Discussions from Wedding Reception

Hey all! I recently came across a Facebook thread where someone talked about providing childcare at their wedding and I was very intrigued! We have decided to make our wedding child friendly as we’re...

It's okay to do a small 25 person wedding for close family then a reception later for friends and family.

Hi! I am having an extremely hard time finding a venue that allows BYO catering. I am looking for a venue that is on the water. I am pretty open to location, NH, MA, VT or ME. The wedding will be...

Hello everyone, I'm wondering what would be least expensive for 125 guests. We (I) have already went over budget for my wedding with having to purchase a 2nd dress due to having a baby and not being...

Does anyone have experience or advice for setting up reception tables and decor the night before for an outdoor tented reception? I’m thinking of at least setting up the tablecloths and the vases to...

Our reception starts at 600pm and is ending at 930pm. We have 65 guests and most of them are in their 30s-40s. When I tell people that it is ending at 930pm, they look at me like I'm CRAZY. I have...

So right now we have a phot booth booked for 2 hours during our reception (6-8pm) i just found a company thay does caricatures (1 artist) for $75 per hour! I personally love them. I’m thinking...

It seems this is not the norm on WW but I have never been to a wedding with a seating chart. Literally every wedding has been a "sit wherever" event. For my wedding, we opted to do the long banquet...

Hey guys. So I’m definitely doing the 2 signature drinks. Bride and grooms. For the brides I was going to do a simple vodka with strawberry lemonade for “blushing bride.” I need it to be drinks I can...

MOB here...final push for our daughters 9/8 wedding . We are having a dessert bar with cupcakes, variety of donut holes, 3-4 kinds of cookies, brownie bites, mini cream puffs, mini eclairs, and...

I'm torn because I feel like plated dinner adds a nice touch to the wedding.. however, buffet dinner seems more convenient! Buffet dinner would include a salad, two entrees (guest can have either or...

Hello lovelies! Our venue is indoor outdoor with a good amount of space to roam. The indoor and covered deck space is limited, and our dance floor will be on the deck. We will have 5 round dinner...

Has anyone ever had a family member do a speech at their reception instead of they MOH or BM? My MOH is not comfortable doing a speech so I am considering asking my brother to do one in her place. Has...

Hello! My wedding is quickly approaching, next week! So crazy, feels like it’s taken forever to get to this point. Anyways, the place we have rented for our reception can only hold about a 175 people,...

What are you guys doing (if you are) for late night snacks? Our dinner will be served at 7:00 PM, dessert around 8:00 PM, and the night ends at 11:00 PM. So if we can, we want to offer something! We...

So my husband and I had a very expensive venue booked for this October with the intent to get married on the 13th. Long story short, my husband had to leave his job and needed insurance through me so...

We have just way to many close friends and family is there a way to break this up somehow without offending to many people and keep a somewhat average budget!? I thought about maybe doing a second...

Hello! We have always had a dream of having lawn games at our wedding but the venue we love has the most beautiful outdoor ceremony but the reception place is all indoors. We are not at their max for...