Wedding Reception
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Hi ladies ! I just started the crazy venue search process , hoping to get married next fall. I have one question- is it normal for a venue to only accept cash payments? I only looked into one venue so...
Hi y’all! I’m planning my wedding for October 2020, but want to get going with booking vendors before it’s too late. I was wondering if anybody has advice or experience on what would be better, hiring...
My vision is to have about 3 farm tables (vertical) set up for our wedding guests. The sweethearts table (just bride and groom) will be located at one end of the farm tables as a separate table facing...
Hi everyone! This is my first time posting on one of these forums. I'm looking for advice for my upcoming reception. My fiance and I are very non-traditional people. We've been together almost 10...
Have you ever heard of the wedding table where people put all of the guest they really didn't want to invite? Well that is called the "Garbage Table" some also refer to it as the "Reject Table". Will...
Has anyone ever gotten married at the zoo before? My fiance and I toured the Columbus Zoo and fell in love. What were the pros and cons to your zoo wedding? What did you have as your color scheme?...
I'm struggling trying to find a song for my father/daughter dance. I'm looking for an alt. rock, indie, or 80s new wave song. I hate country music and am not a fan of your typical songs chosen for...
Hi everyone I'm getting married may 30, 2020 and cannot figure out how to create a seating chart for guests to find their seats for the reception. Everything I see is for smaller weddings with less...
Looking to have a smoke machine going during our first dance. One of those ground fogger machines that are suitable for indoor use. Anyone have any experience with them and can suggest a brand to get?...
I came across this company called Luster and I figured it would be expensive but man oh man was it beyond what I thought. It's widely used for businesses. I looked through all the different things...
Our bridal party is small, I have 4 bridesmaids...one of which is still questionable so it might be 3 and FH has only his best man. I was thinking of skipping the introduction for the bridal party....
Hi, I'm in the Washington DC area, looking for a clear top tent. I've been seeing a few pics of them, and I really like how they let the sky in. Only problem, I can't find a place that has them in DC....
We are stocking the bar ourselves and looking to keep cost down so are undecided on cans with koozies or just pour into cups. We will have wine and soda that will be poured into cups so do you think...
Y'all! I'd really like clear charger plates, but they are expensive!! I found clear 10.5 inch plates at the dollar tree. We are using nice looking disposable dinner plates at the buffet. Would it look...
How many glasses should I put on the table? I will not have alcoholic beverages, only Champaign, my venue offers me the glass of Champaign and the glass of water. but I will also have other types of...
I have 60 adult guests for the wedding. How many cocktail tables should we have? It's only for an hour, all outdoors, and are having simple appetizers. Games will be out, huge property to explore. No...
Hi all! I'm going to be blowing up one of our engagement pictures on a canvas to display on an easel at the entrance of the reception room, but I'm not sure what size to get it. It's going to be...
Hi all!! My fiance and i picked chianti as our bridesmaid dress colors and the guys are wearing navy suits. We are accenting those two colors with gray and silver at the reception! Anyone else doing...
Hi all, I am exploring my options with florists and have noticed there are a lot of variances. For example there is one I like and the total amount due would come to just over $2,000 but she...
My event rental place told me the 60” rounds can seat 8-10, and we need it to be 10 to fit everyone and inside our tent. But then I saw a pic of 8 chairs around a table that size, and it didn’t look...