DEAR MISS MANNERS: At my partner’s son’s wedding, the first row had names taped on the chairs for assigned seating. For the first row on the groom’s side, the first seat was for the groom’s mother, ...

Dear Eric: About five years ago, my sister’s son was married. When we arrived at the wedding, the bride and groom had set up three special tables. One was for the bride’s parents and their siblings ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My son is getting married. Besides me (his mother), he has his maternal grandmother, paternal grandmother, paternal step-grandmother and paternal great-grandmother. Some of these ...

Dear Annie: The town I live in is trying to cut expenses by having amateurs handle the mowing and weed-whacking at our local cemetery. Last year, the professional landscapers left gouge marks on the ...