Discussions from Wedding Reception

My FH is Brazilian. I'd like to incorporate some of his culture into the wedding. One thing I'm needing help with is finding a DJ who is diverse enough to know and play songs from my FH and his...

I have no idea what song my dad and I should dance to. Online there are countless lists of song options specifically for the father-daughter dance but I dislike all of them. It seems as though almost...

Daughter just mentioned this to me as an option today; we are using All Seated, and figuring out the seating for her venue. We aren't sure yet that this will be necessary, but if it does turn out to...

I'm planning a reception in the park. Renting a large shelter and moving out picnic tables to bring in rented tables and chairs with nice linens and having string lights done. Sweet, fun, not very...

After some change of plans, my FW and I have found a reception venue we love. However, you can only rent it from either 12-4 or 7-11. They do allow you to pay $300 for an extra set up hour, but...

So our reception venue requires us to use them for alcohol. We are putting $4,000 towards alcohol, but after taxes it only equates to $2,800. We are covering the tab up to $2,800...

So my fiance and I really want a rustic wedding. Wood and lace is our theme and we have been looking for venues but everything that has that barn or farm type setting has astronomical reception site...

Hey everyone. So I've been pricing out venues, and I feel as though I'm going to lose my mind. My FH and I are paying for the ceremony and reception ourselves (our families don't have the means to do...

Hi y'all - so I'm wondering about the etiquette of this. I'm having a "no kids" reception, however, my two step-brothers both have kids- one has a 6 and 3 year old, and the other has a 2 month old....

I’m thinking I really want to dance to little wonders by rob Thomas from meet the robinsons. Opinions?

We're undecided, we have the options of 3,4,5, or 6 hours. How long did you rent yours for?

Hey y'all. So my FH's family is Polish/Czech and they want to include the Grand March in the reception to kick off the dance portion of the evening. Does anyone know what song we're supposed to use?...

Hi there we are trying to cut costs where we can on our wedding and our reception location offers a cake cutting service for a fee of $300. DO you think it would be forth in to have them cut...

I am sober. My friends are all sober. My guy is totally supportive of whatever I want. I don't want to have a open bar. My active family thinks it's not a party without alcoholic. Any other sober...

Did anyone have the similar set up? How did it go?

What should be covered by the gratuity at a reception venue? We are paying a room rental fee and the gratuity calculation included that fee as part of the total cost subject to gratuity. Should...

We are planning on doing either regular cupcakes or mini cupcakes as our dessert, but we aren't sure how many we need total or how many we should do of each flavor. We are doing sandwiches and salads...

Hello all. What do you guys think is the perfect length of time for the 1st dance? Also, would you prefer the dj to edit the song to shorten it or try to find a good cut off point?

Love to hear all the fun stuff people are doing for the weddings! For mine I will be doing a taco bar, Donut wall, and a few other cute things !