Wedding Reception
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Has anyone been to a wedding without a DJ? There’s a sound system with hookups where we are thinking of getting hitched...do people still dance and have fun? I was thinking of having my charismatic...
Hello and Happy New Year to all. I am 5 months away from the Big Day. (May 15, 2021.) While alot of my stuff is already done and paid for (videographer, photographer, limo). I am from NJ we are...
My mom passed away a few years ago so I think it’d be nice for my dad and I to dedicate our father daughter dance song to her. She loved Bob Seger and I was thinking maybe the song You’ll Accomp’ ny...
We've always wanted to hire live music and are looking into it, but has anyone had experience with a combination? Or if you hired a live band, how did you play your ceremony music? What about first...
So we will be having the ceremony and reception at my FH's church. The ceremony will be in the sanctuary. I will do a little decorating there to make it look nice. I will do a lot of decorating to the...
We decided that our favors would be the same flavor as our wedding cake; packaged in a nice white box at their seat. I'm not the greatest with puns and cute sayings. I'm trying to create a saying so...
We are having a small, 50-person wedding. Recently, it was brought to our attention that we should have a seating chart because there might be some confusion as to who sits at the head/family table....
Hello ladies my wedding will be at 2:30pm on May 15 2021. I wanted to know for a reception would it be a good idea to serve lunch, brunch, or appetizers. I figured ceremony will take 1/2 hour tops....
Hi there 2021 COVID brides! We are getting married May 14th, 2021 ~ no matter what My FH is graduating from medical school in April and then will be starting his military service 3 weeks after his...
My fiance and I are getting married in a historic mansion on a Sunday in June and both dislike the traditional wedding dances where it's a free for all to I Wanna Dance With Somebody or Sweet...
I recently was on the Chili's website and noticed how freaking inexpensive their large party take out platters are. We are talking things such as salads, shrimp fajitas, salmon, chicken, pasta &...
So here’s the dilemma. Our bridal party consists of about 7 bridesmaids and 5 groomsmen. Almost all of which have a significant other or spouse. Maybe 3 total single people. My FH doesn’t want to just...
She he HATES dancing and doesn’t like the attention but he will do one for a short time because I want one. Has anyone else dealt with this situation and what did you do? Short dance and cut into...
Hi, folks! I'm getting married in September, in a mountainside micro-wedding with just our parents and siblings present - basically all but an elopement. Our extended families keep not-so-subtly...
You made it all the way to the reception and then things start to go a little off-plan... Would you rather have a proposal happen at your wedding, or suffer through a terrible toast? I'll suffer...
So my husband and I postponed our reception to next year and in separating the ceremony and reception our budget for tighter! We want to skip the sit down dinner and do an appetizer only reception...
I am beginning to think about my wedding day timeline and am stuck on whether to have our first dance before or after dinner. While I understand the pros for having the first dance right after...
I was unsure when we first ordered this but now that its here I am absolutely in love with it.
How many tiers are in your wedding cake? Or if you've settled on serving a different dessert - how many pieces are you ordering per person? Photo by Jessica Cooper Photography in Cherry Hill, NJ Next...