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Averie
Ideas for serving food? Help!
Averie, on May 27, 2020 at 3:17 PM

So my fiance and I were discussing what to do about serving food to our guests, we are still a go for our June 20th wedding date, but think that our food should be served by someone rather than...

Elizabeth, May 28, 2020 18 1,236 1
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Polaroid station instead of Photo Booth?
catobx, on April 7, 2018 at 12:32 AM

Has anyone here done the Polaroid thing? We are already wavy over budget, and while I desperately wanted a picture booth (I think it is so fun), it is an extra $1k that we both just don't see...

Naikesha, May 28, 2020 16 12,711 3
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Slide show during reception
Sandy, on January 10, 2019 at 4:50 PM

This question just came up today. Is it common/tradition to do a slideshow (kids picture to adult to couple) during reception? 100% of my out of country friends did it on their wedding, but I'm not...

Naikesha, May 28, 2020 15 1,691
Lynnie
Splurge or Save: Music?
Lynnie, on January 23, 2018 at 3:13 PM

This week we’re talking all about budgeting! Divvying up your wedding budget can be tough, so you’ll want to think through your priorities to decide where you want to splurge and where you need to...

Sweetness, May 10, 2020 37 462
Lynnie
Personalized Koozies: Into It or Over It?
Lynnie, on July 31, 2018 at 11:05 AM

How do you feel about personalized koozies as wedding favors? These have been a wedding staple for awhile now - but they're starting to get pushed out of the top spot by favors that are edible and...

Kayleigh, May 10, 2020 107 3,847
Maggie
Necessary or Not: Grand Exit?
Maggie, on February 19, 2019 at 11:05 AM

A grand exit is a great time for a photo op and a final farewell to the newly married couple! Is a grand exit part of your reception plan? Or are you skipping it? Is a grand exit necessary or not?...

Jana, May 10, 2020 83 4,390
Maggie
Naked Cakes: In or Out?
Maggie, on March 5, 2019 at 11:05 AM

Naked cakes were a massively popular wedding reception trend in 2018! I’m personally not a fan because #frosting4life, but what do you think? Are naked cakes a trend you want to see continued in 2019?...

Taran, May 9, 2020 102 2,230
Ella Marie
Is it wrong to only have *beer/wine* for open bar??!
Ella Marie, on January 29, 2018 at 5:03 PM

So my Fiancé and I are only planning on having 4 kinds of beer and 4 kinda of wine for our open bar at the reception. It’ll be a smaller wedding and reception. 50 tops. Maybe a signature drink as...

Taran, May 9, 2020 38 11,382
Monique
Fake snow send off
Monique, on January 17, 2019 at 10:13 PM

Has anyone done this or is planning to do this?

Amarie1029, Apr 30, 2020 11 2,186 1
Ceelie
First dance help!
Ceelie , on March 19, 2019 at 10:08 AM

Hey everyone! I'm looking for some inspiration for our first dance. FH and I are both open minded, but don't know if we should do a slow dance or something fun and more "out there." I've seen some...

S & W, Apr 28, 2020 8 1,030
Robyn
Postponed Wedding Reception Attire Due to Covid19
Robyn, on April 22, 2020 at 8:04 PM

So we’re doing a 10 person ceremony in June where I will wear my wedding dress, but what about for our postponed wedding reception for when we can gather in large groups again - probably next year...

Robyn, Apr 27, 2020 7 681 1
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Should i get new Koozies?
Mw, on April 17, 2020 at 11:50 PM

I ordered 200 koozies with our original wedding date on them (we postponed like everyone else) and I’m not sure what to do with them! Our wedding is next May 2021 now. Do I ask the Etsy shop I got...

ALY C, Apr 18, 2020 7 372
Jazmin
Stir Fry for a wedding?
Jazmin, on February 20, 2019 at 10:21 AM

So this might be a little out there, but I just learned that my favorite restaurant, like ever, does wedding catering. It's like a Mongolian build your own stir fry type of place. According to them...

Jana, Apr 17, 2020 17 914
Disneydarling 9/10/20
Cheesecake station
Disneydarling 9/10/20, on November 27, 2018 at 8:12 AM

As a guest would you enjoy a cheesecake station? My fiance and I are serving italian food and we are having a veinese hour I was thinking of having a cheesecake station with different choices of...

Jana, Apr 17, 2020 16 294
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Caterer deposit back due to Covid
Gabriel, on April 14, 2020 at 9:11 PM

I paid the deposit to the caterer for the wedding reception for my son and his fiancé. The wedding was suppose to be May 9, 2020. Due to the Convid the wedding had to be cancelled. I have received a...

Gabriel, Apr 16, 2020 12 650
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Place cards with no names, just meal choice
K, on October 28, 2019 at 12:34 AM

Hi, we are doing a seating chart but no escort cards. We are offering three meal options and our venue requires meal indicators at the table. Would it be weird if we had place cards at each seat with...

Jana, Apr 15, 2020 12 1,013
Alyssa
Chain Restaurant Catering?
Alyssa, on December 13, 2019 at 12:19 PM

Has anyone had a chain restaurant cater their wedding (Olive Garden, Chipotle..etc)? We are looking at roughly 100 guests, and I'm super cheap and can't afford the prevailing $19-$20 x...

Jana, Apr 15, 2020 5 3,602 1
Danielle
Help my fiancé and i compromise: Bbq but make it classy
Danielle, on December 14, 2019 at 2:00 AM

Hello! My fiancé is set on having BBQ at our wedding. My worry is that it won’t look or feel classy. For the table setting I was thinking about getting chargers and nice sturdy plastic plates,...

Jana, Apr 15, 2020 11 7,576
Amari
Thoughts on a morning wedding?
Amari, on December 28, 2019 at 2:25 PM

I prefer evening BUT one of the vendors i'm considering has a pretty good discount for morning weddings. We would have the venue from 9 AM - 2 PM. for literally half the price of their evening...

Jana, Apr 15, 2020 20 1,400
Maggie
Necessary or Not: Champagne Toasts?
Maggie, on February 19, 2019 at 11:05 AM

Weddings call for toasts! But does it have to be champagne, or can your guests use whatever drink they have? Is a champagne toast in the cards for your wedding reception or is it an extra you’re...

Jana, Apr 15, 2020 86 3,360
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