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Advice for stress after wedding
Hannah_Bean, on May 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM

I had my wedding and am looking for some advice about my parents and my own bummed feelings about the wedding day. One parent partied too hard at the wedding and keeps bringing up how embarrassed they...

Veronica, May 9, 2025 2 77
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Full meal or just appetizers
Mercedes, on May 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM

Hi I have a problem I do not know what to do. I thought about doing a full meal for our reception but then I thought maybe just appetizers. Our wedding will start around 4pm (ceremony) and end around...

Alisha, May 9, 2025 3 66
Elsie
Looking for a restaurant to hold our small reception Dinner - Near/ In Columbia, md
Elsie, on April 27, 2025 at 10:11 PM

Hi everyone, My fiance and I are looking for a restaurant to hold our small/intimate reception dinner at in or very near Columbia, MD. We're having our intimate ceremony/cocktail at Patapsco Valley...

Michael, May 6, 2025 1 33
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Dry wedding, but after party
Lexi, on May 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM

Is anyone else going the route of having a dry wedding (ceremony and reception) but then having an after party? We are having a dry wedding for family reasons, but I still want the fun party feel. Any...

Lexi, May 5, 2025 30
Mandi
We found our look
Mandi, on January 26, 2022 at 7:01 PM

Me and my groom love how this is set up this is how we want our reception hall to look like.

Geray, May 2, 2025 6 131 2
Jehovana
Atlanta venues
Jehovana, on May 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM

Girls! Which Atlanta venues do you recommend?

Jehovana, May 1, 2025 11
Lisa
Ventura County/la County wedding/reception hidden gems?
Lisa, on April 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM

Hi everyone! I'm so grateful for any recommendations you can share. We're looking to book a wedding/reception venue for about 100 guests in Malibu, Moorpark, Westlake, Agoura, or Camarillo. We're...

Lisa, Apr 30, 2025 22
Bride
i want to leave my own wedding reception Early.
Bride, on April 17, 2025 at 12:29 AM

For some reason I cannot find a single post on the Internet about a couple doing this! Every time I look it up, I just get articles about leaving early as a guest. Anyways, I get why people are...

Mel, Apr 30, 2025 3 263
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Should i have a cocktail hour at all?
Ggreer14, on August 29, 2021 at 3:30 PM

Sooo I’m not sure what to do... I plan on having a “first look” with my fiancé on our wedding day before we have the ceremony and getting our pictures done early in the day. It’s cheaper and we’re...

Tanise, Apr 29, 2025 18 1,876
Krissy
Song
Krissy, on April 11, 2025 at 6:50 AM

NEED HELP!!!! Getting married in a week and I am in need of a song to dance with my mothers husband. I don't consider him my step dad but he is an important person in my life. He has helped me a lot...

Kawaii, Apr 20, 2025 2 60
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Small reception ideas near Yellowstone National Park?
Faith, on March 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM

Hi all! We are getting married in Yellowstone National Park next June. On the hunt for a location to have a small reception of 15-28 guests. Anyone have any recommendations? We aren't looking for a...

Michael, Apr 18, 2025 3 42
Laura
Mobile tap truck bar help
Laura, on May 16, 2021 at 8:43 PM

Love the idea of using this truck for our Italian themed wedding- 54 guests. For those who have used it, would you use it again? How did you serve soft drinks? Planner wants to have a separate bar...

Chris, Apr 15, 2025 3 206
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Bar options
Taylor, on April 20, 2023 at 2:28 PM

I am getting married in September and plan to have 125 people invited. I know 10-15% will decline the invitation which leaves us with like 100 - 115 actually in attendance. We really want to avoid a...

Chris, Apr 15, 2025 8 278 1
Mariah
Father daughter dance not lame!
Mariah, on April 22, 2021 at 11:01 PM

Tell me your NOT LAME or sappy father daughter dance songs.

Sagan, Apr 8, 2025 15 421 1
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Father/daughter Dance
Sarah, on January 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM

I'm having difficulties choosing a song for my father daughter dance. We are both very into Broadway, but I don't want the song to be too sappy. Any recommendations?

John, Apr 6, 2025 45
Brittney
To pasta or not to pasta
Brittney, on October 28, 2020 at 9:54 PM

Hi! I found this post on Pinterest and I was wondering what you guys thought. Would you guys go with the usual steak, chicken or salmon route; or would you guys think pasta was filling/ "classy"...

Grant, Apr 1, 2025 26 1,892
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Dance Floor
Maria, on March 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM

Looking recommendations/vendors that can provide a 24 x 24 checkered dance floor for a wedding reception at the Coral Gables Country Club. My understanding is that it needs to be a subfloor wrapped in...

Maria, Mar 31, 2025 26 1
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Group Photos
J W, on February 10, 2021 at 12:45 AM

Has anyone tried to do group photos with different sets of extended family at their wedding? My mom is really set on the idea of having a few group photos as some of our relatives are getting older. I...

Julia, Mar 30, 2025 15 476 1
Samantha
Wedding ceremony and reception
Samantha, on February 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM

I am planning a wedding in july. Just close family and wanted to do a wedding celebration in September for the reception part of the wedding with a bigger group. We are just trying to figure out if...

Robbi, Mar 28, 2025 3 346
Lyssa
Games?
Lyssa, on May 3, 2023 at 10:28 AM

Is anyone playing any games at reception? I want to make it more fun!

Tilly, Mar 28, 2025 14 3,158 1
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