Wedding Reception
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I would love to do a send off from our reception but our barn doesn’t allow sparklers. Has anyone used glow sticks or optic wands? If so where did you buy them?
How many bottles should I get for each table?
I love the fun idea of having confetti thrown during the recessional. But I’m trying to figure out how I should do it. I can’t figure out how the guest furthest away from us will be able to get the...
My fiancé and I weren’t going to do favors. But I recently saw a really good deal and customized cups (nice plastic to reuse, not thin). What do you think of cups as a favor? We have tap beers as our...
Not everyone is a great public speaker - or is the best judge at which stories are "wedding appropriate"! That combined with the pressure of giving a funny, touching, and creative wedding toast can...
I was thinking of a Sundae Bar with all the fixins. I Love Ice Cream Sundaes!
It’s been awhile since I’ve been to a wedding so im curious what most people do? We are having a buffet and we will be cutting the cake towards the end of the hour reserved for dinner. After cake we...
I need help! We’re having a football wedding in 6 weeks and we’re having a candy buffet. I’m trying to think of a sign to put up with a football saying for the candy bar. Any ideas are greatly...
Hey all! I need some suggestions for songs for our parents to walk into the reception to. his parents and my parents are technically different generations so it's kind of hard to ask them their...
I was wondering if I should have a chocolate fountain at my wedding That's in 9 months?
I’m having such a hard time choosing between the two. I was set on doing plated. But FH wants buffet. He says that I have had most say in the planning of the wedding and this is the one thing he’d...
So, we are having a custom made cider for our brewery wedding on Saturday and we are allowed to name it! we are doing a blackberry cider and I would love some suggestions on what to name it! last name...
Hello! I am having a laidback wedding with food trucks and self-serve appetizers and cake. We will have 4 flavors of sheet cakes and the idea is that guests can help themselves (based on staff and...
I’m getting anxious trying to fit a dance floor rental in my budget. My reception is in a backyard. There’s no grass, it’s astroturf. I think we don’t REALLY need a dance floor but I was gonna do a...
(I hope you're singing the song already!) It is officially the 21st of September, and the epic song's 40th anniversary! September is the song that is guaranteed to get me on the dance floor no matter...
I’m literally crying as I type this. We wanted a beach ceremony AND reception ON the beach in Walton Cnty on Miramar beach. It’s only about 50-60 guests. With alllll the permits for a private beach,...
Hi there For those who have had an open bar: Did the bar ever run out of a certain type of alcohol? (E.g Say your bar opens at 7pm, but by 11pm all the rum is gone, does this ever happen? LMAO) Or...
Hey everyone!! Congratulations 🍾 I’m curious what is everyone’s first dance song going to be!?!? As of right now our first dance song will be Ed Sheeran Thinking out loud! Unless I find a song i like...
Good Morning! So I just finished watching an episode of Four Weddings and one bride made her DJ announce that the seating inside was for the guests who RSVP’d and for those who didn’t RSVP, they must...
This is a totally unimportant thing, but I'm wondering what people would prefer. We are wanting to give gourmet popcorn as a favor. We can either buy one flavor in bulk and fill favor bags to leave at...