Wedding Reception
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My significant other and I have been looking at venues online. We both have horrible anxiety when it comes to being around new people and share a lack of social skills. We are terrified of asking the...
Hi, Has anyone found a reliable app guests can use at the reception to upload photos they take? The Knot used to have one, but it has since been discontinued. The Wedding Wire also has one, but it...
Is anyone NOT doing table numbers and a seating chart? We are having a small-ish ceremony/reception, around 55-65 people, all of which will be family and close friends so other than having 2 tables...
So, everyone is deciding not to go to our wedding because we are a gay couple and due to religious beliefs, a lot of our family is uncomfortable with our marriage. We only have about 10-15 people...
We will be having a traditional wedding. My groom wants video games at the reception. I like to play, but I have never been to a wedding with video games. Most of the guests will be older than 40. My...
I hired a DJ. Paid him upfront and we were to communicate through messenger. I sent him the songs for the processional and the recessional as well as first dance and father daughter dance. A few days...
Can you spam me with your centerpieces/favorite centerpiece ideas? We are having a mini reception in July. There will be one long dark brown table. We don’t want anything too tall so people can talk...
How many hours will your reception be? What time do you plan to end your reception at?
What are your thoughts on photo booths at weddings? Are these fun/generally enjoyed by guests? Or an extra expense that isn't worth it? Are you doing a photo booth at your wedding?
Is a Guest Book necessary at the Wedding Reception? I mean, it's not like we are having hundreds of people and we won't remember who was or wasn't there. What is it good for? What do you do with it...
Hi, I got married a month ago and had such a lovely day! I got married in the uk and uk weddings are generally longer than American ones. The day was perfect! We had 70 guests for our ceremony. We had...
Hello! So I’m debating about a dj… so a bit of a back story! Originally my FH and I were planning to elope with 10 guest only in January of 2023. Long story short this created a massive mess with...
What are some ideas for desserts? We chose cookies and Dunkin munchkins for the main dessert, then we are going to put little buckets of Fall themed candy on each table. Maybe candy corn, maybe...
So this was my second marriage and I remembered that at my first, my husband and I didnt spend any time together at our reception. We were both fulfilling obligations to our guests. So for this...
Hello, We are planning a cocktail style reception. 75-100 people. It is a second marriage for us both, and we are looking to keep it small with drinks and heavy hors d’oeuvres from 6p-9p. We are not...
What do you think? Do wedding need to have alcohol? Why or why not? Full disclosure-I'm having a full open bar at FH's behest.
We had 85 guests (with maybe 10 who don’t drink or are not of drinking age/pregnant/breast feeding). Our final folio came from the catering came back as 160 cocktails and 15x 1.5L bottles of wine (120...
Hello! Does anyone have any brunch ideas for a reception that starts before 1pm? I know I want bottomless mimosas, tea, coffee, etc. As well as finger breakfast items like cinnamon rolls, muffins,...
My wedding is still 2 years out but I’m trying to get the creative ideas flowing, what are the best guest favors that people will actually enjoy receiving?
