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Sneaking Alcohol To My Reception!!!😡😡😡😡😡
Brittany, on March 7, 2018 at 10:57 AM

So I’m having a dry bar(I know bummer) for my wedding reception. I overheard a couple of my in laws thinking of ideas to sneak alcohol to our wedding reception. (FYI: Wedding reception is on the...

Melissa, Mar 20, 2018 60 3,901
Ella Marie
Memorial Table
Ella Marie, on March 16, 2018 at 4:54 PM

So I know this can be somber...but I’m sure as everyone else did or will do..we want to have some sort of remeberance table for our relatives that have passed away. I have numerous uncles and...

Kristina, Mar 20, 2018 27 1,944
Maria
Pre-selecting Meal Choices or Tableside Entrees
Maria, on March 15, 2018 at 10:51 AM

I was wondering if you would weigh in on your experience and/or thoughts about having wedding guests pre-select their entrees. Initially, I didn't think I liked the idea of asking my guests to...

Maria, Mar 20, 2018 20 3,611 1
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Has anyone done a champagne tower at their wedding?!
Sarah, on March 18, 2018 at 2:52 PM

Has anyone done a champagne tower at their wedding?!

Meg, Mar 19, 2018 6 4,575
Jasmin
Reception. With passed around food
Jasmin, on March 18, 2018 at 8:18 PM

Has anyone ever had a reception with passed around food so everyone one can do as they please and don't have to stop the party just to eat. Dinner always bores me and I'm sure I'm not the only one....

Casey, Mar 19, 2018 6 315
SnowyBride
Reception entrance when I'm not changing my name...
SnowyBride, on March 13, 2018 at 10:57 AM

I'm keeping my last name, but we do want to do an entrance into our reception. Every wedding I've gone to has been some version of "Introducing the new Mr. & Mrs. same last name". Everything I...

Casey, Mar 19, 2018 17 428
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Would being married in a hay field ok?
Mariah, on March 17, 2018 at 12:14 PM

My fiance owns a hay feild and i am planning on having a small amount of people. Would that be ok to do that?

Michelle, Mar 19, 2018 19 359
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Drinking age and marriage
Amanda, on March 18, 2018 at 8:39 PM

I have a question when my fiancé and I get married we will be 20. We want alcohol served, and want to drink. In Texas, I think there’s a law that if you marry you are legal to drink. But I’m not sure....

MaltedMilk, Mar 19, 2018 17 4,151
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Champange Toast Alternative?
Suzannah , on February 7, 2018 at 12:09 AM

My fiancé and I are getting married at a winery. We are providing a free cocktail hour for our guests, and any additional drinks they can purchase if they so choose. To have a champange toast, we have...

Lisa, Mar 18, 2018 16 1,899
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Servers/bussers at Reception
Julia , on March 16, 2018 at 8:38 PM

I haven't been able to find pricing on this anywhere yet, but how much does a catering company (Chuy's for example) charge to have servers at the buffet line and a couple of staff pre-bussing tables...

Rea, Mar 17, 2018 2 1,264
futuremrsdeleon
Wedding reception venue an hour away from church ceremony. Any thoughts?
futuremrsdeleon, on March 16, 2018 at 3:35 PM

We are having our reception about an hour away from our church ceremony. I'm a bit worried about the distance . We found a beautiful venue that we like and also fits our budget. However, by the time...

Adrianna, Mar 17, 2018 20 2,650
Brittney
Non-country daddy/daughter dance
Brittney, on March 15, 2018 at 4:38 PM

Help!! I hate country but I want a sappy daddy daughter dance. My sister's dances to both the songs I have always had in mind and so I can use them. They were Cinderella by Steven Curtis Chapman and...

Danielle, Mar 16, 2018 31 5,541
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Unique Snack Bar Ideas
Emily, on March 15, 2018 at 7:41 PM

So we got told we can’t have a popcorn bar at our reception venue because of the mess it makes unless we have someone “attending” it all night. I don’t want to ask someone to do that. I’d like to find...

LOLO, Mar 16, 2018 11 389
Briana
How Late is Too Late for a Finger Food Reception???
Briana, on March 16, 2018 at 4:42 PM

Hi all! I am getting married this upcoming summer. My fiancé and I are on a SUPER tight budget that we're paying for ourselves, we're both in our early twenties, just starting off with EVERYTHING, all...

Briana, Mar 16, 2018 11 859
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Magic Mirror photobooth
Allison, on March 15, 2018 at 5:51 PM

Hi - has anyone ever heard of the magic mirror photobooth? It seems to be relatively new but our DJ has suggested it when I said I was looking into a photobooth. It looks pretty snazzy and I'm trying...

Future Mrs M, Mar 16, 2018 10 291
Jody Wentzell
Cash bar or dry wedding
Jody Wentzell, on February 23, 2018 at 4:52 PM

My FH and I do not drink so we are thinking of a cash bar or having a dry wedding. I was wondering everyone's opinions on either.

Jen, Mar 16, 2018 117 3,083
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Are titles needed on escort cards?
E, on March 15, 2018 at 1:38 PM

I'm working on escort cards and we are doing individual ones for each person to indicate meal selection. FYI - we won't have place cards at their tables, they will simply take the escort cards and put...

Victoria, Mar 15, 2018 10 1,641
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Clear plastic plates
Shamiake, on March 15, 2018 at 9:58 AM

I have really been struggling with the white plastic plates with the silver around the outside. I actually just rather do clear hard plastic? I just can see throwing 600.00 away. I have a guest list...

Red Queen, Mar 15, 2018 14 1,226
Lesly
Venue -closed-
Lesly, on March 13, 2018 at 2:32 PM

So I don’t know what to do, I booked with my venue about 6 months ago. And today I went on the website to show it to a coworker & the website wasn’t working. When I went on the wedding wire app it...

Jubert, Mar 15, 2018 54 1,889
Lynnie
Are you serving pie at your wedding?
Lynnie, on March 14, 2018 at 11:45 AM

Happy Pi Day!! Is anyone serving pie at their wedding? I went to a rehearsal dinner once that had a pie bar and it was SO yummy! Photo by Brooke Courtney Photography in Manheim, PA Photo by Sherry...

Marcellab, Mar 14, 2018 21 630
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