How do introduce the idea of a wedding party for those guests who are not able to make it to your wedding? When do you send out invites to that party in relation to your wedding invitation? How long should you wait before having a party at home? What kinds of things do people do at that party? ie. Do they show a video of their wedding and does the bride wear her dress again?

Where is the best place to mention your bridal registry when doing a destination wedding?

We sent save the dates out to our guest nearly a year in advance of our destination wedding, is it appropriate to send out a second save the date prior to sending invitations? How early should we request to have a final answer from our guests? Do we need to send formal invitations to guests who have already informed us that they cannot make the trip?

Hello, I have a confusing destination wedding situation. My cousin is getting married in Vegas, no one is invited to the wedding because she wants it private. My boyfriend and I are attending however we were never officially invited, it just happens that we will be there at the same time. The situation is this, she wants a traditional bridal shower, and is planning a post wedding celebration in the summer, for a wedding no one was given the option to attend. They are going to rent tents and have a band, however the alcohol and food with be provided by all of the family members, not a traditional reception. She has made the statement that she just wants the gifts. My question is this, what if any gift is appropriate for a wedding that you were not invited to at a post wedding party that you are providing the food and beverages for?

Good morning Erica, 
 
Excellent question! I am about to post Jodi's reply, so check back to the Etiquette section in an hour and you'll see a new post. Good luck!