Discussions from Wedding Reception

I've always thought they were sweet, but when I was researching them, I saw not everyone thinks the same way. I wanted to get one of those "we know you would be here if Heaven weren't so far away"...

So our venue is a bit remote and not around any kind of major landmark or anything. The large parking lot (which is situated in front of the venue itself) looks a little inconspicuous and there isn't...

Hi there! My fiancé and I are getting married this November, and we have decided we want two mixed drinks, but we want them to have creative names for the occasion. My fiancé wants to do a whiskey...

What is the difference between a wedding reception and a special occasion dinner (other than the price)?

My fiance's family lives local (mine lives at least 5 states away- and will not be attending our wedding) and his is way bigger too. The wedding will consist of like 75% his side (friends/family), not...

Is buffet style catering like an all you can eat buffet? Is it limited? I am just not sure how it works and am not wanting to pay for everyone to stuff themselves full with multiple trips to the...

Hi guys I recently just got engaged! Our wedding will be in 2025. I already have the date. Would it be crazy to pick my venue now? I’ve already looked at a couple and fell in love with one! What are...

Is it a bad idea to get catering from.....like olive garden. Chipotle and Popeyes. Lol that's a good variety 😄😆🤭

We are having a "smaller" wedding, 50 people. I love to dance at weddings but I know with such a small group it's unlikely that will happen at ours. The band we hired isn't a dance band they are more...

Hey everyone, my fiancé and I are planning our wedding, but in these early discussions about the day, we find ourselves totally stumped when it comes to the reception seating. My fiancé and I are...

The garter toss seems to be a hot button topic these days! Brides/Grooms, are you including this tradition in your reception, modifying it, or skipping? For our wedding we decided to skip the removal...

Which is better renting or buying your table cloths?

Dear Friends, My wedding is scheduled to take place this Saturday, Jan 14 at 5:30pm. The ceremony and cocktail hour are scheduled to take place indoors while the reception/dinner and dancing / band...

Unfortunately we have to use plastic plates and utensils from our caterer (this is already in contract; I'm not looking for any opinions on this). They will be in the buffet line. Does anyone have...

Are you doing them or not? And why? I think it's fun, but a waste of money. I've never used any wedding favor I've gotten in the past. There are some favor ideas that I would like to do, but it's...

I am planning to hire a. balloon maker for my reception as i want my flowers girls to have fun as well. Please, share your thoughts on this. I think it will be fun in so many ways. Thank you

I found a guestbook online that’s a coloring sheet, where each guest can pick someone to color in as themselves and sign their name and then you can frame it to hang on your wall after the wedding. I...

Having some trouble coming up with clever drink names for bride and groom. The names don’t necessarily need to play off of the facts below. We are getting married in March. Hers: Cosmo martiniHis: Gin...

Hello there! My fiance and I got engaged at the end of February, went on vacation in March and overall enjoyed our newly engaged status. We started our venue search for ceremony and reception about...

We have decided to do some reception games to keep the guest entertained and not have everything just be all dancing and sitting for the night. I know me and FH definitely wanted to do the shoe game,...