Discussions by Michelle

What did you love most that you received or that you are looking forward to?

Old school etiquette* says it is taboo unless it’s required by the venue for entry, similar to Black/White Tie for the Oscars, and some older generations will be offended. What are your thoughts as a...

How are you announcing these? Listing the menu in your ceremony programs or somewhere else? I know that they are commonly added to individual menu cards at the tables, but those are not read or seen...

How long did your caterer stick around and how long was your entire reception including cocktail hour?

For those who are serving a buffet, are you providing take out containers for guests to take food home as they choose or will you donate it to a local shelter? I’ve seen this done at a couple weddings...

A friend of mine sent me this on social media. Caption being “ring bearer took his mission very seriously”

Are you doing a first look to get photos out of the way so you can go to the whole cocktail hour? Is everything at the same location? How long is your reception lasting?

From the last wedding you attended (or any others you recall), what did you love most and what were you not impressed with?

Are you using an area of concrete off to the side? Are you going with standard wood, white marble-esque, or LED light up? Will it be a small area or take up a large portion of the room?

What is being served at your pre-wedding festivities (shower, bridesmaids luncheon, bachelorette, rehearsal dinner, getting ready the morning of)?

Anything that has popped up in the last 5-10 years that doesn’t make sense to you and would not go over guests

What did you feel was money or time well spent? What did you regret including? Of the guests who came to you with compliments, what were their favorite elements that you included?

Is anyone else in this situation? I notice many posts say some variation of “don’t invite friends, limit it to immediate family only “. If you aren’t close to those people, it sounds like, even if the...

Is this common? I was reading on another site to make sure that you ask your photographer to capture guests at their tables. Seems like a strange thing to film when there are many other opportunities...

Either that you forgot or ran out of time

I saw a comment in another post along these lines and it made me curious. Does this actually happen that the couple doesn't get to see the guests at the wedding? They have many opportunities to do so....

How did you decide what food presentation you wanted for your guests?

Once you kick off heels at the reception for serious dancing, do you find it easier to barefoot or something else? I cannot dance in flip flops because they don't lift off the ground with the rest of...

What are you including if anything that is completely unnecessary but you want to go fun extra with to wow your guests? For example: food stations at cocktail hour/dinner/late night, interactive...