Wedding Reception
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For our wedding reception, we are having cocktail hour on the terrace 5-6PM and reception in the ballroom to follow. Our dinner/program is abbreviated and should end with cake cutting at around...
Have any of you ordered your wedding cake from Walmart? They are so affordable ($160 for a three tier!) and the tasting I brought home was great. Would love to see pictures if you have any to...
Hi hired a wedding planner to assist in planning my wedding. We are going to do a visual “mock-up” of the table linens and center peices. The table settings will not be there for the mock up as they...
I've always known I wanted to have this one particular song as my first dance song, even before I met FH. But there's a different song that is "our song" that I would also love to use for our first...
What's a rough cost for a 2 tier wedding cake? My venue holds 199 people max. I was thinking a small 2 tier wedding cake and 300 cupcakes. I'm just trying to get a rough idea on how much that would...
So we’re getting married at the Chapel Of Flowers and need to find a location for a 1 hour cocktail hour. With so many places on the strip it’s a bit over whelming. Any suggestions would be great!
We are having our wedding in Zermatt, Switzerland at a small restaurant in June 2020. I know it's a bit early but we are having a hard time finding a reputable DJ that will travel here. We would...
So we are getting married in Hawaii in October of this year. It will be an elopement ceremony just him and I in attendance. FH wants to do the whole reception when we return. This has set my anxiety...
This is one of the biggest things stumping me right now. How much food should I have for my wedding reception, and how many choices to give? Let me give you some of my wedding information: 1. I'm...
So we went to our tasting and it was wonderful. The food was perfect and presented well. We are picking a buffet style with 3 meat options. We will have a beef carving station, chicken and then we...
Our wedding is in three weeks! We are trying to figure out the seating chart. Right now we have a sweetheart table (I don't have a BP), but I've always had this vision of something different. I want...
What are y'all's thoughts on coffee mug wedding favors? My fiance and I both love coffee and are thinking of coffee mugs for the favors. We aren't having a huge wedding-only family, ~40 people-so the...
Hello beautiful brides! I have been wracking my brain trying to figure out what I can put under my center pieces that ARENT wood slices. We are having a rustic/romantic themed barn wedding. My center...
How did you or how are you planning for your bridal party to enter into the reception? By couples or all of the groomsman separate and then all of the bridesmaids? Thanks in advance!
We're doing a plated meal for the reception and I'm unsure how to word the RSVP card for the food space. Should we do "Stuffed chicken breast with red potatoes and seasonal vegetables" or should I do...
How are you creating your seating chart for the reception? Are you mixing up your guests so they can get to know someone new, or are you seating them with people they already know? If you’re mixing...
So, we find ourselves having to do a seating chart, just because of the way the reception venue is arranged. . It is a historic house / restaurant with several rooms. . I'd rather not do labeling as...
I need help! I have HORRIBLE anxiety about dancing. I don't dance. EVER (unless I am really really drunk...) I feel terribly awkward and will even start to panic. I really want to enjoy my first dance...
So we were planning on paying extra for a late night station of pizza, wings and roast beef sliders. I was speaking to someone about it who said his daughter had that at her wedding and although the...
I posted earlier asking for scheduling help, but I realized the earliest event start time we are allowed is 6PM. So right now my schedule looks like: 6:00 invite time 6:15 ceremony starts 6:35...