Wedding Reception
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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...

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...
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...

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...

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...

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

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"...

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...
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...

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...
I am looking for a stage skirt for our reception. What is the best type, flat, shirred or box pleat? Also, where do I purchase stage skirting? All I am finding are able skirts and I need 12" stage...

My fiance is a farmer and his family has this shed/workshop that is less than a year old and still clean. We are going to have our reception here for our wedding in April 2024 but we are lost on...


Did anyone get married at the Surf Club in New Rochelle, if yes, can you please provide insight on food and drinks. We toured it today and love the look/feel but would like some real reviews. Thanks! ...
So my fiance and I are getting married in a very environmentally friendly venue, and we are interested in using compostable dinnerware, made from wheat, grains, and such. They are more durable and...

Obviously times have changed and I don’t feel comfortable doing the removal or making people that catch the items do whatever it is they did in the past. I am doing the bouquet toss but I still have...
Our venue allows outside catering and just in general any other vendors. That being said our caterer is not a plated service it’s buffet style. How do y’all feel about plastic plates that are cute and...

Hi all!! I'm getting married in late June in Georgia and trying to figure out the best place to purchase extra long, slow burning sparklers for my wedding reception send off. Anyone have any...