Discussions from Wedding Reception

Everything up until now has been simple until I got to trying to arrange the seating for all the guests. There's a lot of divorces between both sides of our families, our wedding party has a few of...

Hi, so I am in a dilemma, I have a very very small bridal party- 2 BM and 2 GM, our reception is in the upper room of a church hence it's not a big space and would probably be tight, any idea for the...

Do you really need champagne to do the toast. ? Just curious that's all . 🤣

I'm planning a May 2024 brunch/daytime wedding in Southern California. The venue we're likely going to book has no shade for the reception area, but does have some shady spots for photos so the photos...

Hey Everyone! I was thinking about doing the first dance after dinner is served this way I can mingle with the guests a bit after being away for a while doing photos... Rather than jumping from photos...

My fiance and I are putting together a wedding on a tight budget but many venues ask you to use catering services. Is it bad to ask your guest to pay for a portion of their plate cost? It would help a...

Hi Everyone! First time posting! We are getting married is May 2024 at a beautiful barn in OH. Looking for some ideas for night time send off. We'd love any suggestions that will make for an exciting...

I’m doing a destination wedding at a resort that offers either a 1pm or 4pm ceremony. The cocktail hour/reception starts at 5, no other choice. Since we’ll be having a larger destination wedding I...

Hey all, I'm in the very early planning stages of my wedding. We're thinking about the second half of 2025. One thing that is already stressing me out is the idea of my mom drinking alcohol at the...

We are planning for a 10:30 AM ceremony followed by a brunch reception. This will be a little cheaper than a dinner and brunch food is awesome! Chicken and waffles, PopTarts, bottomless mimosas, etc....

Are Geofilters on Snapchat no longer available? I've looked everywhere and saw they did away with geofilters. What is everyone doing for a geofilter on your special day?

Hi everyone, I need to know how much alcohol to purchase for my wedding, around 130 guests. We will have an open bar, serving wine, liquor and beer. We are also having 2 signature cocktails. I can't...

My brother is getting married this weekend. His fiancée is kind and her and I get along quite well. My narcissistic mother is proving to be a challenge, however. For the seating chart, the plan was to...

Hey everyone!! So my fiancé and I are getting married prior to our wedding reception by 2 weeks. We want cocktail hour to begin at 6 and then have a big introduction by our DJ at 6:30. Just trying to...

So I am not a big dancer nor is my FH we have already decided to opt out of a DJ and have a very trusted friend run a playlist for us but as a trade off I really still want our reception to be fun and...

We are having my daughter's cocktail hour and reception in the same space. What do we do about the table settings? We were planning to have the chargers, napkins, and silverware on the tables with the...

So me and my husband technically married in august of 2022. In December we found out we were expecting after already planning a wedding ceremony for sept 2023! I have a 10 yo boy and we will have a...

Does anyone have any advice on how to calculate drinks for our afternoon outdoor summer wedding? (Mid August in the southwest suburbs of Chicago) We won't be serving alcohol, just water, tea and...

My mother and stepmother do not get along. My father doesn't think it would be a good idea for them to be seated at the same table for the reception. So am I, just supposed to throw them on to a table...