Wedding Reception
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My fiancé and I decided on a buffet style meal of salad, baked chicken, green beans, and loaded mashed potatoes. I met with my potential wedding coordinator for the first time and she advised that...
I don't have final numbers yet but we having invited about 170 people, and I think our wedding could be anywhere in the vicinity of 130-150 people. We plan on doing food stations and food and alcohol...
So I am trying to avoid hiring a bartender and saving some money as we have already went way over our budget and I was thinking of doing self serve beer and wine only. I planned to have beer in...
Hello! Looking for best dancing 90's hip hop songs to play at the wedding! Andddddd GO!
Hello everyone, My fiance and I need help with deciding on the song to play after our first dance. We are not having a mother son dance or a father daughter dance because my father passed away and my...
I'm loving this trend of getting custom drink napkins or coasters that you can put on top of your drink when you leave it at your seat to hit the dance floor, letting staff know it hasn't been...
So I saw this idea where you make your table numbers into cards and have your guests write advice, etc in each card at their table. We then would open and read the cards on the anniversary year of the...
Hey guys I am trying to decide what brands/ kinds of wine to offer. I don't drink but FH's family drinks a lot of wine so I want to pick something good but not expensive. I'm thinking Verdi as my...
So my fiancé and I are performers. (Hes a drummer, I'm a hula hoop dancer, fire performer and budding aerialist). Has anyone been to a wedding with aerialists? How was it done? Was it too much? I...
When it comes to your wedding cake, everyone thinks about flavors, design, and servings! But have you thought about what song will be playing when you cut the cake? What's your cake cutting song?...
We are in the process of buying alcohol (from places we can return unopened) and are not sure how much to buy. Our friends drink quite a bit, here’s what we have so far: 9 handles of vodka 8 handles...
Hello all! Just wondering if anyone did a dinner with just their SO or waited and ate with everyone? Our venue reception area is in a barn that we will probably carry out onto the patio area, weather...
Hello, Just started my rough draft of my seating chart. I was just wondering if babies should get their own seat. There are a few babies less than a year old who cannot sit and then some infants just...
There will only be 32 people at our wedding and all are close family. I know cocktail hour is usually so family can take pictures while the other guests can mingle. So should I not do cocktail hour?...
I feel like I've been posting a lot lately so I'm sorry in advance for another. I need opinions on what bar to do. We have approx. 100 guests attending our wedding and some of our guests don't drink...
I have a large family and I had to make a rule that my cousins would not be able to bring a plus one unless of course they are married. Now I have just found out that one of my cousins wants to have...
I was wondering how you install the Etsy dance floor wraps. Has anyone done it ? Was it hard ?
My FH wants to dance with his mom to her favorite artist Chicago but neither of us really listen to them. Any tips on a song that would work for the Mother Son Dance that isn't awkward! Thanks!
Do any of you have planned a unique entrance to your reception? Something other than the DJ announcing you and playing music?? My FH wants to do something out of the box and fun but his ideas are...
I have been considering two first dance songs that all have meaning behind them. Jersey Girl by Bruce Springsteen because I am from New Jersey and my FH is from New York and he played that song for me...
