Wedding Reception
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We are planning for a 10:30 AM ceremony followed by a brunch reception. This will be a little cheaper than a dinner and brunch food is awesome! Chicken and waffles, PopTarts, bottomless mimosas, etc....
Hey ya'll....I'm kind of having a brain fart/over thinking moment. I'm getting ready to make a sign for our guest book. I'd like people to write us a short message rather than just sign their name, so...
Are Geofilters on Snapchat no longer available? I've looked everywhere and saw they did away with geofilters. What is everyone doing for a geofilter on your special day?
Hi everyone, I need to know how much alcohol to purchase for my wedding, around 130 guests. We will have an open bar, serving wine, liquor and beer. We are also having 2 signature cocktails. I can't...
My brother is getting married this weekend. His fiancée is kind and her and I get along quite well. My narcissistic mother is proving to be a challenge, however. For the seating chart, the plan was to...
Hey everyone!! So my fiancé and I are getting married prior to our wedding reception by 2 weeks. We want cocktail hour to begin at 6 and then have a big introduction by our DJ at 6:30. Just trying to...
So I am not a big dancer nor is my FH we have already decided to opt out of a DJ and have a very trusted friend run a playlist for us but as a trade off I really still want our reception to be fun and...
We are having my daughter's cocktail hour and reception in the same space. What do we do about the table settings? We were planning to have the chargers, napkins, and silverware on the tables with the...
So me and my husband technically married in august of 2022. In December we found out we were expecting after already planning a wedding ceremony for sept 2023! I have a 10 yo boy and we will have a...
Does anyone have any advice on how to calculate drinks for our afternoon outdoor summer wedding? (Mid August in the southwest suburbs of Chicago) We won't be serving alcohol, just water, tea and...
My mother and stepmother do not get along. My father doesn't think it would be a good idea for them to be seated at the same table for the reception. So am I, just supposed to throw them on to a table...
My fiancé and I are high school sweethearts and are hoping to find a meaningful first dance song that really represents our journey. We are fans of country and folk but are open to any other ideas!...
Just to be sure, do I need to count catering staff in my final headcount? I plan to include my planner, photog, officiant, DJ and bartender. But the catering contract makes no mention of their own...
The venue i want requires i use their alcohol package, i was looking at the minimum for their open bar option, its 54 per person for 5 hours. i saw from the catering company they also offer alcohol...
So for our reception I wanted to do different candles as centerpieces instead of flowers. Our wedding will be smaller 40 guests, it’ll be a beach wedding and the ceremony will be at 6. The Reception...
Hello fellow people in love I am finding it difficult on how to ask venues if they are LGBTQIA+ friendly. I don't want to be lied to because I am a potential customer of their business, but we also...
Anyone know what dance works for "Storybook Love" from Princess Bride? It's much slower than most ballroom dances, which is tripping me up when trying to decide what dance to teach my fiancé.
I am very curious why these days a lot of wedding have this performance like aspect to them. Brides and grooms feel the need to put on dance/musical performances to entertain the crowd. Then, it...
What will you be offering your guests to eat for them to pick from? Will you have it served buffet style, plated or something else?
Help!! What are good songs for bride and groom to dance with the In-Laws too?