that future grooms spend how much money on an engagement ring? |
| a. | | $3,000 |
| b. | | 1 month's salary |
| c. | | 2 month's salary |
| d. | | As much as he can possibly afford
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| 10. | What one factor will determine more than anything the style and feel of your wedding? |
| a. | | The size of the guest list |
| b. | | The relationships between the bride and groom's families |
| c. | | The bride's organization and planning skills |
| d. | | The wedding budget
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| 11. | There are two exceptions to the rule that a bride should always return the engagement ring after a broken engagement. What are the exceptions to this rule? |
| a. | | If the ring was an heirloom from her family |
| b. | | If the groom cancels the engagement |
| c. | | If the ring was a birthday or Christmas gift |
| d. | | If the ring was chosen by the bride-to-be or designed by her
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| 12. | Who should bring gifts to an engagement party? |
| a. | | Nobody |
| b. | | Family members |
| c. | | Close friends |
| d. | | Co-workers and people not close to the couple
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| 13. | If you decide to send a "save the date" announcement to potential wedding guests, when should this be sent? |
| a. | | Within 2 months of your engagement |
| b. | | Within 2 months of the wedding date |
| c. | | At least 6 months before the wedding date |
| d. | | There is no timeline, as long as it arrives well before the actual wedding invitation
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| 14. | The wedding guest list should always be shared with whom? |
| a. | | Both the bride and groom's parents |
| b. | | The bride's parents, if they are paying for the wedding |
| c. | | Nobody; it's for the bride and groom |
| d. | | The whole of the wedding party
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| 15. | Since gifts aren't expected or even necessarily appropriate at engagement parties, "no gifts" should be noted on the invitations. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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