Wedding Reception
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So my venue we picked, I absolutely love but the only con about it is it has brown and blue carpet in the reception area. It’s kinda driving me crazy. Do I completely ignore it and decorate the way I...
So ever since I was young I have been a garth Brooks fan and friends in low places has been my dad and my song. I do not want it as a father and daugther dance song. However the piano man is my fiancé...
Our wedding is going to be pretty laid back. Ceremony about 15 minutes with just in the immediate family. Then the reception will open up for everyone that we invited. We are having no dances, games,...
Hey y'all! So my fiancé and are really trying to debate on whether or not we are going to give our wedding party plus ones. We are planning to have a head table and have all of our wedding party sit...
So similar to many COVID couples, we decided to postpone our wedding to next year. BUT we are still getting married this October, we will have a nice ceremony in a church and then planned to have...
Hi everyone! We're looking at a brunch wedding, but we're a little lost on good ways to end it without having people standing around like "what now?" . What do you all think?
For those of you who are assigning people to a specific table, are you also assigning them to a specific seat? Are you doing individual guest cards or one board for people to read off of? Are you...
I’m curious if everyone is doing plated meals served individually at each table or doing buffet? With covid I’d like to know how meals are being handled
Hi! Quick question: What is the best format to send your song list to your wedding dj? Our wedding is in Jamaica so we have no face to face interaction except through the wedding planner. I do not...
Hey everyone, we're working on assigned seating for the reception and I was wondering where officiants normally sit? This would be someone we just hire so not anyone that is familiar with our family....
Hey guys! My venue was going to be about $20K for just alcohol so we opted to do a consumption balance down and then once it’s used, it’ll be transferred to cash bar. We put $4K down,...
My wedding is on 4.22.21 and unfortunately COVID is still in full swing we will be taking all the precautions. Our wedding will be small, less than 70 guests. I have always wanted to have cupcakes at...
Can you tell me if you think having the fog machine during the first dance is too risky? It's something I would like but have been told by a couple vendors not to, saying it could effect photos, the...
Traditionally it used to be the cutting of the cake if there was no formal send off (birdseed, petals, bubbles, etc). Those are still true for older generations (40s and older) who are used to those...
I want a cake for us to cut and then im getting a grooms cake for him. He said surprise me.... my cake idea for us to cut 2 tiers. Have a N on it also. For him im thinking 1 layer of city or something...
Hello We are planning our vows renewal and formal wedding ceremony in Las Vegas in September since we only did a court marriage. Ideally, we would like to have it at a hotel with outdoor ceremony...
Thinking of doing a short dance with my mother but can't decide on a song. My mother speaks Spanish. Should I do Spanish or English ??
My fiance and I are getting married on the beach in Nj under a gazebo. We are looking for food options. I dont really want a restaurant. If i have to I will but it will be my last resort. i was...
Hello! We are having an 18 person wedding and more of a dinner afterwards. We still get the reception room for 4 hours. What do we do after dinner? It’s at a very beautiful champagne cellar with open...
I am struggling to make a schedule for my wedding, our send off has to be at 11pm but I don’t know about a schedule. Help please!!!