Discussions from Wedding Reception

Hi Everyone! So our venue is allowing us to bring our own food and alcohol. We definitely want to save money and provide our own food instead of getting it professionally catered / plated. Does anyone...

Hi everyone! M husband and I got married in April at the height of the COVID shutdown. We were obviously unable to have our reception and are waiting till July to have one in hopes the vaccine will be...

Hey so I will like to just have a dinner reception instead of Dj / party environment. guest count under 40. My fiancé doesn’t not dance and I don’t really care for it. I’m having a destination wedding...

Hey all, my fiancé and I are getting married May 8th. It’s going to be an outdoor brunch wedding. I keep going back and forth on the menu, and I’m concerned that the menu is a little all over the...

My daughter is getting married in her fiancé’s home state of Tennessee. We live in Texas. We are planning on inviting 100 guests. I have looked into prices for another party here and it will be rather...

We are not wanting kids at our reception except for the kids we have involved in our ceremony. What is the best way to request this when inviting people? I don’t want to make anyone mad by asking for...

Having a really hard time trying to find our song for the first dance. Wondering what everyone else was doing for theirs. Have most of the other songs selected. Any suggestion would be much...

The coordinator at my venue sent me a sample timeline that I will be reviewing with my day of coordinator. There are three 5 minute blocks set aside, one for announcements, greetings, and toasts. We...

So one of my biggest wants out of the wedding is to have a huge dessert bar and Its unfolding beautifully. I want feed back. I do know that we have a lot of dessert choices however all of our guests...

I've written the below to drop into the same envelope for the 25ish people who will be attending our small reception dinner. It's politely asking them to get tested. What do you guys think? Also,...

For those of you who have had lobster or crab in their buffet at their wedding, how does it taste after being kept warm?

The Shoe Game is quite a popular game at wedding receptions these days, especially with brides and grooms trying to determine entertainment options due to COVID restrictions (i.e., no dancing) in some...

Hi, Everyone! Since my last post about the wedding cake tasting, my fiancé and I have decided to explore more options when it comes to our cake. There are a couple of reasons why. The biggest reason...

Hi! So we are planning a New Years Eve wedding and it will be in the evening. Ceremony at 7:30 pm. Since the wedding is so late and it’s NYE, we wanted to do black tie. But I’m reading some forums...

Hey guys! I was just told very surprisingly that I would be allowed to have my wedding at the end of May (which is so crazy because I’ve heard that I wouldn’t be able to have a wedding with COVID...

Hi y’all! Has anyone done a late night reception snack? My venue offers a few different options but are EXPENSIVE. My fiancé and I would hate to spend so much for the venue to provide the snacks...

(This is not a Covid advice/precaution question) We are not really into the idea of a huge wedding cake - we both aren't even really crazy about cake and can't imagine spending hundreds on one for our...

My fiancé and I are getting married in a modern looking barn and we are torn on what type of catering to get. I don’t necessarily want something super fancy but is BBQ too casual?

My fiance and I are having a wedding with 100 guests. It's a semi formal event. We have been looking for catering and he's pretty picky on food. He doesn't like BBQ and I don't want burgers and hot...

Hi everyone! My FH and I LOVE pizza and everyone knows that. The venue we booked allows outside catering. Plus we're getting married on a Friday. If we just had the pizza delivered and in a heater...