Wedding Reception
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My MIL asked my fiance and I do dance where she can dance with her stepson since she didn't get to do the mother and son dance with him at his wedding. He is in the military so she phrased it that it...
I'm trying to determine what entertainment to have for my wedding! I have found a caricature artist that I LOVE and is very reasonably priced. I figured he would be able to work during the cocktail...
Thinking of having Olive Garden cater my wedding. Anyone have any experience with them or other chains catering your wedding?
I'm unsure if we should do a seating chart for our wedding. Guest count is about 250. Tent reception outside with buffet style eating. It would fit our vibe not to do seating, but now I am worried...
The place where I want do a reception has a preferred vendors list: http://www.theadmiralshouse.com/#preferred-vendors They take 10% from each vendor (table rentals, decoration, caterers, etc...) and...
My son and his fiance together have 4 kids, 3 boys and a girl. They are planning a family dance for them and myself and the brides mother, since her and I raised our children virtually all on our own....
We are leaning towards having buffet style for our reception. It’s just more financially better for us. We love buffet. We are having 90-100 guests. Many of our guests enjoy buffets at events as well....
Hey everyone, How did you address your buffet menu? Did you disclose it on your invitations or wedding websites, or did you bypass that entirely? For example did you say something like: 1. Roasted...
We have an enormous amount of leftover foood from my daughters wedding, more than we can ever eat. I’m sending lunch for a couple days for 12 with another daughter but will still have enough food to...
Hello! So recently, my FH and I reserved our venue but we found out they don’t provide plates, utensils, napkins or glasses. We kind of figured most venues don’t but how do I go about finding a place...
Where are my latina brides at? Lol So I'm Puerto Rican and my fiance is Cuban and we're doing a plated dinner featuring a Puerto Rican dish or Cuban dish. For the Cuban dish we're doing congri, pork...
What are some pros and cons with getting married and having your reception in the morning and earlier in the day? Our venue offered us a 15% discount on food if we did an 11:30 ceremony and a 12-5...
So we want an open bar but my mother is freaking out worried if someone leave while intoxicated and gets into an accident that they could sue us. Is that true ?? We are thinking of hiring Big Day...
If you HAD to pick one for catering services for your reception, which one?
So there is a pool overlooking a pond in our reception area. We will have round tables positioned around the pool for seating along with accenting stand up bistro tables for added standing table...
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I am needing help picking a song for my brother and I to dance to at my wedding. My older brother is giving me away so in place of the father/daughter dance we will have a brother/sister dance. My dad...
Looking for ideas of songs my family could dance to? As an additional thank you to both my fiance and my own family. I would like to have a family dance honoring/ thanking them for everything they...
Hey guys, Me and my fiancee are going to have a VERY SMALL wedding (30-50 people) in 2020. We have been talking a lot about food and budgeting and have decided on doing pizza, wings, and salad. Please...
In honor of Ed Sheeran announcing his engagement this past weekend ... Which is your favorite Ed Sheeran song for a first dance? Thinking Out Loud, Perfect, Kiss Me, or a different song?? Thinking Out...