Wedding Reception
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So I’ve heard of the groom being blindfolded and a few women and maybe a couple men are lined up with the bride and the groom has to pick which one is his bride based off of the leg. Has anyone done...
What is everyone using for their dance with their father? I did a few searches on Pinterest & Google but it’s all the same songs over and over - either country, the usual “Daddy’s Little Girl”, or...
My fiancé and I decided not to do a seating chart but we are debating if we want table numbers or not and also debating if we want table name cards for all the guest or not? We are having a buffet and...
Looking for recommendations for non traditional wedding food (no bbq, tacos or Italian). Wedding is in the evening, classy and winter themed. Reception is at country club, buffet style and we can get...
Hello everyone! I could use some help please! I will be getting married in 2019, thinking about late August. I know I want to do burgundy (as my main color) and blush for the wedding. If you guys can...
We are planning to have a lot of appetizers and cake instead of a traditional sit down dinner. The reception is 5pm-9pm. We will also have a certain number of drinks paid for before cash har starts....
Is it tacky to have Dinner at a place like Applebees or Olive Garden after our ceremony? We only have $500 and have to feed 15-20 people. If it were up to me I'd ditch the guests and my fiancé,...
Hi Ladies, im torn between sit down dinner and buffet/stations. I would like stations but my family insists on sit down. I have my tasting coming up and I need to decide prior to this. what are your...
Hi all! Our wedding is this upcoming August and the venue is outside. The “dance floor” is just the stone floor of the patio. I’m thinking about renting a dance floor to make the dance area more...
We my fh and I are truing to have a very wallet friendly wedding... so far everything that we've been able to get/ hire etc has been right on the threshold we designated as the "amount budgeted"...
I have been struggling with food choices for our semi-formal reception. We will be having a destination wedding in a barn in the mountains. The only thing I would consider "rustic" is the fact it is...
Has anyone ever had guests write a song request on their RSVP card? I just read something where the couple did so and I wanted opinions.
So I thought I had it figured out. Johnny cash "bridge over troubled water". Mom told me it was incredibly depressing. I thought she was being too critical so asked others for advice and they all...
So I’m having a formal guest book as you come into the ceremony, but I want a Polaroid guest book at the reception for guests to take pictures and write a nice comment under their picture. I have a...
Due to our budget we are having a reception at a local banquet hall. I guess I just feel that the wedding is “less than” since it’s not a an exotic venue.
How does this work so there's not chaos? We're having a fairly small wedding with approximately 50 guests. We're getting married at our local county museum in their pioneer village, with a short walk...
I'm messing around with the seating chart and I'm not sure if I'm supposed to put my parents and FH parents at the same table, or do I put them at tables with their family members? We've done a couple...
Need help creating a timeline. Ceremony will begin at 7pm. I am doing first look with my dad at venue. Should I arrive at 6? Ceremony should be 15 minutes then cocktail hour. After that we will be...
Has anyone else been put in the horrifying position of having to find a new venue after being notified that the Fountainhead in New Rochelle is closing down on July 1st 2018?? I received a call 2...