Wedding Reception
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My fiancé and I are trying to decide how many appetizers to serve during cocktail hour, both in terms of variety and quantity. We’re expecting approximately 250 guests. We originally planned to offer...
Are y’all doing a cake cutting, bouquet toss, and garter toss? Note sure if we’re going to keep or skip these at our reception.
Can you ask a coordinator if you can help with decorating your venue
Hi all, we are having a buffet style w/ service dinner. We are set on braised short ribs, but are struggling to find a solid buffet option for the second protein. Has anyone had any luck with any...
Hi! My wedding 5/20/2022. And my fiancee and I were really planning on doing a diy polaroid Photobooth but I really have wanted a glam Photobooth. The company I reached out to and found that do it...
Hey ya'll....I'm kind of having a brain fart/over thinking moment. I'm getting ready to make a sign for our guest book. I'd like people to write us a short message rather than just sign their name, so...
Hi everyone! I need help! My fiancé and I are currently touring venues for our February 2021 wedding. We toured our first venue that requires outside catering & BYO alcohol. But now I have to find...
I'm getting married next October in a modern venue with a garden feel! I am kind of hitting a wall with searching for caterers. I am shocked at how expensive they are (it's also because we are in the...
One of the most important aspects of planning a wedding is determining what food will be served. I am curious to know how everyone selected their meal options and who catered your wedding? I also...
Let's DANCE!!!! ...... . in deciding your reception playlist, are you choosing (or did you choose) songs that you and your FH love love love? Or are you doing a more mixed genre to please most of your...
Hi all, my name is Michele, and I'm about to have a nervous breakdown. My fiancé and I have been engaged for almost a year now. We've discussed our wedding plenty of times, and we always agreed that...
Our cocktail hour will be in the courtyard of a brewery and we want it to be fairly low-key and fun. I like the idea of having some games for people who want to do something other than stand around...
Are guest books necessary? Will the guests be wandering around looking for one?
Hi all! I'm 3 months out TODAY from our wedding on June 23, 2018, and we are just putting the final pieces/touches together. The biggest head-scratch for us is the send off. We are exiting at...
We hired a DJ for my daughter's wedding and signed a contract for 3 to 7 pm. When we booked i told the DJ it was a small reception but still wanted a fun atmosphere so we hired him. Many guests...
My younger brother sold the Chevrolet truck our dad got him for his 18th birthday last year, we initially agreed he was going to help with getting things in place for my wedding dated for some time in...
I was interested in having an acoustic guitarist perform for our cocktail hour and am starting to get quotes. For context, the cocktail hour and reception are at a venue on Long Island and will mostly...
I’m so over all the wedding guest list pressure. My sister keeps suggesting people I’m not even close to anymore — like “you need more younger people there” — and it’s just… no?? Our list is literally...
What do y'all think of having casino gaming tables at the reception? Not many of our guests are big dancers; they'll sit and appreciate music, but not dance. Plus, all of my finance's family members...
I have been told by a few people that I should let my guests know that we will be having a full open bar. I did not plan on putting that information anywhere, I was going to instead put an open bar...
