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Just Said Yes August 2018

NO Dinner at the reception and just have a Dessert bar?

Liza, on July 15, 2017 at 5:47 PM

Posted in Etiquette and Advice 102

So we are having an evening wedding. I will be getting married at the same venue as my reception. The wedding starts at 6:30p.m. So I was thinking of just having a dessert bar and our cake of course. I was thinking no dinner. Would that still be okay ? We are having a dance and bar. I figured since...

So we are having an evening wedding. I will be getting married at the same venue as my reception. The wedding starts at 6:30p.m. So I was thinking of just having a dessert bar and our cake of course. I was thinking no dinner. Would that still be okay ? We are having a dance and bar. I figured since its late most people will have ate by then..

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  • S
    Devoted August 2017
    Shelena ·
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    Food, Food!!!!!

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  • CallmeSam
    Expert May 2018
    CallmeSam ·
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    That's dinner time

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  • Sarah
    Super September 2017
    Sarah ·
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    Ummmm stupid question but does anyone else think 2ndtime1stwedding, sandra, that other thread and liza are all the same person filling up the thread with the same question asked different ways?

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  • QueSeraSera
    VIP December 2017
    QueSeraSera ·
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    Wow. Feed your guests or get married at the courthouse

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  • Stephanie
    Expert February 2018
    Stephanie ·
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    I love dessert, but you need to have some type of meal. I recently went to a wedding that started at 3 and they didn't serve any food until around 7 and that was torture. People will most likely just leave early if they are hungry.

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  • Sheri
    Super May 2020
    Sheri ·
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    Please serve a meal show your appreciate your guests time

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  • Sandra
    Devoted September 2017
    Sandra ·
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    If you are serving drinks, your guest needs food. You don't want everybody that's drinking to be totally drunk and hungry at your reception.

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  • Kathy
    Master July 2010
    Kathy ·
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    @Sarah, yes, I think they very well could be the same person.

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  • L
    Just Said Yes August 2018
    Liza ·
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    Omg that is so freaking stupid ! Why would some one act like 3 different people on Wedding wire..to ask advice ? Really especially someone planing a damn wedding ! Really who has time for that ! That is absurd ! Your probably seeing that appear on threads more often is because it's becoming more common to have cocktail parties after wards or to do appetizers. At the end of the day it's what the bride wants ! Fyi THIS was my first time using Ww and now probably my last..#socialmediaDRAMA!

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  • Mags
    Super July 2018
    Mags ·
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    Now we are talking about no food and no alcohol? I mean... just sing happy b-day, blow the candles and have everyone go home!

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  • Emily
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    Emily ·
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    "At the end of the day it's what the bride wants" - oh FFS here we go. The standard line from brides who refuse to host their guests and believe this is all about being a princess for a day. No Liza, it's not all about YOU when you are inviting other people.

    #feedyourguests

    Btw, "obsserd" made be laugh out loud. Nice attempt.

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  • OGJessieJV
    Master July 1867
    OGJessieJV ·
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    I normally eat dinner early because I'm accommodating a small child. However, for a wedding, I would naturally assume if it was between 3-7pm ceremony start, that there would be a full dinner served afterwards and accommodate my schedule accordingly.

    If I showed up at your wedding for a 6:30 ceremony and found only dessert. I'd take my card and leave after the ceremony. My hypoglycaemic arse couldn't handle the lack of protein.

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  • RealLindseyO
    Master October 2017
    RealLindseyO ·
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    Totally "obsserd"

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  • FutureMrs.L
    Master September 2018
    FutureMrs.L ·
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    I'm going to tell my FH and family and friends that i'm planning what i want, the hell with what they want, because i'm the bride... It really doesn't work like that. You can't ignore everyone's comfort and attendance because you're the bride, being the bride does not give you the right to not feed your guests.

    I'm right there with Jessie, no food could leave some guests not doing so well.

    OP, you'd be surprised at what people find time for... yes people troll wedding forums.

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  • Future Mrs. G
    VIP February 2018
    Future Mrs. G ·
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    Hashtags don't work on here.

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  • OGJessieJV
    Master July 1867
    OGJessieJV ·
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    @FMG-when hashtags are used on here by regs, it's usually as #sarcasm.

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  • Future Mrs. G
    VIP February 2018
    Future Mrs. G ·
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    @jessie I am aware of that. I was referring to her #socialmediaDrama hashtag which wasn't sarcasm.

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  • OGJessieJV
    Master July 1867
    OGJessieJV ·
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    Ahhh...I skipped over the noob after the first misspelling...

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  • Taylor
    Super October 2017
    Taylor ·
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    You need to serve dinner

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  • Christinanyc
    Master December 2016
    Christinanyc ·
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    I find it tacky to host a party and not properly feed guests- that's just my opinion though.

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