Wedding Reception
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Which type or genre of music do people generally have for a cocktail hour? If I have live music for the cocktail hour, which combination of instruments is best? 1. piano 2. piano and stand-up bass 3....
Is it a wedding without a wedding cake? The cake cutting and cake face smash are classic wedding traditions, but many couples have been switching it up recently with different delicious desserts! What...
Hi everyone, We are having a very large wedding celebration - around 300 guests. The day is just going to include the reception (cocktail hour plus reception) since we had our small ceremony...
Has anyone ever had a dessert table?! If yes what have you had/having on it? We still want a small cake to cut for the wedding, but other than that, we don’t know where to start!
Hi All! If you are doing a Grand March, what songs are you going to use? Are you doing one for your bridal party and a separate one for you and your FH?
Where can I find BLUSH cloth wedding napkins? Preferably under .63 each. I can rent or buy!
For our second more casual wedding we were thinking of doing a cupcake tower. Has anyone else done this and if so what was the cost and how many do you recommend ordering per guest.
Hi 👋🏼 I was wondering if anyone here has had their reception at the Cheesecake Factory? How was the experience? Did it still feel like a reception? It’s my number one choice since we’ve cut back our...
Our wedding is scheduled for sunrise in Feburary 2019. My idea of a reception would be a traditional breakfast package. Our reception would begin typically around 8am.. My future husband and mother...
I got engaged this year and we set the date for April 1st. This month, we also found out that I'm pregnant. I'll be close to 5 months at the time the time of the wedding, so my fiancee came up with...
I’m having a very difficulty time finding a song for my father daughter dance. My dad and I are close, but not in a mooshy way at all. We are more of the type that likes to drink beer together. He is...
So, we were doing plated but have now had to switch to a manned-buffet. Our venue told us their kitchen couldn't accommodate more than 60 plated meals and we are now going over that number, so we have...
I want to have a dance with my matron and maid of honor. Maybe one song for each that can be mashed together for an easy change or a shared somg, where one will join in as the other leaves. I want...
Hello all! My fiancé and I are getting married at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame's campus. The Basilica timeline is super strict and the scheduling is super...
Hey y'all, so I'm trying to make our wedding website and can't seem to find a good answer for my question. What do you call cocktail hour if you're only serving beer and wine at your wedding? Thank...
I've been beating myself up about this... my mom and dad are divorced and he is not in the picture. So I plan on dancing with my mom at the reception. I love the song "I Loved Her First" by Heartland...
I bought 75 blank koozies from Amazon and my sister will be putting the design on them. For anyone who did koozies, how did they work out for you? Did you feel it was a waste? We are having about 75...
Does anyone know were in Tampa Bay someone who makes Haitian wedding cakes
Struggling with how to structure open bar with cocktail hour and reception. We are leaning towards setting a monetary cap, and when it's reached it switches to cash bar. The monetary cap would either...
Hey everyone, my fiancé and I have a very large wedding list (300-400). Since most venues are per head we are thinking it would be best to pay for a venue and bring in outside family style catering....