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Michelle
Sweetheart table vs king’s table vs ?
Michelle, on May 5, 2023 at 10:22 PM

What did you decide or what do you plan to have? Do you have a strong preference from a guest perspective being either an attendant or the significant other/random plus one of an attendant seated with...

Cece, May 6, 2023 3 426
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Wedding Photos from Guests
Danielle, on May 15, 2022 at 12:04 AM

Hi! I was wondering how everyone was planning on obtaining photos from their guests. I just found out about "The Guest" from theknot.com and wanted to see if anyone had any experience with that free...

bostonloverrr, May 5, 2023 14 1,361 1
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Seating Chart Before or After Rsvps?
Rachel, on April 12, 2023 at 5:16 PM

Just like the title says, I'm trying to figure out when I should create a seating chart. It seems unproductive to create before I know who all is actually coming. Likewise, I'm having this dilemma...

Rachel, May 4, 2023 9 189
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Reception invitations
Tynasia, on April 18, 2023 at 3:43 PM

Hi everyone! Now I’m not sure how abnormal this is but I love getting ideas from all of you wonderful people. I have a pretty big crowd for my wedding and my fiancé and I were thinking of doing...

CM, May 2, 2023 5 637
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Micro Mini Wedding
Ebony, on April 26, 2023 at 1:56 PM

Hello Ladies My fiancé and I are adamant about only inviting people who has been supporting us since day one. Of course some people we have invited couldn't make it and we figured since its a...

Ebony, Apr 27, 2023 13 861
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Nixing plated/buffet dinner and doubling hors d'oeuvres+pizza?
Kaiya, on September 13, 2021 at 4:33 PM

My fiancé and I are trying to cut catering costs, because it's crazy expensive where I live. One of my friends suggested that we double the amount of hors d'oeuvres that we serve and then order a...

Regina, Apr 27, 2023 21 877
Marguerite
Anyone who opted to not have a dj at their wedding?
Marguerite, on April 24, 2023 at 6:09 PM

My fiancée and I are trying to keep costs of our wedding down. We decided to have a brunch wedding and have been playing around with the idea of having a DJ or not. Initially I thought it would be a...

Marguerite, Apr 26, 2023 8 235
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No wedding party table problem
Kk1304, on April 22, 2023 at 10:03 PM

So we decided to only do a sweetheart table and allow our party to sit with family or whatnot. But since the party enters last, we don’t want them to miss a seat. Do we just have them ask their family...

JA, Apr 24, 2023 6 419
Zoie
Cocktail Hour
Zoie, on April 9, 2023 at 8:18 PM

What unique food are you doing for your cocktail hour?

Luna, Apr 21, 2023 5 209
Nicole
Signature drink ideas
Nicole, on December 12, 2021 at 7:51 PM

So my fiancé and I decided we wanted a signature drink for our reception. Where getting married in January 2023 and want something with either cranberry, pomegranate, or both. We already have the...

Luna, Apr 21, 2023 7 908 4
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Seating arrangements?
Zaina, on April 14, 2023 at 10:28 AM

So my venue is a little different in how the seating works. The sweetheart table is completely to one side of the venue. So means I only want my siblings parents and close family members over on that...

Zaina, Apr 14, 2023 6 135 1
Michelle
Lounge vs dinner tables for non dancers
Michelle, on April 13, 2023 at 11:58 PM

For those who are having dancing, are your guests who don’t dance and prefer to chat sitting at the dinner tables or will you rent a lounge area for them?

Pat, Apr 14, 2023 3 209
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a lot of “no “ responses early on have us concerned!
Alexis, on March 16, 2023 at 8:03 PM

We invited 310 and guaranteed the venue 250. Invitations went out 2/15 for our May 27 wedding. With the first 115 RSVP responses in we’re surprised to see 75 yes and 40 no. At that rate we won’t even...

Zaina, Apr 14, 2023 14 812
Syeita
Wedding Cake 🎂
Syeita, on April 14, 2023 at 9:33 AM

Tik tok what can I say…. I just found out that Sam’s club does two and three tier wedding cakes for a amazing price. As well as 30 cupcakes 🧁 this is a hit and I’m super excited 😊 If your looking for...

Syeita, Apr 14, 2023 1 260 1
Pat
First dance?
Pat, on April 7, 2023 at 6:42 PM

So are you doing a nice, unrehearsed first dance .... or do you plan on wowing your guests with a choreographed piece? (We are old farts, so it's the plain old box step for us. 😄

Kelly, Apr 13, 2023 12 912 1
Jessica
Table Photo Dash Songs
Jessica, on October 5, 2022 at 5:34 PM

I love the idea of doing a Table Photo Dash right after the Grand Entrances and Welcome Speech for our reception. For those who don’t know - a Table Photo Dash is where the Bride, Groom, and the...

Pomm, Apr 13, 2023 3 17,288 1
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How much alcohol?
Lashall, on April 10, 2023 at 7:49 AM

We are having 2 flavored margarita machines, 3 beers, 2 wines and 4 signature drinks. How many bottles for each signature drink made up of whiskey, Malibu, gin, and vodka? And how many cases of each...

Jacks, Apr 10, 2023 1 56
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No reception??
Judith, on April 1, 2023 at 10:03 AM

Hi, my fiance and i are planning a wedding; we would most likely have a church ceremony and food and drinks made available in the church basement. I am from another country but reside in the US, and...

Michelle, Apr 9, 2023 5 249
Justis
Black tie reception dinner
Justis, on April 5, 2023 at 6:50 PM

We are having a elegant/Black tie wedding so we’re wanting to keep dinner formula but in a buffet setting if possible. We have 100-150 guest coming. We are needing ideas for food and as well if anyone...

Hanna, Apr 8, 2023 6 1,422
Taylor
Seating Chart, Place Cards, or Escort Cards?
Taylor, on June 9, 2021 at 9:20 PM

Hi all! Looking for some feedback on seating - specifically seating charts, place cards, and escort cards, and what everyone else is doing. (Seems like such a silly thing to ask about, haha.)...

Zaina, Apr 8, 2023 21 7,085 2
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