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Karen
Party favor ideas
Karen , on January 2, 2019 at 8:43 AM

Please share your wedding guest favor ideas, with pics if you have any. Is it imperative that we even bother? I’m leaning toward skipping the favors.

Jaime, Dec 1, 2019 26 440
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Spanish entrance music for bridal party
Michelle, on November 19, 2019 at 11:10 PM

My FH and I are both Mexican and would love some Spanish introduction music for out bridal party, something to set the tone for how much fun the rest of the night will be. Help please 🙏 ( we are open...

Savanna, Nov 21, 2019 3 6,058
Jiamin
Dinner and dance in different room, is it ok?
Jiamin, on November 19, 2019 at 12:13 PM

I just realized that it's easy and common to have dinner and dance at the same room so that guests can remain seated while watching the dance. How would dinner and dance in different room work? One of...

Cher Horowitz, Nov 20, 2019 10 2,338
Aubrey
Reception Food Help! - Soup Bar?
Aubrey, on November 19, 2019 at 6:56 PM

Our wedding is late October next year. We live in the Blue Ridge Mountains where it quickly cools off in the evenings. We are trying to decide on our menu for the reception and would like to do...

Lyndsay, Nov 20, 2019 8 340
Stevie
i need help finding a first dance song!
Stevie, on November 13, 2019 at 9:51 PM

For the life of me I cannot find a first dance song that I like. I primarily listen to country music, any suggestions?

Hope, Nov 18, 2019 29 1,505 1
Victoria
Should i have my wedding at an adults-only resort? What does adults-only really entail?
Victoria, on November 16, 2019 at 11:06 AM

We are getting married near Cancun, MX (probably Riviera Maya) sometime late 2020. All the resorts I have fallen in love with (Secrets, La Blanc, Excellence etc..) are all adults only My ideal wedding...

Lauren, Nov 16, 2019 5 1,409
Lauren
His & her drinks
Lauren, on November 14, 2019 at 9:53 PM

We’re thinking of doing his and her drinks for happy hour. Did y’all truly choose your favorite drinks? Or drinks you thought everyone would like? His go to drink is a rum and coke and mine is a gin...

Ashley, Nov 15, 2019 18 2,468
Carolyn
Father/daughter Dance w/ fil - help with song!
Carolyn, on November 11, 2019 at 12:41 PM

I am doing a Father/Daughter dance with my future FIL at the wedding. My dad passed away when I was 16, but I appreciate my FH's dad so much & he has really taken me into his family like I am his...

Joany, Nov 14, 2019 8 1,071
Jessica
Leaving a bad review on the venue we have to use?
Jessica, on November 12, 2019 at 12:06 AM

I’m really irritated with our venue to the point that I don’t want to use them for our wedding but we’re stuck in a contract with them where regardless of if we get married or not we have to pay them...

Brianna N, Nov 12, 2019 18 1,393
Kyrie
Non-traditional wedding music? coheed & cambria
Kyrie, on November 10, 2019 at 1:26 PM

So my fiance and i are huge coheed and cambria fans - we have the amori wars comic books and everything. anyways- we were thinking of using one of their songs for our first dance but also not sure...

Sinéad, Nov 12, 2019 3 966
Briana
Bachata in ballgown?
Briana, on November 6, 2019 at 1:50 PM

I really really want our first dance to be stand by me by Prince Royce... BUT will we look stupid? My dress is a ballgown so no one will see me dance really. I don't really like the idea of getting a...

Clíodhna, Nov 11, 2019 7 909
Lynnie
Full Open Bar: Overrated or Underrated?
Lynnie, on June 18, 2019 at 11:05 AM

How do you feel about having a full open bar? Are cocktails in addition to wine and beer a make it or break it issue, or just a nice extra? Do you think full open bars are overrated or underrated?...

Ashley, Nov 6, 2019 157 2,068 1
Khadidra
Hanging Flower Ceiling designs
Khadidra, on October 31, 2019 at 10:59 AM

Do anyone know what would be the cost to do this in Daytona Beach , Florida ?

Jocelyn, Oct 31, 2019 14 2,015 2
John
Cocktail Hour Music
John, on March 14, 2019 at 9:43 AM

What your must play cocktail hour music? People are still getting to your venue so I don’t want to play too good songs during cocktail hour but still want to play somewhat good songs...lol it’s hard....

Christina, Oct 31, 2019 26 7,792 1
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How much do i pay my bartender?
Mackenzie, on March 4, 2018 at 5:12 PM

So I’m having an open bar, in which I am providing the liquor, and am having 200 guests, though only 150 are old enough to use it. I’m having one of my bridesmaids’ sister, who just acquired a bar...

Naikesha, Oct 30, 2019 14 21,057
Jenny
Taco Bar at Wedding Reception
Jenny, on October 19, 2019 at 7:11 PM

Hi, I'm looking for honest opinions - I am the Mother of the Bride and my daughter wants to do a taco bar at her wedding because they don't like typical wedding food, i.e., filet mignon, chicken,...

Nicole, Oct 28, 2019 47 4,799 2
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Donation in lieu of favors
Brittany , on April 9, 2018 at 8:34 PM

Because I’m in the belief that 95% of the time wedding favors are typically just another decor element and useless to most guests (as well as under appreciated), my fiancé and I are going to take the...

Krystina, Oct 25, 2019 27 1,982 1
Lauren
Open bar vs beer and wine
Lauren, on October 23, 2019 at 7:42 PM

Fmil in saying to save money just do open bar during the cocktail hour and beer and wine during the dinner. I've never been to a wedding like that so it sounds weird to me. What do you think?

Lady, Oct 24, 2019 15 2,174
Allison
How much money should we put on the bar?
Allison, on October 22, 2019 at 6:53 PM

Hello, We're getting married at a winery in fall 2020. A bartender is included in the package but unfortunately alcohol is not. You are only allowed to use the alcohol supplied by the winery which is...

Gean, Oct 24, 2019 8 2,238
Shaniqua
Hors d'oeuvres receptions
Shaniqua, on October 23, 2019 at 5:19 PM

What do people think of hor devour only reception? Has anyone been to one before that also has an open bar? Were you blasted by the end of the night? I'm trying to think of ways to save money on the...

Cyndy, Oct 24, 2019 11 844
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